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Hanging scroll of red and white peach blossoms on gnarled branches with green leaves and Chinese calligraphy at upper left.

Red and White Peach Blossoms, Preparatory Sketch

Tsubaki Chinzan, 1843

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

Ink landscape on a fan leaf showing rocks, pine trees, a small pavilion and distant mountains with red seals.

Landscape

Zou Zhilin, mid-17th century

Hanging scroll landscape with rocky cliffs, pine trees, and a lone fisherman in a boat on a misty river.

Hermit-Fisherman on a Spring River

Lan Ying, dated 1632

Ink painting hanging scroll of a magpie perched on a curving branch beside white plum blossoms.

Bird and Plum Blossoms

Unpō, 18th-19th century

Ink wash hanging scroll of a misty mountain with a waterfall, trees, and two travelers crossing a bridge in the foreground.

Mountain Stream on a Summer Day

Nakabayashi Chikutō, first half of the19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall waterfall, pine trees, rocky cliffs, and two small figures by a stream.

Landscape with Waterfall

Nakabayashi Chikutō, 1841

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 mountains, pavilions among pines, a cliff path, and calligraphy at upper left.

Lofty Recluse in Autumn Mountains

Wang Duo, dated 1651

Hanging scroll with a striped cat curled at lower right, large bold calligraphy and small inscribed poems beside it.

Cat with Poems: Pictorial Parody of Priest Saigyo's Legend

Matsumura Goshun, 18th century

Hanging scroll of a misty autumn landscape with thatched houses, yellowing trees, and layered mountains fading into fog.

Autumn Landscape

Okamoto Toyohiko, 19th century

Fan painting of a pavilion with seated figures among pine trees, banana leaves, rocks and a stream on gold ground.

Landscape

Chen Hongshou, mid-17th century

Pair of hanging scrolls with monkeys in ink and color on gold ground, one showing two monkeys and the other a monkey above a

Monkeys at Play

Mori Sosen, late 18th century-before 1807

Hanging scroll of a thatched hut and small figure beneath a pine on a misty mountain cliff, in ink and light color.

Watermill in the Mountains

Kishi Ganryo, 19th century

Ink drawing of a seated monk reading a sutra, with calligraphy and red seals beside him on aged paper.

Reading a Sutra by Moonlight

Jifei Ruyi, 17th century, after 1661

Hanging scroll of a long-tailed bird and a smaller bird perched on gnarled branches with white blossoms and flowers.

Birds and Flowers

Sō Shiseki, 18th century

Ink painting of a blossoming plum branch on a gold fan-shaped leaf, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper left.

Branch of blossoming plum

Ink wash handscroll of misty rocks and hills with a small hut and grass, by Kano Tan'yū, 1670.

Famous Themes for Painting Study Known as “The Garden of Painting” (Gaen)

Kano Tan'yu, 1670

Ink and colour landscape on a fan leaf: misty mountains, trees, a small hut by a path, calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape after Huang Gongwang

Wang Shimin, dated 1677

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees, a thatched hut on rocks, two boats on a lake, and birds in the sky.

Landscape

Li Yu, dated 1648

Ink landscape hanging scroll of wintry mountains with bare trees, pines, thatched houses, and calligraphy at upper right.

Wintry mountains

Gong Xian, ca. 1679-89

Ink landscape handscroll with pine trees, rocky cliffs, misty mountains and small houses along a valley path.

Landscape

Liu Yu, 1680

Ink painting of birds perched on branches and among lotus leaves, rendered in loose gray and black brushwork on silk.

Birds in a lotus pond

Bada Shanren, ca. 1690

Hanging scroll with cursive Chinese calligraphy in black ink and red seal impressions on pale paper, attributed to Bada Shanr

After Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering Collection"

Bada Shanren, ca. 1694-96

Fan-shaped painting of a pink peony and smaller blossom with green leaves and branches, with calligraphy and red seals.

Peony

Wang Wu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, bare trees, rocky riverbank and a small boat, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left

Landscape in the Style of Zhao Boju (Fang Zhao Boju shanshui)

Wang Hui, dated 1654

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

Handscroll landscape of rocky mountains, a waterfall, dense trees, and a small wooden bridge over a stream.

The Colors of Mount Taihang

Wang Hui, dated 1669

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