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Six-panel ink screen of misty mountains, a lake, a pine tree, a sailboat, and small pavilions.

Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1762-66

Ink landscape on silk: a fisherman in a boat by reeds, pine trees on a rocky shore, misty mountains beyond the water.

Xiantang Estuary

Xia Gui, ca. 1200

Handscroll landscape by Ma Hezhi with figures by a river, trees, clouds, and a column of Chinese calligraphy at right.

Odes of the State of Bin

Ma Hezhi, mid-12th century

Handscroll landscape with blue-green mountains, willow trees, lakeside pavilions, and lily pads on water.

Fisherman's Lodge At Mount Xisai

Li Jie, ca. 1170

Fan-shaped painting of a pine-covered rocky bluff beside misty water with a small hermitage among the rocks.

Hermitage by a pine-covered bluff

Yan Ciyu, second half 12th century

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree with pale blossoms on branches sweeping down a brown silk ground, with calligraphy.

Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge

Wang Mian, 14th century

Ink and color album leaf of a robed scholar and attendant beneath a pine by a waterfall, with misty mountains behind.

Scholar viewing a waterfall

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Ink landscape on round silk fan showing pine trees, a misty mountain, and small figures with a boat by a lakeshore.

Windswept lakeshore

Xia Gui, 13th century

Round fan painting of a misty mountain, marshy bank and a small figure walking by water, with red seals below.

Poet strolling by a marshy bank

Liang Kai, early 13th century

Horsemen hunting on open steppe, one rider galloping with a falcon flying above, painted on silk fan leaf.

Nomads hunting with falcons

Chen Juzhong, early 13th century

Album leaf of orchids on ochre silk, with pink-tinged blossoms on a branching stem and long dark leaves below.

Orchids

Ma Lin, second quarter of the 13th century

Ink drawing of a multi-tiered pavilion with upturned roofs on a rocky hill with pine trees, with red seals.

The Pavilion of Prince Teng

Tang Di, dated 1352

Ink drawing of narcissus plants with long arching leaves and white flowers rising above them on pale paper.

Narcissus

Zhao Mengjian, mid-13th century

Handscroll detail: a robed scholar in a canopied boat poled by an attendant, with blue mountains and red seals.

Ode on Returning Home

Qian Xuan, 14th-15th century

Ink painting of waves breaking over rocks on a coast with pine trees, a small boat, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Koyurugi Beach of Sagami Province

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Ink painting of dark mynah birds with open beaks mobbing a mottled owl perched on a blossoming branch.

Mynah Birds Attacking an Owl

Sesson Shūkei, probably 19th century

Handscroll painting of carp swimming among aquatic weeds, with a red seal and black calligraphy on pale silk.

The Pleasures of Fishes

Zhou Dongqing, dated 1291

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with small white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left on a grey ground.

Plum Branch

Yi Yu-won, dated 1888

Two Horses

Unkoku Tōetsu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of a rooster and hen on a branch beside a grapevine with dark grapes, on a brown ground.

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine

Itō Jakuchū, 1792

Ink handscroll of two pine trees on rocks beside calm water, with distant hills, a small boat, and inscription columns at lef

Twin Pines, Level Distance

Zhao Mengfu, ca. 1310

Ink line drawing of a robed woman standing on rippling water beside a small boat, with a calligraphy page opposite.

Nine Songs

Zhao Mengfu, 14th-15th century

Ink handscroll showing a dragon boat with rowers beside ornate lakeside pavilions and tiled roofs, with red seals at the top

Dragon Boat Regatta on Jinming Lake

Wang Zhenpeng, 14th century (?)

Ink painting of the monk Bodhidharma in flowing robes crossing water on a reed, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed

Li Yaofu, before 1317

Handscroll painting of a snowy landscape with bare trees, a rustic riverside house, a footbridge, and misty hills.

Snowy landscape with rustic riverside retreat

Liu Songnian, ca. late 12th century

Hanging scroll of ink trees on a rocky bank with a seated figure, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Recluse Fishing by Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1350

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees on rocks, distant mountains above, and vertical calligraphy with red seals.

Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank

Ni Zan, 1363

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees and a distant pavilion, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio

Zhang Yu, dated 1366

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall pine trees, rocks, a seated figure in red, and distant misty mountains.

Landscape after a poem by Wang Wei