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National Museum of Asian Art (Freer|Sackler)

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

Bringing a lute to an immortal's pavilion 攜琴仙觀圖

Hanging scroll painting of a loquat branch with white fruit and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals above.

A branch of loquats

Hanging scroll painting of a standing courtesan in a patterned black and red kimono with decorative hair combs.

A courtesan standing

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink painting of pine-covered mountain cliffs, travelers with a donkey on a path, and a winding stream on silk.

Travelers in snowy mountains 雪山行旅圖

Liang Kai, 1100

Hanging scroll landscape with pine trees, blossoming trees, a wooden bridge, and small walking figures on hillside paths.

Summer landscape

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Fan painting of a young woman in a kimono holding a battledore, with ink swallows flying across the fan surface.

A girl with a battledore

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

Geese, other birds, flowers and bamboos

Emperor Huizong )

Ink sketches on beige paper showing a tiger, a woman's face, a flute player, striding legs and a running horse.

Miscellaneous studies

Katsushika Hokusai

Gold-ground fan painting of a boatman poling a boat with two seated figures across a river, with hills behind.

Narihira crossing the Sumida river

Hanging scroll painting of a flowering plant with white blossoms, green leaves and grass on a pale silk ground.

Aibika (part of a set, F1904.379-381)

Kanō Tsunenobu

Ink painting of three figures warming a pot over a fire of red maple leaves beside a leafy branch.

Three gardeners of the Emperor Takakura heating sake over a fire of maple leaves

Kikuchi Yōsai, 1800

Hanging scroll with an ink sketch of the monk Bodhidharma in flowing robes, small figure on a large pale field.

Bodhidharma

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a dragon-patterned kimono standing beside a clothes rack with a gold-embroidered robe.

A courtesan standing near a clothes rack

Hishikawa Sori, 1800

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 a standing woman in flowing robes and coiled hair, painted in ink on brown silk with a yellow brocade borde

The standing figure of a woman

Spurious signature of Yuan Qian, 1700

Hanging scroll of a standing man in a red robe holding a gnarled staff, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Standing man in a red coat

Hanging scroll of a craggy mountain over a river valley with bare trees, small boats, and riverside buildings in brown ink.

Snowscape after Guo Xi 《仿郭熙雪景圖》

Li Yin, 1700

Hanging scroll of misty mountains over a gorge with a bridge, buildings, travelers, and calligraphy above.

Mountain landscape; a gorge, farm-buildings, a bridge, and several travelers

Hanging scroll of a winter landscape with misty mountains, bare trees, and travelers crossing a river by boat.

Winter landscape: travelers at a ferry

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

Hanging scroll of snowy misty mountains, a waterfall, and a small hamlet with bare trees in the foreground.

Mountain Hamlet after Snow 《山莊雪霽圖》

Chinese hanging scroll portrait of a seated man in a brown robe with a standing attendant, a bamboo plant and incense burner

Portrait of a man and his servant

Handscroll of palace ladies on a pavilion above a lotus pond, with willows, attendants on a staircase, and rocks.

Palace ladies by a lotus pond

Hanging scroll landscape with a tall rocky mountain, misty hills, and autumn trees with small figures on rocks at lower right

Parting from a friend under autumn trees

Gu Fuzhen, 1600

Hanging scroll of a mountain landscape with a pavilion, figures at a table, flowering plum trees and bamboo.

The hall of precious paintings 寶繪堂圖

Hanging scroll of layered cliffs above misty hills, with bare trees, a small pavilion, and a calligraphy inscription at upper

Landscape: a lake, cliffs, and trees

Hanging scroll of misty mountains and bare trees, with a small covered boat with two figures on a river.

Visiting a friend by boat

Zhong Wenxiu, 1700

Ink landscape scroll with a rocky mountain, small village huts, bare trees, and calligraphy with red seals.

Quiet mountain village and trees

Hanging scroll of a plum tree in blossom, with a seated woman and a standing man beneath it on a rocky ground.

Man and woman enjoying plum blossoms