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Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Flowers and Birds, 19th century. Creator: Taki Katei

Flowers and Birds, 19th century. Creator: Taki Katei
Flowers and Birds, 19th century. Meiji period

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi, 1454. Creator: Unknown

The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi, 1454. Creator: Unknown
The Eight Hosts of Deva, Naga, and Yakshi, 1454. The grandest of the Buddhist mortuary rites is the Water-Land ( shuilu ) ritual

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. Creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c

Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. Creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c
Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. A great variety of birds, including the peacock and peahen, are portrayed in a natural setting

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Old Man and Woman. Creators: Unknown, Ogata Korin

Old Man and Woman. Creators: Unknown, Ogata Korin
Old Man and Woman

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains, dated 1745. Creator: Yuan Yao

Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains, dated 1745. Creator: Yuan Yao
Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains, dated 1745

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Portrait of Qianlong Emperor As a Young Man, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Qianlong Emperor As a Young Man, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Qianlong Emperor As a Young Man, 19th century. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Creator: So Shizan

Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Creator: So Shizan
Flowers and Goldfish, 18th century. Edo period

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight, early 13th century. Creator: Ma, Yuan

Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight, early 13th century. Creator: Ma, Yuan
Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight, early 13th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Flower and Toad. Creator: Zhang Xiong

Flower and Toad. Creator: Zhang Xiong
Flower and Toad

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang

Portrait of Bi Shichang, from the set Five Old Men of Suiyang, before 1056. Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Kangxi Emperors Southern Inspection Tour

The Kangxi Emperors Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji nan to Mount Tai, datable to 1698

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Peacocks and Peonies, 1820. Creator: Tani Buncho

Peacocks and Peonies, 1820. Creator: Tani Buncho
Peacocks and Peonies, 1820

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Tartars Playing Polo, early 18th century. Creator: Kano Eisen in Furunobu

Tartars Playing Polo, early 18th century. Creator: Kano Eisen in Furunobu
Tartars Playing Polo, early 18th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Children playing in the palace garden, late 13th-15th century. Creator: Unknown

Children playing in the palace garden, late 13th-15th century. Creator: Unknown
Children playing in the palace garden, late 13th-15th century. Late Yuan (12711368) or early Ming (1368-1644) dynasty

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Remonstrating with the emperor, late 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Liu Jun

Remonstrating with the emperor, late 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Liu Jun
Remonstrating with the emperor, late 15th-early 16th century. Commissioned to enhance the image of the sovereign as a just ruler who welcomed frank criticism

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons (Shaka Goma-zu), ca. 1888

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as a Boy (Chigo Daishi), 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as a Boy (Chigo Daishi), 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as a Boy (Chigo Daishi), 15th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Immortals in Clouds, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century. Creator: Chen Yongqi

Immortals in Clouds, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century. Creator: Chen Yongqi
Immortals in Clouds, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25. Creator: Hosoda Eishi

A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
A Courtesan Reading a Letter, 1820/25. Woman with elaborate shimada hairstyle, wearing a kimono with peony design

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Portrait of Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamakura no Gongoro, 1736. Creator: Furuyama Moromasa

Portrait of Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamakura no Gongoro, 1736. Creator: Furuyama Moromasa
Portrait of Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamakura no Gongoro, 1736

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin, Edo period, 1798. Creator: Hosoda Eishi

Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin, Edo period, 1798. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Beauty Replacing Her Hairpin, Edo period, 1798

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River, Edo period, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River, Edo period, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Matsuchiyama on the Sumida River, Edo period, 1856

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree, early 19th century

Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree, early 19th century. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Mother and Children at the New Year, 18th century. Creator: Utagawa Toyoharu

Mother and Children at the New Year, 18th century. Creator: Utagawa Toyoharu
Mother and Children at the New Year, 18th century. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Qianlong Emperors Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four: The Confluence of the Huai

The Qianlong Emperors Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Four: The Confluence of the Huai and Yellow Rivers (Qianlong nanxun, juan si: Huang Huai jiaoliu), dated 1770

