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Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with small white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left on a grey ground.

Plum Branch

Yi Yu-won, dated 1888

Two Horses

Unkoku Tōetsu, late 17th century

Hanging scroll of a rooster and hen on a branch beside a grapevine with dark grapes, on a brown ground.

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine

Itō Jakuchū, 1792

Ink handscroll of two pine trees on rocks beside calm water, with distant hills, a small boat, and inscription columns at lef

Twin Pines, Level Distance

Zhao Mengfu, ca. 1310

Ink line drawing of a robed woman standing on rippling water beside a small boat, with a calligraphy page opposite.

Nine Songs

Zhao Mengfu, 14th-15th century

Ink handscroll showing a dragon boat with rowers beside ornate lakeside pavilions and tiled roofs, with red seals at the top

Dragon Boat Regatta on Jinming Lake

Wang Zhenpeng, 14th century (?)

Ink painting of the monk Bodhidharma in flowing robes crossing water on a reed, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed

Li Yaofu, before 1317

Handscroll painting of a snowy landscape with bare trees, a rustic riverside house, a footbridge, and misty hills.

Snowy landscape with rustic riverside retreat

Liu Songnian, ca. late 12th century

Hanging scroll of ink trees on a rocky bank with a seated figure, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Recluse Fishing by Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1350

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees on rocks, distant mountains above, and vertical calligraphy with red seals.

Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank

Ni Zan, 1363

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees and a distant pavilion, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Spring Clouds at the Pine Studio

Zhang Yu, dated 1366

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Hanging scroll of a snowy landscape with tall pine trees, rocks, a seated figure in red, and distant misty mountains.

Landscape after a poem by Wang Wei

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall pines, rocks, a waterfall, and fishermen in a small boat by the shore.

Returning Fishermen

Tang Di, dated 1342

Ink painting of a dark mynah bird on a rock beside bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals, on a hanging scroll.

Mynah Bird and Bamboo

Zhao Yong, dated 1349

Ink landscape handscroll of a fisherman in a small boat beside willows and bamboo, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

Fisherman

Wu Zhen, ca. 1350

Ink line drawing of a standing bodhisattva in flowing robes holding a staff, on a hanging scroll with calligraphic inscriptio

Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother

Chen Hongshou, dated 1620

Ink drawing of a multi-storey pavilion with tiled roofs and pines beside misty mountains, with a calligraphy inscription and

The Yellow Pavilion

Xia Yong, ca. 1350

Chinese album leaf: pine trees and rocks in the foreground, misty mountains and a lake beyond, with calligraphy and red seals

Landscapes and poems

Dong Qichang, early 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with craggy mountains, a pine tree, a pavilion by a stream, and an inscription at upper right.

Lofty Scholar among Streams and Mountains, in the manner of Juran

Wang Jian, late 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of mountains, a river village, travelers on a bridge, and sailboats in misty distance.

Travelers among Streams and Mountains

Wu Li, probably 1670s

Ink painting of two dark rocks with small fish swimming between them, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale scroll.

Fish and rocks

Bada Shanren, dated 1699

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of hibiscus, lotus and a rock, with calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Hibiscus, Lotus, and Rock

Shitao, ca. 1705-7

Ink painting of a fisherman in a small boat beneath willow and bare trees, with distant mountains and birds in misty light.

Recluse Fisherman, Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1349

Round ink painting on silk of a fisherman by a river beneath willows and misty mountains, with calligraphy label.

Angling in the Autumn River

Sheng Zhu, ca. 1370

Hanging scroll of a seated woman in black kimono playing shamisen, with a pine tree and boats on a river behind her.

Female Entertainer with Shamisen

Teisai Hokuba, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty craggy mountains, a cliff pavilion, pines, a stone bridge, and calligraphy with red s

Spring Dawn over the Elixir Terrace

Lu Guang, ca. 1369

Ink landscape hanging scroll with pine-covered cliffs, drifting clouds, a thatched pavilion by the water, and a pale moon.

Landscape

Maejima Sōyū, 16th century

Ink painting of a seated monk beside a pine tree while a bearded scholar kneels opposite him, under pine branches.

Zen Encounter (Niaoke Daolin and Bai Juyi)

Kenkō Shōkei, 16th century

Pen and grey wash sketch of two women seated on a stepped structure among trees, with leaping deer and armed figures below.

Two Ladies Converse at a Step-Well (Baoli) in a Walled Garden

Unknown artist, 18th century