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17,407 works

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 sketch of a robed standing scholar holding a plum branch, with a reclining figure sketched in the lower left corner.

Album of Sketches by Katsushika Hokusai and His Disciples

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, small pavilions, and columns of calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang

Wang Shimin, 1666

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty cliffs, bare trees, a pavilion and bridge, and calligraphy with red seals.

The Sound of Spring in a Lonely Valley

Fan-shaped painting of a pine-covered rocky bluff beside misty water with a small hermitage among the rocks.

Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff

Yan Ciyu, second half 12th century

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree with pale blossoms on branches sweeping down a brown silk ground, with calligraphy.

Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge

Wang Mian, 14th century

Round fan painting of a misty mountain, marshy bank and a small figure walking by water, with red seals below.

Poet strolling by a marshy bank

Liang Kai, early 13th century

Album leaf of orchids on ochre silk, with pink-tinged blossoms on a branching stem and long dark leaves below.

Orchids

Ma Lin, second quarter of the 13th century

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with small white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left on a grey ground.

Plum Branch

Yi Yu-won, dated 1888

Two Horses

Unkoku Tōetsu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of a rooster and hen on a branch beside a grapevine with dark grapes, on a brown ground.

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine

Itō Jakuchū, 1792

Ink painting of the monk Bodhidharma in flowing robes crossing water on a reed, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed

Li Yaofu, before 1317

Hanging scroll of ink trees on a rocky bank with a seated figure, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Recluse Fishing by Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1350

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees on rocks, distant mountains above, and vertical calligraphy with red seals.

Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank

Ni Zan, 1363

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees and a distant pavilion, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio

Zhang Yu, dated 1366

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall pine trees, rocks, a seated figure in red, and distant misty mountains.

Landscape after a poem by Wang Wei

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall pines, rocks, a waterfall, and fishermen in a small boat by the shore.

Returning Fishermen

Tang Di, dated 1342

Ink painting of a dark mynah bird on a rock beside bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals, on a hanging scroll.

Mynah Bird and Bamboo

Zhao Yong, dated 1349

Ink line drawing of a standing bodhisattva in flowing robes holding a staff, on a hanging scroll with calligraphic inscriptio

Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother

Chen Hongshou, dated 1620

Chinese album leaf: pine trees and rocks in the foreground, misty mountains and a lake beyond, with calligraphy and red seals

Landscapes and poems

Dong Qichang, early 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with craggy mountains, a pine tree, a pavilion by a stream, and an inscription at upper right.

Lofty Scholar among Streams and Mountains, in the manner of Juran

Wang Jian, late 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of mountains, a river village, travelers on a bridge, and sailboats in misty distance.

Travelers among Streams and Mountains

Wu Li, probably 1670s

Ink painting of two dark rocks with small fish swimming between them, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale scroll.

Fish and rocks

Bada Shanren, dated 1699

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of hibiscus, lotus and a rock, with calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock

Shitao, ca. 1705-7

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in black kimono playing shamisen, with a pine tree and boats on a river behind her.

Female Entertainer with Shamisen

Teisai Hokuba, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty craggy mountains, a cliff pavilion, pines, a stone bridge, and calligraphy with red s

Spring Dawn over the Elixir Terrace

Lu Guang, ca. 1369

Ink landscape hanging scroll with pine-covered cliffs, drifting clouds, a thatched pavilion by the water, and a pale moon.

Landscape

Maejima Sōyū, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with waterfall, cliffs, a lakeside pavilion, a small boat, and a column of calligraphy at top ri

Landscape with Pavilion

Kenkō Shōkei, 1478-80

Ink sketch of three deer on a hanging scroll above a painting of flowering bush clover with pink blossoms.

Preliminary Drawing of Three Deer Mounted on a Hanging-scroll Painting of Flowering Bush Clover

Ogata Kōrin, early 18th century (drawing); early 19th century (painting)