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17,430 works

Ink painting of a young boy in a white robe riding a dark ox, holding a long stick, with a red seal in the upper right.

Boy on Ox

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting of two laughing figures in robes, one pointing upward, on a hanging scroll with a green brocade border.

Hanshan and Shide

Kenkō Shōkei, mid- to late 16th century

Hanging scroll of red maple branches above a kettle hanging over a fire, with smoke, dried fungi, and a rock.

Autumn Maple

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Hanging scroll of red vine leaves and a blue-headed bird perched on a dark rock above rippling water.

Leaves and Bird

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll showing stacked tortoises tied with a red cord and two crabs on a plain tan silk ground.

Tortoises and Crabs

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll of seated Kannon in white robes beside a bamboo branch in a blue vase, with a halo behind.

Kannon

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting hanging scroll of a small dark bird perched on a reed above a lotus leaf, on pale paper with patterned silk moun

Small Bird on Reed

Kanō Naonobu, 17th century

Hanging scroll of Mount Fuji above sailboats on water, with a dark headland and pine trees in soft ink wash.

Sailboats and Mount Fuji

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a crested bird perched on a bare branch against a pale gray background.

Bird

Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of butterflies above bamboo stalks, pink clover, and a patterned cushion on a pale silk ground.

Garden Scene

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Ink painting of the laughing monk Hotei carrying a sack over his shoulder, on a grey ground within a brocade mount.

Hotei, flanked by panels of birds

Kenkō Shōkei, late 15th century

Miniature painting of a blue-skinned figure before a seated woman in a courtyard with attendants, a fountain, and a white pav

Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)

Hanging scroll with ink landscape of a thatched hut on a rocky cliff beside bare branches, with vertical calligraphy above.

Poem-painting “When the nightingale returns...”

Ōtagaki Rengetsu, late 19th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees and small pavilions in a valley, with calligraphic inscription at upper left.

Landscape for Zhanting

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1710

Ink painting of a bearded man on a raft holding a pole, riding rough curling waves under a pale sky.

The Chinese Explorer Zhang Qian on a Raft

Maejima Sōyū, mid-16th century

Painting of a seated nobleman, two attendants, a zigzag bridge and irises by a river, on gold leaf background.

Scenes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Tosa School, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of small birds perched among plum blossoms and bamboo leaves on a muted silk ground.

Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo

Painting of a rider on a white horse with a spear, accompanied by a bow-carrying attendant in yellow, on a green field.

Jhujhar Singh on Horseback

Dalchand, ca. 1720-30

Ink painting of a robed monk seated on rocks with a staff, looking up into misty clouds on a hanging scroll.

Fenggan, Hanshan, and Shide

Reisai, first half of the 15th century

Ink and color landscape of pine-topped cliffs above a river, with a small figure on the left bank and rooftops at right.

Landscapes

Xiao Yuncong, dated 1668

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and young attendant gazing at a full moon with two birds flying above.

Beauty of the Yoshiwara with Apprentice in Moonlight

Teisai Hokuba, 19th century

Miniature painting of Radha and Krishna embracing on a green path among flowering trees, peacocks and herons, with a sunset s

Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)

the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750-75 (verso)

Hanging scroll of snowy mountains with a pavilion on a cliff, a village inn, travelers, and a wooden bridge over a frozen str

Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains

Ink painting of tall bamboo with drooping leaves beside a dark rock, with calligraphy and a red seal on the right.

Bamboo in Summer

Takahashi Sōhei, 1827

Hanging scroll of a kingfisher in gray ink on a slender branch beside drooping reeds, with empty pale space above.

Kingfisher

Kanō Tsunenobu

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in red robes at a window, with plum blossoms below and calligraphy framing the painting.

Portrait of Li Xiangjun

Cui He, dated 1817

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with pale blossoms beside a full moon, with vertical calligraphy at upper left.

Drenched in Moonlight

Tong Yu, 18th century

Ink painting of the laughing deity Hotei carrying a sack and staff, with a calligraphic inscription above.

Hotei

Kanō Takanobu, 1616

Ink painting of a seated monk beside a bamboo stalk, with calligraphy and red seals on a hanging scroll.

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment

Kano Tan'yu, 1635-45

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, bamboo, blossoming plum trees, thatched houses and two figures on a footbridge over a rive

Bamboo and Plum in Early Spring

Okada Hankō, 1843