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Hanging scroll of a seated nobleman on a veranda, a woman above, and armored warriors with horses beside a pine.

“Taira no Koremori’s Farewell,” from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)

Iwasa Matabei, ca. 1640

Hanging scroll of Buddhist hell scenes with red demons, flames, a seated judge, and robed figures in a misty landscape.

Scenes of the Buddhist Hell

Shōsai, second half 19th century

Ink painting of two herdboys riding water buffalo over misty hills, with a small calf following, on a hanging scroll.

Herdboys and Buffalos

Kaō, probably 15th century

Ink and color portrait of a seated courtier in black robes with calligraphy inscription on the right side.

Portrait of Minamoto no Muneyuki, from the “Fujifusa Version of the Handscroll of Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals”

Emperor Godaigo, early 15th century

Hanging scroll of a bearded standing man in robes holding a plum blossom branch, with calligraphy above.

Tenjin Traveling to China

Tōsai, early 16th century

Three hanging panels with a dragonfly over flowers, a bird flying over leafy plants, and a bird on a blossoming plum branch.

Birds and Flowers

Kano Motonobu, mid-16th century

Pastel sketch of a lakeside scene with a woman in red standing on a sandy bank beside pine trees and blue water.

Sarvikallio, sketch

Eero Järnefelt, 1910

Ink painting of a seated bald monk in loose robes reaching upward toward a bare branch, on a hanging scroll.

Priest Xianzi

Unkoku Tōgan, second half 16th century-early 17th century

Gold-ground album leaf with ink-painted reeds, lily pads, and vertical Japanese calligraphy of a waka poem.

Album of Twelve Waka from Poetry Competition of Poets of Different Eras

Emperor Go-Yōzei, early 17th century

Painting of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, fallen horses and soldiers, smoke and mountains behind.

A cavalry battle

Jacques Courtois, 1652

Two-panel screen of a snowy landscape with a thatched hut, pine trees, a figure in a boat, and misty mountains under a gold s

Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao on a Snowy Evening (Ō Shiyū hō Tai Andō zu)

Kanō Sansetsu, mid-17th century

Painting of a calm blue lake with a small house on the shore and pale mountains under clouds behind it.

Massaciuccoli Lake

Elin Danielson-Gambogi, 1899

Hanging scroll of a white heron in flight above its reflection on water, with reeds at right and a gold background.

Heron

Tosa Mitsuoki, 17th century

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite

Frans Francken, 1630s

Painting of nude boys bathing by a sunlit sea, rendered in bright dabbed brushstrokes of yellow, blue and pink.

Bathing Boys

Verner Thomé, 1910

Fan-shaped painting on gold ground: a kneeling man holds a leash to a monkey while a child in blue patterned robes raises a p

Album of Fan-Shaped Paintings of Figures, Birds and Flowers

Kanō Tsunenobu, 17th-early 18th century

Folding fan with white chrysanthemums and green leaves on gold leaf, with bamboo ribs and calligraphy.

Chrysanthemum

Ogata Kenzan, 1743

Painting of a man leaning on a windowsill, gazing at a blue and green forest view under a pale moon.

By the Window

Magnus Enckell, 1919

Two hanging scrolls of ink cranes: one standing by a pine, the other beside a bamboo stalk on a misty shore.

Cranes

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1760

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, gnarled trees, a small hut, and a waterfall in pale ink and color.

Landscape in Light Colors

Yosa Buson, 1775

Hanging scroll of a spotted rabbit beside a rock with pink and white roses and peonies, with calligraphy above.

Rabbit and Roses

Mori Ransai, ca. 1776-83

Hanging scroll of a hototogisu bird flying past a full moon, with vertical Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Hototogisu

Kubo Shunman, early 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark blue military uniform with a gold sash and white collar, in a gilt frame.

Lieutnant Colonel J. D. Silfverstolpe

Johan Erik Bolinder

Hanging scroll of two long-tailed birds on a blossoming plum branch with red camellias against a gold background.

Birds on a PlumTree

Gan Ku, late 1770s-early 1780s

Oil still life of a copper pot, cabbage, onions, a knife, and bottles and jars on a wooden table, signed F.C.

Still Life

Fanny Churberg, 1877

Hanging scroll of green mountains, a waterfall, pine trees, and scholars seated in a grove beside a table.

High Mountains, Flowing Water: Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi

Okura Ryūzan, ca. 1840

Abstract painting of stylized birds in red, yellow, blue and green with bold black outlines on a beige background.

Untitled - Fernand Léger, 1937

Fernand Léger, 1937

Hanging scroll of figures in a blossoming garden with rocks, wooden bridges, a stream, and a pale moon overhead.

Fragrant Garden under a Hazy Moon

Nakabayashi Chikutō, 1843

Painting of birch trees, figures on a grassy path, and a lake with mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landscape from Ringerige

Hans Gude, 1850

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a moon, and a small boat with two figures riding rapids beside pine-covered cliffs.

Boat under the Moon

Nagasawa Roshū, early 19th century

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Tenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Tenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

Iqbal, c. 1560

Hanging scroll of green mountains, pine trees, and a pavilion beside a waterfall, with a red sun rising behind the peaks.

Spring Sunrise at Mount Penglai

Tanomura Chokunyū, 1881