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123,299 works

Hanging scroll of two women and a child in a snowy veranda, one painting a white rabbit's eyes held on a tray.

Painting the Eyes on a Snow Rabbit

Isoda Koryusai, ca. 1780

Hanging scroll of three women in kimono viewing cherry blossoms by a lake with swimming white birds.

Three Beauties Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th-19th century

Six-panel screen of misty mountains, bare trees and a pavilion over gold leaf, with a pale moon at left.

Scenes from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Unkoku Tōeki, 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, temple buildings and small seated figures in the foreground.

Shōrinji Temple

Okada Beisanjin, 1817

Ink landscape of misty mountains, willow trees and a thatched pavilion by a river, with calligraphy and red seals.

View of the Kamo River from Sanbogi at Dawn

Oda Kaisen, 1829

Ink painting of water buffalo and herdsmen wading beside a drooping willow tree in misty shallow water.

Buffalo and Herdsman

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Hanging scroll of a seated bald monk in a floral robe holding a whisk, before a rocky peak and pale halo.

Rakan

Keinin Sumiyoshi, 15th century

Hanging scroll of a standing robed figure holding a gold incense burner, with gilded shoes against a dark background.

Prince Shōtoku at Age Sixteen

Toba Sōjō, 14th century

Ink landscape of bare trees, rocks and a small thatched pavilion by water, with calligraphy and seals above.

Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove

Ni Zan, dated 1339

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a rocky mountain above, a grove of tall trees below, and calligraphy and red seals.

Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu

Ni Zan, dated 1372

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a large pine, a seated scholar, distant mountains, and calligraphy with red seals.

Red Cliffs and Green Valleys

Wang Meng, ca. 1367

Ink painting hanging scroll of sparrows among millet stalks, reeds and chrysanthemums, with a red seal at lower right.

Millet and Sparrows

Geiai, mid-16th century

Six-panel screen with birds, lilies, peonies and plum blossoms in oval panels on gold leaf, with calligraphy above.

Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months with Chinese Calligraphy

Kano School, 16th century; sheets of poetry, one dated 1553

Ink drawing of seated Hotei with hands clasped, gazing up at a full moon in a pale sky, on a hanging scroll.

Hotei Admiring the Moon

Ikei Shūtoku, probably 19th century

Ink painting of two seated men talking on rocks under a pine, with an attendant holding a vessel, in a brocade-mounted hangin

Elegant Conversation in Mountains

Tenshō Shūbun, 17th century

Pair of hanging scroll ink landscapes showing misty mountains, a waterfall, pine trees, and a lake.

Landscapes of Autumn and Winter

Tenshō Shūbun, 17th century

Ink wash hanging scroll of misty mountains, trees, flying birds and a small boat, with calligraphy at left.

Rainy Landscape

Sōami, 17th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a pavilion, twisting pine, misty mountains and small figures on a path.

Pavilion on Mountain Stream

Sesshū Tōyō, 17th century

Ink handscroll of misty jagged mountains above a river with trees along the bank and red seals at top.

Cloudy Mountains

Fang Congyi, ca. 1360-70

Six-panel folding screen with hawks tethered to wooden perches by colored cords against a gold background.

Tethered Hawks

Soga Chokuan, probably 19th century

Hanging scroll of red poppies, yellow daisies, butterflies and a dragonfly against a brown silk ground.

Flowers

Lü Jingfu, 14th century

Ink painting of a twisted pine tree rising from rocks, with needles spreading across the upper scroll and red seals.

Dragon pine

Wu Boli, late 14th-early 15th century

Hanging scroll of narcissus, reeds, a crab, frogs and fish beneath the water on a muted silk ground.

Flowers, fish, and crabs

Liu Jie, mid-16th century

Hanging scroll of plum blossoms on snow-dusted dark branches arching across a muted brown silk background.

The Pure Whiteness of Winter

Xu Jing, dated 1441

Ink landscape handscroll with three seated scholars among pine and willow trees beside distant misty hills.

Drinking and Composing Poetry

Yao Shou, dated 1485

Sun Dance scene with a central pole, dancers under an arbor, mounted riders, and horses drawn in pencil and color on cream pa

Sun Dance Scene

Painter unknown, c. 1885

Handscroll detail of green leaves and pink and lavender blossoms with black calligraphy and red seals.

Flowers of the Four Seasons

Hanging scroll of a hunting hawk perched on a wooden perch with a blue leash and braided tassel, gold brocade border.

Hunting Hawk on Perch

Soga Chokuan, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a misty river with mountains, a hillside pavilion, and two small boats.

River Landscape in Evening

Kano Motonobu, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, clouds, and a small thatched pavilion beneath trees.

Scholar in Landscape

After Gao Kegong, 1248-1310, or later, Yuan dynasty (1280-1368), 14th century or later