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National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)

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

Birds flying over waves

Hanging scroll of a bearded immortal in robes with flowers in his headdress, holding a herb or fungus.

An immortal gathering herbs and fungus

Meng Xian, 1600

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

Hanging scroll of three grey geese beneath a willow and blossoming plum tree, with small birds and red camellias.

A group of geese under snow-covered willow and blossoming trees

Ma Lin, 1700

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 a white spoonbill wading among reeds and water grass, painted in muted ink and wash.

A spoonbill and water-grass

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a pavilion, willow trees, and a boat on a river in ink on silk.

Landscape with farm buildings and figures

Hanging scroll of misty mountains and pine trees in dark ink on silk, with calligraphy mounted above.

Landscape: mountains, stream, and pine-trees

Painting of a water buffalo and calf on a grassy slope beside bamboo and a gnarled tree, on golden silk.

Water buffalo and calf

Vertical Chinese landscape scroll with mountains, golden clouds, red sky, and blue-roofed palace pavilions among pine trees.

Palace ladies watching the sunset

Panoramic painting of a wooden bridge over a river with boats, crowds in kimono, and a city of rooftops beyond.

Ryogoku Bridge

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1800

Hanging scroll of Fudo Myoo with a sword, rope and red flames, flanked by two small attendant figures on cream paper.

Fudo-myo-o

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of twisted pines, a wooden pavilion, two robed scholars and misty mountains in brown ink tones.

An afternoon visit near tall pines

Hong Zifan, 1500

Handscroll painting of misty mountains, a pagoda, temple halls, pines, a full moon, and a torii gate by water.

Eight Views of Omi Province

Kano Tan'yu, 1670

Ink painting on silk of two hawks perched on a withered, twisting bough against a brown background.

Two hawks on a withered bough

Li You, 1500

Hanging scroll of a herb gatherer with a basket beside a waterfall, twisted pine and misty mountains.

Herb gatherer

Traditionally attributed to Li Cheng

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

Mandarin ducks

Ink painting of two robed luohan figures, one riding a fierce beast, moving through a misty forest of pine trees and rocks.

Luohans Moving Through Forests and Sea

Hanging scroll of a traveler in a dark robe with a bundle and staff walking beside a tall tree on pale ground.

Traveler beside a Tree

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of a kneeling woman in a patterned kimono beside a red writing table, with calligraphy text on the left.

A prostitute sitting beside a writing table

Kitao Masayoshi, 1800

Ink and wash hanging scroll of tall hollyhocks with pale blossoms, buds, and shaded leaves, signed with a red seal.

Hollyhocks

Painting of a dark horse with white bridle, watched by two men in red and blue robes against an ochre background.

Evaluating a horse

Hanging scroll of a woman holding a baby while a young girl kneels and blows a bubble on a gold background.

Woman, a baby and a young girl

Katsukawa Shunshō

Hanging scroll of a seated luohan with a staff, attended by a kneeling figure beneath a pine branch on a brown ground.

Lohan seated; an attendant kneeling before him

Lu Tanwei, 1640

Chinese hanging scroll of a river landscape with a pavilion, willow and pine trees, distant mountains, and small figures.

River landscape: a man in a pavilion under large trees

Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain, bare trees, a pavilion and a small boat on a misty river in brown ink.

Mountains and streams after clearing snow, in the style of Guo Xi

Hu Shunchen, 1400

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

Ink sketch of a seated boy with tousled hair playing a flute beside a large chevron-patterned woven basket.

Boy Playing Flute

Katsushika Hokusai

Misty river scene with pine trees on the far bank and a small boat with figures under umbrellas in the foreground.

River landscape and temple in the rain

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Painting of a seated woman in a red kimono on a veranda beside a willow tree and garden stream.

Garden; interior and seated girl

Furuyama Moroshige