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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,218 works

Ink landscape of bare trees, rocks and a small thatched pavilion by water, with calligraphy and seals above.

Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove

Ni Zan, dated 1339

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a large pine, a seated scholar, distant mountains, and calligraphy with red seals.

Red Cliffs and Green Valleys

Wang Meng, ca. 1367

Ink painting of a twisted pine tree rising from rocks, with needles spreading across the upper scroll and red seals.

Dragon pine

Wu Boli, late 14th-early 15th century

Hanging scroll of plum blossoms on snow-dusted dark branches arching across a muted brown silk background.

The Pure Whiteness of Winter

Xu Jing, dated 1441

Three hanging scrolls showing Daoist immortals with a crane, gibbons by a waterfall, and cranes beneath a pine tree.

Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons

Kanō Tanshin, late 17th-early 18th century

Gold-ground folding screen with heart-shaped scenes of birds, ducks, plum blossoms, peonies and chrysanthemums by a stream.

Birds and Flowers of Autumn and Winter

Kano Chikanobu, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of red maple leaves over a waterfall with misty mountains in the background.

Waterfall and Maple Tree

Kano Seisen’in, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a green dove perched on a blossoming plum branch beside dark rocks, painted in ink and colour on silk.

Dove on Plum Tree

Kanō Tanshin, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of a snow-dusted plum tree with pale blossoms on branches against a dark silk background.

Plum in snow

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall bare trees, rocks along a path, calligraphy and red seals at top.

Landscape with Trees in the Manner of Ni Zan (1301-1374)

Dong Qichang, ca. 1622-25

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a river, houses, a stone bridge, and a small figure among trees.

Misty Dawn at the Seashore

Okada Hankō, 19th century

Hanging scroll of small birds on willow branches with pink hibiscus blossoms, inscription and red seals on ochre ground.

Small Birds on a Willow Branch and Hibiscus Blossoms

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1850

Hanging scroll of three white herons standing on a snowy rock beneath a willow tree in ink and soft wash.

Herons in the Snow

Nakabayashi Chikutō, ca. 1840

Two white egrets stand in water beneath drooping willow branches, with pink peonies and chrysanthemums on a pale hanging scro

Egrets, Peonies, and Willows

Yamamoto Baiitsu, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, small houses by water, and calligraphy at upper right.

Clearing after Rain over Streams and Mountains

Wang Hui, dated 1662

Hanging scroll of pink, purple and white tree peonies rising beside a mineral-dotted rock, with calligraphy at upper left.

Tree Peonies

Ink landscape with craggy rocks, a grotto opening at left, and trees with red foliage, with calligraphy at upper right.

Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto

Shitao, ca. 1700

Ink landscape on a fan leaf: rocky cliffs, a wooden pavilion among pines, misty blue peaks, and calligraphy at upper left.

Mountains after Rain

Wang Hui, dated 1695

Hanging scroll of a flowering crabapple branch with a pair of long-tailed birds perched among white blossoms beside a rock.

Flowering Crabapple and Pair of Birds

Shen Quan, dated 1744

Ink painting of a lone man on a wooden bridge over a rocky stream, beside tall bare trees and distant hills.

Man on a Bridge

Ren Bonian, dated 1889

Handscroll painting of a garden with willow trees, a white wall, a pavilion with figures, and tiled roofs under clouds.

Second View of the Studio for Respecting the Fungus of Longevity

Yang Tianbi, 1825

Ink landscape with twisted pine trees, a small figure on a path, and rounded rock formations fading into distant hills.

Landscape

Zhang Cining, 1807

Two-panel screen with ink hawk on branch and robed sage with staff under pine, on gold leaf ground.

Daoist Sage and Hawk

Soga Nichokuan, mid-17th century

Six-panel folding screen of misty ink landscape with pines, a waterfall, a pagoda and a small boat on water.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Kano Tan'yu, 1630s

Hanging scroll of two pheasants on rocks by water, beneath a flowering tree with green leaves and pale blossoms.

Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Shōei, probably 1560s

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky peaks, pine trees, a lakeside village, boats, and flying birds.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Unkoku Tōgan, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with clouds, boats, dancers in costume, blossoming trees and palace pavilions with robed figures.

“Butterflies” (Kochō), from the Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel screen of pine-covered hills with three figures carrying bundles along a rocky path.

Woodcutters and Fishermen

Matsumura Goshun, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on gnarled branches beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Six-panel gold and silver screen with white cherry blossoms and a dark tree trunk at center.

Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, ca. 1805