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32,885 works

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall cliff, waterfall, bare trees, small buildings and distant misty peaks.

Landscape with Waterfall

Kameda Bōsai, ca. 1817

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a waterfall cascading past misty cliffs and bare trees beside a rushing stream.

Landscape with Waterfall

Tani Bunchō, 1828

Ink and color landscape of a lakeside pavilion with two figures, weeping willows, rocky peaks and a pink sky.

Landscape with Pavilion and Willows

Hanging scroll of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune feasting together, with a white deer and tortoise in the foreground.

Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Nagasawa Roshū, 1837

Ink and color drawing of court women in a palace interior with a writing box, veranda, and garden grasses beyond.

Albums of scenes from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsunori, early 17th century

Folding fan with painted hilly landscape of trees and figures at work, wooden ribs and ivory guards with tassels.

Winter Farming Scene; (verso) Autumn Farming Scene

Katsushika Isai

Hanging scroll of two peacocks beside pink and white peonies and a red camellia under a pine branch on a rock.

Peacocks, Pine Tree, and Peonies

Lü Ji, probably 19th century

Ink painting of a heron standing on a branch beside drooping willow fronds, on a pale hanging scroll.

Heron and Willow

Sesshū Tōyō, 18th-19th century

Ink hanging scroll of Bodhidharma seated in a robe, with a stern expression, bald head and large earring.

Bodhidharma (Daruma)

Kanō Sanraku, 17th century

Hanging scroll of a sparrow flying above an ink-painted bamboo stalk with leaves, on a cream ground with patterned silk borde

Sparrow and Bamboo

Kano Tan'yu, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of an eagle diving toward a mountain lion on rocks, with a waterfall and leafy branches in ink.

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Ink painting of white-robed Kannon seated on rocks under a willow, with a golden censer and carp in water below.

White-Robed Kannon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Two black crows perched on a pine branch above rocks, painted in gray ink wash on silk with a gold border.

Two Crows on a Pine Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of Mount Fuji above mist, with pine trees on rocks and waves in the foreground and a small sailboat.

Mount Fuji

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a gnarled tree with crows perched on branches, a flock flying above, and a red sun rising behind distant tree

Flock of Crows at Dawn

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of an eagle diving to seize a fish from churning waves beside rocks, rendered in grey washes.

Eagle Attacking Fish

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of three swallows, two perched on a rock and one flying, beside a cascading waterfall.

Swallows by a Waterfall

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow on a riverbank with reeds and bare branches, with a red seal at upper right.

Crow and Reeds by a Stream

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two birds perched on a gnarled willow branch with drooping leaves on a grey silk background.

Two Birds on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two monkeys with red faces huddled on rocks beside pine trees, on a pale tan background.

Monkeys

Kawanabe Kyōsai, March 1888

Carp swirl in concentric ripples of grey water with small fish and waving plants, painted in ink on silk.

Fish in a Whirlpool

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a bamboo branch beside bamboo stalks and leaves, with a red seal on the stalk.

Crow on a Bamboo Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a waterfall with a diving eagle, two monkeys on rocks at lower left, and pine branches framing the cliff.

Waterfall, Eagle and Monkey

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow with open beak on a branch, with bamboo leaves behind it and a red seal at right.

Crow on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a pheasant with a snake coiled around it, beside bamboo leaves and grass.

Pheasant Caught by a Snake

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink and color painting of two children leaning over a stone basin to play with goldfish, with a turtle in the background.

Two Children Playing with Goldfish

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a singing bird with open beak perched on a branch, with dark leaves and red seals on silk.

Singing Bird on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a striped cat pawing at a frog beside bamboo and grasses, by Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887.

Cat Catching a Frog

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a rock beside dark leaves, with a red seal at the lower left.

Crow on a Rock

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two rats on a gourd, one gnawing inside it, with a bird, white hibiscus flowers and grasses around.

Rats and Gourd

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887