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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in an engraved gold frame.

William Loughton Smith

Archibald Robertson, ca. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark curly hair in a dark jacket and pleated white cravat.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Louis Francis DePaul Binsse, ca. 1810

Miniature portrait of a bearded gentleman with curly brown hair in a black cravat, set in a round gold pocket watch case.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Alfred T. Agate, ca. 1835

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

William Edward Wilmerding

Benjamin Trott, ca. 1825

Oval miniature of a young man with curled brown hair, dark coat and white cravat in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Daniel Dickinson, 1822

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair, pearls and a blue dress with lace collar, in a gold frame.

Mrs. Joseph Donaldson (Frances Johnston)

Charles Willson Peale, 1776

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curled hair and white lace collar, framed by a ring of pearls.

Mrs. William Few (Catherine Nicholson)

John Ramage, 1787

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

William Udall

Archibald Robertson, ca. 1800-1805

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman with pale hair, white cravat and pale coat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William Verstille, ca. 1785

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat, set in an engraved gold frame.

Jasper Ely Cropsey

Ebenezer Mack, ca. 1794

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a blue coat with gold trim and white lace jabot, in a gold frame.

Archibald McCall

John Hesselius, ca. 1755-60

Oval miniature of three women with curled brown hair and ribbons against a turquoise background, in a gilt frame.

Madame Jerome Bonaparte (Elizabeth Patterson)

Thomas Sully, ca. 1805-10

Handscroll of seated robed scholars in a garden with attendants, a crane, gnarled trees and a low table with tea objects.

Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden

Xie Huan, ca. 1437

Ink painting of a white horse with dark mane led by a robed groom, with red seals and inscription on paper.

Grooms and horses

Zhao Mengfu, dated 1296 and 1359

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Immortals

Hasegawa Sakon, ca. 1620s-30s

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

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

Kongara-doji

Ryūshū Shūtaku, 1387

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

Joys of the Fisherman

Wang Fu, ca. 1410

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

Jurōjin

Kanō Tanshin, early 19th century