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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Ink landscape hanging scroll with pine trees, a lodge with a figure, misty mountains, and calligraphy at upper left.

A Lodge in the Hills

Wu Li, spuriously dated 1703

Monochrome ink landscape hanging scroll with a craggy mountain, pine trees, a stream and a small pavilion.

Landscape After Wang Meng

Zhang Geng, dated 1759

Hanging scroll of a woman with a fan standing among bamboo stalks and rocks in a muted ochre landscape.

Lady in a Bamboo Grove after Qiu Ying

Shen Shuo, 1544

Ink landscape hanging scroll with waterfalls, mountains, trees and small houses, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper

Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang

Wang Jian, dated 1657

Hanging scroll of misty mountains with plum trees, a scholar, attendant and deer among rocks, and a pavilion above.

Spring Landscape with Plum Blossoms, Scholar and Deer

Xie Shichen, dated 1548

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, willows, a pavilion, and a herder on a water buffalo beside a grazing buffalo.

Landscape with Figures

Yang Jin, Dated 1726

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, and waterfalls, with two seated figures by a stream beneath cliffs.

Listening to the Zither Among Streams and Pines

Xie Shichen, 1487

Hanging scroll of two red-crowned cranes beside a peach tree, pink roses, bamboo, rock and a waterfall.

Cranes, peach tree, and China rose

Shen Quan, 18th century

Ink painting of a plum branch in bloom with calligraphy and red seals on a misty grey background.

Ink Prunus

Gao Xiang, 1700

Hanging scroll of a horseman approaching a pavilion where scholars play go beneath a large tree, by Wang Su, 1862.

Bringing the Message of Victory to Dongshan

Hanging scroll of two men weighing books on a hanging scale beneath a pine tree, in ink on brown silk.

Weighing Books

Guo Xu, early 16th century

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf showing autumn flowers and grasses, mounted in blue brocade as a hanging scroll.

Moon over an Autumn Moor

Kano Yukinobu, 16th century

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

Ink painting on silk of a weeping willow, bamboo, and a rock with grasses, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Bamboo, old tree, and rock

Wu Zhen, dated 1338

Hanging scroll of rugged mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and a small pavilion with travelers in ink on silk.

Traveling through Snow-Covered Mountains

Yao Yanqing, 1300

Hanging scroll landscape with a pavilion and figures among trees, misty mountains, a stream, and calligraphic inscription at

Living Aloft

Wen Zhengming, 1543

Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain with pines beside a misty lake, with calligraphic inscription at upper left.

Rocky Landscape with Pines

Zhang Xun, before 1346

Hanging scroll of an elderly scholar teaching a young attendant beside banana plants, with a kneeling figure at a low table.

The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents

Du Jin, 15th-mid-16th century

Ink drawing on silk of seated officials on a platform with attendants, potted plants, and kneeling figures below.

The Classic of Filial Piety

Li Gonglin, ca. 1085

Handscroll painting of a robed scholar in a lakeside pavilion beside bamboo, willow and white geese on the water.

Wang Xizhi watching geese

Qian Xuan, ca. 1295

Faint ink sketch of a robed monk seated on rocks beside a small pagoda in a misty landscape.

Meeting between Yaoshan and Li Ao

Zhiweng, before 1256

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a kimono patterned with a dragon and waves, against a plain background.

Standing Beauty

Hishikawa Moronobu, 1618

Oval portrait miniature of a young woman with dark upswept hair, pink dress and black choker, in a gold pendant frame.

Elizabeth Ann Timothy

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1775-85

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white lace collar and blue dress, in an ornate gilt frame.

Carolyn Mishner

Hugh Bridport, ca. 1825

Miniature portrait of a woman with dark ringlets, black dress, and lace collar against a dark textured background.

Portrait of a Lady

John Carlin, 1844

Black and white portrait of a man in wire-rimmed spectacles, dark jacket and white cravat, against a dark background.

Dr. Samuel A. Bemis

Alvan Clark, ca. 1840

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a blue dress with white lace trim, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Alvan Clark, ca. 1835

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a ring of red garnet stones.

Jeremiah Lee

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1769

Grayscale portrait of a young girl with center-parted curly hair and an off-shoulder dress, head and shoulders shown.

Ida Cushman

George Hewitt Cushman, ca. 1856

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair in a blue shawl, set in a gilt metal frame.

Rebecca Wetherill

George Hewitt Cushman, ca. 1849