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Ink painting of thatched huts by a shoreline with a bare tree, misty sky, and vertical calligraphy in the upper left.

Thatched huts along a shoreline from the <em>Three Dusks</em>

Kano Tan'yu, 1665

Hanging scroll of three bearded scholars in robes and caps seated on a golden-brown silk ground with calligraphy.

Portraits of three scholars: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi

Liu Minshu, 1200

Painting of a glowing moon over a dark sea and rocky shore at dusk, with loose brushwork in muted tones.

Moonlight by the Sea

Charles-François Daubigny, 1840

Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1868

Handscroll landscape of a river valley with thatched houses, trees, and layered misty hills in muted brown ink.

River valley with houses and temples

Watercolor of a man in a red cap reclining and smoking a pipe in a dim interior, with a candle and jug on a table.

Sam Weller's Landlord in the Fleet

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Painting of a winged angel rising above two kneeling men in a dim interior, with women watching from a doorway.

The Angel Leaves Tobias

Alexander Lauréus, 1820

Painting of a scholar playing a zither under pine trees, with attendants and a red side table on a silk ground.

Playing the zither under pine trees

Misty watercolor of masted ships on a calm river at dusk, with a pink glow along the distant shoreline.

Erith-Evening

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Six-fold screen pair on gold ground showing herons, lotus, irises, a crane, a rooster and flowering branches in muted tones.

Birds, Animals, and Plants Representing the Twelve Months

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of a black and brown rooster with a red comb standing on green grass against a pale background.

Rooster

Katsushika Hokusai

Oil portrait of a young man with a mustache wearing a dark blue military-style cap and high-collared uniform.

Sotilas

Severin Falkman, 1860

Hanging scroll of curling waves breaking against a rocky headland with pine trees under a pale sky.

Breaking Waves

Katsushika Hokusai

Hanging scroll of Zhong Kui in gray robes raising a club and subduing a red demon against a soft gray wash background.

Zhong Kui (Shoki) killing a demon

Katsushika Hokusai

Ink and blue wash painting of a tortoise moving across a swirl of pale blue water on beige paper.

A Tortoise

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of a woman in a blue headscarf staring upward, with bare snowy fields and farmhouses under a dark cloudy sky.

Famine Year

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, travelers, boats and houses beside a stream, with calligraphy at top.

Travelers among mountains and streams

Traditionally attributed to Dong Yuan

Painting of an open arched wooden door leading into a vaulted interior corridor with a chandelier and wooden cabinet.

Sakariston ovi

Karl Jansson, 1871

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with blue eyes, brown ringlets, pearl jewelry and a dark gown, in a gold frame.

Empress of Brazil Amalia Augusta Eugenia

Bodo Winsel, 1806

Dark painted interior of a wooden stable with plank stalls and straw on the floor, lit from the left.

Talli

Severin Falkman, 1860

Fan-shaped ink painting on olive ground with misty mountains, a red sun, dark rocks, a tree and small birds in flight.

River and red sun

Painting of orchids with long green leaves and small pink blossoms beside brown rocks on a brown silk background.

Eight designs of flowers

Painting of sunlit fortress walls and grassy bastions beside a blue water inlet, with figures near a boat and buildings behin

Landscape of Suomenlinna

Juho Salminen, 1933

Hanging scroll of three women in patterned kimono reading a long paper, with calligraphy above.

Courtesans of the Three Capitals: Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo

Tsukioka Settei, 1777

Hanging scroll of two women on a wooden walkway by water, one holding a paper lantern, in muted ochre tones.

Courtesan and Maid

Utagawa Toyokuni

Hanging scroll showing a mounted archer on rippling waves below, and women seated on a veranda with bamboo and a screen above

Parody of the tale of Nasu no Yoichi

Kawamata Tsuneyuki

Ink sketch of three figures in robes reading, with pages of text on the floor and a bent-over reader at lower right.

Three figures reading

Katsushika Hokusai

Handscroll painting of a seated robed figure with attendants beneath pine trees, beside a pavilion and rocky hillside.

Scenes from the Lives of Famous Men (part 1)

Handscroll painting of a flowering eggplant plant with purple fruits, green leaves, and Chinese calligraphy with red seals.

Eggplant

Traditionally attributed to Qian Xuan, 1400

Painting of a pastoral landscape with ruined stone arches, a shepherd with cattle, goats on a rock, and a pink evening sky.

Landscape with Ruins

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1598

Hanging scroll of a multi-roofed palace among rocky blue-green mountains and pine trees, with tiny figures and a boat below.

Palace in the mountains

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Boju, 1700

Hanging scroll of three women in robes beside rocks and a tall plant with red flower spikes on a gold ground.

Promenading ladies

Zhou Fang, 1300