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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,430 works

Fan-shaped painting on gold ground: a kneeling man holds a leash to a monkey while a child in blue patterned robes raises a p

Album of Fan-Shaped Paintings of Figures, Birds and Flowers

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th-early 18th century

Hanging scroll of a hototogisu bird flying past a full moon, with vertical Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Hototogisu

Kubo Shunman, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of two long-tailed birds on a blossoming plum branch with red camellias against a gold background.

Birds on a PlumTree

Gan Ku, late 1770s-early 1780s

Bird perched on rock beside snow-covered plantain leaves and bare branches against a gold background.

Plantain and Bird in Snow

Kanō Sōshū, late 16th century

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

Amaranthus and Mynah Bird

Three ivory-billed woodpeckers with black and white plumage cling to a weathered tree trunk against a pale sky.

Ivory-billed Woodpeckers

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, ca. 1830-31

Courtyard painting of a rider with horses and two leopards beside an ornate palace with arched colonnades and carved balconie

The Rajah Starting on a Hunt

Edwin Lord Weeks, ca. 1895

Saint John writes in a book in red robes beside a haloed eagle, while the Virgin and Child appear in clouds above a lake.

Saint John on Patmos

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1511

Hanging scroll of white hibiscus, pink blossoms and two small birds on a pale background.

Flowering Shrubs and Field Sparrows (?)

Hasegawa Gyokuhō, 19th century

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a grey coat holding a small bird, with a tree and cloudy sky behind him.

James Badger

Joseph Badger, 1760

Black and white painting of a bald eagle with spread wings on a scroll, surrounded by a laurel wreath and banners.

American Eagle on Red Scroll

W. H. Bean, 1860-1900

Painting of the Berks County Almshouse in 1880, showing red brick buildings, gardens, grazing cows, and carriages in an oval

Berks County Almshouse, 1880

John Rasmussen, 1880

Two setter dogs pointing toward a group of quail in tall grass beneath a cloudy sky.

On Point

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, 1874

Nude woman with gold jewelry reclines by a spring pool, with a castle and river town in the background and partridges at her

Nymph of the Spring

Lucas Cranach the Younger, ca. 1545-50

Ink and color painting of a seated robed scholar beside a jar, a book, and a dish of greens, with calligraphy at right.

Figures, flowers, and landscapes

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1627

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

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

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

Autumn Millet and Small Birds

Hanging scroll of a pink peony and blue-green leaves with a swallow perched on a branch above.

Peony and Swallow

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1854

Hanging scroll of two birds perched among willow fronds and pink peach blossoms on a gnarled tree above rocks.

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

Yosa Buson, ca. 1760s

Hanging scroll of a yellow bird on a branch among white plum blossoms, red camellias and snow-covered rocks.

Bird among Camellias in Snow

Sō Shiseki, mid-18th century

Hanging scroll of a hawk on a branch with red berries and bamboo leaves, a small bird flying in the upper left.

Hawk Grasping a Small Bird

Tsubaki Chinzan, mid-19th century

Ink painting of blossoming plum branches with grey washes, calligraphy and a red seal at upper left on pale paper.

Landscapes, Flowers and Birds

Xiang Shengmo, dated 1639

Ink painting of a mynah bird perched on a blossoming plum branch above a rock, with a red seal and inscription.

Mynah Bird on Plum Branch

Saien Hōsai, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a small bird on a blooming crepe myrtle branch beside a pale moon and clouds, with calligraphy.

Small Bird on a Crepe Myrtle Branch

Tsubaki Chinzan, ca. 1850s

Ink landscape handscroll with willows, a river, a fishing figure, terraced fields and birds, with calligraphy at right.

Whiling Away the Summer at the Ink-Well Thatched Hut

Wu Li, 1679

Ink and color painting on a fan leaf of a bird perched on a cord beside a gourd, with calligraphy and red seals.

Bird

Ink painting of two long-tailed pheasants on rocks beside water, with bamboo and grasses, by Shen Zhou.

Marsh Scene with Birds

Ink handscroll of white-breasted crows flying and perching on branches above a misty grey landscape.

Landscape with White-Breasted Crows

Hanging scroll of a white eagle on a rock gazing up at a mountain lion climbing beside bamboo leaves.

White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885