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National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)

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Ink painting of a bald robed man holding a cord to a three-legged toad on his shoulder, on an ochre ground.

Liu Hai with a three-legged toad

Hanging scroll of an seaside pavilion with kimono-clad figures seated on terraces, pine trees, and a shoreline with distant m

An amusement resort at the seashore

Katsushika Hokusai

Horizontal scroll painting of a lake with blue-green mountains, wooded islets, a pavilion and small boats.

Landscape with palaces

Painting of a man in red robes on a brown horse, lassoing a pale grey horse running beside him on silk.

A rider lassoing a horse

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Yong

Hanging scroll of a misty river landscape with a moored boat, bare trees, and a distant mountain under a pale sky.

River landscape

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of two kimono-clad figures walking in snow under a blue parasol beside a willow tree.

A girl and a man walking in the snow

Katsukawa Shunshō

Watercolor of a grey-green sea under a pale cloudy sky, with white wave crests breaking above a sandy beach.

The Ocean Wave

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Ink drawing of a barefoot man wringing out a dark robe beside a wicker basket, water falling to the ground.

Man wringing out his robe

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of fisher folk gathered on a moored boat under a willow tree, with sailboats on misty water.

Fisher folk moored under trees

Painted scroll with robed male figures in red garments and dark caps, each labeled with Chinese ink inscriptions.

Genealogy and portraits of the Li family

Li clan of Longxi, 1640

Fan-shaped painting of an orange butterfly beside a branch of red flowers and dark ink-drawn leaves, with a red seal.

A butterfly and a flowering plant

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink painting of Mount Fuji rising over misty sea, with pine trees and rocks on a shore at the lower right.

Landscape of Mt. Fuji from the sea

Ink painting on silk of two pheasants on a rock beside bamboo and thorny branches, with calligraphy at upper left.

Pheasants

Wang Yuan, 1300

Goose with outstretched wings flying left in front of a large pale full moon against a light blue sky.

Goose flying in front of the moon

Katsushika Hokusai

Watercolor of a seaside scene with a long pier, sailboats, and strolling figures on a sandy beach under a pale sky.

Southend Pier

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Ink and color painting of a woman in a blue robe reaching out beside an overturned wooden bucket spilling water.

A girl and an overturned water bucket

Hanging scroll of many crabs and a horseshoe crab on an ochre ground with green seaweed.

Crustaceans

Katsushika Hokusai

Watercolor of a pale sunset over calm sea with sailboats and a distant shoreline, by James McNeill Whistler.

St. Ives: Sunset

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Ink landscape with misty mountains, pine trees and a pale river winding through the foreground.

Homeward boat on a clear river day

Two women in patterned kimono sit on a veranda beside a blossoming cherry tree, one reading a letter.

Early Ferns, Chapter 48 of The Tale of Genji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1810

Hanging scroll of a seated man attended by a woman and a kneeling servant beside a red-cushioned low table, with a plum branc

A courtesan helping a man to dress

Kitao Shigemasa

Hanging scroll of three bearded men in a snowy winter landscape with a ram, bare tree, and small child.

The tearful parting of Su Wu and Li Ling

Seated priest with ritual object, a red demon with staff approaching, and a snarling wolf by a tree under a night sky.

A Priest (Kōbō Daishi) practicing the Tantra, a demon before him, and a wolf behind

Katsushika Hokusai

Hazy nocturne of a canal at dusk with blurred golden lights reflected in water, in grey and brown tones.

Nocturne: Grey and Gold-Canal, Holland

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Round silk painting of children playing in a garden under a willow tree, with a red railing, rock, and wooden tub.

Children playing in a garden 明庭院嬰戯圖冊頁

Hanging scroll of a seated man gazing up at potted pink and white peonies on a rock against a misty background.

A Seated Man Looking at Potted Peonies

Katsushika Hokusai

Watercolor of a standing woman in an amber dress holding a straw hat before a violet curtain.

Harmony in Violet and Amber

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Ink painting on brown silk of two robed immortals above jagged mountains, a pavilion, and pine trees.

Daoist Immortals in the mountains

Ink and color painting of a branch with split pomegranates, a red blossom and dark green leaves on pale paper.

Pomegranates

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of two boys in yellow robes playing beneath a tree and rocks, with flowering shrubs in the background.

Two boys playing with the puppet of a lion