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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hanging scroll of a misty ink landscape with a rock outcrop, a tree on a bank, and a figure on a small bridge.

Splashed-Ink Landscape

Bokushō Shūshō, early 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a musician playing qin beneath a pine on a cliff while two listeners sit nearby.

Bo Ya Plays the Qin as Zhong Ziqi Listens

Kano Motonobu, 1530s

Hanging scroll of two pheasants on rocks by water, beneath a flowering tree with green leaves and pale blossoms.

Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Shōei, probably 1560s

Ink painting of a robed man on a donkey with a staff and gourd, before a pale mountain, with calligraphy above.

Zheng Huangniu and Yushanzhu

Kanō Naizen, early 17th century

Painting of Heian courtiers in layered robes seated in a palace pavilion, with gold clouds, pine screens and a pond.

“A Lovely Garland” (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, early 17th century

Pair of hanging scrolls with fish in flowing water, a maple branch with autumn leaves, and pink flowers on a rock.

Fish in Summer and Autumn

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1785

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on gnarled branches beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Hanging scroll of two white cranes with black wing tips standing in snow beside reeds against a grey ground.

Two Cranes

Itō Jakuchū, 1795

Hanging scroll of lions on a stone arch above a waterfall and misty mountains, with calligraphy at upper left.

Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai

Soga Shōhaku, 1779

Pair of vertical scrolls: left shows autumn flowers and irises, right shows a plum branch with white blossoms on brown ground

Flowers of Spring and Autumn

Ogata Kōrin, shortly after 1701

Hanging scroll of irises in white, purple and pink with green leaves and a pale moth hovering above.

Irises and Moth

Suzuki Kiitsu, ca. 1850

Three hanging scrolls showing Noh performers in patterned robes, one wearing an Okina mask, each holding a fan.

The Auspicious Noh Dance "Okina"

Toriyama Sekien, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a black kimono with a white patterned robe and ornamental hair combs.

Woman in a Black Kimono

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1783-89

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants under a willow tree, with calligraphy above and patterned silk mounting.

Courtesan and her Attendants under a Willow Tree

Unchō, 1796

Three hanging scrolls: moonlit pines, a woman in a robe beside cherry blossoms, and a snowy river with boats.

Snow, Moon, and Cherry Blossoms (Yoshiwara in Three Seasons)

Chobunsai Eishi, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall mountains, pine trees, and small buildings beside water in ink tones.

Snowy Landscape

Hanging scroll of a peony and bamboo beside a rock, painted in ink with pale color washes on paper.

Peony and Bamboo

Ike Gyokuran, ca. 1768

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall rock peak, a small arched bridge over a river, a pavilion and willow trees.

On a Rustic Bridge, Carrying a Zither

Urakami Gyokudō, 1814

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pines and a river with a fisherman in a small boat, with calligraphy at upper left.

Rainstorm over a River Village

Tanomura Chikuden, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall cliff, waterfall, bare trees, small buildings and distant misty peaks.

Landscape with Waterfall

Kameda Bōsai, ca. 1817

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a waterfall cascading past misty cliffs and bare trees beside a rushing stream.

Landscape with Waterfall

Tani Bunchō, 1828

Hanging scroll of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune feasting together, with a white deer and tortoise in the foreground.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Nagasawa Roshū, 1837

Hanging scroll of two peacocks beside pink and white peonies and a red camellia under a pine branch on a rock.

Peacocks, Pine Tree, and Peonies

Lü Ji, probably 19th century

Ink painting of a heron standing on a branch beside drooping willow fronds, on a pale hanging scroll.

Heron and Willow

Sesshū Tōyō, 18th-19th century

Ink hanging scroll of Bodhidharma seated in a robe, with a stern expression, bald head and large earring.

Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Kanō Sanraku, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a sparrow flying above an ink-painted bamboo stalk with leaves, on a cream ground with patterned silk borde

Sparrow and Bamboo

Kano Tan'yu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of an eagle diving toward a mountain lion on rocks, with a waterfall and leafy branches in ink.

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink painting of white-robed Kannon seated on rocks under a willow, with a golden censer and carp in water below.

White-Robed Kannon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two black crows perched on a pine branch above rocks, painted in gray ink wash on silk with a gold border.

Two Crows on a Pine Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of Mount Fuji above mist, with pine trees on rocks and waves in the foreground and a small sailboat.

Mount Fuji

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887