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Poem about Cherry Blossoms from Collection of Elegant Flowers (Reikashū), one of the Scented-Paper Fragments (Kōshi-gire), Kodai no Kimi Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Poem about Cherry Blossoms from Collection of Elegant Flowers (Reikashū), one of the Scented-Paper Fragments (Kōshi-gire)
Kodai no Kimi
late 11th century

”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”, Musō Soseki Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — ”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”
Musō Soseki
early to mid-14th century

Zen Saying by Dahui Zonggao on the Passage of Time, Jakushitsu Genkō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Zen Saying by Dahui Zonggao on the Passage of Time
Jakushitsu Genkō
early 14th century

White-Robed Kannon, Kanzan, and Jittoku, Unidentified artist , 14th century, Set of three hanging scrolls; ink on silk;, Japan — White-Robed Kannon, Kanzan, and Jittoku
Unidentified artist
Kanzan and Jittoku: probably 14th century; Kannon: probably 15th century

Ink Plum, Byōsen Myōshitsu Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan — Ink Plum
Byōsen Myōshitsu
15th century

Su Dongpo in a Borrowed Hat, Ōsen Keisan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Su Dongpo in a Borrowed Hat
Ōsen Keisan
late 15th century

Landscape, Sōami Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Landscape
Sōami
15th–early 16th century

Hawk on a Pine, Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Hawk on a Pine
Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信
mid-16th century

Snowy Landscape, Toki Tōbun Japanese, Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold wash, and mica on paper, Japan — Snowy Landscape
Toki Tōbun
ca. 1550

“Akebonoya” waka poem, Hon'ami Kōetsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on gold-decorated paper, Japan — “Akebonoya” waka poem
Hon'ami Kōetsu
early 17th century

Letter, Shōkadō Shōjō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Letter
Shōkadō Shōjō
early 17th century

Freehand copy of a transcription of “The Song of Everlasting Sorrow” by Bai Juyi, Shōkadō Shōjō Japanese, Handscroll; ink on paper, Japan — Freehand copy of a transcription of “The Song of Everlasting Sorrow” by Bai Juyi
Shōkadō Shōjō
possibly 18th-century copy of a 1614 work

White Heron, Tawaraya Sōtatsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — White Heron
Tawaraya Sōtatsu
early 17th century

Waka poems from the Collection of Poems of a Thousand Years, Continued, Kojima Sōshin Japanese, Handscroll; ink on decorated silk with color and gold, Japan — Waka poems from the Collection of Poems of a Thousand Years, Continued
Kojima Sōshin
Ogata Sōken
1651

Hawks, Soga Nichokuan Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan — Hawks
Soga Nichokuan
mid-17th century

Festive Dancing at a Samurai Residence (Fūryū odori zu byōbu), Unidentified artist, Four-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper, Japan — Festive Dancing at a Samurai Residence (Fūryū odori zu byōbu)
Unidentified artist
ca. 1660

Dancer with a Sword, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Dancer with a Sword
Unidentified
ca. 1670

Poems on “Wind” from Japanese and Chinese and Poems to Sing
, Horie Yorinao (Tōgen) Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Poems on “Wind” from Japanese and Chinese and Poems to Sing
Horie Yorinao (Tōgen)
1670

A Gatha (Contemplative Verse) by Fu Daishi (497–569), Bankei Yōtaku (Eitaku) Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — A Gatha (Contemplative Verse) by Fu Daishi (497–569)
Bankei Yōtaku (Eitaku)
late 17th century

Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper, Matsuo Bashō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Record of a haiku exchange on kaishi writing paper
Matsuo Bashō
second half of the 17th century

Kannon on a Lotus Petal, Shōzan Gen’yō 照山元瑶 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Kannon on a Lotus Petal
Multiple artists/makers
1672

Copy of Night Parade of One Hundred Demons from the Shinjuan Collection, Mochizuki Gyokusen Japanese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Copy of Night Parade of One Hundred Demons from the Shinjuan Collection
Mochizuki Gyokusen
18th century

Bamboo and Rocks, Yanagisawa Kien Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Bamboo and Rocks
Yanagisawa Kien
ca. 1750–58

Chinese Poem on the Autumn Moon by Hanshan, Baisaō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Chinese Poem on the Autumn Moon by Hanshan
Baisaō
1760

