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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Ink painting of a striated rock, gnarled bare tree and feathery bamboo leaves, with red seals and calligraphy.

Landscapes after old masters

Du Xiang, 19th century

Ink painting of a sparrow with a rust crown perched on a branch, with dark leaves and pink blossoms below.

Animals, Flowers and Birds

Ren Bonian, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a hawk on a pine branch beside red plum blossoms and a rock, painted in ink and color.

Hawk, pine, plum, and rock

Zhu Cheng, dated 1873

Ink landscape with steep mountains, a grove of tall pines, small houses, and misty distant peaks on a handscroll.

Landscape

Song Nian, dated 1898

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain valley with pine trees, pavilions and rocky cliffs, with calligraphy at upper left.

Strolling in a misty valley

Hanging scroll of a peahen beside blooming hibiscus and rock, with two small birds flying above on a gold ground.

Peahen and hibiscus

Bian Lu, mid-14th century

Hanging scroll of a fierce bearded man in a red robe seated by a bamboo railing with vases, fruit and books.

Zhong Kui

Ren Bonian, dated 1883

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a boat on a river below a pine-covered cliff, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Boating beneath Echo Hill

Mei Qing, datable to 1673

Ink drawing of a decorated planter with rocks, pine branch, plum blossoms and grasses on pale paper with red seals.

Miscellaneous Studies

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1619

Tibetan-style mandala painting with a central blue wrathful deity surrounded by red lotus petals, square palace and seated fi

Hevajra Mandala

Sakya School, 16th century

Painted folio of Krishna in a chariot leading a procession of elephants, horses and palanquin bearers in red and gold.

Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series

Sa Nana, ca. 1520-30

Two figures under a tree at night, one playing a flute on a yellow cushion, a crescent moon and stars above.

Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Ruknuddin, ca. 1690-95

Painting of a woman in orange sitting on a rock applying henna to her foot, with green hills and a yellow sky behind her.

A Lady Applying Henna to Her Foot

Ustad Mohamed, son of Murad, ca. 1720-30

Mughal-style painting of a mounted warrior with a raised sword facing a shielded attacker, with a fallen figure, birds, and l

Nata Ragina: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Head of Krishna: cartoon for a mural of the Raslila

Sahib Ram, ca. 1800

Painted folio of Krishna and Radha seated with attendant women in a garden, with a peacock and red pavilion below.

Krishna and Radha with Their Confidantes: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda

Manohar, ca. 1655-60

Miniature painting of two women seated on a terrace and a man in red standing beside an arched doorway, Rasamanjari series.

A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series

Devidasa of Nurpur, dated 1694-95

Painting of blue Krishna dancing on a coiled serpent in water while women and cowherds watch from the bank and cattle graze.

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series

First generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, ca. 1785

Painting of the monkey leader Angada leaping over a yellow fortress wall to snatch a crown, with monkey and bear warriors bel

The Monkey Leader Angada Steals Ravana's Crown from His Fortress: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Miniature painting of two young princes approaching a bearded sage on a palace terrace, with a crowned king and watching wome

Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra: Folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Painting of Rama and Lakshmana seated on a hill surrounded by monkeys while Hanuman presents herbs, with a fortress on a clif

Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1790

Line drawing of a palace courtyard with arched pavilions, a couple embracing, seated women attending a figure, and ducks by a

The Marital Bliss of Nala and Damayanti: Folio from a Nala-Damayanti Series

Ranjha, ca. 1800-10

Painting of a white palace with courtiers watching dancers on a checkered courtyard, with a garden and pool beside it.

Maharana Ari Singh with His Courtiers Being Entertained at the Jagniwas Water Palace

Bhima, dated 1767

Miniature painting of a bearded man with folded hands before blue-skinned Krishna and Radha seated on a gilded throne under a

Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha

Nainsukh, ca. 1745-50

Painting of two seated men under a leafy tree, attended by courtiers in white, with horsemen and retainers below.

Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy

A Master of the Mandi atelier, ca. 1700-10

Painting of a prince with a jeweled turban and sword, flanked by four attendants in white robes against a blue sky.

Prince with Four Attendants

Sri Prathi Singh of Ratlam, late 18th-early 19th century

Painted miniature of a royal hunting party on horseback with white cranes flying over hills, river, fields, and seated courti

Maharana Jagat Singh Hawks for Cranes

Shiva and Dayal, dated 1744

Two seated men converse on a terrace above a river, with a walled city and trees under a dusky sky.

Prince Padam Singh of Bikaner with His Bard Gordhar on a Terrace at Night

Bhavani Das, ca. 1725

Sketch of a tiger with open jaws among bare and leafy trees, with faint underdrawing and red inscriptions on paper.

Study for a Tiger Hunt

Sheikh Taju, 1780

Ink painting of two eagles perched on rocks beneath bare branches, on a pale hanging scroll.

Two eagles

Bada Shanren, dated 1702