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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,430 works

Hanging scroll of mythical beasts, lions, tigers, cranes and peacocks among rocky mountains and pines, with calligraphy above

Birds and Animals Used in Military Insignia

Zhuwu Jushi, late 19th century

Painting of a yellow songbird on a branch with red fruit and two bees flying nearby on a pale background.

Birds, Insects and Flowers

Yi Zhai, 19th century

Handscroll painting of roosters, pheasants and hens among rocks, flowers, banana plants and flowering trees on silk.

The Hundred Birds

Ink painting on silk of a dark mynah bird perched on a branch beside sketched reed stalks, with calligraphy at left.

Mynah on Reed

Ink drawing of two deer on a rocky ledge under a pine branch, with vertical calligraphy on the facing page.

Album of miscellaneous paintings

Hanging scroll of a small wagtail perched on a rock beside a bare branch, with ink calligraphy in the upper right.

Wagtail on a Rock

Taikyo Genju, mid-14th century

Hanging scroll of a musk cat beside camellias, with a small bird on a willow branch above, on a muted ground.

Musk Cat

Uto Gyoshi, mid- to late 16th century

Ink painting of a heron standing on a branch beside drooping willow fronds, on a pale hanging scroll.

Heron and Willow

Sesshū Tōyō, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a sparrow flying above an ink-painted bamboo stalk with leaves, on a cream ground with patterned silk borde

Sparrow and Bamboo

Kano Tan'yu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of an eagle diving toward a mountain lion on rocks, with a waterfall and leafy branches in ink.

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Songbird perched on a flowering branch with white blossoms and ink-drawn leaves on a grey silk background.

Birds on a Flowering Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink wash painting of several ducks among faint reeds and bamboo, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Ducks and Reeds

Kano Tan'yu, ca. 1650

Two black crows perched on a pine branch above rocks, painted in gray ink wash on silk with a gold border.

Two Crows on a Pine Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three sparrows in flight painted in brown and grey tones on a pale silk background, by Watanabe Seitei.

Sparrows Flying

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a small bird with a rosy cheek perched on a rock beside a plum branch and a thin bamboo stalk.

Bird on a Plum Tree

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with crows perched on branches, a flock flying above, and a red sun rising behind distant tree

Flock of Crows at Dawn

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two orange-breasted birds perch on a branch beside hanging blue wisteria and green leaves on a pale silk ground.

Birds and Flowers

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a sparrow on a stem beside a white rain-dotted mallow flower with buds and green leaves.

Cotton Rose Mallows in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of an eagle diving to seize a fish from churning waves beside rocks, rendered in grey washes.

Eagle Attacking Fish

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Three white egrets perched on a dark branch beside a pale full moon and drooping willow branches at night.

Egrets in a Tree at Night

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Hawk in flight clutching a small bird in its talons, with pine branches in the upper right on a grey silk background.

Hawk Holding a Small Bird

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of three swallows, two perched on a rock and one flying, beside a cascading waterfall.

Swallows by a Waterfall

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey songbird on a branch with red autumn leaves, looking down at a spider on a thread.

Bird on Branch Watching Spider

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a swallow in flight over misty grey ground beside drooping maple branches with reddish leaves and seeds.

A Swallow in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of a black crow on a riverbank with reeds and bare branches, with a red seal at upper right.

Crow and Reeds by a Stream

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Painting of a gray duck with spread wings descending over pale water, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Duck

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two small birds in flight above slender reeds on a pale silk background, with a red seal.

Small Birds and Bamboo

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of two birds perched on a gnarled willow branch with drooping leaves on a grey silk background.

Two Birds on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Kingfisher diving with a fish among dark ink reeds on a misty grey ground, painted in Japanese style.

Bird Catching Fish Among Reeds

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two ducks on pale silk, one with a dark head and the other raised, with faint water reflections below.

Pair of Ducks

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92