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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,956 works

Gold necklace with oval miniature portraits of children, a young man in a naval cap, and a young woman.

A Mother's Pearls

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1841

Miniature portrait of a bearded gentleman with curly brown hair in a black cravat, set in a round gold pocket watch case.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Alfred T. Agate, ca. 1835

Handscroll of two dragons moving among clouds in pale gold tones against a dark ground, with diagonal bands of rain.

Beneficent Rain

Zhang Yucai, late 13th-early 14th century

Handscroll of seated robed scholars in a garden with attendants, a crane, gnarled trees and a low table with tea objects.

Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden

Xie Huan, ca. 1437

Ink landscape handscroll with rocky mountains, pine trees, thatched houses and a waterfall in a valley.

Invitation to Reclusion at Jingxi

Dong Qichang, 1611

Ink painting of a white horse with dark mane led by a robed groom, with red seals and inscription on paper.

Grooms and horses

Zhao Mengfu, dated 1296 and 1359

Ink drawing of a bearded sage seated on a platform, flanked by monks, a female attendant, and an armored guardian figure.

Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality

Wang Zhenpeng, dated 1308

Handscroll of an imperial barge and boats on a canal, with a procession along the bank and pavilions among trees.

The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Six: Entering Suzhou along the Grand Canal

Xu Yang, dated 1770

Handscroll painting of grasshoppers, dragonflies, a snail and a wasp among grasses and branches on pale paper.

Insects and Grasses

Yamamoto Baiitsu, dated 1847

Six-panel ink landscape screen with misty mountains, a waterfall, pines, a river and small boats.

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)

Sōami, early 16th century

Ink and color handscroll of a misty river landscape with rocky banks, pine trees and small thatched houses.

River Landscape

Ink painting of bare winter trees, a thatched hut and a flock of birds over a misty river with calligraphy at upper right.

Winter landscapes and flowers

Ink line drawing of Buddhist luohan monks in patterned robes, one holding a tall staff and another an incense burner.

The Sixteen Luohans

Qiu Ying, 16th or 17th century

Four-panel ink painting of misty bamboo with gray washes, calligraphy inscription and red seals.

Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain

Zheng Xie, dated 1753

Handscroll with brush calligraphy and a circular ink vignette of a robed figure with a staff beside a tree and rocks.

Ten Oxherding Songs

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro, ca. 1634

Handscroll painting of a seated armored warrior, two demons among trees, and a robed official receiving a scroll from an atte

Searching the Mountains for Demons

Zheng Zhong, 17th century

Ink landscape on silk with sparse trees, a thatched pavilion, and column of Chinese inscription with red seals.

Sparse trees and pavilion

Wang Meng, late 1350s

Folding screen showing two red-crowned cranes beneath a pine tree with azaleas, rocks, and stylized water at left.

Cranes, Pines, and Bamboo

Ogata Kōrin, early 18th century

Woman in patterned kimono walking by a railing and cherry blossoms, with a birdcage and a small bird beside her.

Parody of Murasaki, from "Lavender" (Wakamurasaki), chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji

Kawamata Tsuneyuki, 18th century

Two-panel folding screen with dark autumn grasses, vines and insects on silver leaf, with a gold moon on the right.

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight

Shibata Zeshin, second half of the 19th century

Six-panel gold screen showing a battle with mounted warriors on a shore and armored soldiers in boats on dark water.

The Battle of Yashima, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)

Tosa School, 17th century

Fan painting on gold ground: a seated scholar by rocks, a woman playing lute, and a woman with a fan beside fruit.

Landscapes and Flowers

Chen Hongshou, first half of the 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with red and white poppies on green stems beside a black and gold checkered fence.

Red and White Poppies

Tosa Mitsumochi, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of mounted riders playing polo between red goal posts on a gold background.

Tartars Playing Polo

Kano Eisen'in Furunobu, early 18th century

Six-panel screen with calligraphy, peonies, a woman by bamboo, and a seated man under a moon over mountains.

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1785

Six-panel gold screen with green hills, blossoming trees, a thatched house, and small horsemen and attendants travelling thro

Royal Visit to Ōhara, from The Tale of the Heike

Tawaraya Sotatsu, first half of the 17th century

Six-panel screen with robed figures among pine branches, rocks, and misty mountains in ink and pale color.

Immortals

Hasegawa Sakon, ca. 1620s-30s

Fan-shaped painting of blue and white bellflowers with buds and leaves on a pale ground, mounted within a gold-patterned brow

Chinese Bellflowers

Ogata Kōrin, 17th or 18th century

Handscroll painting of a seated Buddhist deity holding a lotus and flame, with vertical Chinese text beside it.

Iconographic Drawings of the Secrets of the Nine Luminaries

Sōkan, 1125

Ink painting of an arched bridge over water with houses, boats, reeds and ducks in soft grey tones.

The Imado Bridge at the Foot of Mount Matsuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 19th century