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Ink painting of the smiling deity Hotei with a sack and staff beneath a full moon, mounted as a hanging scroll.

Hotei

Kano Tan'yu, probably 17th or 18th century

Gold-ground album leaf of three men with topknots looking at a framed ink landscape with rocks and a bridge.

Three Men Looking at Framed Lacquer Drawing

Ink painting of two fishermen in a boat on misty water beside reeds, a rock and a bare tree, mounted as a hanging scroll.

Fisherman

Kano Tan'yu, 17th century

Loose ink sketches of several seated and crouching robed figures in East Asian dress on pale paper.

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan raising a blossoming branch, accompanied by a smaller attendant in a red kimono.

Courtesan and Attendant

Chobunsai Eishi, 18th-19th century

Ink painting of two laughing figures in robes, one pointing upward, on a hanging scroll with a green brocade border.

Hanshan and Shide

Kenkō Shōkei, mid- to late 16th century

Painting of a seated court lady with long black hair in layered red, blue and patterned robes, on pale paper.

Court Lady

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored Japanese print of a bald warrior monk with a blue staff, debris flying around a prone figure below.

Rochishin Chopping Off the Head of Nio

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and red sketch of a fierce seated deity at an altar, with studies of a robed figure, tassel, pine and wisteria.

Juima

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of Jurōjin, an old white-bearded sage with a staff, seated by rocks and a patterned pavilion.

Jurōjin

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting of the laughing monk Hotei carrying a sack over his shoulder, on a grey ground within a brocade mount.

Hotei, flanked by panels of birds

Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century

Miniature painting of a blue-skinned figure before a seated woman in a courtyard with attendants, a fountain, and a white pav

Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)

Ink painting of a bearded man on a raft holding a pole, riding rough curling waves under a pale sky.

The Chinese Explorer Zhang Qian on a Raft

Maejima Sōyū, mid-16th century

Painting of a seated nobleman, two attendants, a zigzag bridge and irises by a river, on gold leaf background.

Scenes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tosa School, late 18th century

Handscroll detail of a crowded Japanese shoreline with figures in kimono, food stalls, dining platforms and a wooden walkway.

Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto

Gen Ki, 1778

Painting of a rider on a white horse with a spear, accompanied by a bow-carrying attendant in yellow, on a green field.

Jhujhar Singh on Horseback

Dalchand, ca. 1720-30

Handscroll painting of riders on horseback, a flute player, and rows of attendants carrying gold and red banners.

Horsemanship Competition for the Shunzhi Emperor

Nardunbu, dated 1662

Ink painting of a robed monk seated on rocks with a staff, looking up into misty clouds on a hanging scroll.

Fenggan, Hanshan, and Shide

Reisai, first half of the 15th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and young attendant gazing at a full moon with two birds flying above.

Beauty of the Yoshiwara with Apprentice in Moonlight

Teisai Hokuba, 19th century

Painting of a seated figure in a gold-clouded interior with patterned cushion, red curtain and lattice screen, in a brocade f

“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century

Painting of a seated ruler in a palace courtyard with attendants, two elephant figures, a peacock fan, and a fountain.

Maharana Amar Singh II Is Shown Two Silver Elephants

Stipple Master, ca. 1705

Miniature painting of Radha and Krishna embracing on a green path among flowering trees, peacocks and herons, with a sunset s

Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)

the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750-75 (verso)

Painting of a ruler on a decorated elephant leading a procession of horsemen and soldiers through green hills.

Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court

Nihal Chand, ca. 1700

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in red robes at a window, with plum blossoms below and calligraphy framing the painting.

Portrait of Li Xiangjun

Cui He, dated 1817

Six-panel gold screen showing robed figures in procession with a parasol, a pine tree, mountains, and a small pavilion.

Meeting between Emperor Wen and Fisherman Lü Shang

Kanō Takanobu, ca. 1600

Ink painting of the laughing deity Hotei carrying a sack and staff, with a calligraphic inscription above.

Hotei

Kanō Takanobu, 1616

Ink painting of a seated monk beside a bamboo stalk, with calligraphy and red seals on a hanging scroll.

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

Kano Tan'yu, 1635-45

Miniature painting of a man climbing a rope past a palace at night, with a horse, cattle, and women on balconies.

Escapade at Night:

Chokha, ca. 1800-10

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono with a fan, seated on a bench by a winding river, with calligraphy.

Enjoying the Cool Breeze

Kaseki, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of ten robed arhats gathered under a large tree, examining a painting of White-Robed Kannon, ink and color on

Ten Rakan Examining a Painting of White-Robed Kannon

Katō Nobukiyo, 1788-92