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The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

Studies 625–648 of 1200

Collector research Paintings for sale

1548 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

1800s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

probably 1739 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Plum Blossoms

Wang Shishen (Chinese, 1686–1759) · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

1741 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Plum Blossoms and Peonies

Gao Fenghan (Chinese, 1683–1749) · handscroll; ink on paper

c. 1700 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Plum Tree

Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716) · hanging scroll; ink on silk

1606 · Japan, Momoyama (1573-1615) - Edo (1615-1868) periods

Poem-card from the Shinkokin wakashu (New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times) with Design of Pine on a Beach

Hon'ami Kōetsu (Japanese, 1558–1637); Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640) · card mounted on a hanging scroll; gold, silver, and ink on paper

1800s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Poet Fisherman

Artist not recorded · album leaf from a set; ink and color on silk

after 1804 · France, 19th century

Pollard Willow

Pierre Jean Boquet (French, 1751–1817) · oil on paper, mounted on canvas

late 1860s · France, 19th century

Pond at Ville-d'Avray

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875) · oil on fabric

c. 1783 · Italy, 18th century

Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793) · oil on canvas

c. 1783 · Italy, 18th century

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782 (pair)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793) · oil on canvas

early 1600s · Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)

Portrait Jewel of Emperor Jahangir

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1580–88 · Northern Italy, late 16th century

Portrait of a Couple

Artist not recorded · oil on canvas

1663 · Netherlands

Portrait of a Family Playing Music

Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, 1629–1684) · oil on canvas

1921 · Korea, Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

Portrait of a Government Official

Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1850–1941) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

c. 1556–60; border c. 1602 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Portrait of a kneeling holy man, from the Prince Salim Album

Mir Sayyid Ali (Persian, active in Iran 1540s–50, active in India 1555–1580) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with cream borders decorated with gold flowers and geometric motifs