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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,834 works

Pair of hanging scrolls showing ink bamboo stalks and leaves beside weathered rocks on a golden silk ground.

Bamboo and rocks

Li Kan, dated 1318

Hanging scroll of a plum branch with pink blossoms rising from dark rocks, with calligraphy and seals at upper left.

Wintry plum

Ni Jing, 14th century

Ink drawing of a bearded sage seated on a platform, flanked by monks, a female attendant, and an armored guardian figure.

Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality

Wang Zhenpeng, dated 1308

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rocky mountains, pine trees, a river, a small hut, and calligraphy inscriptions.

Landscape in the Styles of Huang Gongwang and Gao Kegong

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1705

Ink landscape hanging scroll of craggy mountains, waterfalls and twisted pines, with calligraphy at upper left.

The strange pines of Mount Tiantai

Dai Benxiao, 1687

Handscroll of an imperial barge and boats on a canal, with a procession along the bank and pavilions among trees.

The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Six: Entering Suzhou along the Grand Canal

Xu Yang, dated 1770

Hanging scroll of peonies, lilies and blossoms above goldfish swimming in an octagonal basin beside a tree trunk.

Flowers and Goldfish

Sō Shizan, 18th century

Handscroll painting of grasshoppers, dragonflies, a snail and a wasp among grasses and branches on pale paper.

Insects and Grasses

Yamamoto Baiitsu, dated 1847

Six-panel ink landscape screen with misty mountains, a waterfall, pines, a river and small boats.

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)

Sōami, early 16th century

Ink and color handscroll of a misty river landscape with rocky banks, pine trees and small thatched houses.

River Landscape

Ink painting of bare winter trees, a thatched hut and a flock of birds over a misty river with calligraphy at upper right.

Winter landscapes and flowers

Ink and light color landscape album leaf with steep mountain, pavilion by water, pines and distant blue hills.

Landscapes in the styles of ancient masters

Wang Jian, 17th century

Ink line drawing of Buddhist luohan monks in patterned robes, one holding a tall staff and another an incense burner.

The Sixteen Luohans

Qiu Ying, 16th or 17th century

Four-panel ink painting of misty bamboo with gray washes, calligraphy inscription and red seals.

Misty Bamboo on a Distant Mountain

Zheng Xie, dated 1753

Ink painting of gnarled plum branches under a pale moon, with two figures on rocks and misty mountains behind.

Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Ink painting of bamboo growing from a rock, with a bare plum branch and calligraphic inscriptions in the upper corners.

Bamboo and rock

Deng Yu, ca. 1360-67

Handscroll with brush calligraphy and a circular ink vignette of a robed figure with a staff beside a tree and rocks.

Ten Oxherding Songs

Karasumaru Mitsuhiro, ca. 1634

Handscroll painting of a seated armored warrior, two demons among trees, and a robed official receiving a scroll from an atte

Searching the Mountains for Demons

Zheng Zhong, 17th century

Ink landscape on silk with sparse trees, a thatched pavilion, and column of Chinese inscription with red seals.

Sparse trees and pavilion

Wang Meng, late 1350s

Hanging scroll of a pink peony in bloom with a bud, green leaves, a small bird on the stem, and calligraphy at upper right.

Peony with Bird

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rock cliffs, a bare tree, a small figure on a stone bridge, and calligraphy.

The Stone Bridge

Zhang Feng, dated 1661

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a bare winter tree, rocks, and a small walking figure near misty water and mountains.

Returning home through the snow

Dai Jin, ca. 1455

Hanging scroll of a waterfall cascading past cliffs and a pine, with a seated scholar and attendant beside bamboo below.

Li Bai gazing at the waterfall on Mount Lu

Zhong Li, late 15th century

Folding screen showing two red-crowned cranes beneath a pine tree with azaleas, rocks, and stylized water at left.

Cranes, Pines, and Bamboo

Ogata Kōrin, early 18th century

Woman in patterned kimono walking by a railing and cherry blossoms, with a birdcage and a small bird beside her.

Parody of Murasaki, from "Lavender" (Wakamurasaki), chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji

Kawamata Tsuneyuki, 18th century

Two-panel folding screen with dark autumn grasses, vines and insects on silver leaf, with a gold moon on the right.

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight

Shibata Zeshin, second half of the 19th century

Ink painting of orchids growing from a rock, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper right of a hanging scroll.

Orchids and Rock

Gyokuen Bonpō, late 14th-early 15th century

Hanging scroll of the wrathful deity Fudō Myōō with sword and rope, standing before a red flaming halo on a rocky pedestal.

Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants

Ryūshū Shūtaku, 14th century

Six-panel gold screen showing a battle with mounted warriors on a shore and armored soldiers in boats on dark water.

The Battle of Yashima, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)

Tosa School, 17th century

Fan painting on gold ground: a seated scholar by rocks, a woman playing lute, and a woman with a fan beside fruit.

Landscapes and Flowers

Chen Hongshou, first half of the 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with red and white poppies on green stems beside a black and gold checkered fence.

Red and White Poppies

Tosa Mitsumochi, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of a magpie perched on a branch with white viburnum flowers and green leaves against a gray background.

Magpie on Viburnum Branch

Genga, early 16th century

Hanging scroll of mounted riders playing polo between red goal posts on a gold background.

