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123,336 works

Ink painting of a crowded gathering of men on the floor, many painting or writing calligraphy, framed by hanging scroll paint

Painting Party

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1880

Painting of a harbour town under a low glowing sun, with sailing ships, snowy mountains and figures on the shore.

From Hammerfest 1851

Peder Balke, 1851

Woman in patterned kimono standing before a painted screen showing a moon, clouds and plants.

Beauty Before a Screen

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Moonlit sea with a rowing boat of three figures, snowy cliffs behind, and sailing ships under a cloudy night sky.

Nordkapp (North Cape)

Peder Balke, 1840

Misty seascape with dark rocks in the foreground, a sailboat, distant steamship, pale cliffs and white clouds under blue sky.

Nordkapp

Peder Balke, 1870

Oil painting of a sawmill beside a foaming waterfall, surrounded by forested hills and boulders in a river.

Landskap med sag og fossestryk

Peder Balke, 1840

Misty mountain landscape with a pale lake, grassy shore and layered peaks under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Peder Balke, 1870

Hanging scroll of playful brown demons playing music, climbing a ladder, and flying among clouds, with an umbrella at left.

Playful Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Ink and colour wash painting of seven round-faced women in kimono gathered around a long paper scroll with brushes.

Seven Otafukus

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Seated Buddha with clasped hands beside a shaggy fanged beast, flames and a pale moon behind them on rocky ground.

Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Gōma-zu)

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1888

Ink painting of two mice on and in a melon, with a bird flying past white hibiscus flowers and grasses.

Mice in a Melon

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1887

Two rabbits on a rock beneath berry branches, one holding a small dead rodent in its paws, in grey ink and colour.

Rabbits

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1887

Ink and colour painting of a seated white-robed Guanyin beneath willows, with a gilded vessel and carp in water below.

白衣観音図

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1887

Ink scroll painting of an eagle with spread wings on rocks, chasing a hare across grass below a misty mountain.

兎を追う鷲図

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

Long theatre curtain painting with demons, ghosts, a skeleton and a red mask, framed by red crest motifs.

Theatre Curtain of Shintomi-za, with an Impromputu Sketch Monster

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1880

Hanging scroll of misty mountains and a river with a small boat, rocky shore and pines in grey ink wash.

Landscape with River in Mountainous Country [left of a triptych]

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1884

Hanging scroll of three crossbills perched on a bare branch, painted in ink and soft color on pale paper.

Three Crossbills on a Leafless Tree

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1878

Ink painting of a bearded old man in a tall headdress and robes, leaning on a staff, on a hanging scroll.

Jurōjin [center of a triptych]

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1884

Ink landscape of a moonlit river with a man fishing from a boat, a large tree on the right and misty mountains behind.

Chinese-style Landscape with Man Fishing from a Boat by Moonlight [right of a triptych]

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1884

Hanging scroll of a woman in patterned kimono dancing with a fan beside a crouching demon and hanging wisteria.

Wisteria Maiden and Demon Priest

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1872

Ink and colour sketch of a white nekomata cat in red clothing and a tanuki badger, with additional animal sketches around the

Frolicking Animals, Nekomata and Tanuki Badger

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1850

Ink and color painting of a crowded gathering of seated men and women writing and painting on paper in a Japanese interior.

Painting and Calligraphy Gathering at the Nakamurarō in Ryōgoku 両国中村楼書画会之図 (Ryōgoku Nakamurarō shogakai no zu)

Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1876

România Revoluționară

Constantin Daniel Rosenthal, 1850

Painting of a red-robed cardinal writing a letter beside a bearded man in dark robes, with green drapery behind.

Cardinal Ippolito de\' Medici and Monsignor Mario Bracci

Girolamo da Carpi, 1532

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black garment, one hand on his chest, against a dark background.

Portrait of a virile man

Girolamo da Carpi, 1545

Half-length portrait of a woman in a teal gown with gold trim, jewelry and headdress, beside a window showing a hilly landsca

Portrait of a Lady

Girolamo da Carpi, 1530

Painting of a youth balanced on a sphere beside a veiled woman under a stormy sky, with a distant city below.

Gelegenheit und Reue

Girolamo da Carpi, 1541

Nativity scene at night: kneeling Virgin, Christ Child, ox and donkey, shepherds, and a glowing angel above a mountain landsc

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Girolamo da Carpi, 1535

Bearded man in black cap and fur-trimmed robe with white cross, painted against a red background.

Portrait of Niccolò Vespucci

Girolamo da Carpi, 1526

Painting of a forest clearing with rocks, tree trunks and a yellow crescent moon in loose expressive brushwork.

Decorative Landscape

Ludvig Karsten, 1909