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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,430 works

Hanging scroll of a towering craggy mountain with a waterfall, pine trees, a red pavilion, and figures on winding paths.

Landscapes in Summer and Winter

Ike no Taiga, 18th century

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

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a river, houses, a stone bridge, and a small figure among trees.

Misty Dawn at the Seashore

Okada Hankō, 19th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains with a waterfall, rocky cliffs, trees, and a small pavilion on a ledge.

Mountain Scenery

Senkaku Toshu, 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with steep mountains, pine trees, a village and calligraphy inscription above.

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino

Rai San’yō, 19th 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

Hanging scroll of red and white peach blossoms on branches with green leaves, with calligraphy at upper left.

Red and White Peach Blossoms

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1843

Hanging scroll of red and white peach blossoms on gnarled branches with green leaves and Chinese calligraphy at upper left.

Red and White Peach Blossoms, Preparatory Sketch

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1843

Hanging scroll of small birds on willow branches with pink hibiscus blossoms, inscription and red seals on ochre ground.

Small Birds on a Willow Branch and Hibiscus Blossoms

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1850

Hanging scroll landscape with rocky cliffs, pine trees, and a lone fisherman in a boat on a misty river.

Hermit-Fisherman on a Spring River

Lan Ying, dated 1632

Ink painting hanging scroll of a magpie perched on a curving branch beside white plum blossoms.

Bird and Plum Blossoms

Unpō, 18th-19th century

Ink wash hanging scroll of a misty mountain with a waterfall, trees, and two travelers crossing a bridge in the foreground.

Mountain Stream on a Summer Day

Nakabayashi Chikutō, first half of the19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall waterfall, pine trees, rocky cliffs, and two small figures by a stream.

Landscape with Waterfall

Nakabayashi Chikutō, 1841

Hanging scroll of three white herons standing on a snowy rock beneath a willow tree in ink and soft wash.

Herons in the Snow

Nakabayashi Chikutō, ca. 1840

Two white egrets stand in water beneath drooping willow branches, with pink peonies and chrysanthemums on a pale hanging scro

Egrets, Peonies, and Willows

Yamamoto Baiitsu, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with mountains, pavilions among pines, a cliff path, and calligraphy at upper left.

Lofty Recluse in Autumn Mountains

Wang Duo, dated 1651

Hanging scroll with a striped cat curled at lower right, large bold calligraphy and small inscribed poems beside it.

Cat with Poems: Pictorial Parody of Priest Saigyo's Legend

Matsumura Goshun, 18th century

Pair of hanging scrolls with monkeys in ink and color on gold ground, one showing two monkeys and the other a monkey above a

Monkeys at Play

Mori Sosen, late 18th century-before 1807

Hanging scroll of a thatched hut and small figure beneath a pine on a misty mountain cliff, in ink and light color.

Watermill in the Mountains

Kishi Ganryo, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a long-tailed bird and a smaller bird perched on gnarled branches with white blossoms and flowers.

Birds and Flowers

Sō Shiseki, 18th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees, a thatched hut on rocks, two boats on a lake, and birds in the sky.

Landscape

Li Yu, dated 1648

Ink landscape hanging scroll of wintry mountains with bare trees, pines, thatched houses, and calligraphy at upper right.

Wintry mountains

Gong Xian, ca. 1679-89

Hanging scroll with cursive Chinese calligraphy in black ink and red seal impressions on pale paper, attributed to Bada Shanr

After Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering Collection"

Bada Shanren, ca. 1694-96

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, bare trees, rocky riverbank and a small boat, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left

Landscape in the Style of Zhao Boju (Fang Zhao Boju shanshui)

Wang Hui, dated 1654

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, small houses by water, and calligraphy at upper right.

Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Wang Hui, dated 1662

Hanging scroll of pink, purple and white tree peonies rising beside a mineral-dotted rock, with calligraphy at upper left.

Tree Peonies

Ink painting of tall bamboo stalks and leaves in wind, with calligraphy and red seals at left on a grey ground.

Bamboo in wind and rain

Shitao, ca. 1694

Ink and color album leaf of a pavilion on a riverbank with trees, a distant shore, and calligraphy in the upper left.

Wilderness Colors

Shitao, ca. 1700

Hanging scroll of misty autumn mountains with pines, a thatched hut, small figures and calligraphy in the upper right.

Drunk in Autumn Woods

Shitao, ca. 1702

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountain peaks, pine trees, a small pavilion, and a seated figure by a stream.

Thirty-six Peaks of Mount Huang Recollected

Shitao, ca. 1705