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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Miniature portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and velvet collar, against a pink sky, in a gilded frame.

Edward S. Dodge

John Wood Dodge, 1835

Portrait miniature of a woman in a blue velvet cloak and gold dress beside a marble ledge, in an ornate gilt frame.

Mrs. John Wood Dodge (Mary Louise Dodge)

John Wood Dodge, 1836

Snow-covered evergreen boughs and bare trees beside a narrow winter stream under soft misty light.

Silent Dawn

Walter Launt Palmer, 1919

Two women seated in a room, one seen from behind with pinned-up hair, the other with long dark hair leaning in.

The Sisters

Francis Coates Jones, 1913

Monochrome landscape of bare trees beside a reflective stream and marsh under an overcast sky, with distant figures.

Autumn

Hugh Bolton Jones, 1881

Monochrome wash drawing of a standing woman in a white headscarf and dark shawl, head bowed, hands folded at her waist.

Dutch Woman

Marcia Oakes Woodbury, 1894

Two women in patterned kimono stand beside a fence and flowering vine, one holding a fan, in a soft tan landscape.

Evening Faces" (Yūgao) chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Kawamata Tsunemasa, 1750

Hanging scroll with four bold black ink calligraphy characters on pale paper, with red seals and a blue brocade mount.

百年無事人 (For a hundred years [I have been] a person with no attachments)

Oval miniature portrait of a clergyman in a white wig, black coat and white bands, set in a gold frame.

The Reverend Dr. Ezra Stiles

Samuel King, 1770

Painting of a blue urn overflowing with roses, tulips, irises and poppies, with grapes and peaches below, on gold ground.

Flowers in a Blue Vase

Willem van Leen, 1750

Ink drawing of the immortal Li Tieguai with crutch and gourd, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

The Immortal Li Tieguai

Su Renhsan, 1814

Hanging scroll of three oxen on a grassy slope, a herdboy in blue riding one, with distant rocks and blue shrubs.

Oxen and Herdboy

Sōhei, 1832

Folding fan painting in ink showing bamboo stalks and rocks beside a stream, with calligraphy and a red seal at left.

Bamboo and Rocks by a Stream

Takaku Aigai, 1832

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat and yellow waistcoat with powdered hair, in a gold frame.

George Washington

John Ramage, 1789

Ink landscape leaf with rocky cliffs, rippling water, and trees, beside a column of Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Convenience in Drawing Water" from Jūben (Ten Conveniences); "Pleasure of Dawn" from Jūgi (Ten Pleasures)

Totoki Baigai, 1800

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pines and willows on a riverbank, with a lone boatman on still water.

清伊秉綬山水冊頁八開

Yi Bingshou, 1814

Oval miniature portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, against a soft background.

Portrait of a Man

Andrew Robertson, 1828

Miniature portrait of a seated woman with curled light hair, white dress and rose corsage, beside a quill and inkstand.

Mrs. Richard Peters (Abigail Willing)

Walter Robertson, 1803

Miniature portrait of an elderly man with curly white hair in a black coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Washington Allston

Richard Morrell Staigg, 1841

Oil painting of a stone-stepped street lined with wooden houses, a woman in white and a child in blue descending.

A Street in Ikao

Theodore Wores, 1895

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair in a rose dress with fur trim, in a gilt frame on black mount.

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1835

Miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair in a gold satin dress, wearing a bracelet, beside a classical urn.

The Bracelet

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1835

Three children in a painted interior with a classical urn and lake landscape; two stand in green dresses, one sits in white.

The Children of Homer Ramsdell, Esq.

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1842

Painting of a white crane on a rock in waves, beneath a branch of pink blossoms and peaches.

Flowers and Birds

Katei Taki, 1800

Hanging scroll of pine trees and two cranes on rocks by a stream, with a pavilion among clouds and mountains.

Pines and Cranes of Longevity 松鶴遐齢図

Tanomura Chokunyū, 1903

Hanging scroll of a green mountain landscape with pavilions, pine trees, a waterfall and a rising red sun.

Spring Sunrise at Hōrai

Tanomura Chokunyū, 1881

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, thatched houses beside a stream, in grey ink tones.

Autumn Landscape

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1900

Handscroll painting of courtly figures seated by a river among green hills and a blossoming cherry tree.

The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Kaihō Yūsetsu, 1600

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pines and a riverbank rendered in ink on silk, with calligraphy and red seals.

清法若真雲山圖軸

Fa Ruozhen, 1684

Three ink panels: a myna on a branch, a seated robed monk beside a censer, and two geese among reeds.

Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Zen, with Geese and Myna

Unkoku Tōeki, 1600

Sketchbook page with pencil drawings of two horsemen, a charging boar, a palace scene, and a dog on tan paper.

Page from a Sketchbook Showing Rulers on Horseback, Boars, and a Palace Scene

Rectangular porcelain snuffbox with gilt rim, painted with hunters, deer and hounds in green landscapes.