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree. Creator: Yosa Buson

Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree. Creator: Yosa Buson
Birds in Willows and Blossoming Peach Tree

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Woman and Attendant, ca. 1795. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I

Woman and Attendant, ca. 1795. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Woman and Attendant, ca. 1795. Courtesan on her way to see her first customer of the evening by the light of a lantern held by an attendant. Edo period

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Woman and Child under a Cherry Tree

Woman and Child under a Cherry Tree, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Lotus and waterbirds, ca. 1300. Creator: Unknown

Lotus and waterbirds, ca. 1300. Creator: Unknown
Lotus and waterbirds, ca. 1300. Early stages of budding and bloom. Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Washing the Sacred Elephant. Creator: Unknown

Washing the Sacred Elephant. Creator: Unknown
Washing the Sacred Elephant. Copy after Qian Xuan (Chinese, ca. 1235 before 1307). Ming (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Marshal Wang, dated 1542. Creator: Unknown

Marshal Wang, dated 1542. Creator: Unknown
Marshal Wang, dated 1542. Riding a flaming wheel, vanquishing the evil serpent spirits in the river below. Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Tiger Drinking from a Stream. Creator: Unknown

Tiger Drinking from a Stream. Creator: Unknown
Tiger Drinking from a Stream. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print... ca. 1892. Creator

Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print... ca. 1892. Creator
Murasaki Shikibu at Ishiyamadera Temple, based on the print " The Moon at Ishiyama, " from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Ishiyama no tsuki), ca. 1892

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Irises and Moth, ca. 1850. Creator: Suzuki Kiitsu

Irises and Moth, ca. 1850. Creator: Suzuki Kiitsu
Irises and Moth, ca. 1850

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Portrait of a Manchu Official, 17th or 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a Manchu Official, 17th or 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Manchu Official, 17th or 18th century. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Mountain Landscape, ca. 1761-63. Creator: Soga Shohaku

Mountain Landscape, ca. 1761-63. Creator: Soga Shohaku
Mountain Landscape, ca. 1761-63

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Hollyhocks and Prince s-Feather Flowers, early 19th century. Creator: Sakai Oho

Hollyhocks and Prince s-Feather Flowers, early 19th century. Creator: Sakai Oho
Hollyhocks and Prince s-Feather Flowers, early 19th century. Edo period

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Queen Mother of the West, first half of the 19th century. Creator: Kano Osanobu

Queen Mother of the West, first half of the 19th century. Creator: Kano Osanobu
Queen Mother of the West, first half of the 19th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Hen and Rooster with Grapevine, 1792. Creator: Ito Jakuchu

Hen and Rooster with Grapevine, 1792. Creator: Ito Jakuchu
Hen and Rooster with Grapevine, 1792

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Mother and Child at Play, 18th century. Creator: Isoda Koryusai

Mother and Child at Play, 18th century. Creator: Isoda Koryusai
Mother and Child at Play, 18th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Varieties of Lychee Fruit. Creator: Unknown

Varieties of Lychee Fruit. Creator: Unknown
Varieties of Lychee Fruit. In the style of Emperor Gaozong (Chinese 1127-1162). Song dynasty (?) (960-1279)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Portrait of the Actor Arashi Rikan I, ca. 1812. Creator: Shunkosai Hokushu

Portrait of the Actor Arashi Rikan I, ca. 1812. Creator: Shunkosai Hokushu
Portrait of the Actor Arashi Rikan I, ca. 1812

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Rising Sun, second half of the 19th century. Creator: Shibata Zeshin

Rising Sun, second half of the 19th century. Creator: Shibata Zeshin
Rising Sun, second half of the 19th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Landscapes after Tang Poems, mid-17th century. Creator: Sheng Maoye

Landscapes after Tang Poems, mid-17th century. Creator: Sheng Maoye
Landscapes after Tang Poems, mid-17th century. Ming dynasty

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Xi Wang Mu with Feng Wang. Creator: Jiang Feng

