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Seated bodhisattva holding a vajra staff on a lotus throne, with a smaller vajra and inscriptions below, in ink and color.

Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”

Takuma Tametō, 12th century

Hanging scroll of a small wagtail perched on a rock beside a bare branch, with ink calligraphy in the upper right.

Wagtail on a Rock

Taikyo Genju, mid-14th century

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of orchids, bamboo and rocks, with calligraphy and a red seal at upper left.

Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks

Tesshū Tokusai, mid-14th century

Ink painting of a robed scholar riding a donkey past misty mountains and pine trees, in a blue brocade hanging scroll.

Su Shi Riding a Donkey

Bokudō Sojun, early 15th century

Ink painting on a fan-shaped gold ground showing a herd boy riding an ox past a mountain and pine trees.

Herd Boy with Ox

Kano Masanobu, late 15th century

Hanging scroll of a musk cat beside camellias, with a small bird on a willow branch above, on a muted ground.

Musk Cat

Uto Gyoshi, mid- to late 16th century

Hanging scroll of a misty ink landscape with a rock outcrop, a tree on a bank, and a figure on a small bridge.

Splashed-Ink Landscape

Bokushō Shūshō, early 16th century

Ink landscape of rocky cliffs topped with pavilions and pines, with small boats on misty water below.

Landscape with Rocky Precipice

Sesson Shūkei, 16th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll of a musician playing qin beneath a pine on a cliff while two listeners sit nearby.

Bo Ya Plays the Qin as Zhong Ziqi Listens

Kano Motonobu, 1530s

Hanging scroll of two pheasants on rocks by water, beneath a flowering tree with green leaves and pale blossoms.

Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Shōei, probably 1560s

Ink painting of a robed man on a donkey with a staff and gourd, before a pale mountain, with calligraphy above.

Zheng Huangniu and Yushanzhu

Kanō Naizen, early 17th century

Six-panel ink landscape screen with rocky peaks, pine trees, a lakeside village, boats, and flying birds.

Landscape of the Four Seasons

Unkoku Tōgan, late 16th-early 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with clouds, boats, dancers in costume, blossoming trees and palace pavilions with robed figures.

“Butterflies” (Kochō), from the Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 16th-early 17th century

Ming dynasty hanging scroll of misty mountains over a river, with a boat, willows and pavilions along the shore.

Pulling Oars under Clearing Autumn Skies 晴秋涉櫂圖

Lu Zhi, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); c. 1545

Painting of Heian courtiers in layered robes seated in a palace pavilion, with gold clouds, pine screens and a pond.

“A Lovely Garland” (Tamakazura), from The Tale of Genji

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, early 17th century

Hanging scroll with two columns of Japanese calligraphy beside pale ink-washed clouds and bare branches, framed by a floral b

Two Poems from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

Hon'ami Koetsu, ca. 1615-20

Six-panel screen of figures sheltering from rain beside tiled wooden buildings, with umbrellas, willow and pine trees.

Taking Shelter from the Rain

Hanabusa Itchō, after 1709

Pair of hanging scrolls with fish in flowing water, a maple branch with autumn leaves, and pink flowers on a rock.

Fish in Summer and Autumn

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1785

Pair of hanging scrolls: a woman beside peonies and a woman seated on a rock with orchids and writing implements.

Yanji with Orchids and Yang Guifei with Peonies

Gen Ki, 1785

Six-panel screen of pine-covered hills with three figures carrying bundles along a rocky path.

Woodcutters and Fishermen

Matsumura Goshun, ca. 1790-95

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on gnarled branches beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and red seals at right.

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

Itō Jakuchū, 1755

Hanging scroll of two white cranes with black wing tips standing in snow beside reeds against a grey ground.

Two Cranes

Itō Jakuchū, 1795

Hanging scroll of lions on a stone arch above a waterfall and misty mountains, with calligraphy at upper left.

Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai

Soga Shōhaku, 1779

Pair of vertical scrolls: left shows autumn flowers and irises, right shows a plum branch with white blossoms on brown ground

Flowers of Spring and Autumn

Ogata Kōrin, shortly after 1701

Ink drawing of the laughing deity Hotei with a large sack, signed with calligraphy and a red seal, mounted as a hanging scrol

Hotei

Ogata Kōrin, after 1704

Six-panel gold and silver screen with white cherry blossoms and a dark tree trunk at center.

Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu, ca. 1805

Hanging scroll of irises in white, purple and pink with green leaves and a pale moth hovering above.

Irises and Moth

Suzuki Kiitsu, ca. 1850

Two-panel folding screen with ink-wash cypress trees on the left and a sparse, misty open field on the right.

Cypresses

Ikeda Koson, mid-19th century

Rider on a grey horse crosses blue river with two attendants, yellow flowers and misty hills in the background.

Six Jewel Rivers

Sakai Ōho, ca. 1839

Painting of a seated woman in a blue floral kimono holding an unrolled paper, mounted as a hanging scroll with brocade border

Courtesan Writing a Letter

Kaigetsudō Doshin, ca. 1715