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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Painting of Heian courtiers in layered robes seated in a palace pavilion, with gold clouds, pine screens and a pond.

“A Lovely Garland” (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, early 17th century

Hanging scroll with two columns of Japanese calligraphy beside pale ink-washed clouds and bare branches, framed by a floral b

Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Hon'ami Koetsu, ca. 1615-20

Six-panel screen of figures sheltering from rain beside tiled wooden buildings, with umbrellas, willow and pine trees.

Taking Shelter from the Rain

Hanabusa Itchō, after 1709

Pair of hanging scrolls with fish in flowing water, a maple branch with autumn leaves, and pink flowers on a rock.

Fish in Summer and Autumn

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1785

Pair of hanging scrolls: a woman beside peonies and a woman seated on a rock with orchids and writing implements.

Yanji with Orchids and Yang Guifei with Peonies

Gen Ki, 1785

Six-panel screen of pine-covered hills with three figures carrying bundles along a rocky path.

Woodcutters and Fishermen

Matsumura Goshun, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on gnarled branches beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Hanging scroll of two white cranes with black wing tips standing in snow beside reeds against a grey ground.

Two Cranes

Itō Jakuchū, 1795

Hanging scroll of lions on a stone arch above a waterfall and misty mountains, with calligraphy at upper left.

Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai

Soga Shōhaku, 1779

Pair of vertical scrolls: left shows autumn flowers and irises, right shows a plum branch with white blossoms on brown ground

Flowers of Spring and Autumn

Ogata Kōrin, shortly after 1701

Ink drawing of the laughing deity Hotei with a large sack, signed with calligraphy and a red seal, mounted as a hanging scrol

Hotei

Ogata Kōrin, after 1704

Six-panel gold and silver screen with white cherry blossoms and a dark tree trunk at center.

Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, ca. 1805

Hanging scroll of irises in white, purple and pink with green leaves and a pale moth hovering above.

Irises and Moth

Suzuki Kiitsu, ca. 1850

Two-panel folding screen with ink-wash cypress trees on the left and a sparse, misty open field on the right.

Cypresses

Ikeda Koson, mid-19th century

Rider on a grey horse crosses blue river with two attendants, yellow flowers and misty hills in the background.

Six Jewel Rivers

Sakai Ōho, ca. 1839

Painting of a seated woman in a blue floral kimono holding an unrolled paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with brocade border

Courtesan Writing a Letter

Kaigetsudō Doshin, ca. 1715

Three hanging scrolls showing Noh performers in patterned robes, one wearing an Okina mask, each holding a fan.

The Auspicious Noh Dance "Okina"

Toriyama Sekien, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a black kimono with a white patterned robe and ornamental hair combs.

Woman in a Black Kimono

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1783-89

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and two attendants under a willow tree, with calligraphy above and patterned silk mounting.

Courtesan and her Attendants under a Willow Tree

Unchō, 1796

Three hanging scrolls: moonlit pines, a woman in a robe beside cherry blossoms, and a snowy river with boats.

Snow, Moon, and Cherry Blossoms (Yoshiwara in Three Seasons)

Chobunsai Eishi, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall mountains, pine trees, and small buildings beside water in ink tones.

Snowy Landscape

Ink painting on a fan with a tree, fence, and seated figure beside calligraphy, mounted on an ochre hanging scroll.

Scene from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Yosa Buson, ca. 1780

Ink painting of a windswept pine tree over rocks, with brushed calligraphy and red seals at the upper left.

Pine Tree and Calligraphy

Ike no Taiga, late 18th-early 19th century

Six-panel screen of a misty mountain landscape with pines, a wooden bridge, a pavilion, and small robed figures.

Orchid Pavilion Gathering; Autumn Harvest Festival

Ike no Taiga, ca. 1763

Hanging scroll of a peony and bamboo beside a rock, painted in ink with pale color washes on paper.

Peony and Bamboo

Ike Gyokuran, ca. 1768

Ink landscape on a fan leaf with misty mountains, pine trees and rocks, mounted on gold silk.

Lingering Rain over Half the Village

Urakami Gyokudō, ca. 1815-20

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall rock peak, a small arched bridge over a river, a pavilion and willow trees.

On a Rustic Bridge, Carrying a Zither

Urakami Gyokudō, 1814

Ink fan painting of a mountain gorge with pine trees, rocks, and small figures against a blue brocade background.

Preparing Tea by a Mountain Gorge

Aoki Mokubei, 1825

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pines and a river with a fisherman in a small boat, with calligraphy at upper left.

Rainstorm over a River Village

Tanomura Chikuden, late 18th-early 19th century

Four hanging scroll landscapes in ink with mountains, waterfall, trees, and a boat, mounted in blue brocade.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Yamamoto Baiitsu, 1848