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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,430 works

Three sparrows in flight painted in brown and grey tones on a pale silk background, by Watanabe Seitei.

Sparrows Flying

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of misty mountains, pine trees, rocks and a winding stream, with birds flying above.

Snow Landscape

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Two orange-breasted birds perch on a branch beside hanging blue wisteria and green leaves on a pale silk ground.

Birds and Flowers

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three white egrets perched on a dark branch beside a pale full moon and drooping willow branches at night.

Egrets in a Tree at Night

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey songbird on a branch with red autumn leaves, looking down at a spider on a thread.

Bird on Branch Watching Spider

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a gray duck with spread wings descending over pale water, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Duck

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Kingfisher diving with a fish among dark ink reeds on a misty grey ground, painted in Japanese style.

Bird Catching Fish Among Reeds

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three pigeons perch on a dark tree branch with fan-shaped leaves against a grey silk background framed in gold.

Pigeons in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pine trees and small boats on a lake, with a signature and red seal at upper right.

Lake and Mountains

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Three songbirds with striped heads perch on a diagonal branch against pale grey ink-wash foliage.

Three Birds on Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Barefoot boy with a rope leads a cow wading through water beside tall reeds under a misty sky with birds.

Boy with Cow at the River's Edge

Hashimoto Gahō

Misty ink landscape with rocky cliffs, a river, pine trees, a small pavilion on a hill, and a distant boat.

Rapids and Fall of a River

Hashimoto Gahō

Seated Buddha with praying hands beside a snarling horned demon, with orange flames and a pale halo behind, on a rocky cliff.

Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1888

Two white egrets by water, one on a dark rock among reeds, painted in soft grey ink washes on silk.

Egrets at the Water's Edge

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a young bird beside white roses and buds, with a butterfly flying at upper left on grey silk.

Roses, Young Bird and a Butterfly

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Watercolor of a white rooster and hen with chicks beside ink-painted bamboo on a grey background.

Rooster and Hen with Chicks

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Several small green and yellow songbirds perched on a branch among muted autumn leaves on a grey silk ground.

Birds on a Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three mallard ducks among ink-brushed reeds, one in flight, painted in soft grey tones on silk.

Ducks in the Rushes

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey goose in flight with spread wings over a misty hillside in soft ink washes.

Flying Goose

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a snowy lake with a curving causeway, frosted pine trees, a small boat, and distant hills.

Lake and Causeway

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Ink painting of a brown eagle with pale head perched on a pine branch against a grey background.

Eagle in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Misty landscape with flowering trees, pines, thatched houses and a boatman on a river beneath layered mountains.

Blossoms by a River

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink and wash landscape of a traveler on a moonlit path beside tall pines, with a full moon and misty hills.

Traveling by Moonlight

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Ink and colour album leaf showing a boatman and passengers on calm water beside rocky cliffs and pine trees.

River Scene with Rocky Hills in Background

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Painting of a sparrow on a stem beside a white rain-dotted mallow flower with buds and green leaves.

Cotton Rose Mallows in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Three grey carp swim among dark wooden stakes beneath rippled water, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Fishes Swimming

Seki Shūkō, Summer, 1891

Hawk in flight clutching a small bird in its talons, with pine branches in the upper right on a grey silk background.

Hawk Holding a Small Bird

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Painting of a swallow in flight over misty grey ground beside drooping maple branches with reddish leaves and seeds.

A Swallow in the Rain

Okada Baison, ca. 1891-92

Ink painting of a school of fish swimming diagonally across a soft grey background, with red seals at upper right.

School of Fishes

Seki Shūkō, ca. 1890-92

Grey-toned painting of a fish leaping above soft wave strokes on a silk background, signed with a red seal.

Jumping Fish

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887