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Ink landscape handscroll with tall craggy mountains, a pavilion among trees, and red seals on the margins.

Landscape

Zhao Yuan, late 14th century

Ink painting of a bamboo grove beside grey rocks and grass, with a red seal in the lower right corner.

Bamboo grove

Shen Xun, late 14th century

Ink handscroll of a winter landscape with bare trees, pale rocks, a small roofed building and red seals.

Winter landscape

Jiang Song, first half 16th century

Ink landscape handscroll showing misty mountains, a river with fishing boats and fishermen, reeds, and trees.

Joys of the Fisherman

Wang Fu, ca. 1410

Gold-leaf folding screen with small birds, orange millet stalks, white chrysanthemums, bamboo and a wooden fence.

Autumn Millet and Small Birds

Ink handscroll landscape of bare trees, an arched bridge, a small rowing boat and misty mountains, with red seals.

Farewell at the Bridge of the Hanging Rainbow

Tang Yin, datable to 1508

Ink landscape handscroll with bare and leafy trees, rocks, a small pavilion, a wooden bridge and distant hills, with red seal

Summer retreat in the eastern grove

Wen Zhengming, calligraphy datable to 1512

Fan-shaped painting of rocky cliffs, pine trees and a small pavilion beside distant hills, with red seal marks.

Gazing at a Waterfall

Six-panel gold screen with stylized waves, two boats, rocks, green shrubs and red maple branches.

Boats upon Waves

Tawaraya Sotatsu, mid- to late 17th century

Two roosters square off on a sandy ledge beside bare branches and green leaves, painted on a tan silk hanging scroll.

Gamecocks

Katsushika Hokusai, dated 1838

Six-panel gold screen with autumn grasses, white and green flowering shrubs, and a dark crescent moon in the upper left.

Moon and Autumn Grasses

Tawaraya Sotatsu, mid- to late 17th century

Ink landscape handscroll with craggy mountains, pine trees, a cliffside pavilion, and small figures on a path.

Streams and Mountains without End

Zhao Zuo, dated 1611-12

Ink landscape handscroll of misty cliffs, bare trees, a small pavilion, and a lone walker on a path, with calligraphy at left

Illustration of Su Shi’s “Second Rhapsody on Red Cliff”

Zhang Ruitu, dated 1628

Ink and color painting of an old man and woman seated under a pine tree, with a child peeking from behind the trunk.

Old Man and Woman

Two-panel screen with blue morning glory vines climbing along the edges against a pale ground.

Morning Glories

Tawaraya Sōri, 18th century

Fan-shaped landscape with ink-outlined mountains and trees in red, green and blue foliage, with a red seal at lower left.

Autumnal Landscape with a Waterfall

Ike Gyokuran, second half of the 18th century

Album leaf of misty green mountains, a village, bare trees and a small boat, with calligraphy on the facing page.

Landscapes after historical painters

Yun Xiang, datable to 1638 or 1650

Ink landscape scroll with misty limestone peaks, a river boat, and pavilions among trees.

Mountain Landscape

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1761-63

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, pine-covered slopes, willows, small houses and a calm river.

Streams and Mountains in Autumn Mist

Bian Wenyu, 1634

Twelve-panel screen of misty mountains, pine trees, and blue-roofed palace pavilions set among rocky cliffs.

The Palace of Nine Perfections

Yuan Jiang, 1691

Ink and colour landscape album leaf with craggy rocks, a riverbank pavilion, bare trees and misty mountains.

Landscapes painted for Yuweng

Fan Qi, dated 1673

Ink landscape handscroll with willows, a river, a fishing figure, terraced fields and birds, with calligraphy at right.

Whiling Away the Summer at the Ink-Well Thatched Hut

Wu Li, 1679

Handscroll landscape with green mountains, pine trees, misty river and rooftops, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1709

Fan-shaped painting of pink peach blossoms and a pale peony with dark leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Peach Blossoms and Peony

Zhao Zhiqian, ca. 1860

Ink landscape with misty mountains, drooping willows, a winding path, and vertical calligraphy with a red seal on the left.

Landscapes

Dai Xi, 1848

Ink painting on a fan of a curving apricot branch with grey blossoms and calligraphy in the upper right.

Apricot

Wu Xizai, 19th century

Ink painting on a folding fan leaf of plum branches with white blossoms, with calligraphy and red seals.

Plum

Fan-shaped painting of a woman in a long robe beside a blossoming tree and garden rocks, with calligraphy at right.

Woman in a garden

Qian Huian, dated 1876

Album leaf of misty mountains, a pavilion among willows and pines, and clouds drifting over the cliffs.

Landscape

Zhang Xiong, dated 1827

Ink and color painting on a fan of a herdboy riding a water buffalo through reeds, with calligraphy and red seals.

Herdboy and Buffalo

Ren Bonian, dated 1890