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Traditional Scroll Painting

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Chinese, Korean, or Japanese paintings, often depicting landscapes or scenes from daily life or literary or historic narratives and generally created using an ink brush on scrolled paper, although the methods, styles, and materials varied widely according to region.

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Xia Gui, Xu Daoning, Gu Kaizhi 顾恺之, Huang Daozhou 黃道周, Zhou Xiaolu, Zhang Zeduan, Fan Kuan, Yun-Fei Ji 季云飞, Yi Bingshou 伊秉绶, Jin Nong 金農

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Bijin in Striped Kimono (T-3798), ca. 1912

Thomsen Gallery

Japan, Heian period

Scene from The Tale of Genji, 12th century

Tokugawa Museum, Nagoya, Japan

Katsushika Hokusai

Minamoto no Yorimasa Aiming an Arrow. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1847-49

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jin Nong 金農

Calligraphy in “lacquer script”, 1749

Asian Art Museum

Lotus and Ducks, Qing dynasty-ca. 1696

"Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626–1705)" at Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, D.C.

Papua New Guinea

"Sepik: Arts in Papua New Guinea" at Musée du quai Branly, Paris

Completed on a River Sojourn, 1645

Asian Art Museum

Ink Handscroll 水墨画卷, 1990

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Calligraphy after the Ancient Masters, Late 16th or early 17th century

Asian Art Museum

Autumn Stirrings in Eight Verses, 1632

Asian Art Museum

Master Cheng’s Admonition on Seeing, Hearing, Words, and Deeds (Chengzi shi ting yan dong zhi zhen), 1805

Asian Art Museum

Calligraphy after ancient masters, China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), ca. 1595 and 1600

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

China, Qing dynasty

A Birthday Painting, Qing dynasty (1644, 1911), 1756

Harn Museum of Art

Section of Fishing in a Mountain Stream, Northern Song dynasty, Mid-11th century

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Master Cheng’s Admonition on Seeing, Hearing, Words, and Deeds (Chengzi shi ting yan dong zhi zhen), 1805

Asian Art Museum

Huang Daozhou 黃道周

Poem dedicated to Wen Zhenmeng (1574–1636), China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), undated

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Puppies Under a Maple Branch, ca. 1790

Walters Art Museum

Crabs, ca. 1930

Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930 at The Noguchi Museum

30 Letters to Qiu Jiawa 给邱家瓦的三十封信, 2009

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Japanese, Heian period (794 - 1185)

Segment of the Hell Scroll: Hell of Shrieking Sounds, ca. 1200

Seattle Art Museum

Chinese, Qing dynasty, 1644–1912

Zhong Kui 鍾馗圖, 1730-1791

Princeton University Art Museum

The Sūtra on the Lotus of the Sublime Dharma (Miaofa lianhua jing), late 13th or early 14th century

Asian Art Museum

Laozi (老子) Riding a Buffalo, late 19th-early 20th century

Twelve Views from a Thatched Hut, Southern Song dynasty, Early 13th century

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Taima mandala, ca. 1300-1400

Enter the Mandala: Cosmic Centers and Mental Maps of Himalayan Buddhism, Asian Art Museum

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Tiger. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), 1630-1640

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Zhang Ruitu 張瑞圖

Poem by Wang Wei, China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), undated

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, Northern Song dynasty, Early 11th century

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

The Lotus Sutra, China, Yuan dynasty (1271, 1368), ca. 1315

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christie's South Asian + Chinese

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Harn Museum of Art

Bijin in Striped Kimono (T-3798), ca. 1912

Thomsen Gallery

Japan, Heian period

Scene from The Tale of Genji, 12th century

Tokugawa Museum, Nagoya, Japan

Katsushika Hokusai

Minamoto no Yorimasa Aiming an Arrow. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1847-49

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jin Nong 金農

Calligraphy in “lacquer script”, 1749

Asian Art Museum

Lotus and Ducks, Qing dynasty-ca. 1696

"Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626–1705)" at Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, D.C.

