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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,430 works

Ink painting of an owl on a branch, mocked by two small birds, one flying and one perched above.

Owl Mocked by Small Birds

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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

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

Ink painting of a black crow in flight on a pale silk ground, with a red seal and signature in the lower right.

Crow Flying in the Snow

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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

Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo

Ink painting of a bird on a branch above a pale frog, with red berries and leaves on a grey silk ground.

Bird and Frog

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

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 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)

Ink painting of a black crow in flight with spread wings beneath drooping willow branches on a grey background.

Crow and Willow Tree

Kawanabe Kyōsai, November 1887

Painting of a woman on horseback, a river crossing with boatmen and an ox, and a sage seated in a cave on the right bank.

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage

Chokha, ca. 1820

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

Kingfisher

Kanō Tsunenobu

Ink drawing of small birds on a fan-shaped album leaf mounted on gold-speckled paper, with a red seal near the lower edge.

Birds

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Hanging scroll of two white egrets by a rock with pink hibiscus blossoms and bamboo leaves on a pale background.

Egrets and Cotton Roses

Tosa Mitsuoki, mid- to late 17th century

Album leaf of a green pigeon perched on a branch with pink peach blossoms, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Album of Copies of Chinese Paintings

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th century

Ink and color painting of a white egret perched on a dark tree stump on a fan-shaped album leaf with gold surround.

Egret on Tree Stump

Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century

Hanging scroll of white egrets wading among green lotus leaves and pink flowers, with birds flying across the sky.

Egrets in a Lotus Pond

Yamamoto Baiitsu, 1852

Ink painting hanging scroll of an owl on a branch beside a pine tree and a large pale full moon.

Owl on a Pine Branch

Soga Nichokuan, early 17th century

Hanging scroll of three waxwings among white cherry blossoms, bamboo, and a rock beside a stream.

Waxwings, Cherry Blossoms, and Bamboo

Kiyohara Yukinobu, late 17th century

Ink painting of a sparrow perched on bamboo with dark leaves and vertical calligraphy in a hanging scroll.

Sparrow and Bamboo

Sakai Hōitsu, ca. 1821

Hanging scroll of many sparrows among plum blossom branches and a pink rose on a pale silk ground.

Sparrows in a Plum Tree

Nagasawa Rosetsu, second half of the 1790s

Ink sketch of a demon mask beneath a pine tree with two birds flying, with calligraphy and red seals beside it.

Album of Fifty-four Sketches

Watanabe Kazan, 19th century

Hanging scroll of two white egrets in water beside a lotus leaf and grass, painted in ink on a grey background.

Two Egrets and Lotus

Sakai Hōitsu, 1761-1828

Six-panel folding screen showing a grey goose flying over water with reeds at lower right against a golden background.

Goose and Reeds; Willows in the Moonlight

Maruyama Ōkyo, right screen: 1774; left screen: 1793

Ink painting of a long-tailed bird on a branch with calligraphy and red seals, framed in green silk.

Bird on a Branch

Unkei Eii, before 1535

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree in white blossom with a small bush warbler perched on a lower branch.

Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree

Sakai Hōitsu, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a white heron bending its neck among reeds, painted in pale ink and muted tones on silk.

White Heron

Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century

Three hanging panels with a dragonfly over flowers, a bird flying over leafy plants, and a bird on a blossoming plum branch.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Motonobu, mid-16th century

Hanging scroll showing a cormorant on a sandy bank beside a wicker basket, with a green hill and flowers in the foreground.

Cormorant Fishing

Hanging scroll of a white heron in flight above its reflection on water, with reeds at right and a gold background.

Heron

Tosa Mitsuoki, 17th century