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National Museum of Asian Art

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art unites the Freer Gallery and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1923, it holds Asian art from the Neolithic to today — Chinese jades and bronzes, Japanese screens, Korean ceramics, Islamic manuscripts — alongside Whistler's Peacock Room.

1,390
Registered works
373
Artists represented
Washington, D.C., United States
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Selected automatically from registered works with the strongest images and records. Each work carries a permanent Collect24 Art ID.

Attributed to Devidasa (Indian, Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati

Attributed to Devidasa (Indian

Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati, ca. 1690

Opaque watercolor, gold, and applied beetle wing on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127692

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju, Wind in the courtyard pines

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju

Wind in the courtyard pines, 16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127689

Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi, Pindola Bharadvaja, the first venerable Luohan 賓度羅跋羅墮闍尊者像

Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi

Pindola Bharadvaja, the first venerable Luohan 賓度羅跋羅墮闍尊者像, 1345

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127690

James McNeill Whistler, Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler

Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea, 1871-1872

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127684

James McNeill Whistler, Portrait of Whistler with a Hat

James McNeill Whistler

Portrait of Whistler with a Hat, 1857-1859

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127682

Zou Fulei, A breath of spring 春消息圖

Zou Fulei

A breath of spring 春消息圖, 1360

Ink on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127671

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Mengfu, Horses and grooms crossing a river

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Mengfu

Horses and grooms crossing a river, 14th century or likely much later

Ink and color on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127668

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui, Two riders searching for plum blossoms

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui

Two riders searching for plum blossoms, 16th century

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127367

Formerly attributed to Li Di, Birds in wintry trees

Formerly attributed to Li Di

Birds in wintry trees, 16th-17th century

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127362

Katsukawa Shunsho, Seven women walking near a football court

Katsukawa Shunsho

Seven women walking near a football court, 1726-1792

Color and gold on silk panel

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127347

Formerly attributed to He Chong, Portrait of a woman in white: Lu Meiniang 廬媚娘像

Formerly attributed to He Chong

Portrait of a woman in white: Lu Meiniang 廬媚娘像, 14th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127332

Formerly attributed to Wang Meng, A hunting scene

Formerly attributed to Wang Meng

A hunting scene, 18th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127326

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Unknown artist, Whose Sleeves? 誰が袖屏風 (左隻)

Unknown artist

Whose Sleeves? 誰が袖屏風 (左隻), 18th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127703

Hon'ami Koetsu, Folding screens mounted with poems from the anthology, Shin kokinshu 新古今集和歌色紙貼付屏風 (一双、画像:左隻のみ)

Hon'ami Koetsu

Folding screens mounted with poems from the anthology, Shin kokinshu 新古今集和歌色紙貼付屏風 (一双、画像:左隻のみ), ca. 1624-1637

Ink, color, and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127702

Unknown artist, Whose Sleeves? 誰が袖屏風 (右隻)

Unknown artist

Whose Sleeves? 誰が袖屏風 (右隻), 18th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127701

Unknown artist, Devi with Krishna and Vishnu in a Palace

Unknown artist

Devi with Krishna and Vishnu in a Palace, ca. 1645-1655

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127700

Unknown artist, The Descent of the Ganges

Unknown artist

The Descent of the Ganges, ca. 1800

Opaque watercolor on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127699

Unknown artist, Portrait of a Raja, probably Raja Dhrub Dev of Jasrota

Unknown artist

Portrait of a Raja, probably Raja Dhrub Dev of Jasrota, ca.1690-1700

Opaque watercolor on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127698

Unknown artist, Krishna Vishvarupa

Unknown artist

Krishna Vishvarupa, ca. 1740

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127697

First generation after Nainsukh, Krishna and his family admire a solar eclipse, perhaps a page from the “Kangra/Modi” Bhagavata Purana

First generation after Nainsukh

Krishna and his family admire a solar eclipse, perhaps a page from the “Kangra/Modi” Bhagavata Purana, 1775-1780

