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125,534 works

Hanging scroll of two women in an interior, one kneeling and writing, with a blossoming tree screen and calligraphy above.

Interior: a courtesan writing; another looking on

Katsushika Hokusai

Watercolour of an old man in a red cap spinning yarn in a rustic kitchen with a cat, a pig and cabbage.

Old Man Threading Yarn

Allan Österlind

Hanging scroll of two macaques beneath a snow-laden pine bough on a pale ground.

Monkeys

Mori Yūsen, early 19th century

The Lion Dance

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of pink peonies and a white lily among dark ink-toned leaves on pale paper.

Peonies and lilies 芍薬と百合図

Tawaraya Sotatsu

Winter river scene with skaters and golfers on ice, a church tower, a windmill, and a stormy sky.

Riviergezicht bij winter

Aert van der Neer, 1655

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono walking with a child beneath blossoming cherry branches, with calligraphy abo

A courtesan and her attendant under a cherry tree

Tawaraya Sori III

Handscroll painting of a robed rider on an ox, a child beside it, and a man leading a donkey with a staff.

Returning home after harvest

Ink painting of two fishermen in a boat on misty water beside reeds, a rock and a bare tree, mounted as a hanging scroll.

Fisherman

Kano Tan'yu, 17th century

Woman spinning at a wheel in a dim interior with a child in a high chair, a dog, and kitchen objects on the floor.

Spinnende boerin

Thomas Wijck, 1640

Hand scroll of palace ladies in robes; one plays a zither on a rock beside a flowering tree, others attend nearby.

Palace ladies tuning a zither (qin)

Traditionally attributed to Zhou Fang, 1640

Dim workshop interior with a bearded alchemist at a desk, a boy in a yellow vest, and a woman by a hearth.

The Alchemist

Thomas Wijck, 1640

Ink painting of a swallow perched on a slender stem beside reeds and broad leaves, on a pale background, in a brocade-mounted

Swallow

Kanō Tsunenobu

Ink painting on a folding screen of monkeys in a snowy pine tree, with a white bird on rocks below.

Monkeys and trees on a river bank

Painting of a mountainous river valley with castles, a manor house, large oak trees and riders on a path.

Mountainous Landscape with River Valley and Castles

Jan Meerhout, 1661

Watercolor portrait of a woman with blue eyes, red cheeks and lips, dark headband, and yellow top against a blue background.

Woman with Red Cheeks

Sulho Sipilä, 1921

Album leaf of two seated men under a tree beside a waterfall and rocks, with a calligraphy page opposite.

Landscape: two men sitting under a tree beside a waterfall

Hanging scroll of two cranes beside a rock, one looking up toward a pine branch in ink on a tan ground.

Two Birds

Ganjō Tengaku, dated 1869

Two-panel gold screen painting of lilies, hollyhocks, white poppies and wisteria blooming across a golden background.

Flowers 花木図屏風

Watanabe Shikō, 1700

Painted panoramic view of a city of rooftops and church spires across a river, with small boats and trees in the foreground.

Näköala Tukholmasta

Erik Wilhelm Le Moine

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and green necktie against a dark background, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1895.

Portrait of Edvard Munch

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1895

Painting of a large three-masted ship with gilded stern and sails on calm sea, with rowing boats and other vessels nearby.

The Arrival of the Royal Charles

Jeronymus van Diest II, 1667

Loose ink sketches of several seated and crouching robed figures in East Asian dress on pale paper.

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Circular ink painting on silk of a bare tree, rocky shore, small boat, distant hills and birds over water.

Wild geese descending to a sandbar

Abstract painting of curved arcs, vertical bars and a staircase in muted teal and gray tones.

Landscape in the Park

Fritz Stuckenberg, 1920

Hanging scroll of a reclining woman in an interior with a gold screen, two attendants on a veranda, and blossoming branches.

Beauty reclining as visitors approach

Men sort trunks, barrels and bundles under a stone arch, with a harbor and distant mountain visible at sunset.

View of a Levantine Port

Thomas Wijck, 1640

Night landscape with a full moon behind clouds, a church steeple, cottages, trees, and grazing cows beside moonlit water.

Landschap bij maanlicht

Aert van der Neer, 1630

Painting of thatched houses nestled among towering ochre and brown rock formations with dark ink dots and misty hills behind.

Village among Rocks

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Handscroll painting of robed figures at a banquet table and a musician beside a railing, tree, and ducks in a garden.

A garden party

Painter with glasses leaning over a paint box in a studio, with a window view of a lake and a stuffed duck on the sill.

Ferdinand von Wright at Work

Arvid Liljelund, 1897

Hanging scroll of dark ink rock cliffs with a pale waterfall and white spray over rocks at the bottom, in blue brocade mounti

Rocks and Waterfall