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National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)

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Ink sketch of a man sleeping face-down on tan paper, one arm stretched forward and his robe loosely draped.

Sleeping Man

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of a mottled brown hawk with orange eyes perched on a leafless branch against a brown silk background.

Hawk on a leafless branch

Li You, 1200

Ink painting of geese flying past a pale full moon, with reeds in the lower right corner.

Geese, moon and water-plants

Kanō Tsunenobu, 1700

Hanging scroll of a bearded seated figure in red robes atop three crouching demon-like creatures on a brown ground.

Sakyamuni seated upon three demon-like creatures

Ink painting of a laughing hermit in a shaggy cloak with a three-legged toad on his head and a bamboo staff.

Gama Sennin (Chinese Hou Xiansheng) and his three-legged toad

Ink painting of a dragon with clawed feet curling through dark swirling clouds, with calligraphy and a red seal at lower left

Dragon and clouds

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of a snowy mountain landscape with a pine tree and two figures in a small boat on a misty river.

Boating on a snowy river

Six-panel gold screen with a gnarled plum tree in white blossom, pink camellias, a bamboo fence and a flying bird.

Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden Landscape

Watercolor of a curving beach with small figures, blue sea on the right, and a pink building with a tower on the left.

St. Ives: Cornwall

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Hanging scroll with a fan-shaped painting of a flying cuckoo beside columns of black ink calligraphy.

Flying Cuckoo

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Ink and color painting of a red-robed horseman leading a dappled horse past a twisted tree on a rocky hillside.

Landscape: a dappled horse and a horseman

Painting of broad bean plants with white flowers, green leaves, and butterflies on a golden silk background.

Broad bean flowers and butterflies

Ma Lin, 1500

Goose

Katsushika Hokusai

Six-panel screen with gold sky, stylized waves, and green and rust rocky islands topped with pine trees.

Waves at Matsushima 松島図屏風

Tawaraya Sotatsu

Handscroll painting of a dark horse with saddle led by a man in red robe, with calligraphy column on the right.

Horse and groom

Back view of a man in a blue robe and yellow trousers holding a cloth and carrying a broom at his waist.

Man with broom and cloth

Katsushika Hokusai

Pale dragon with horns and claws among dark swirling clouds on a brown silk ground, with waves at lower left.

Dragon among clouds

Traditionally attributed to Chen Rong, 1640

Painting of three seated rulers under a red canopy on gold thrones, with three standing attendants and birds in the sky.

Ancestral group of Mughal rulers

Hanging scroll of a long scaled dragon descending through dark clouds, mounted in gold-flecked silk brocade.

Descending dragon

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink painting of a bearded rider on a dark horse beside a servant and a willow tree on a brown silk ground.

Mounted traveler and servant bearing a zither

Gold-ground screen with herons among reeds, a flying crane, and a gnarled willow tree with red blossoms.

Herons and Old WIllow

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a standing figure in a grey robe and patterned kimono, holding a pink fan.

Young man

Katsushika Hokusai

Muted watercolor of a Dutch canal at dusk with dark buildings, red shutters, church spires and reflections in water.

Nocturne: Black and Red-Back Canal, Holland

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Seated Guanyin in blue and green robes holds a willow branch, with red ribbons and a jeweled crown on a brown ground.

Willow-branch Guanyin

He Liu daizhao, 1600

Ink line drawing of a seated woman in a kimono holding a cat against her shoulder, on pale paper.

Lady Holding a Cat

Katsushika Hokusai, 1810

Painting of a dancing figure in patterned blue trousers and brown robe holding a fan, beside a tree and red pillar on gold.

Popular Deities, Sages, and Immortals

Hanabusa Itchō

Hanging scroll of bamboo with slender branches and green leaves arching across a pale background, with a red seal at lower ri

Bamboo stems with branches and foliage

Kishi Ganku, 1800

Hanging scroll of a seated courtier in a green patterned robe and black hat, with a red sword hilt, on a pale ground.

Six Immortals of Poetry: Fun'ya no Yasuhide

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Handscroll landscape with blue-green mountains, pine trees, and small travelers on horseback crossing footbridges under golde

Travelers on the road to Shu

Watercolor of a woman in a pink blouse shelling peas while seated in a doorway with garden foliage behind her.

Pink Note-Shelling Peas

James McNeill Whistler, 1880