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National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)

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Hanging scroll of seated Guanyin on a lotus throne, holding a red vase with a willow twig against a brown ground.

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) with vase and willow twig

Seascape of rough teal waves breaking on a sandy beach under a grey sky, with a distant sailing boat on the horizon.

The Angry Sea

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Hanging scroll of a grey dragon ascending through dark swirling clouds, with a red seal near the lower edge.

Ascending dragon

Katsushika Hokusai

Handscroll landscape of rocky cliffs, bare trees, small pavilions and distant hills in misty autumn light.

Autumn mountains, clearing mist

Watercolor sketch of a butcher shop with hanging meat, a butcher at the counter, and a child in a green jacket outside.

Boutique de Boucher-Saverne

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Ink sketch on tan paper of dancing men in checked garments and two kneeling figures, drawn in loose black outline.

Men dancing, and miscellaneous figures

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink landscape with misty mountains, a gnarled tree, a bridge over a stream, and birds flying across the sky.

Landscape: mountains, stream and bridge

Kenkō Shōkei, 1400

Round ink painting on silk of travelers on horseback beneath willow trees with misty mountains behind.

Travelers under willow trees

Hanging scroll with a sparrow on a branch beside pink and white mallow flowers and green leaves on a tan background.

Sparrow and mallow

Originally attributed to Oguri Sotan, 1400

Ink painting on silk of two men resting under a willow tree beside a river, with mountains and birds in the distance.

Resting under willows

Yang Riyan, 1640

Six-panel screen painting of a gnarled plum tree with white blossoms beside a stream with grass tufts.

A budding plum tree

Hanging scroll of a river landscape with pines, rafts, two figures fishing, and geese flying over a misty sky.

River-landscape: lumber yards and rafts

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor in white robe and plaid hakama holding a sword, with a long white object over his shoulder.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as Matsuomaru in the play <em>Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy</em>

Katsukawa Shunkō, 1800

Hanging scroll of armored guardian king Vaisravana seated on throne with attendants, flaming halo, canopy, and dragon below.

Vaisravana, Guardian King of the North

Traditionally attributed to Yuchi Yiseng, 1400

Loose watercolor of a pale beach with green sea, small bathers wading, and masted boats under a grey sky.

The Bathers

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Painting of a brown horse beneath a willow tree beside a bearded man in a robe holding a red staff.

Horse and groom under a willow

Last ruler of Southern Tang ) Li Yu

Six-panel folding screen with seasonal landscapes: snowy travelers, red maple, moonlit bay with boats, and blossoming trees u

Famous Sites of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

Hanging scroll of snow-covered pine trees and misty mountains above a still lake in muted ink tones.

Winter landscape

Shiokawa Bunrin

Hanging scroll of a standing courtesan in a patterned kimono beside a seated attendant, with a peacock feather at left.

A Courtesan and attendant

Santō Kyōden, 1810

Painting of blue-skinned Krishna approaching a palace where Radha sits on a balcony, with attendants and lush trees.

Krishna approaches Radha, folio from a <em>Rasikpriya</em>

Two women in a garden with two peacocks, beside a white domed pavilion and red doorway in an Indian miniature painting.

Kamod Ragini

the Sirohi Master, 1690

Painting of a royal procession with elephants, horsemen and armed attendants before a pink palace wall.

M. Balwant Singh with Colonel Borthwick

Hanging scroll of a robed scholar beneath gnarled trees with a mountain ridge and a resting ox in the distance.

A scholar under trees looking into the distance

Jiang Song, 1500

Hanging scroll of two seated robed figures beneath a pine tree beside waterfalls and cliffs, in brown ink on silk.

Discussing the Dao in the shade of pines 松陰論道圖

Hanging scroll of pink and white peonies with red blossoms, green leaves and a small butterfly on a brown ground.

Peonies and butterfly

Traditionally attributed to Xu Chongsi, 1640

Hanging scroll of two kabuki actors in armor and kimono, one hoisting a wooden bench in a dramatic pose.

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Ogawa Zengoro as Kudo Suketsune

Torii Kiyonobu, 1715

Full-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black robe, black hat and red sash, with Chinese inscription.

Portrait of Wang Huan 王渙像

Wang Huan, 1000

Vertical ink landscape scroll of steep misty mountains, pine trees, a small pavilion and tiny travelers on a rocky path.

Zhongli Quan seeking the Dao 鍾離訪道圖

Traditionally attributed to Jing Hao, 1200

Ink landscape handscroll showing rocky mountains, a pine tree, misty peaks and a small pavilion on a winding path.

Fishing alone in a mountain stream 溪山獨釣圖

Hanging scroll of bald luohan monks washing cloth by a stream beneath twisted pine trees, in muted brown and green tones.

Luohan laundering 羅漢洗濯圖

Lin Tinggui, 1100