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Painting of Rama and Lakshmana seated on a hill surrounded by monkeys while Hanuman presents herbs, with a fortress on a clif

Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Nainsukh, ca. 1790

Portrait of Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485-1540)

Attributed to Hans Holbein, the younger, After 1537

Line drawing of a palace courtyard with arched pavilions, a couple embracing, seated women attending a figure, and ducks by a

The Marital Bliss of Nala and Damayanti: Folio from a Nala-Damayanti Series

Ranjha, ca. 1800-10

Painting of a white palace with courtiers watching dancers on a checkered courtyard, with a garden and pool beside it.

Maharana Ari Singh with His Courtiers Being Entertained at the Jagniwas Water Palace

Bhima, dated 1767

Miniature painting of a bearded man with folded hands before blue-skinned Krishna and Radha seated on a gilded throne under a

Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha

Nainsukh, ca. 1745-50

Painting of two seated men under a leafy tree, attended by courtiers in white, with horsemen and retainers below.

Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy

A Master of the Mandi atelier, ca. 1700-10

Painting of a prince with a jeweled turban and sword, flanked by four attendants in white robes against a blue sky.

Prince with Four Attendants

Sri Prathi Singh of Ratlam, late 18th-early 19th century

Painted miniature of a royal hunting party on horseback with white cranes flying over hills, river, fields, and seated courti

Maharana Jagat Singh Hawks for Cranes

Shiva and Dayal, dated 1744

Hanging scroll with three mice beside a wooden stand bearing a gold Daikoku figure, with red seals and black calligraphy.

Image of Daikoku and the Artist's Seals

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1754-1799

Two seated men converse on a terrace above a river, with a walled city and trees under a dusky sky.

Prince Padam Singh of Bikaner with His Bard Gordhar on a Terrace at Night

Bhavani Das, ca. 1725

Sketch of a tiger with open jaws among bare and leafy trees, with faint underdrawing and red inscriptions on paper.

Study for a Tiger Hunt

Sheikh Taju, 1780

Ink painting of two eagles perched on rocks beneath bare branches, on a pale hanging scroll.

Two eagles

Bada Shanren, dated 1702

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a waterfall, trees, and a small boat with figures by a riverbank.

Riverbank

Ink drawing of two robed men walking past a tall tree and mountains, one carrying a basket and tool, with Chinese text at rig

Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao Entering the Tiantai Mountains

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo with dark tapering leaves on brown silk, with calligraphy and red seals at left.

Bamboo copied after Wen Tong

Ke Jiusi, dated 1343

Hanging scroll of a misty mountain landscape with cliffs, pines, a waterfall, and a pavilion with small figures.

Simple Retreat

Wang Meng, ca. 1370

Hanging scroll of mandarin ducks beside pink hibiscus and chrysanthemums at a rock, with birds in blossoming branches above.

Mandarin ducks and cotton rose hibiscus

Lü Ji, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a seated emperor before a landscape screen, with kneeling officials, pine trees and peonies in a garden.

Remonstrating with the emperor

Liu Jun, late 15th-early 16th century

Hanging scroll of a robed man asleep beneath a gnarled tree with drooping branches, with a gourd and shoes nearby.

Drunken recluse beneath an old tree

Chen Zihe, early 16th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, pines and small pavilions, with a figure on a path and calligraphy at upper l

Wooded Mountains at Dusk

Kuncan, dated 1666

Hanging scroll of a robed scholar walking beneath pine trees before blue-green mountains on a gold ground.

Scholar-recluse in blue-green landscape

Chen Hongshou, 1633

Ink landscape screen with a waterfall, misty mountains, pine trees, a pavilion, and a small figure on a path.

Chinese Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall

Soga Shōhaku, late18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono, one holding a lantern, with calligraphy above, by Utagawa Toyokuni I.

Woman and Attendant

Utagawa Toyokuni, ca. 1795

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a willow tree, with calligraphy above.

Woman under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century

Painted equestrian portrait of a bearded rider on a dappled grey horse with black mane, holding a spear, on paper.

Equestrian Portrait of a Noble

Bakhta, ca. 1775

Six-panel gold screen with ink landscape of willow trees, rocks, geese in flight and robed figures by a thatched pavilion.

Landscapes with Chinese Figures

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1795-99

Ink painting of a figure in a bamboo hat in a small boat on misty water, with calligraphy and red seals on a hanging scroll.

Su Shi (Dongpo) in a Bamboo Hat and Clogs

Zuigan Ryūsei, before 1460

Six-panel screen of a misty lake with pine-covered cliffs, a thatched pavilion, small boats, and distant mountains in ink.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Kano Chōkichi, 16th century

Gold-leaf screen with green hills, gold clouds, a palanquin procession, mounted riders and a boat on a river.

“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, mid-16th-early 17th century

Hanging scroll of a dark carp leaping up a pale waterfall beside a blue panel with gold foliage patterns.

A Carp Ascending a Waterfall

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century