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Fan-shaped Ming landscape painting with layered mountains, dark trees, a wooden bridge and a small pavilion on gold silk.

Landscape

Zhou Chen, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Persian miniature of a kneeling warrior attending a dying king among soldiers, with Persian calligraphy text above.

Alexander Comforts the Dying Darius, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370-1507), c.1480/90

Orange horned thunder god with a drum and dark swirling clouds above golden waves, Otsu-e style painting.

The God of Thunder and his Drum

School of Otsu-e, 18th century

Ink painting pair: fish swim beside a rock on the left, and among bamboo and reeds on the right, on beige paper.

Fish and Rock; Fish and Seaweed

Rinkyo, 1573-1615

Ink landscape scroll with a conical mountain, a thatched hut behind a fence, willows and pines, and handwritten inscriptions.

Planting Fragrant Fungus at the Tiaozhou'an

Chen Guan, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 1627 (?)

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a drooping willow tree.

Beauty Beneath a Willow Tree

Isoda Koryusai, Edo period, c. 1780

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a river, and a fisherman in a small boat.

Fishing Recluse by an Autumn Grove (秋林漁隱圖)

Sheng Mao, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century

Ink and colour painting of a blossoming branch with several bees in flight on a grey background.

Insects and Flowers

Ju Lian, dated 1865

Portrait of Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French

Daniel Saint, c. 1806

Miniature portrait of a man with grey hair, blue coat and white cravat, set in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Man

Charles de Chatillon, 1795-96

Ink handscroll of bamboo grove, a small hut and misty mountains, with calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Landscape with Bamboo

Song Ke, 1300s

Fan-shaped painting of white and yellow chrysanthemums on a pale ground with a deep blue upper area and dark branches.

Chrysanthemums by the Water

Sakai Hōitsu, 1761-1828

Oval miniature of a young woman in a burgundy gown playing a guitar, with powdered hair and a blue ribbon, late 1700s.

Portrait of a Woman with a Guitar, called Louise D'Aumont, Mazarin, Duchesse d'Aumont

Antoine Vestier, late 1700s

Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a dark patterned kimono holding a fan, with calligraphy above.

Beauty (Bijin)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1775-1849

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, gold necklaces, and a blue sash against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Charles Hénard, c. 1785

Painting on a folding fan of a gray squirrel on a branch beside purple grapes and green leaves.

Squirrel and Grapes

Sha Fu, dated 1894

Round miniature portrait of a smiling woman with dark curls and white headscarf, in a brown dress, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Woman in a Brown Dress

François Dumont, 1795

Hanging scroll of two men weighing books on a hanging scale beneath a pine tree, in ink on brown silk.

Weighing Books

Guo Xu, early 16th century

Monochrome ink landscape with bare trees, misty hills, a rocky bank and a small boat on water, with calligraphy at upper left

Landscapes

Zhang Feng, dated 1644

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf showing autumn flowers and grasses, mounted in blue brocade as a hanging scroll.

Moon over an Autumn Moor

Kano Yukinobu, 16th century

Ink painting on silk of a gibbon hanging from a leafy branch beside a rock, with reeds and water below.

Swinging Gibbon

Xia Gui, late 1100s-early 1200s

Ink and color painting of a seated robed scholar beside a jar, a book, and a dish of greens, with calligraphy at right.

Figures, flowers, and landscapes

Chen Hongshou, one leaf dated 1627

Ink landscape handscroll with rocky cliffs, pine trees, and two small figures walking a path beside a stream.

Joint Landscape

Shen Zhou, ca. 1509 and 1546

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and white dress, holding a small portrait pendant.

Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Miniature

Thomas Hazlehurst, c. 1780

Ink painting on silk of a weeping willow, bamboo, and a rock with grasses, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Bamboo, old tree, and rock

Wu Zhen, dated 1338

Hanging scroll of a woman in a kimono on a snowy veranda beside snow-covered trees and a bare plum branch.

Beauty (Bijin) in the Snow

Shiba Kôkan, c. 1775-1818

Hanging scroll of rugged mountains, pine trees, a waterfall and a small pavilion with travelers in ink on silk.

Traveling through Snow-Covered Mountains

Yao Yanqing, 1300

Oval miniature portrait of a white-haired man in a navy coat and white cravat, set in an ornate gilded frame.

Portrait of Antoine Roy

Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin, 1820

Hanging scroll landscape with a pavilion and figures among trees, misty mountains, a stream, and calligraphic inscription at

Living Aloft

Wen Zhengming, 1543

Ink painting of a kingfisher on a bare branch beside a rock and grasses, in muted grey tones on a hanging scroll.

Kingfisher Perched above a Stream

Kenkō Shōkei, late 1400s

Hanging scroll of a rocky mountain with pines beside a misty lake, with calligraphic inscription at upper left.

Rocky Landscape with Pines

Zhang Xun, before 1346

Ink line drawing on a handscroll showing three robed luohan figures on pale paper, with red seals at the right edge.

The Eighteen Luohans

Ding Yunpeng, 19th century?; spurious date of 1607