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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Two spotted deer rest by a misty lake while two monkeys sit in a gnarled pine tree above, with mountains behind.

Deer and Monkeys

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow perched on a branch beside a pale full moon, rendered in grey washes.

Crow and the Moon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of two squirrels among chestnut branches and bamboo, one eating a nut on the ground.

Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a monkey with a red face hanging from grapevines with leaves and grapes, signed with a red seal.

Monkey Hanging from Grapevines

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a dark starling with open beak perched on a branch above a smaller bird, with twigs and leaves framing the sc

Starlings on a Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a white egret and a dark crane standing in tall reeds with a pale orange sun behind them.

Cranes in Marsh

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Monochrome ink painting of a fox leaping to catch a bird beside berry branches and bamboo leaves.

Fox Catching Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink and wash painting of an eagle gripping a small bird on a snowy rock ledge, with a red seal in the corner.

Eagle Holding Small Bird

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of an owl on a branch, mocked by two small birds, one flying and one perched above.

Owl Mocked by Small Birds

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow in flight on a pale silk ground, with a red seal and signature in the lower right.

Crow Flying in the Snow

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a bird on a branch above a pale frog, with red berries and leaves on a grey silk ground.

Bird and Frog

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Ink painting of a black crow in flight with spread wings beneath drooping willow branches on a grey background.

Crow and Willow Tree

Kawanabe Kyōsai, November 1887

Painting of a large reddish-brown crayfish with long antennae and a small grey shrimp below it on pale silk.

Crayfish

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Songbird perched on a flowering branch with white blossoms and ink-drawn leaves on a grey silk background.

Birds on a Flowering Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three sparrows in flight painted in brown and grey tones on a pale silk background, by Watanabe Seitei.

Sparrows Flying

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink painting of misty mountains, pine trees, rocks and a winding stream, with birds flying above.

Snow Landscape

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Two orange-breasted birds perch on a branch beside hanging blue wisteria and green leaves on a pale silk ground.

Birds and Flowers

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three white egrets perched on a dark branch beside a pale full moon and drooping willow branches at night.

Egrets in a Tree at Night

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a grey songbird on a branch with red autumn leaves, looking down at a spider on a thread.

Bird on Branch Watching Spider

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a gray duck with spread wings descending over pale water, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Duck

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Kingfisher diving with a fish among dark ink reeds on a misty grey ground, painted in Japanese style.

Bird Catching Fish Among Reeds

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Three pigeons perch on a dark tree branch with fan-shaped leaves against a grey silk background framed in gold.

Pigeons in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pine trees and small boats on a lake, with a signature and red seal at upper right.

Lake and Mountains

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Three songbirds with striped heads perch on a diagonal branch against pale grey ink-wash foliage.

Three Birds on Branch

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Barefoot boy with a rope leads a cow wading through water beside tall reeds under a misty sky with birds.

Boy with Cow at the River's Edge

Hashimoto Gahō

Misty ink landscape with rocky cliffs, a river, pine trees, a small pavilion on a hill, and a distant boat.

Rapids and Fall of a River

Hashimoto Gahō

Seated Buddha with praying hands beside a snarling horned demon, with orange flames and a pale halo behind, on a rocky cliff.

Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1888

Two white egrets by water, one on a dark rock among reeds, painted in soft grey ink washes on silk.

Egrets at the Water's Edge

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Painting of a young bird beside white roses and buds, with a butterfly flying at upper left on grey silk.

Roses, Young Bird and a Butterfly

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887

Watercolor of a white rooster and hen with chicks beside ink-painted bamboo on a grey background.

Rooster and Hen with Chicks

Watanabe Seitei, ca. 1887