Snuffbox with Hunting Scenes

Andreas Philipp Oettner

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall craggy mountain, misty hills, riverside houses, trees, and a small boat.

Landscape

Kushiro Unzen, 1759

Hanging scroll of a waterfall cascading down cliffs beside a pine, with a small robed figure on a rock ledge.

Viewing a Waterfall

Kushiro Unzen, 1793

Oval-framed miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a brown coat and white shirt, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Baptiste Sambat, 1780

Oval portrait miniature of a woman in a black bonnet and black dress against a grey background, signed Picot.

Mrs. Phineas Miller (Catherine Littlefield)

Joseph Picot de Limoëlan, 1806

Ink painting of a waterfall beside a maple tree with misty mountains above, on a hanging scroll.

Waterfall and Maple Tree

Kanō Naganobu, 1775

Six-panel folding screen of misty mountains, pine trees and a waterfall on a gold leaf background.

Met DP-13710-001

Mori Shūhō, 1850

Hanging scroll in ink showing two squirrels on bamboo stalks and a rock against a misty grey background.

Squirrels on Bamboo and Rock

Kanō Akinobu, 1800

Hanging scroll of a crowned woman in pale robes beside a child attendant, with a pine branch and rocks above, on gold.

Queen Mother of the West

Kanō Akinobu, 1800

Rider on a white horse crossing a blue river with attendants, yellow flowers in the foreground and pale hills behind.

Six Jewel Rivers (Mu-Tamagawa)

Sakai Ōho, 1839

Miniature portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and dark dress with lace collar, beside a vase of flowers.

Mrs. Israel Thorndike (Sarah Dana)

George Lethbridge Saunders, 1843

Watercolor portrait of a woman in a black dress with puffed sleeves and white ruffled collar, with German birth inscription b

Portrait and Birth Record of Mahala Wechter

Jacob Maentel, 1833

Miniature portrait of a young woman with curly auburn hair, white dress and blue sash, gazing upward, in an ornate gilded fra

Holy Eyes

Thomas S. Officer, 1848

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and cravat, in a gilt frame inside an open velvet case.

John Wood Dodge

Edward S. Dodge, 1836

Six-panel folding screen with an ink landscape of misty cliffs, a bare tree and grazing animals on gold leaf.

Met DP-13711-005

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Miniature portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and black off-shoulder dress against a pink background.

Portrait of a Lady

Jr Samuel Broadbent, 1837

Watercolor of a steamboat with smoking stacks on a river between wooded hills, with a rocky shore in the foreground.

The Ohio River near Wheeling, West Virginia

Lefevre James Cranstone, 1859

Black and white photo of a double miniature portrait in an ornate frame showing a woman with a lace collar and a man in a dar

Warren Rogers

Theodore Lund, 1839

Half-length folk portrait of a young woman in a blue lace-trimmed dress holding a folded letter against a brown background.

Miss Emeline Parker of Lowell, Massachusetts

Ruth Whittier Shute, 1832

Oil painting of a grassy plain with palm trees, cloudy sky, and a small figure in white walking a path.

Ingo, San Martin, Cuba

Charles De Wolf Brownell, 1853

Ink landscape handscroll with misty mountains, a grove of tall pines, and two small houses beside a path.

清松年山水手卷

Song Nian, 1898

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

A Beauty

Qian Hui'an, 1876

Horse, Fort Stanton, New Mexico

Peter Moran, 1841

Still life of a blue compote piled with pineapple, grapes, apples, pears, peaches and corn on a white pedestal.

Fruit with Blue-footed Bowl

Charles S. Raleigh, 1893

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a white straw hat and white suit against a dark background with a floral sofa.

William Merritt Chase

Annie Traquair Lang, 1910

Painting of a man at an easel in a studio while a woman in white sews in a chair nearby.

Louis Kronberg in his Studio in Copley Hall

Arthur Clifton Goodwin, 1913

Miniature portrait of a young woman with upswept dark hair and a white fur collar, seated in a wicker chair, in a gilt frame.

The Girl with White Fur

Julie Kahle, 1920

Miniature portrait of a standing woman in an embroidered gown with a white dog on a ledge behind her.

Portrait of a Moravian Woman

Pieter Pietersz II

Ink landscape handscroll with cliffs, a wide river, small boats, flying geese and distant hills under a pale sky.

清王翬倣巨然燕文貴山水圖卷

Handscroll of craggy mountains, a waterfall, and a stone bridge over a stream, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

清王翬太行山色圖卷絹本

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty peaks, trees, small houses, and calligraphy with red seals at upper right.

清王翬溪山雨霽圖軸

Ink landscape with misty mountains, a pavilion among trees, an arched bridge, and Chinese calligraphy at upper right.