Opaque watercolor on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127696

Unknown artist, Kaccheli Ragini, from a Ragamala

Unknown artist

Kaccheli Ragini, from a Ragamala, ca. 1710

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127695

Unknown artist, Raja Mandhata as a musical mode

Unknown artist

Raja Mandhata as a musical mode, ca. 1690

Opaque watercolor on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127694

Unknown artist, Vilaval Ragini, from a Ragamala

Unknown artist

Vilaval Ragini, from a Ragamala, ca. 1690-95

Opaque watercolor on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127693

Attributed to Devidasa (Indian, Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati

Attributed to Devidasa (Indian

Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati, ca. 1690

Opaque watercolor, gold, and applied beetle wing on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127692

Style of Ma Yuan, Looking at flowering plums and reading

Style of Ma Yuan

Looking at flowering plums and reading, 14th-15th century

Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127691

Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi, Pindola Bharadvaja, the first venerable Luohan 賓度羅跋羅墮闍尊者像

Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi

Pindola Bharadvaja, the first venerable Luohan 賓度羅跋羅墮闍尊者像, 1345

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127690

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju, Wind in the courtyard pines

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju

Wind in the courtyard pines, 16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127689

Unknown artist, Two fighting water buffaloes

Unknown artist

Two fighting water buffaloes, 13th-14th century

Ink and colors on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127688

Toriyama Sekien, An actor in female dress stringing a samisen

Toriyama Sekien

An actor in female dress stringing a samisen, 1615-1868

Ink and color on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127687

Unknown artist, A group of women in a garden, entertaining themselves with music and dancing

Unknown artist

A group of women in a garden, entertaining themselves with music and dancing, mid 18th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127686

Signature of Ogata Kenzan, Snow-laden Pine Boughs

Signature of Ogata Kenzan

Snow-laden Pine Boughs, 18th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127685

James McNeill Whistler, Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler

Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea, 1871-1872

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127684

James McNeill Whistler, Green and Silver: The Devonshire Cottages

James McNeill Whistler

Green and Silver: The Devonshire Cottages, 1883 or 1884

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127683

James McNeill Whistler, Portrait of Whistler with a Hat

James McNeill Whistler

Portrait of Whistler with a Hat, 1857-1859

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127682

Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai, Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai

Viewing Cherry Blossoms, ca. 1820s-1830s

Ink and color on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127681

Traditionally attributed to Sheng Shiyan, Young woman reading a book of poems

Traditionally attributed to Sheng Shiyan

Young woman reading a book of poems, 16th-17th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127680

Unknown artist, Malashri Ragini from a Ragmala series

Unknown artist

Malashri Ragini from a Ragmala series, 1640

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127679

Unknown artist, Bangal ragini from a Ragamala series

Unknown artist

Bangal ragini from a Ragamala series, ca. 1650

Opaque watercolor on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127678

Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian, Dai Kui Breaking His Zither (qin)

Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian

Dai Kui Breaking His Zither (qin), 16th century

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127677

Traditionally attributed to Gong Kai, The captivity of Cai Wenji

Traditionally attributed to Gong Kai

The captivity of Cai Wenji, 14th-15th century

Ink on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127676

Formerly attributed to Chen Rong, Eleven dragons

Formerly attributed to Chen Rong

Eleven dragons, 15th century?

Ink on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127675

Lin Xue, Geese descending on sands

Lin Xue

Geese descending on sands, 1621

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127674

Unknown artist, Tasting tea in a pavilion by the water

Unknown artist

Tasting tea in a pavilion by the water, 16th century

Ink on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127673

Formerly attributed to Wang Guan, Luohan seated under a tree

Formerly attributed to Wang Guan

Luohan seated under a tree, 1368-1644

Ink on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127672

Zou Fulei, A breath of spring 春消息圖

Zou Fulei

A breath of spring 春消息圖, 1360

Ink on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127671

Formerly attributed to Qiao Zhongchang, Returning home after harvest

Formerly attributed to Qiao Zhongchang

Returning home after harvest, 14th-15th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127670

Dai Jin, Fishermen on an autumn river 明(傳)戴進秋江漁樂圖卷

Dai Jin

Fishermen on an autumn river 明(傳)戴進秋江漁樂圖卷, 15th century

Ink and color on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127669

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Mengfu, Horses and grooms crossing a river

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Mengfu

Horses and grooms crossing a river, 14th century or likely much later

Ink and color on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127668

Formerly attributed to Mi Fu, Verdant peaks in clouds

Formerly attributed to Mi Fu

Verdant peaks in clouds, 16th century?