Papua New Guinea

"Sepik: Arts in Papua New Guinea" at Musée du quai Branly, Paris

Completed on a River Sojourn, 1645

Asian Art Museum

Ink Handscroll 水墨画卷, 1990

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Calligraphy after the Ancient Masters, Late 16th or early 17th century

Asian Art Museum

Autumn Stirrings in Eight Verses, 1632

Asian Art Museum

Master Cheng’s Admonition on Seeing, Hearing, Words, and Deeds (Chengzi shi ting yan dong zhi zhen), 1805

Asian Art Museum

Calligraphy after ancient masters, China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), ca. 1595 and 1600

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

China, Qing dynasty

A Birthday Painting, Qing dynasty (1644, 1911), 1756

Harn Museum of Art

Section of Fishing in a Mountain Stream, Northern Song dynasty, Mid-11th century

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Master Cheng’s Admonition on Seeing, Hearing, Words, and Deeds (Chengzi shi ting yan dong zhi zhen), 1805

Asian Art Museum

Huang Daozhou 黃道周

Poem dedicated to Wen Zhenmeng (1574–1636), China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), undated

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Puppies Under a Maple Branch, ca. 1790

Walters Art Museum

Crabs, ca. 1930

Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930 at The Noguchi Museum

30 Letters to Qiu Jiawa 给邱家瓦的三十封信, 2009

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Japanese, Heian period (794 - 1185)

Segment of the Hell Scroll: Hell of Shrieking Sounds, ca. 1200

Seattle Art Museum

Chinese, Qing dynasty, 1644–1912

Zhong Kui 鍾馗圖, 1730-1791

Princeton University Art Museum

The Sūtra on the Lotus of the Sublime Dharma (Miaofa lianhua jing), late 13th or early 14th century

Asian Art Museum

Laozi (老子) Riding a Buffalo, late 19th-early 20th century

Twelve Views from a Thatched Hut, Southern Song dynasty, Early 13th century

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Taima mandala, ca. 1300-1400

Enter the Mandala: Cosmic Centers and Mental Maps of Himalayan Buddhism, Asian Art Museum

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Tiger. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), 1630-1640

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Zhang Ruitu 張瑞圖

Poem by Wang Wei, China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), undated

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, Northern Song dynasty, Early 11th century

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

The Lotus Sutra, China, Yuan dynasty (1271, 1368), ca. 1315

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christie's South Asian + Chinese

Bijin in Striped Kimono (T-3798), ca. 1912

Thomsen Gallery

Jin Nong 金農

Calligraphy in “lacquer script”, 1749

Asian Art Museum

Chinese, Qing dynasty, 1644–1912

Zhong Kui 鍾馗圖, 1730-1791

Princeton University Art Museum

Completed on a River Sojourn, 1645

Asian Art Museum

Master Cheng’s Admonition on Seeing, Hearing, Words, and Deeds (Chengzi shi ting yan dong zhi zhen), 1805

Asian Art Museum

Section of Fishing in a Mountain Stream, Northern Song dynasty, Mid-11th century

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Master Cheng’s Admonition on Seeing, Hearing, Words, and Deeds (Chengzi shi ting yan dong zhi zhen), 1805

Asian Art Museum

Huang Daozhou 黃道周

Poem dedicated to Wen Zhenmeng (1574–1636), China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), undated

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Katsushika Hokusai

Minamoto no Yorimasa Aiming an Arrow. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1847-49

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Sūtra on the Lotus of the Sublime Dharma (Miaofa lianhua jing), late 13th or early 14th century

Asian Art Museum

Papua New Guinea

"Sepik: Arts in Papua New Guinea" at Musée du quai Branly, Paris

Twelve Views from a Thatched Hut, Southern Song dynasty, Early 13th century

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Taima mandala, ca. 1300-1400

Enter the Mandala: Cosmic Centers and Mental Maps of Himalayan Buddhism, Asian Art Museum

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Tiger. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), 1630-1640

The Flowering of Edo Period Painting: Japanese Masterworks from the Feinberg Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Calligraphy after ancient masters, China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), ca. 1595 and 1600

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

China, Qing dynasty

A Birthday Painting, Qing dynasty (1644, 1911), 1756

Harn Museum of Art

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, Northern Song dynasty, Early 11th century

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Puppies Under a Maple Branch, ca. 1790

Walters Art Museum

Japan, Heian period

Scene from The Tale of Genji, 12th century

Tokugawa Museum, Nagoya, Japan

Crabs, ca. 1930

Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930 at The Noguchi Museum

30 Letters to Qiu Jiawa 给邱家瓦的三十封信, 2009

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Japanese, Heian period (794 - 1185)

Segment of the Hell Scroll: Hell of Shrieking Sounds, ca. 1200

Seattle Art Museum

Lotus and Ducks, Qing dynasty-ca. 1696

"Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626–1705)" at Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, D.C.

Laozi (老子) Riding a Buffalo, late 19th-early 20th century

Ink Handscroll 水墨画卷, 1990

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Calligraphy after the Ancient Masters, Late 16th or early 17th century

Asian Art Museum

Autumn Stirrings in Eight Verses, 1632

Asian Art Museum

Zhang Ruitu 張瑞圖

Poem by Wang Wei, China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), undated

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lotus Sutra, China, Yuan dynasty (1271, 1368), ca. 1315

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christie's South Asian + Chinese