清施霖山莊圖冊頁

Oval portrait of a man with a mustache and large white lace collar against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

David Baudringien, 1627

Ink landscape of jagged rock peaks, a rounded boulder, a pine tree and a stream, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left

Landscapes

Dai Benxiao, 1667

Ink drawing of a seated figure beside twisted pine trees and rocks, with water rendered in wavy lines and red seals.

The Waterfall

Ju Jie, 1368

Pen sketch in an oval frame of a standing woman in an interior with a pillar and a window containing seated figures.

Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of H…

Fattu, 1785

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees and distant pavilions, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

元張羽松軒春靄圖軸

Hanging scroll of a rooster in rain beside bamboo and blue morning glories, painted in ink and colour on silk.

宋紫山筆嵐に鶏図

Sō Shizan, 1783

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Jeremiah Paul, 1800

Ink painting of a bare-footed monk in a layered straw cloak and wide hat, holding a bowl, with calligraphy above.

The Monk Daitō Kokushi as a Beggar

Shunsō Shōju, 1850

Misty Chinese ink landscape with mountains, willows, a winding stream and pine trees beside a path.

清程庭鷺山水冊頁

Cheng Tinglu, 1827

Hanging scroll of a woman drawing a bow beside a kneeling woman and a bearded older man in armor.

神宮皇后

Hokushin Kosai, 1850

Two trappers on horseback in a snowy forest with hunting dogs, one pointing into the distance under a cloudy sky.

Trappers

Joseph Lionel Williams, 1855

Watercolor of a rain-soaked cider mill with piled apples, a horse, a cart, and a farmer under an umbrella beneath a tree.

Rainstorm - Cider Mill at Redding, Connecticut

George Harvey, 1840

Hanging scroll of scholars playing go on a veranda, with a rider on horseback passing a large tree below.

清王素東山報捷圖軸

Fan painting of two grey birds on a rock beside white narcissus flowers and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

清徐祥小鳥水仙扇面

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair in a dark dress and gold brooch, shown in an open leather case.

Nancy Kellogg

James Whitehorne, 1838

Fan painting of a white peony with dark ink leaves and red bud on gold ground, with calligraphy and seals.

清胡遠芍藥扇面

Hu Gongshou, 1823

Fan-shaped ink landscape with craggy mountains, bare trees, a thatched hut by a river, and a small boat.

清胡遠山水扇面

Hu Gongshou, 1823

Ink landscape on fan-shaped paper with grey mountains, red autumn trees, a small pavilion, and calligraphy at upper right.

清胡遠山水扇面

Hu Gongshou, 1885

Miniature of Mabel Morrison

Charles Lepec, 1866

Black and white reproduction of a forest stream cascading over boulders beneath arching trees with ferns on the banks.

A Forest Cascade at Hiram, Maine

Henry Hitchings, 1859

Pencil sketch of a wooded valley with a tall pine on the left and distant mountain ridges under a pale sky.

Kauterskill Clove (from Sketchbook of Landscape and Animal Subjects)

Thomas Hewes Hinckley, 1860

Black-and-white reproduction of a snowy valley with a horse-drawn sleigh, evergreen trees, and mountains under clouds.

Mount Mansfield in Winter

Edward Martin Taber, 1895

Ink landscape on a fan leaf with cliffs, willow trees, and a boatman on a river, with calligraphy and red seals.

清吳榖祥山水扇面

Wu Guxiang, 1894

Painting of a gray cat with a patterned cloth collar crouching beside a screen, watching a small spider on the floor.

猫に蜘蛛図

Ōide Tōkō, 1888

Abstract painting with black grid lines over red, blue and grey blocks of color, with German handwritten inscription below.

The Hour Before One Night

Paul Klee, 1940

Paul Klee watercolor of a boy in a patterned costume with a tall hat, built from small mosaic-like color dabs on grey.

Boy in Fancy Dress

Paul Klee, 1931

Paul Klee abstract painting of a brown-outlined grid of rectangles filled with colored dots and a small green crescent.

Clarification

Paul Klee, 1932

Abstract painting of pale sailboats above zigzag waves in muted blue, green and lavender tones.

The Rhine at Duisburg

Paul Klee, 1937

Abstract painting by Paul Klee with thick black outlined figures and pink and white shapes on an ochre ground, dated 1938.

Comedians' Handbill

Paul Klee, 1938

Seated figure with bowed head and hand to face, drawn in thick black lines over pale ochre and blue watercolor washes.

Girl in Mourning

Paul Klee, 1939

Angular grey-blue figure with black eyes and a crescent moon in a dark sky, painted in watercolor and ink.

Angel Applicant

Paul Klee, 1939

Abstract painting in ochre and brown with scratched geometric marks, arches and triangles, and a black downward arrow near th

Stricken City

Paul Klee, 1936

Stylized head in muted grey, pink and blue rectangular brushstrokes, with simple blue lines for eyes, nose and mouth.

Athlete's Head

Paul Klee, 1932