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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,089 works

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated elderly woman in a blue robe with a gold crane emblem and red shawl.

Portrait of the wife of Yizhai

Ruan Zude, datable to 1561 or 1620

The Sixteen Luohans

Chen Xian, spurious date of 1634

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

Painted folio of Krishna in a chariot leading a procession of elephants, horses and palanquin bearers in red and gold.

Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series

Sa Nana, ca. 1520-30

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)

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 two women seated on a terrace and a man in red standing beside an arched doorway, Rasamanjari series.

A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series

Devidasa of Nurpur, dated 1694-95

Painting of blue Krishna dancing on a coiled serpent in water while women and cowherds watch from the bank and cattle graze.

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series

First generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, ca. 1785

Miniature painting of two young princes approaching a bearded sage on a palace terrace, with a crowned king and watching wome

Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra: Folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Painting of Rama and Lakshmana seated on a hill surrounded by monkeys while Hanuman presents herbs, with a fortress on a clif

Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1790

Line drawing of a palace courtyard with arched pavilions, a couple embracing, seated women attending a figure, and ducks by a

The Marital Bliss of Nala and Damayanti: Folio from a Nala-Damayanti Series

Ranjha, ca. 1800-10

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

Two seated men converse on a terrace above a river, with a walled city and trees under a dusky sky.

Prince Padam Singh of Bikaner with His Bard Gordhar on a Terrace at Night

Bhavani Das, ca. 1725

Ink drawing of two robed men walking past a tall tree and mountains, one carrying a basket and tool, with Chinese text at rig

Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains

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 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

Painted equestrian portrait of a bearded rider on a dappled grey horse with black mane, holding a spear, on paper.

Equestrian Portrait of a Noble

Bakhta, ca. 1775

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

Gold-leaf screen with green hills, gold clouds, a palanquin procession, mounted riders and a boat on a river.

“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, mid-16th-early 17th century

Hanging scroll of three women in kimono walking by a river with a willow tree and sailboats.

Three Women on a Riverbank

Torii Kiyonaga, early 19th century

Painting of a ruler and women on a palace terrace, with peacocks, greyhounds, cypress trees and birdcages in the courtyard.

Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar

Stipple Master, ca. 1707-8

Ink and colour painting of a robed horseback archer drawing a bow while galloping on a brown horse, with red seals.

Stag Hunt

Six-panel screen of misty ink-wash mountains with a boat on a river between cliffs and trees, on gold-speckled ground.

The Poet Li Bo's Visit to Mount Emei

Shiokawa Bunrin, 1875