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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,430 works

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a bamboo branch beside bamboo stalks and leaves, with a red seal on the stalk.

Crow on a Bamboo Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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

Three Birds on Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Grey ink painting of a bird leaning over water beside faint reeds on a pale silk ground.

Bird at the Water's Edge

Kawabata Gyokushō, 1887-92

Ink painting of a waterfall with a diving eagle, two monkeys on rocks at lower left, and pine branches framing the cliff.

Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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

Pair of hanging scrolls with pink roses, white blossoms, green leaves and small birds on a pale background.

Roses and Field Sparrow (?)

Hasegawa Gyokuhō, 19th century

Ink painting of a black crow with open beak on a branch, with bamboo leaves behind it and a red seal at right.

Crow on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 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

Two hanging scrolls: a crested bird perched on a plum tree stump, and a dark bird beside pine needles on a branch, in ink.

Crested Bird on Stump of Plum Tree

Ink painting of a singing bird with open beak perched on a branch, with dark leaves and red seals on silk.

Singing Bird on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 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

Fan-shaped album leaf of a snow-capped mountain with four birds flying across a pale sky, gold speckled mount.

Mountains with Birds

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a rock beside dark leaves, with a red seal at the lower left.

Crow on a Rock

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 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

Ink painting of a crow perched on a rock with reeds at right, mounted as a hanging scroll with gold brocade borders.

Crow on a Rock

Sesson Shūkei, probably 19th century

Ink painting of two rats on a gourd, one gnawing inside it, with a bird, white hibiscus flowers and grasses around.

Rats and Gourd

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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

Ink painting hanging scroll of a crested bird perched on a bare tree trunk, with sparse grasses below, in gold brocade mounti

Bird on Tree (Haha-chō)

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a branch beside a pale full moon, rendered in grey washes.

Crow and the Moon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a sparrow perched on a plum branch beside a rock, mounted as a hanging scroll with gold brocade border.

Sparrow on Plum Branch (Ume ni Suzume)

Shōkadō Shōjō

Ink painting of a dark blackbird perched on a pale rock beside bamboo leaves and grasses.

Blackbird on Wave-Swept Rock

Ink painting of a dark starling with open beak perched on a branch above a smaller bird, with twigs and leaves framing the sc

Starlings on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink and color painting of a duck on a snowy rock beside a drooping willow, with a pale moon behind.

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Ink painting of a swallow perched on a slender stem beside reeds and broad leaves, on a pale background, in a brocade-mounted

Swallow

Kanō Tsunenobu

Monochrome ink painting of a fox leaping to catch a bird beside berry branches and bamboo leaves.

Fox Catching Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Painting of a straw snow shelter wrapped around a tree, with a sparrow by a stream, reeds and green shoots in the foreground.

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow

Shibata Zeshin, 1882

Hanging scroll of two cranes beside a rock, one looking up toward a pine branch in ink on a tan ground.

Two Birds

Ganjō Tengaku, dated 1869

Ink and wash painting of an eagle gripping a small bird on a snowy rock ledge, with a red seal in the corner.

Eagle Holding Small Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Brown ink painting of a crow perched on a gnarled bare tree branch, with a red seal mark on the right.

Crow on Tree

Ink sketches of four birds with pink washes and a grotesque lion-like mask design, mounted together on one sheet.

Four sketches of birds and one design for a grotesque mask, mounted together

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century