Xi Wang Mu with Feng Wang. Creator: Jiang Feng
Xi Wang Mu with Feng Wang. Ming (1368-1644) or Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Spring Ablutions at the Orchid Pavilion. Creator: After Wang Wenzhi (Chinese, 1730-1802)

Spring Ablutions at the Orchid Pavilion. Creator: After Wang Wenzhi (Chinese, 1730-1802)
Spring Ablutions at the Orchid Pavilion

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Conversation in a Cave, 13th century

Conversation in a Cave, 13th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Quail and Millet, late 17th century. Creator: Kiyohara Yukinobu

Quail and Millet, late 17th century. Creator: Kiyohara Yukinobu
Quail and Millet, late 17th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Gamecocks, dated 1838. Creator: Hokusai

Gamecocks, dated 1838. Creator: Hokusai
Gamecocks, dated 1838

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Tiger, early 19th century. Creator: Kishi Ganku

Tiger, early 19th century. Creator: Kishi Ganku
Tiger, early 19th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Album of Hawks and Calligraphy, 17th-18th century. Creator: Kano Yoboku Tsunenobu

Album of Hawks and Calligraphy, 17th-18th century. Creator: Kano Yoboku Tsunenobu
Album of Hawks and Calligraphy, 17th-18th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Flowers, fish, and crabs, mid-16th century. Creator: Liu Jie

Flowers, fish, and crabs, mid-16th century. Creator: Liu Jie
Flowers, fish, and crabs, mid-16th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Landscape with Ox Carts on a Road. Creator: Li Xiying

Landscape with Ox Carts on a Road. Creator: Li Xiying
Landscape with Ox Carts on a Road. Ming dynasty (?) (1368-1644)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Figures, flowers, and landscapes, one leaf dated 1627. Creator: Chen Hongshou

Figures, flowers, and landscapes, one leaf dated 1627. Creator: Chen Hongshou
Figures, flowers, and landscapes, one leaf dated 1627. Self-portrait depicting the artist drowning his sorrows in wine. late Ming (1368-1644) early Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Scholar viewing a waterfall, late 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Ma, Yuan

Scholar viewing a waterfall, late 12th-early 13th century. Creator: Ma, Yuan
Scholar viewing a waterfall, late 12th-early 13th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Landscape with Man on Horseback. Creator: Liu Yen

Landscape with Man on Horseback. Creator: Liu Yen
Landscape with Man on Horseback. Ming dynasty (?) (1368-1644)

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Urashima Taro Riding on a Tortoise, after 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Urashima Taro Riding on a Tortoise, after 1888. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Urashima Taro Riding on a Tortoise, after 1888

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Woman Spinning Silk, dated 1790. Creator: Hokusai

Woman Spinning Silk, dated 1790. Creator: Hokusai
Woman Spinning Silk, dated 1790

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara

Three Gods of Good Fortune Visit the Yoshiwara; or " Scenes of Pleasure at the Height of Spring", early 19th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth, 1756-1815. Creator: Hosoda Eishi

Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth, 1756-1815. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth, 1756-1815

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents

The Scholar Fu Sheng Transmitting the Book of Documents, 15th-mid-16th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Beauty Before a Screen, 1800s. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889)

Beauty Before a Screen, 1800s. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889)
Beauty Before a Screen, 1800s

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Xiaomei, 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)

Xiaomei, 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
Xiaomei, 1500s. This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Yutai Peak (Jade Terrace Peak), 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)

Yutai Peak (Jade Terrace Peak), 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
Yutai Peak (Jade Terrace Peak), 1500s. This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean, 1368-1644. Creator: Zhao Qi (Chinese)

Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean, 1368-1644. Creator: Zhao Qi (Chinese)
Zhongli Quan Crossing the Ocean, 1368-1644

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Xintang (Immortals Peak), 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)

Xintang (Immortals Peak), 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
Xintang (Immortals Peak), 1500s. This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Xianding (Immortals Peak), 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)

Xianding (Immortals Peak), 1500s. Creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)
Xianding (Immortals Peak), 1500s. This album of landscape paintings depicts the famous scenic areas located in and around the city of Wuxing in southeastern China

