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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,407 works

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

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

Hanging scroll of a barefoot woman with flying hair raising a sword atop a wooden platform, with trees and banners below.

Sword Dancer

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 blue kingfisher diving beside tall bulrushes with seed heads on a pale background.

Kingfisher and Bulrushes

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Hanging scroll of Shōki raising a sword and gripping a blue demon by the head, on an ochre ground with brocade border.

Shōki, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1790

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, waterfalls, and pavilions among trees beside a river, in muted ink and color.

Dwellings of the Immortals Amid Streams and Mountains

Wen Boren, dated 1531

Ink drawing of a bamboo stalk with jointed nodes and drooping tapering leaves on pale paper.

Bamboo

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-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

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

Beauty

Kano Chikanobu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of steep green mountains, pine trees, a winding river and tiny travelers in misty landscape.

Lofty mountains

Hou Maogong, dated 1569

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountain peaks, pine trees, and small rooftop buildings in a valley below.

Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang

Mo Shilong, 1581

Hanging scroll of a snow-dusted plum tree with pale blossoms on branches against a dark silk background.

Plum in snow

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

Plucking Chrysanthemums

Zhang Feng, dated 1658

Hanging scroll of a tall rocky mountain above misty valley, pine trees and small buildings, with calligraphy in the upper rig

Spring Mountains over Warm Greenery

Dong Qichang, dated 1630

Hanging scroll of Chinese calligraphy in black ink in vertical columns with red seals, on pale paper.

Poem Commemorating an Imperially Bestowed Feast

Dong Qichang, dated 1632

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall bare trees, rocks along a path, calligraphy and red seals at top.

Landscape with Trees in the Manner of Ni Zan (1301-1374)

Dong Qichang, ca. 1622-25

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo stalks and leaves beside a snow-covered rock against a misty grey background.

Bamboo and Rock in Snow

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a grey mountain, dark pine trees on a misty shore, a small boat, and red seals.

Finger Painting of a Landscape

Ike no Taiga, ca. 1730s