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Ink painting of magnolia blossoms beside vertical brush calligraphy in Chinese characters, with red seal stamps.

Calligraphy and Magnolia

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with Virgin Mary, Saint John and a kneeling clerical donor at the cross.

Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and a Clerical Donor

Lippo Vanni, 1350

Long horizontal handscroll ink painting of plum blossoms and bamboo with calligraphic inscription, displayed in a wall case.

Bamboo and Plum Blossoms

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain landscape with a pavilion, pine trees, figures on paths, and a column of inscribed calligr

The Lanting Gathering

Painting of Judith in a patterned gown holding a severed head wrapped in white cloth, with an older servant beside her.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Pietro della Vecchia, 1635

Hanging scroll of several mice climbing white blossom branches beside pink plum sprigs on a pale silk ground.

Mice on Rice-cake Flowers

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Ink painting of a slender bamboo stalk with tapering leaves, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left, on a hanging scrol

Bamboo Endures the Frost

Painting of a spotted cat gazing up at a butterfly beside pink and white peonies on an ochre silk background.

Cat and Butterfly among Peonies

Shen Quan, 1732

Ink scroll painting of a small bird beside a gnarled plum tree with blossoms and bare branches rising up the page.

Bird on a Plum Tree

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Hanging scroll with black ink Heart Sutra calligraphy and a small ink landscape of a tree, rocks and hills at lower right.

Heart Sutra and Landscape

Hanging scroll of two cats near bamboo and white and magenta chrysanthemums on a rock, on an ochre ground.

Cats by Bamboo and Chrysanthemums

Hanging scroll of a spotted leopard bending to drink from a stream beside slender grasses on a pale background.

Leopard Drinking from Stream

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Mary Magdalen seated in a dark interior, gazing upward beside a lit candle and an open book, with a golden drape.

Mary Magdalen

Pasquale Ottino

Risen Christ with a banner stands on a tomb edge against gold leaf while soldiers sleep below.

The Resurrection of Christ

Giovanni dal Ponte, 1450

Hanging scroll of a faint dragon rising through misty grey washes beneath a pale moon on a rainy night.

Dragon in a Rainy Night

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Portrait of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498-1526)

Carlo Portelli, 1565

Woman in striped kimono kneeling by a wooden board beneath a red rising sun, with calligraphy above her.

Preparing the Seven-herb Rice Porridge

Kubo Shunman, 1796

Hanging scroll of a small weasel perched on a pale rock beside a sprig of leaves, painted in muted ink washes.

Weasel on Rock

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1778

Painting of a fallen tree over a rocky stream, a heron flying above, a figure in red on a distant bank, under a cloudy sky.

The Heron Disturbed

Richard Redgrave, 1850

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono walking under an umbrella in snow beside a bare tree.

Two Beauties Walking in the Snow with Umbrella

Hanging scroll painting of a roaring tiger beside a windswept gnarled tree, rendered in ink and colour on silk.

Sitting Tiger Roaring with the Wind

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Winter landscape with a horse-drawn sled crossing a snowy footbridge over a dark stream, bare trees and hills behind.

Logging Road

Jonas Lie, 1922

Painting of a formal 18th-century wedding ceremony in a chandeliered room, with a clergyman, courtiers, and a red-draped tabl

The Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of York

Henry Singleton, 1791

Hanging scroll in ink wash showing a glowing full moon above a misty, mountain-like form in muted tones.

Strange Mountain in a Moonlit Night

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Two-panel screen with ink landscape, gold clouds, pine and willow trees, an ox pulling a plow, and a distant pavilion.

Spring Landscape

Hanging scroll of twisted pine trees beside a rounded rock on a hillside, rendered in brown ink with calligraphy at upper rig

Lofty Pines and Great Rock

Cheng Jiasui, 1639

Ink painting of tall cranes and a small shorebird on pale grey wash, one crane with a red crown, on a folding screen panel.

Family of Cranes [right of a pair]

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1787

Monochrome hanging scroll of a craggy mountain, pine-lined river, small boat with boatman, and a pale moon in mist.

Mount Gabi

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in blue kimono holding lilies, with a seated child, ceramic jars, and a bird in flight.

Prostitute Listening to Singing of Little Cuckoo

Utagawa Kunisada II

Hanging scroll of a woodcutter with firewood and a gourd on a pole, with bamboo, hills and calligraphy above.

Woodcutter Crossing a Bridge in Rain

Nagasawa Rosetsu