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14,971 works

Hanging scroll of a seated bald monk in a floral robe holding a whisk, before a rocky peak and pale halo.

Rakan

Keinin Sumiyoshi, 15th century

Hanging scroll of a standing robed figure holding a gold incense burner, with gilded shoes against a dark background.

Prince Shōtoku at Age Sixteen

Toba Sōjō, 14th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a large pine, a seated scholar, distant mountains, and calligraphy with red seals.

Red Cliffs and Green Valleys

Wang Meng, ca. 1367

Ink drawing of seated Hotei with hands clasped, gazing up at a full moon in a pale sky, on a hanging scroll.

Hotei Admiring the Moon

Ikei Shūtoku, probably 19th century

Ink painting of two seated men talking on rocks under a pine, with an attendant holding a vessel, in a brocade-mounted hangin

Elegant Conversation in Mountains

Tenshō Shūbun, 17th century

Ink landscape handscroll with three seated scholars among pine and willow trees beside distant misty hills.

Drinking and Composing Poetry

Yao Shou, dated 1485

Six-panel gold screen showing elegant women and children in a palace garden with pavilions, pine and banana plants.

Chinese Women and Children in a Palace Garden

Kanō Eitoku, first half 17th century

Two panels of painted children in patterned robes playing with a toy horse, drum, dog, and umbrella on a gold background.

Chinese Children at Play

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a bearded elderly man in flowing robes, set within patterned silk brocade mounting.

Portrait of Emperor Shennong

Kano Tan'yu, 1665

Painting of a seated man in a patterned brown robe and black court cap on a yellow ground, with a red seal.

Imaginary Portraits of Famous Poets

Kano Shōun, late 17th century

Seated man in a green floral robe and black court cap, smiling, on a warm ochre background with a red seal.

Immortal Poet

Kano Shōun, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a robed woman and attendant on a terrace beside a pine branch and rocks against a gold background.

Queen Mother of the West

Kano Osanobu, second quarter 19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a blue kimono on a veranda beside cherry blossoms and a lattice window.

Courtesan Resting on the Veranda

Furuyama Moromasa, 18th century

Hanging scroll of three women in patterned kimono, one playing a shamisen, with a lacquer tray of writing items in front.

Three Beauties

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 18th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono walking by a willow tree and riverbank, with fireflies and reeds in a muted ochre setti

Two Girls Catching Fireflies

Kawamata Tsunemasa, first half of the 18th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a black kimono with striped obi and poem inscriptions on her hem.

Standing Beauty

Kondo Katsunobu, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue patterned kimono beside a gold screen, with a child in red peeking from behind it.

Mother and Child at Play

Isoda Koryusai, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with two butterflies above her on an ochre background.

Beauty with Butterflies

Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a black bamboo-patterned kimono standing beside a young attendant in a grey floral kimono.

Courtesan and Her Attendant

Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black kimono holding a pipe, gazing at a full moon beside a rooster and screen.

Beauty Looking at the Moon

Katsukawa Shuncho, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a seated geisha in a patterned kimono, leaning on a cushion, with calligraphy above her.

Geisha Seated

Katsukawa Shuntei, dated 1795

Hanging scroll showing two women in a Japanese interior, one standing in a blue patterned robe and one seated reading beside

Two Beauties after the Bath

Torii Kiyonaga, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a windblown green robe and patterned skirt beside a gnarled tree on a brown ground.

Beauty in Summer Breeze

Torii Kiyonaga, 18th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one holding a blue parasol, the other seated in a checkered robe with a blue flower.

Two Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1801-4

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black kimono carrying a child, with a second child beside her and a pine tree behind.

Mother and Children at the New Year

Utagawa Toyoharu, 18th century

Woman in a green patterned kimono sits beside a koto, fitting finger plectrums, on a hanging scroll.

Woman Putting on Finger Plectrums to Play the Koto

Utagawa Toyohiro, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a seated couple on a mat beneath flowering vines on a trellis, with a red fan and sake bottle.

Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis

Utagawa Toyohiro, early 19th century

Ink drawing triptych of two sumo wrestlers grappling in a bout, with seated officials in robes at the left and right edges.

Sumo Wrestling

Utagawa Kuniteru, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a robed archer with bow and arrows on a rocky slope with pine branches, by Katsushika Hokusai.

The Legendary Empress Jingū

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1847

Hanging scroll of seated warrior deity Guan Yu with red face and yellow robe, beside an attendant holding a tall halberd.

Guan Yu, Chinese God of War

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century