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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,406 works

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain valley with pine trees, pavilions and rocky cliffs, with calligraphy at upper left.

Strolling in a misty valley

Hanging scroll of a peahen beside blooming hibiscus and rock, with two small birds flying above on a gold ground.

Peahen and hibiscus

Bian Lu, mid-14th century

Hanging scroll of a fierce bearded man in a red robe seated by a bamboo railing with vases, fruit and books.

Zhong Kui

Ren Bonian, dated 1883

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a boat on a river below a pine-covered cliff, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Boating beneath Echo Hill

Mei Qing, datable to 1673

Ink drawing of a decorated planter with rocks, pine branch, plum blossoms and grasses on pale paper with red seals.

Miscellaneous Studies

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1619

Tibetan-style mandala painting with a central blue wrathful deity surrounded by red lotus petals, square palace and seated fi

Hevajra Mandala

Sakya School, 16th century

Two figures under a tree at night, one playing a flute on a yellow cushion, a crescent moon and stars above.

Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Ruknuddin, ca. 1690-95

Painting of a woman in orange sitting on a rock applying henna to her foot, with green hills and a yellow sky behind her.

A Lady Applying Henna to Her Foot

Ustad Mohamed, son of Murad, ca. 1720-30

Mughal-style painting of a mounted warrior with a raised sword facing a shielded attacker, with a fallen figure, birds, and l

Nata Ragina: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila

Sahib Ram, ca. 1800

Painted folio of Krishna and Radha seated with attendant women in a garden, with a peacock and red pavilion below.

Krishna and Radha with Their Confidantes: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda

Manohar, ca. 1655-60

Miniature painting of a bearded man with folded hands before blue-skinned Krishna and Radha seated on a gilded throne under a

Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha

Nainsukh, ca. 1745-50

Painting of two seated men under a leafy tree, attended by courtiers in white, with horsemen and retainers below.

Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy

A Master of the Mandi atelier, ca. 1700-10

Painting of a prince with a jeweled turban and sword, flanked by four attendants in white robes against a blue sky.

Prince with Four Attendants

Sri Prathi Singh of Ratlam, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink painting of two eagles perched on rocks beneath bare branches, on a pale hanging scroll.

Two eagles

Bada Shanren, dated 1702

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a waterfall, trees, and a small boat with figures by a riverbank.

Riverbank

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo with dark tapering leaves on brown silk, with calligraphy and red seals at left.

Bamboo copied after Wen Tong

Ke Jiusi, dated 1343

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain landscape with cliffs, pines, a waterfall, and a pavilion with small figures.

Simple Retreat

Wang Meng, ca. 1370

Hanging scroll of mandarin ducks beside pink hibiscus and chrysanthemums at a rock, with birds in blossoming branches above.

Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus

Lü Ji, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a seated emperor before a landscape screen, with kneeling officials, pine trees and peonies in a garden.

Remonstrating with the emperor

Liu Jun, late 15th-early 16th century

Hanging scroll of a robed man asleep beneath a gnarled tree with drooping branches, with a gourd and shoes nearby.

Drunken recluse beneath an old tree

Chen Zihe, early 16th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, pines and small pavilions, with a figure on a path and calligraphy at upper l

Wooded Mountains at Dusk

Kuncan, dated 1666

Hanging scroll of a robed scholar walking beneath pine trees before blue-green mountains on a gold ground.

Scholar-recluse in blue-green landscape

Chen Hongshou, 1633

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one holding a lantern, with calligraphy above, by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Woman and Attendant

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a willow tree, with calligraphy above.

Woman under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century

Ink painting of a figure in a bamboo hat in a small boat on misty water, with calligraphy and red seals on a hanging scroll.

Su Shi (Dongpo) in a Bamboo Hat and Clogs

Zuigan Ryūsei, before 1460

Hanging scroll of a dark carp leaping up a pale waterfall beside a blue panel with gold foliage patterns.

A Carp Ascending a Waterfall

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a tall, pitted scholar's rock in ink and pale pink wash, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Red Friend

Lan Ying, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a tall ink-drawn rock formation with calligraphy and red seals on beige silk.

Cloud Rock

Ni Yuanlu, 16th-mid-17th century

Seated figure in pink robe gazes at plum blossom branch, with teapot and cup on grass; ink painting with calligraphy.

Ink Play

Jin Nong, dated 1754