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127667

Follower of Lü Ji, Birds, willow tree, and flowers

Follower of Lü Ji

Birds, willow tree, and flowers, 15th-16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127666

Formerly attributed to Wu Junchen, Wind and snow at Ba Bridge

Formerly attributed to Wu Junchen

Wind and snow at Ba Bridge, 15th-16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127665

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Kexiong, Fallen flowers, playing fish

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Kexiong

Fallen flowers, playing fish, 17th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127664

Follower of Zhang Lu, Gazing at a waterfall by a pine bluff

Follower of Zhang Lu

Gazing at a waterfall by a pine bluff, 16th century

Ink on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127663

Traditionally attributed to Xu Chongju, A woman and a butterfly

Traditionally attributed to Xu Chongju

A woman and a butterfly, 16th-17th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127662

Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan, Listening to a flute in a lakeside pavilion

Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan

Listening to a flute in a lakeside pavilion, 17th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127372

Style of Jiang Song, Fishing under an overhanging cliff

Style of Jiang Song

Fishing under an overhanging cliff, 16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127371

Unknown artist, Plum blossoms, camellias, and mandarin ducks

Unknown artist

Plum blossoms, camellias, and mandarin ducks, 15th-16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127370

Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan, Scholar approaching secluded pavilion

Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan

Scholar approaching secluded pavilion, 15th-16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127369

Formerly attributed to Li Sihui, Stopping the zither to watch the waterfall

Formerly attributed to Li Sihui

Stopping the zither to watch the waterfall, 16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127368

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui, Two riders searching for plum blossoms

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui

Two riders searching for plum blossoms, 16th century

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127367

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui, Awaiting the ferry

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui

Awaiting the ferry, 16th century

Ink on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127366

Formerly attributed to Xu Daoning, Listening to the pines in a riverside pavilion

Formerly attributed to Xu Daoning

Listening to the pines in a riverside pavilion, 16th century

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127365

Formerly attributed to He Zhen, Bringing a lute to visit a friend

Formerly attributed to He Zhen

Bringing a lute to visit a friend, 16th century

Ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127364

James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Blue and Silver--Battersea Reach

James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne: Blue and Silver--Battersea Reach, 1870-1875

Oil on canvas

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127363

Formerly attributed to Li Di, Birds in wintry trees

Formerly attributed to Li Di

Birds in wintry trees, 16th-17th century

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127362

Decoration attributed to Kano Tangen, Sake bottle

Decoration attributed to Kano Tangen

Sake bottle, 18th century

Stoneware with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127361

Kawamata Tsuneyuki, A man, possibly an actor, and two girls

Kawamata Tsuneyuki

A man, possibly an actor, and two girls, 18th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127360

Katsushika Hokusai, Filial piety: Yang Hsiang saving his father from a tiger

Katsushika Hokusai

Filial piety: Yang Hsiang saving his father from a tiger, 1615-1868

Color and gold on silk

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127359

Unknown artist, Young woman, with two girl attendants, seated in a garden

Unknown artist

Young woman, with two girl attendants, seated in a garden, 1615-1868

Color and gold on silk panel

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127358

Unknown artist, A Picnic Party

Unknown artist

A Picnic Party, early 17th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127357

Unknown artist, Pine trees, water and clouds

Unknown artist

Pine trees, water and clouds, 17th century

Color and gold on paper

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127356

Katsukawa Shunsho, Woman near a fenced-off flowering garden

Katsukawa Shunsho

Woman near a fenced-off flowering garden, late 18th century

Color and gold on silk panel

National Museum of Asian Art

C24-127355