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing an, 1743. Creator: Fang Shishu (Chinese

The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing an, 1743. Creator: Fang Shishu (Chinese
The Ninth Day Literary Gathering at Xing an, 1743. This group portrait and commemorative work keeps alive the memory of a literary gathering held in 1743 at a private garden in Yangzhou

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance, 1426-1452. Creator: Xie Huan (Chinese, c

The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance, 1426-1452. Creator: Xie Huan (Chinese, c
The Nine Elders of the Mountain of Fragrance, 1426-1452

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Vase of Flowers with Grasshopper, Marine Life, and Garden Rock, late 1800s. Creator

Vase of Flowers with Grasshopper, Marine Life, and Garden Rock, late 1800s. Creator
Vase of Flowers with Grasshopper, Marine Life, and Garden Rock, late 1800s

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Three Sacred Shrines at Kumano: Kumano Mandala, c. 1300. Creator: Unknown

The Three Sacred Shrines at Kumano: Kumano Mandala, c. 1300. Creator: Unknown
The Three Sacred Shrines at Kumano: Kumano Mandala, c. 1300. This is an early and important example of a landscape mandala, a Buddhist meditative device

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Poetess Kogo; Autumn Landscape; Spring Landscape

The Poetess Kogo; Autumn Landscape; Spring Landscape, mid 1600s. Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japans earliest and most talented female painters

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Poetess Kogo, mid 1600s. Creator: Yukinobu Kiyohara (Japanese, 1643-1682)

The Poetess Kogo, mid 1600s. Creator: Yukinobu Kiyohara (Japanese, 1643-1682)
The Poetess Kogo, mid 1600s. Kiyohara Yukinobu was one of Japans earliest and most talented female painters. Kiyohara preferred Japanese style painting techniques and subjects

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c. 1300-1350. Creator: Unknown

The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c. 1300-1350. Creator: Unknown
The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, c. 1300-1350

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Two Horses, 1644-1911. Creator: Yu Yuan (Chinese, active 1700s), attributed to

Two Horses, 1644-1911. Creator: Yu Yuan (Chinese, active 1700s), attributed to
Two Horses, 1644-1911

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Two Beauties, late 18th-early 19th century

Two Beauties, late 18th-early 19th century. Shigemasa favored using colours in broad opaque masses, as seen here in the beauties robes

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Ten Thousand Bamboos in the Mist and Rain

Ten Thousand Bamboos in the Mist and Rain, 1847. Japanese painters were frequently influenced by paintings from China and Korea that they saw in private and temple collections throughout the country

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Shadow Dancers, 1800s. Creator: Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783-1856)

The Shadow Dancers, 1800s. Creator: Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese, 1783-1856)
The Shadow Dancers, 1800s

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: The Sand-Carrying Festival (Sunamochi Matsuri), 1856. Creator: Sakai Basai (Japanese

The Sand-Carrying Festival (Sunamochi Matsuri), 1856. Creator: Sakai Basai (Japanese
The Sand-Carrying Festival (Sunamochi Matsuri), 1856. Dredging waterways to preserve their function once required the cooperation of large numbers of people, seen at the top of this painting

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine (Peach) (left)

Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine (Peach) (left), 1801

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Swinging Gibbon, late 1100s- 1st quarter 1200s. Creator: Xia Gui (Chinese, active c

Swinging Gibbon, late 1100s- 1st quarter 1200s. Creator: Xia Gui (Chinese, active c
Swinging Gibbon, late 1100s- 1st quarter 1200s

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Spring Landscape, 17th century. Creator: Yukinobu Kiyohara (Japanese, 1643-1682)

Spring Landscape, 17th century. Creator: Yukinobu Kiyohara (Japanese, 1643-1682)
Spring Landscape, 17th century

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine, 1801. Creator: Toda Tadanaka (Japanese

Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine, 1801. Creator: Toda Tadanaka (Japanese
Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine, 1801

Background imageInk And Colour On Silk Collection: Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine (Pine) (right)

Symbols of Longevity: Deer under Peach and Pine (Pine) (right), 1801



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