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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,089 works

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

Red monochrome hanging scroll of Zhong Kui, a bearded armored demon queller holding a round object, by Hokusai.

Red Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, 1846

Ink painting of the demon queller Shōki holding a sword, in a hanging scroll with a red seal at lower right.

Black Shōki, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, 1849

Hanging scroll of a bent fisherman with a triangular net on a pole and a basket, standing on a pale shoreline.

Fisherman

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman spinning silk beside a child at a brazier, with three swallows flying above.

Woman Spinning Silk

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1790

Hanging scroll of a snowy winter scene with a pine tree over a shop front, figures, two cats and a paper umbrella.

In Front of a Shop

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1780

Hanging scroll of a monkey showman and porter walking through falling snow beneath a pink parasol, with birds flying overhead

Monkey Showman and Porter(?) in the Snow

Hokuga, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black cloak beside a boat on a snowy quay, with falling snow and rippling water.

Beauty on a Snowy Quay

Teisai Hokuba, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in grey kimono walking under a large umbrella past a snowy pine tree.

Woman Walking in the Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1840s-early 1850s

Handscroll of robed scholars gathered outdoors among pines, bamboo and rocks beside a stream, painted in soft colors.

Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion

Hanging scroll of a reclining woman in a patterned kimono beneath a full moon and blossoming cherry branch.

Beauty

Kano Chikanobu, 17th-18th century

Three women in patterned kimonos share tea beside lacquer trays and a black teapot on a golden background.

Three Girls Having Tea

Nishikawa Sukenobu, 19th century

Ink hanging scroll of a robed man plucking chrysanthemums by a rock and bamboo, with calligraphy above.

Plucking Chrysanthemums

Zhang Feng, dated 1658

Ink and light color painting of a seated woman in a patterned kimono beside a smoking incense burner, with calligraphy above.

Woman Burning Incense

Yosa Buson, 18th century

Hanging scroll with ink painting of a man leading a horse laden with yellowtail fish, above a column of calligraphy.

Fish Merchant Carrying Yellowtails on Horseback

Tani Bunchō, 1814

Ink drawing of a seated monk reading a sutra, with calligraphy and red seals beside him on aged paper.

Reading a Sutra by Moonlight

Jifei Ruyi, 17th century, after 1661

Ink drawing of robed bald figures among rocky cliffs, a stream, and bare trees with blossoms, in grey wash.

The Sixteen Luohans

Shitao, dated 1667

Ink drawing of the immortal Li Tieguai with a gourd and crutch, with calligraphy and red seals on a hanging scroll.

The Immortal Li Tieguai

Hanging scroll portrait of a standing man in a pale blue robe, with calligraphy inscription above and red seals.

Portrait of Zhao Zhiqian

Wang Yuan, dated 1871

Ink and color painting on a fan of a robed scholar with a staff beside bare windblown trees, with red seals.

Scholar in the Wind

Ren Xun, ca. 1880

Ink painting of a lone man on a wooden bridge over a rocky stream, beside tall bare trees and distant hills.

Man on a Bridge

Ren Bonian, dated 1889