Samurai and Wakashu (Male Youth), Miyagawa Isshō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Samurai and Wakashu (Male Youth)
Miyagawa Isshō
early 18th century

Courtesan of Eguchi, Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Courtesan of Eguchi
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Butsumo Keisen
painting:1770−80; inscription: 1820s–30s

Portrait of Botanka Shōhaku, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Portrait of Botanka Shōhaku
Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
second half 18th century

Fish Market, Matsumura Goshun Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Fish Market
Matsumura Goshun
1780s

Chinese Poem about a Bamboo Grove, Ryōkan Taigu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Chinese Poem about a Bamboo Grove
Ryōkan Taigu
early 19th century

Chinese Beauty, Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Chinese Beauty
Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷
8th month, 1797

Jurōjin, Gan Ku (Kishi Ganku) Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Jurōjin
Gan Ku (Kishi Ganku)
1838

Autumn Festival in the Mountains, Okada Hankō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on satin, Japan — Autumn Festival in the Mountains
Okada Hankō
first half 19th century

Emperor Enyū’s Outing to Funaokayama on the First Day of the Rat in the New Year, Reizei Tamechika Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Emperor Enyū’s Outing to Funaokayama on the First Day of the Rat in the New Year
Reizei Tamechika
19th century

Waka Poem: “Across the fields and hills…”, Ōtagaki Rengetsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Waka Poem: “Across the fields and hills…”
Ōtagaki Rengetsu
19th century

Red and Blue, Two Attendants, Munakata Shikō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Red and Blue, Two Attendants
Munakata Shikō
1950s

Heian Wall, Munakata Shikō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Heian Wall
Munakata Shikō
1967

"The Low Overpowers the High", Suda Kokuta Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — "The Low Overpowers the High"
Suda Kokuta
1986

Album of Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing, Konoe Nobutada Japanese, Album of thirty-six leaves; each on gold, silver, or colored decorated paper, Japan — Album of Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing
Konoe Nobutada
early 17th century

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School Japanese, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan — Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji
Tosa School
Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū)
early 17th century

Section of The Amitabha Sutra, Unidentified Artist, Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo paper, Japan — Section of The Amitabha Sutra
Unidentified
mid-13th century

Herdboys and Buffalos, Kaō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Herdboys and Buffalos
Kaō
14th century

Jizō Bosatsu (Sanskrit: Ksitigharba), Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Jizō Bosatsu (Sanskrit: Ksitigharba)
Unidentified
ca. 1350

Portrait of Minamoto no Muneyuki, from the “Fujifusa Version of the Handscroll of Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals”, Emperor Godaigo Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Portrait of Minamoto no Muneyuki, from the “Fujifusa Version of the Handscroll of Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals”
Emperor Godaigo
early 15th century

Tenjin Traveling to China, Tōsai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Tenjin Traveling to China
Tōsai
Kisei Reigen
early 16th century

Landscape, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Landscape
Unidentified
Ten’in Ryūtaku
late 15th century

Critiquing the Reliance on Koans, Tōkei Sōboku Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Critiquing the Reliance on Koans
Tōkei Sōboku
late 15th–early 16th century

Birds and Flowers, Kano Motonobu Japanese, Set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper, Japan — Birds and Flowers
Kano Motonobu
mid-16th century

Letter, Konoe Sakihisa Japanese, Handscroll; ink on paper, Japan — Letter
Konoe Sakihisa

Priest Xianzi, Unkoku Tōgan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Japan — Priest Xianzi
Unkoku Tōgan
second half 16th century–early 17th century

Album of Twelve Waka from Poetry Competition of Poets of Different Eras, Emperor Go-Yōzei and eleven others Japanese, Album of twelve double leaves; ink on gold and silver decorated paper, Japan — Album of Twelve Waka from Poetry Competition of Poets of Different Eras
Emperor Go-Yōzei
early 17th century

Merrymaking in a Brothel, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Merrymaking in a Brothel
Unidentified
early 17th century

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on decorated-paper shikishi (poetry cards), Japan — Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji
Tosa School
early 17th century

Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine, Unidentified Artist, Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, silver, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine
Unidentified
ca. 1600

Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao on a Snowy Evening (Ō Shiyū hō Tai Andō zu), Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink and gold on paper, Japan — Wang Ziyou Visiting Dai Andao on a Snowy Evening (Ō Shiyū hō Tai Andō zu)
Kano Sansetsu
mid-17th century

Chinese Poem on Zen Meditation, Feiyin Tongrong (Jpn. Hiin Tsūyō) Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China/Japan — Chinese Poem on Zen Meditation
Feiyin Tongrong
mid-17th century

A Courtesan Reading a Book, Unidentified Artist, ca. 1655–61, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — A Courtesan Reading a Book
Unidentified
ca. 1655–61

Screen of Two Dancers (Bugi zu byōbu), Unidentified Artist, Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan — Screen of Two Dancers (Bugi zu byōbu)
Unidentified
18th century

Heron, Tosa Mitsuoki Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Heron
Tosa Mitsuoki
17th century

Dragon King, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan — Dragon King
Unidentified
16th–17th century

Album of Fan-Shaped Paintings of Figures, Birds and Flowers
, Kano Tsunenobu Japanese, Album of twelve double leaves; ink and color on silk, Japan — Album of Fan-Shaped Paintings of Figures, Birds and Flowers
Kano Tsunenobu
17th–early 18th century

Teika’s Ten Styles of Japanese Poetry, Unidentified Artist, Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper, Japan — Teika’s Ten Styles of Japanese Poetry
Unidentified
early 18th century

Chrysanthemum, Ogata Kenzan Japanese, Fan; ink and color on gold-leafed paper, Japan — Chrysanthemum
Ogata Kenzan
1743

Cranes, Soga Shōhaku Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Japan — Cranes
Soga Shōhaku
ca. 1760

Landscape in Light Colors, Yosa Buson Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Landscape in Light Colors
Yosa Buson
1775

Rabbit and Roses, Mori Ransai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Rabbit and Roses
Mori Ransai
Jiun Onkō
late 18th century

Letter to Shunkin, Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō 浦上玉堂 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Letter to Shunkin
Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō 浦上玉堂
late 18th–early 19th century

Hototogisu, Kubo Shunman Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Hototogisu
Multiple artists/makers
early 19th century

Birds on a PlumTree, Gan Ku Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Birds on a PlumTree
Gan Ku
late 1770s–early 1780s

High Mountains, Flowing Water: Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi
, Okura Ryūzan Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — High Mountains, Flowing Water: Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi
Okura Ryūzan
ca. 1840

Fragrant Garden under a Hazy Moon, Nakabayashi Chikutō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Fragrant Garden under a Hazy Moon
Nakabayashi Chikutō
1843

Boat under the Moon, Nagasawa Roshū 長澤蘆洲 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Boat under the Moon
Nagasawa Roshū 長澤蘆洲
early 19th century

Two-Line Calligraphy, Soejima Taneomi Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, Japan — Two-Line Calligraphy
Soejima Taneomi

Spring Sunrise at Mount Penglai, Tanomura Chokunyū Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Spring Sunrise at Mount Penglai
Tanomura Chokunyū
1881

Su Dongpo Laughing, Suzuki Shōnen Japanese, Hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Japan — Su Dongpo Laughing
Suzuki Shōnen
1892

Early Evening, Morita Tsunetomo Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Early Evening
Morita Tsunetomo
1920

Five Freestyle Haiku and a Chinese Couplet
, Kawahigashi Hekigotō Japanese, Pair of two-panel folding screens; ink and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Five Freestyle Haiku and a Chinese Couplet
Kawahigashi Hekigotō
1929

Ink Landscape, Irie Shikai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Ink Landscape
Irie Shikai
1931

Plum Blossoms, Hashimoto Kansetsu Japanese, Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper, Japan — Plum Blossoms
Hashimoto Kansetsu
1922

“Waterfall ", Hashimoto Kansetsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — “Waterfall "
Hashimoto Kansetsu
ca. 1940

Maiko, Kikuchi Keigetsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Maiko
Kikuchi Keigetsu
mid 1920s

Mount Penglai, Kondō Kōichiro Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Mount Penglai
Kondō Kōichiro
late 1920s

Clear View on a Crisp Autumn Day, Dōmoto Inshō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Clear View on a Crisp Autumn Day
Dōmoto Inshō
1924

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