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125,534 works

Panoramic autumn painting of a calm lake with golden hills, dark forest, birch trees and grey clouds over distant ridges.

Autumn Landscape of Lake Pielisjärvi

Eero Järnefelt, 1899

Watercolor nocturne of a city building at dusk with dark figures walking across a pale reflective square.

Nocturne: Amsterdam in Winter

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and young attendant gazing at a full moon with two birds flying above.

Beauty of the Yoshiwara with Apprentice in Moonlight

Teisai Hokuba, 19th century

Goose with outstretched wings flying left in front of a large pale full moon against a light blue sky.

Goose flying in front of the moon

Katsushika Hokusai

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood

Rosa Bonheur, 1860-80

Painting of a barefoot boy in a grey cap and torn white shirt lying on grass in a dark wooded landscape.

Maassa makaava poika

Severin Falkman, 1850

Hanging scroll of many crabs and a horseshoe crab on an ochre ground with green seaweed.

Crustaceans

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of a seated figure in a gold-clouded interior with patterned cushion, red curtain and lattice screen, in a brocade f

“Trees Encoiled in Vines of Ivy” (Yadorigi)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, early 17th century

Painting of a seated ruler in a palace courtyard with attendants, two elephant figures, a peacock fan, and a fountain.

Maharana Amar Singh II Is Shown Two Silver Elephants

Stipple Master, ca. 1705

Loose painted study of birch trees with autumn leaves on a grassy shore beside calm water and rocks under a pale sky.

Landscape Study

Victor Westerholm, 1885

Two women in patterned kimono sit on a veranda beside a blossoming cherry tree, one reading a letter.

Early Ferns, Chapter 48 of The Tale of Genji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1810

Miniature painting of Radha and Krishna embracing on a green path among flowering trees, peacocks and herons, with a sunset s

Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)

the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750-75 (verso)

Painting of a woman on horseback, a river crossing with boatmen and an ox, and a sage seated in a cave on the right bank.

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage

Chokha, ca. 1820

Ink painting of a bald robed man holding a cord to a three-legged toad on his shoulder, on an ochre ground.

Liu Hai with a three-legged toad

Horizontal scroll painting of a lake with blue-green mountains, wooded islets, a pavilion and small boats.

Landscape with palaces

Six-panel gold screen with an ink painting of a twisted, aged pine tree with dark needle clusters.

Aged Pines

Suzuki Shōnen, late 19th century

Seated priest with ritual object, a red demon with staff approaching, and a snarling wolf by a tree under a night sky.

A Priest (Kōbō Daishi) practicing the Tantra, a demon before him, and a wolf behind

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink landscape of thatched houses among trees and misty mountains, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Landscapes

Gong Xian, 1680s

Painting of a sunlit wooded stream with tall trees leaning over calm green water and their reflections.

Summer Day in Normandy

Julia Stigzelius-de Cock, 1879

Oil self-portrait of a man in a black hat and coat, holding a paint palette and brush against a pale background.

Self-Portrait

Wilho Sjöström, 1902

Ink landscape album leaf with snowy mountains, bare trees, a waterfall, rocks, and calligraphic inscriptions.

Snowscape, from Album for Zhou Lianggong

Yun Xiang, datable to 1645-55

Painting of a man in red robes on a brown horse, lassoing a pale grey horse running beside him on silk.

A rider lassoing a horse

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Yong

Ink and color winter landscape with a large rock, pine trees, a thatched house, a small boat, and distant snowy hills.

Landscape

Ye Xin, datable to 1645-55

Hanging scroll of a seated man gazing up at potted pink and white peonies on a rock against a misty background.

A Seated Man Looking at Potted Peonies

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of two kimono-clad figures walking in snow under a blue parasol beside a willow tree.

A girl and a man walking in the snow

Katsukawa Shunshō

Album leaf with ink calligraphy on the left and a monochrome ink landscape of rocks, trees and a hut on the right.

Album of painting and calligraphy for Maoshu

Various Artists, 1666-80

Hanging scroll of snowy mountains with a pavilion on a cliff, a village inn, travelers, and a wooden bridge over a frozen str

Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains

Watercolor of a grey-green sea under a pale cloudy sky, with white wave crests breaking above a sandy beach.

The Ocean Wave

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Loose oil sketch of a man in a straw hat carrying a pole and a fishing net over his shoulder on a brown ground.

Mies haavi olallaan, harjoitelma

Hanging scroll of fisher folk gathered on a moored boat under a willow tree, with sailboats on misty water.

Fisher folk moored under trees

Ink landscape folding screen with a pine on a cliff, a village across water, and a sailing boat on a calm sea.

Landscape

Watanabe Shikō, first half of the 18th century

Painted scroll with robed male figures in red garments and dark caps, each labeled with Chinese ink inscriptions.

Genealogy and portraits of the Li family

Li clan of Longxi, 1640