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National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)

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Painting of a blue-headed songbird perched on a branch with yellow fruit and green leaves on a tan silk background.

Bird and fruit

Handscroll painting of a duck among lily pads and yellow flowers on a brown silk ground.

Flowers, ducks, and quail

Huang Jubao, 1700

Ink painting on silk of gnarled pine and bare trees on snowy rocks, with small birds perched and misty mountains behind.

Birds in wintry trees

Li Di, 1500

Painting of a songbird on a branch with ripe peaches, purple blossoms and green leaves on a golden silk background.

Bird, fruit, and flowers

Ink studies of several birds on tan paper, including perched songbirds on branches and a large pheasant.

Birds

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of ducks by a torrent beneath plum branches and overhanging rocks, painted in muted ochre tones.

Ducks, torrent, and overhanging rocks

Hanging scroll showing two eagles on a rocky outcrop against a brown silk background.

Two Eagles

Wang Xiao, 1640

Hanging scroll of a small bird on a bamboo branch in ink wash, with a large empty paper field above and a red seal at lower r

Bird on a bamboo branch

Two small birds, one flying and one below, beside yellow hibiscus flowers and green leaves on a pale silk ground.

Birds and flowers

Kanō Tsunenobu

Four dark birds fly over a green sea with swirling white wave patterns against a tan background.

Birds flying over waves

Hanging scroll of eight dark birds among reeds and bamboo on a brown silk ground, some perched and some in flight.

Eight mynah birds with bamboo and orchids

Painting of birds perched among white plum blossoms and bamboo beside a snowy gnarled tree trunk and rocks.

Birds, plum blossoms, and bamboo in winter

Ma Lin, 1500

Hanging scroll of two mandarin ducks resting on a mossy rock by water, with red seal stamps at lower right.

Mandarin ducks

Gold heron beside reeds and rocks on a blue-grey ground, with a seal stamp at the left edge.

Heron and reeds

Hanging scroll of plum blossoms on snowy branches, mandarin ducks and bamboo below, with calligraphy inscriptions across the

Birds and plum-blossoms in the snow

Ma Lin, 1640

Hanging scroll of geese, songbirds, blossoming branches and bamboo on brown silk, with calligraphy above.

Geese, other birds, flowers and bamboos

Emperor Huizong )

Hanging scroll of two ducks on rocks beside tall reeds, painted in fine brushwork on a golden silk ground.

Two ducks among reeds at the water's edge

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Ji

Hanging scroll of two mandarin ducks by water beneath blooming white peonies and a tree with birds on a blue ground.

Mandarin ducks and flowers

Xu Chongsi, 1700

Hanging scroll of two mandarin ducks on a rock beside flowering smartweed, with calligraphy and red seals on brown silk.

Mandarin ducks under smartweed

Painting of an eagle perched on a gnarled bare branch against a golden silk background with red seals.

An eagle on a branch

Emperor Huizong )

Etching of a row of old houses with steep roofs, a horse and cart, and figures walking along a curving street.

The Old Swan Brewery, Chelesa

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Etching of a riverside wharf with brick warehouses, moored boats and masted ships, with a seated boy in the foreground.

Eagle Wharf (Tyzac Whiteley and Co.)

James McNeill Whistler, 1850