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125,534 works

Fan-shaped watercolor of a pink peony and green leaves with black calligraphy and red seals on gold ground.

Peony

Zhao Zhiqian, dated 1862

Ink painting of the smiling, round-bellied figure Hotei standing beneath a pine branch, with a rock at right.

Hotei

Kichizan Minchō, late 1300s-early 1400s

Ink hanging scroll of a hooded bearded figure beneath vertical calligraphy, with misty mountains and a red seal.

Portrait of Daruma

Takuan Boô, 16th century-17th century

Hanging scroll of misty ink mountains, tall pines, a lakeside pavilion and a distant pagoda with a gold brocade border.

Water Pavilion by Twin Pines

Guo Xi, Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century

Hanging scroll of a misty landscape with a red torii gate, dark trees and a distant mountain in ink and pale color.

Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

Sukoku Ko, late 18th century

Fan painting of white silkworms feeding on green mulberry leaves, with three moths at the left and red seals.

Silkworm

Ju Chao, dated 1859

Hanging scroll of a woman in patterned robes beside a red maple tree and wooden buckets, with waves at her feet.

The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's Coat

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period, c. 1800

Hanging scroll of a woman in a tan robe beside a red railing, with misty mountains and a waterfall behind her.

Yang Guifei

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1789-92

Ink painting of two scholars playing a board game under a large tree beside a rocky cliff, with plum branches at right.

Landscape with Daoist Immortals Playing Weiqi

Dai Jin, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 15th-16th century

Hanging scroll of a young woman in a patterned kimono playing battledore and shuttlecock beneath slender trees.

Girl Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

Torii Kiyomasu II, 18th century

Hanging scroll of three women in kimono chatting on a wooden veranda beside a small tree and hanging lantern.

Three Beauties Chatting by a Veranda

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1792

Dark painting of a stormy sea with small boats tossed by waves beneath diagonal bands of pale light and rocky cliffs.

Tempest

Utagawa Kunitoshi, Late 19th century

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor in red costume with stage makeup, kneeling with a sword, inscriptions above.

Portrait of Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamakura no Gongorô

Furuyama Moromasa, 1736

Hanging scroll of a saddled deer in water beneath a large golden sun, with a red torii gate, willows and pines.

Kasuga Deer Mandala

Mandara Shika, 15th century

Hanging scroll of a standing figure in a patterned kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy on a brown background.

Samurai

Isawa Matabei, 17th century

Hanging scroll painting of a standing courtesan in a red kimono with blossoming branches and an ornate blue and gold obi.

High Ranking Courtesan

Mihata Jôryû, c. 1830/43

Hanging scroll of a grapevine with dark lobed leaves and pale green grape clusters climbing a diagonal trellis.

Grapevines

Sakai Ōho, n.d.

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a blue floral kimono with red lining, holding a fan-like cloth, on pale paper.

Standing Beauty in Blue Kimono

Kaigetsudo Doshu, c. 1711-16

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a blue kimono adjusting a hairpin, on a tan background.

Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin

Chobunsai Eishi, Edo period, 1798

Hanging scroll of a squirrel on a branch among grapevines with clusters of grapes and red seals, ink on silk.

Squirrel and Grapes

Shen Yongling, 1694 清朝

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a blue patterned kimono holding a fan, against a gold ground with brocade mount.

Male Figure

Miyagawa Chôshun, Edo period (1610-1868)

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a dark patterned kimono with two attendants in floral robes, with calligraphy above.

Courtesan and two attendants

Kawamata Tsunemasa, about 1723

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a floral green kimono with two attendants, one holding a vessel, beside calligraphy.

Courtesan and Two Attendants

Torii Kiyonobu I, About 1705

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a patterned black kimono beside a blossoming cherry branch on a pale ground.

Courtesan and Cherry Branch

Toriyama Sekien, 1786

Hanging scroll painting of a courtesan in a blue kimono reading a long letter, with gold hairpins and peonies.

A Courtesan Reading a Letter

Chobunsai Eishi, 1820/25

Ink painting of an elderly bearded priest gazing upward beside a steaming tea kettle, on a grey wash background.

Old priest and tea kettle

Gyokudô, no date

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red and black kimono with a blue obi on a stone path beside a tree, Edo period.

Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine

Utagawa Toyohiro, Edo period, Bunka era c. 1804/18

Ink painting of a crow perched on a broken tree stump beside bare branches, with a red seal in the upper right corner.

Crow on a Tree

Kano Yukenobu, Late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a white patterned kimono on a wooden bench, with misty mountains behind her.

Seated Beauty

Rifû, c. 1730

Hanging scroll of a woman in a dark kimono gazing up on a riverbank with bamboo and an umbrella.

Girl on River Bank

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/95

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red and white kimono holding a red maple branch against a gold background.

Dancer with a Maple Branch

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1780-90

Hanging scroll of a kabuki actor crouched and gripping a pole, with calligraphy and red seals above.

The Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô II (1689-1758)

Katsukawa Shunshō, 1788 (inscription 1829)