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Hanging scroll of green mountains, pine trees, and a pavilion beside a waterfall, with a red sun rising behind the peaks.

Spring Sunrise at Mount Penglai

Tanomura Chokunyū, 1881

Hanging scroll of a bearded scholar in a brown robe amid shelves of vases, curios, and attendants in an ornate interior.

Su Dongpo Laughing

Suzuki Shōnen, 1892

Hanging scroll of sixteen arhats in ink and color, with a tiger, a dragon and inscriptions among the figures.

Collaborative Painting of Sixteen Arhats

Suzuki Hyakunen, late 1870s-early 1880s

Hanging scroll of three robed men talking beneath a pine tree, with a rocky cliff and bamboo in a muted landscape.

Three Laughers of Tiger Ravine

Sekishō Shōan, mid-16th century

Ink painting of a stern bearded monk with hoop earrings and a dark robe, shown on a gray-brown hanging scroll.

Bodhidharma in Red Robes

Kano Masanobu, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a plum tree in white bloom above two white waterfowl swimming in rippling water beside reeds.

Plum Tree and Waterfowl

Kano Masanobu, early 16th century

Ink drawing of Hotei reclining with a child kneeling beside him, with calligraphy above, on a hanging scroll.

Hotei and a Child

Ono no Ozū, dated 1624 (Genna 10)

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan holding a fan, with a koto and book at left and floral-patterned kimono.

Courtesan with Fan and Koto

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one lifting a hat overhead and one holding a bowl, on a gold ground.

Women Carrying Pots for the Tsukuma Festival

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink landscape hanging scroll showing Mount Fuji above terraced fields, pine trees and a rocky foreground.

Mount Fuji

Ike no Taiga, 1760s?

Hanging scroll of a dark mynah bird above pink amaranthus flowers and ink rocks, with red seals on cream paper.

Amaranthus and Mynah Bird

Hanging scroll of a woman in a pale blue kimono gesturing toward an overturned jar on the ground, ink and color on paper.

Lady Chiyono

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1773

Hanging scroll of three rats on a red table among blue books, peacock feathers and coral, with spider webs below.

Rats on a Scholar’s Desk

Nagasawa Rosetsu, ca. 1794-95

Ink painting of overlapping grey banana leaves with a twisting central stalk and red seal stamps on a hanging scroll.

Banana Leaves

Itō Jakuchū, 1790s

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, and a stream, with small figures beneath trees on the left.

Brewing Tea in the Shade of Trees

Aoki Mokubei, 1820s

Hanging scroll of figures along a winding stream beneath misty green mountains, with a pavilion and stone bridge.

Orchid Pavilion by a Winding Stream

Hara Zaichū, 1829

Hanging scroll of a mountain village with a large crowd of horses in ink wash, pines, and calligraphy above.

After Ike no Taiga’s “Horse Market in a Mountain Village”

Watanabe Kazan, 1820s

Ink landscape of a misty mountain, bare trees, a small house and a footbridge, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Wintry Landscape with Trees

Urakami Shunkin, 1833

Hanging scroll of a winter mountain landscape in ink with bare trees, a waterfall, a pavilion and a seated figure.

Winter Landscape

Hayashi Hyakuhi, dated 1840

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall, and wooden houses beside a stream in ink and light color.

“The Deep Green of Summer Mountains”

Hine Taizan, 1850s

Hanging scroll of a pale full moon in misty sky above a pine branch and dark hillside in ink wash.

Moonlit Landscape

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1794-95

Hanging scroll portrait of a seated man in red hakama holding a sword, with calligraphy above him and a brocade mount.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ōmezō I

Utagawa Kunisada, painting ca. 1833; inscription dated 1858

Ink painting of a seated robed figure beside arching orchid leaves, with a column of calligraphy above, on a hanging scroll.

Rush-Sandal Chen (Chen Puxie)

Ikkyū Sōjun, late 15th century

Ink painting of grapes and vine leaves on a hanging scroll, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper area.

Grapes

Motsurin Jōtō, ca. 1480-92

Ink painting of a robed Daoist figure floating over rocks and mist, with a curved trail arcing toward a creature below.

Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang

Sesson Shūkei, ca. 1555-61

Ink painting of a gray gibbon hanging from a branch beside tall bamboo stalks with dark leaves, on a hanging scroll.

Gibbon and Bamboo

Sesson Shūkei, 16th century

Ink painting of a puppy with a curled tail, head lowered, on a pale background within a brocade-bordered hanging scroll.

Puppy

Studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu, early 17th century

Pair of hanging scrolls with misty mountains, pines, a sailboat on water, and a moon over a cliff pavilion.

Eight Views of Xiao and Xiang

Iwasa Matabei, ca. 1640s

Seated monk in patterned brown robes gazing upward, holding prayer beads, with calligraphy beside him on a hanging scroll.

Archbishop Henjō (Sōjō Henjō zu), from the Dōon Version of the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Iwasa Matabei, 1620s-1630s

Hanging scroll painting of white, pink, and red peonies with green leaves and buds on a pale background, with a red seal.

Peonies

Fukae Roshū, early to mid-18th century