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The Most Famous Artworks of Nanga

The 60 most celebrated works of the Nanga movement, ranked by renown across 147 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Fishing in Springtime
    Fishing in Springtime Ike Taiga · 1749
  2. 源琦筆 　華洛四季遊楽図巻|Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto
    源琦筆 　華洛四季遊楽図巻|Scenes of the Four Seasons in Kyoto Genki · 1778
  3. 雪村周継筆　竹林七聖図|Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
    雪村周継筆　竹林七聖図|Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove Sesson Shūkei · 1554
  4. Untitled
    Untitled Sesson Shūkei · 1570
  5. Untitled
    Untitled Hokuga · 1834
  6. Untitled
    Untitled Okada Hankō · 1843
  7. 拾遺古徳伝絵断簡|Illustrated Biography of Hōnen (Shūikotokūden-e)
    拾遺古徳伝絵断簡|Illustrated Biography of Hōnen (Shūikotokūden-e) Unknown · 1315
  8. Landscape with Figures
    Landscape with Figures Fujimoto Tesseki · 1851
  9. 鑑貞筆　瀟湘八景中の二景図|Two Views from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
    鑑貞筆　瀟湘八景中の二景図|Two Views from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers Kantei · 1516
  10. Untitled
    Untitled Tanomura Chikuden · 1806
  11. Untitled
    Untitled Gessen · 1765
  12. Illustration of Zhang Qi's Poem on the Cold Mountain Temple
    Illustration of Zhang Qi's Poem on the Cold Mountain Temple Ike Taiga · 1763
  13. Four Motifs from the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang
    Four Motifs from the Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang Tani Bunchō · 1794
  14. Untitled
    Untitled Kita Genki · 1666
  15. 相阿弥筆 四季山水図 （瀟湘八景）|Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)
    相阿弥筆 四季山水図 （瀟湘八景）|Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers) Sōami · 1516
  16. 墨蕙図 (Bokkei zu)|Orchids
    墨蕙図 (Bokkei zu)|Orchids Ike Taiga · 1749
  17. Untitled
    Untitled Urakami (Uragami) Gyokudō 浦上玉堂 · 1814
  18. Untitled
    Untitled Teisai Hokuba
  19. Untitled
    Untitled Tani Bunchō · 1814
  20. 小大君 「藤房本　三十六歌仙絵巻」　断簡|The Poet Koōgimi, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)l
    小大君 「藤房本　三十六歌仙絵巻」　断簡|The Poet Koōgimi, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)l Unknown · 1450
  21. Plum Blossoms
    Plum Blossoms Ki-en · 1770
  22. Untitled
    Untitled Mori Sosen · 1749
  23. 池大雅書 「楓橋夜泊」屏風|"Maple Bridge Night Mooring"
    池大雅書 「楓橋夜泊」屏風|"Maple Bridge Night Mooring" Ike Taiga · 1770
  24. Snowy Landscape
    Snowy Landscape Takahashi Sōhei · 1824
  25. Breaking a Plum Branch on a Snowy Night; Bamboo in Snow
    Breaking a Plum Branch on a Snowy Night; Bamboo in Snow Reizei Tamechika · 1845
  26. 朴堂祖淳筆　蘇軾騎驢図|Su Shi Riding a Donkey
    朴堂祖淳筆　蘇軾騎驢図|Su Shi Riding a Donkey Bokudō Sojun · 1416
  27. Fantastic Rocks with Cascading Waterfall; Fishing Boats by a Lake Hamlet
    Fantastic Rocks with Cascading Waterfall; Fishing Boats by a Lake Hamlet Aiseki · 1824
  28. 張騫図|The Chinese Explorer Zhang Qian on a Raft
    張騫図|The Chinese Explorer Zhang Qian on a Raft Maejima Sōyū · 1550
  29. 宋紫山筆　嵐に鶏図|Rooster in a Storm
    宋紫山筆　嵐に鶏図|Rooster in a Storm Sō Shizan · 1783
  30. Mount Fuji
    Mount Fuji Yokoi Kinkoku
  31. Green Peaks
    Green Peaks Noro Kaiseki · 1826
  32. Two Women and a Puppy
    Two Women and a Puppy Nagasawa Rosetsu · 1775
  33. Ariwara Narihira (825–880), from the Fujifusa version of Thirty-six Immortal Poets
    Ariwara Narihira (825–880), from the Fujifusa version of Thirty-six Immortal Poets Unknown · 1424
  34. Travellers in Cold Mountains
    Travellers in Cold Mountains Hine Taizan · 1859
  35. "Convenience in Drawing Water" from Jūben (Ten Conveniences); "Pleasure of Dawn" from Jūgi (Ten Pleasures)
    "Convenience in Drawing Water" from Jūben (Ten Conveniences); "Pleasure of Dawn" from Jūgi (Ten Pleasures) Totoki Baigai · 1800
  36. Spring Cleaning
    Spring Cleaning Yokoi Kinkoku
  37. Landscape
    Landscape Unkoku Tōban · 1657
  38. Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron
    Peaches, Pomegranate, and Fingered Citron Yamamoto Baiitsu · 1832
  39. Landscape
    Landscape Judō · 1549
  40. Landscape
    Landscape Kan Tenju · 1767
  41. Conversation in a Thatched Hut
    Conversation in a Thatched Hut Unknown · 1294
  42. Portrait of Kō Sūkoku
    Portrait of Kō Sūkoku Tani Bunchō · 1817
  43. Untitled
    Untitled Yokoyama Seiki · 1856
  44. Tenjin Traveling to China
    Tenjin Traveling to China Konoe Nobutada · 1594
  45. Hollyhocks and Prince’s-Feather Flowers
    Hollyhocks and Prince’s-Feather Flowers Sakai Ōho · 1824
  46. Taihu Rock and Banana Plant
    Taihu Rock and Banana Plant Takahashi Sōhei · 1831
  47. Untitled
    Untitled Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 · 1887
  48. Autumn Flowers
    Autumn Flowers Yamamoto Baiitsu · 1843
  49. Untitled
    Untitled Sakai Hōitsu · 1794
  50. The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
    The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup Tani Bunchō · 1828
  51. Rock and Bamboo (Chikuseki zu)
    Rock and Bamboo (Chikuseki zu) Ki-en · 1731
  52. Untitled
    Untitled Mori Yūsen · 1816
  53. 曽我蕭白筆　太公望図|Tōkaibō with a Fishing Basket
    曽我蕭白筆　太公望図|Tōkaibō with a Fishing Basket Soga Shōhaku · 1768
  54. Sampling Tea beneath the Wu Trees
    Sampling Tea beneath the Wu Trees Chikutō Nakabayashi · 1840
  55. For a hundred years [I have been] a person with no attachments
    For a hundred years [I have been] a person with no attachments Jiun · 1792
  56. Daruma
    Daruma Totoki Baigai · 1749
  57. Cycad
    Cycad Ike Taiga · 1750
  58. 誰ヶ袖図屏風|Tagasode (“Whose Sleeves?”)
    誰ヶ袖図屏風|Tagasode (“Whose Sleeves?”) Unknown · 1624
  59. Untitled
    Untitled Kishi Ganku · 1816
  60. Preface from Flowers and Grasses
    Preface from Flowers and Grasses Tsubaki Chinzan · 1841