Tartars Playing Polo

Kano Eisen'in Furunobu, early 18th century

Ink and gold painting of hollyhocks beside columns of Japanese calligraphy, mounted in a silk-bordered hanging scroll.

Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks

Shōkadō Shōjō, early 17th century

Six-panel screen with calligraphy, peonies, a woman by bamboo, and a seated man under a moon over mountains.

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1785

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and small pavilions in ink with autumn color, with calligraphy at

Meeting with a Friend on an Autumn Day

Noro Kaiseki, 1822

Hanging scroll of misty mountains rising through clouds, with a small pavilion among trees on the shore below.

Landscape in Moonlight

Kano Tan'yu, after 1662

Six-panel gold screen with green hills, blossoming trees, a thatched house, and small horsemen and attendants travelling thro

Royal Visit to Ōhara, from The Tale of the Heike

Tawaraya Sotatsu, first half of the 17th century

Six-panel screen with robed figures among pine branches, rocks, and misty mountains in ink and pale color.

Immortals

Hasegawa Sakon, ca. 1620s-30s

Hanging scroll with ink calligraphy poem beside a dark clematis flower and gold-tinted vines on paper.

Poem by Fujiwara no Okikaze with Underpainting of Clematis

Shōkadō Shōjō, early 17th century

Fan-shaped painting of blue and white bellflowers with buds and leaves on a pale ground, mounted within a gold-patterned brow

Chinese Bellflowers

Ogata Kōrin, 17th or 18th century

Heian-style painting of court ladies on a veranda and garden with a pond, ducks and snowy shrubs on gold ground.

The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)

Tosa Mitsusada, 17th century

Ink painting of two hawks perched on a rock among bamboo and bare plum branches, on a brown silk ground.

Two hawks in a thicket

Lin Liang, mid- 15th century

Hanging scroll of a standing Buddhist attendant figure in robes and jewelry on a stone base, with inscriptions above.

Kongara-doji

Ryūshū Shūtaku, 1387

Handscroll painting of a seated Buddhist deity holding a lotus and flame, with vertical Chinese text beside it.

Iconographic Drawings of the Secrets of the Nine Luminaries

Sōkan, 1125

Ink landscape hanging scroll with rocky mountains, a leaning pine, a river boat and scholars on the shore.

Farewell by a Stream on a Clear Day

Zhao Yuan, second half 14th century

Ink painting of an arched bridge over water with houses, boats, reeds and ducks in soft grey tones.

The Imado Bridge at the Foot of Mount Matsuchi

Utagawa Hiroshige, early 19th century

Ink landscape handscroll with tall craggy mountains, a pavilion among trees, and red seals on the margins.

Landscape

Zhao Yuan, late 14th century

Ink painting of a bamboo grove beside grey rocks and grass, with a red seal in the lower right corner.

Bamboo grove

Shen Xun, late 14th century

Ink handscroll of a winter landscape with bare trees, pale rocks, a small roofed building and red seals.

Winter landscape

Jiang Song, first half 16th century

Ink landscape handscroll showing misty mountains, a river with fishing boats and fishermen, reeds, and trees.

Joys of the Fisherman

Wang Fu, ca. 1410

Gold-leaf folding screen with small birds, orange millet stalks, white chrysanthemums, bamboo and a wooden fence.

Autumn Millet and Small Birds

Painting of a brown hawk gripping a smaller bird with yellow talons, with feathers falling around them and a red seal at left

Album of Hawks and Calligraphy

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of Jurojin, god of longevity, with a long staff and a white deer beside him.

Jurōjin

Kanō Tanshin, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty rock cliffs, pine trees, a pavilion, and a sailing boat on calm water.

Landscape

Kusumi Morikage, 17th century

Ink handscroll landscape of bare trees, an arched bridge, a small rowing boat and misty mountains, with red seals.

Farewell at the Bridge of the Hanging Rainbow

Tang Yin, datable to 1508

Ink landscape handscroll with bare and leafy trees, rocks, a small pavilion, a wooden bridge and distant hills, with red seal

Summer retreat in the eastern grove

Wen Zhengming, calligraphy datable to 1512

Fan-shaped painting of rocky cliffs, pine trees and a small pavilion beside distant hills, with red seal marks.

Gazing at a Waterfall

Ink painting of the bearded sage Fukurokuju holding a staff, with calligraphy above, on a hanging scroll.

Fukurokuju

Katsukawa Shunshō

Hanging scroll with painted yellow and purple chrysanthemums in a tied vessel beside a hoe, with calligraphic inscriptions ab

Chrysanthemum and Hoe

Kubo Shunman, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black chrysanthemum kimono walking along a misty shoreline with stylized waves.

Beauty by the Shore

Kubo Shunman, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of red and white flowering shrubs beside a rock, with lotus and irises in a pond below.

Summer Garden

Chen Chun, ca. 1530

Hanging scroll of misty rocky mountains, a river valley, bare trees and a small pavilion, with calligraphy and red seals.

Planting Chrysanthemums

Lu Zhi, 16th century

Six-panel gold screen with stylized waves, two boats, rocks, green shrubs and red maple branches.

Boats upon Waves

Tawaraya Sotatsu, mid- to late 17th century