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Hanging scroll of a seated judge at a desk with attendants, a bull, and small demons and souls below.

Ten Kings of Hell

Jin Chushi, before 1195

Hanging scroll of two red-crowned cranes beside a pine branch and rock, with ink inscription at upper right.

Cranes, Pine Tree, and Lichen

Ren Bonian, dated 1885

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a river with a small boat, wooden houses and a bridge, with calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape

Feng Qiyong, dated 1733

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo leaves bending beside a pierced rock, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Windblown bamboo

Xia Chang, ca. 1460

Hanging scroll of a natural stone arch over a misty gorge, with pines, cliffs, and tiny travelers on the bridge.

Natural Rock Bridge

Lu Zhi, dated 1556

Hanging scroll of scholars on a stone bench under a tree examining a painting, with a pavilion, pines and bamboo.

Studying a painting

Zhang Lu, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall, and a pavilion beside a bridge.

Landscape

Wang Duo, dated 1649

Ink painting of a snarling striped tiger with a curled tail on a hanging scroll, with calligraphy and red seals.

Tiger

Meisō, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of geese flying above and feeding by reeds at water's edge, in muted brown ink on silk.

Reeds and Geese

Tesshū Tokusai, 1343

Calligraphy poem in black ink over gold leaf with gray ink-painted cherry blossoms and branches below.

Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms

Hon'ami Koetsu, 1606

Hanging scroll of a man and two women in patterned kimono beside a pine with a draped striped robe, with a distant shore.

Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Hanging scroll of pine-covered rocky island, cranes, plum blossoms, sea turtle and red sun above misty mountains.

Mount Penglai with Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang

Kano Tansui Moritsune, 19th century

Ink sketch of a seated man in a court robe and black hat, with handwritten Japanese poem text in columns above.

Competition Between Poets of Different Eras (Jidai fudō uta awase), depicting the poet Minamoto no Hitoshi

Fujiwara no Nobuzane, 13th century

Hanging scroll of a seated robed figure with a staff, flanked by green and red demons, before misty mountains and clouds.

Portrait of En no Gyōja

Jakusai, late 14th-15th century

Vertical painted panel of butterflies fluttering over lavender and pink peonies with green leaves on a tan ground.

Butterflies and Peonies

Nam Gye-u, mid- to late19th century

Hanging scroll with many irregular panels of paintings and calligraphy showing flowers, insects, deer, figures and a mountain

Collaborative painting and calligraphy by Hōitsu, Nanpo, Bunchō and others

Tani Bunchō, ca. 1820

Pair of hanging scrolls in grey ink showing birds on branches above peonies and shrubs, with mounted brocade borders.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Yukinobu, mid-16th century

Women in red and green robes seated on a low platform in a gold-ground palace garden with blossoms and rocks.

Chinese Women in a Palace Garden

Kanō Eitoku, late 16th century

Ink and color landscape showing craggy mountains, pink and green trees, small rooftops, and a red seal at upper left.

Album of Landscape Paintings

Kuwayama Gyokushū, late 18th century

Court ladies on a veranda watch a deer and an attendant on a grassy slope, framed by gold leaf.

Scenes from Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tosa School, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of a shaven monk with a red box and staff beside a green-faced attendant holding a censer, on a dark ground.

Portrait of Xuanzang (Genjō) with Attendant

Kasuga Motomitsu, 14th century

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated Zen monk in yellow and red robes holding a staff, with calligraphy above.

Portrait of the Ōbaku Zen Monk Jifei Ruyi (Sokuhi Nyoitsu)

Kita Genki, 1666

Sketch for the Portrait of Tachihara Suiken

Watanabe Kazan, ca. 1823

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a striped robe and floral red kimono, looking over her shoulder.

Standing Courtesan Looking Over Her Shoulder

Kaigetsudō Dohan, ca. 1715

Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue floral kimono and red sash, raising her arms to adjust her hair.

Beautiful Woman

Kaigetsudō Dohan, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, and two travelers on a path near wooden pavilions.

Visiting a Friend in Autumn

Okada Beisanjin, ca. 1810s

Hanging scroll of two women and a child in a snowy veranda, one painting a white rabbit's eyes held on a tray.

Painting the Eyes on a Snow Rabbit

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1780

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, temple buildings and small seated figures in the foreground.

Shōrinji Temple

Okada Beisanjin, 1817

Ink painting of water buffalo and herdsmen wading beside a drooping willow tree in misty shallow water.

Buffalo and Herdsman

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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