16th century public domain art

Artworks created between 1501 and 1600, drawn from every collection indexed here. Free to download, with colour palettes and print sizes measured from each file.

Works in 16th century public domain art

Eighteen luohans crossing a river

Style of Ding Yunpeng (1547-1628)

Woman holding a child

Formerly attributed to Zhang Xuan (active early-mid-8th century)

Laozi delivering a copy of the Daodejing

Traditionally attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049-1106)

Luohans crossing land and sea

Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

The eighteen scholars of the Tang dynasty

Formerly attributed to Emperor Huizong (1082-1135 (reigned 1101-1125))

Imperial palaces

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju (ca. 1120s-ca.1162)

Landscape: mountain gorge, mist, a brook, and buildings

Zhang Hong (1577-after 1668)

Sultan Murad and a Consort

Attributed here to Manohar (active 1582–ca. 1624)

Young woman reading a book of poems

Traditionally attributed to Sheng Shiyan (13th century)

The Tale of Genji, chapter 2: Prince Genji's visit to Utsusemi

Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)

Bringing home the horses, taking the oxen to pasture

Formerly attributed to Liang Kai 梁楷 (late 12th-early 13th century)

Washing the white elephant

Formerly attributed to Zhao Lingjun (active late 11th century)

Boy on a water buffalo

Qin Shunyou (ca. 1666-ca. 1750)

The Shanglin Park: imperial hunt

Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

Shide (<em>Jittoku</em>)

Kano Sadanobu (1596-1623)

Landscape: houses and a brook in a mountain gorge

Formerly attributed to Zhang Hong (1577-after 1668)

Snow clearing on mountains and rivers, after Wang Wei

Formerly attributed to Zhao Yuan (mid- to late 14th century)

The discourse of Vimalakirti and Manjusri

Formerly attributed to Zhou Fang (傳)周昉 (ca. 730-ca. 800)

Two male figures with a toad

Formerly attributed to Liang Kai 梁楷 (late 12th-early 13th century)

The Tale of Genji, Chapter 34; Kashiwagi catches sight of the Third Princess

Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)

The Immortal Liu Hai

Formerly attributed to Liu Lüzhong (12th century)

Landscapes of the four seasons

Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)

Winter trees and snowy peaks

Formerly attributed to Jiang Shen (ca. 1090-1138)

Scenes from the Lives of Famous Men (part 1)

Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)

Palace in the mountains

Traditionally attributed to Zhao Boju (ca. 1120s-ca.1162)

Standing Guanyin

Probably by Zhang Hong (1577-after 1668)

The Wangchuan Villa

Traditionally attributed to Guo Zhongshu (傳)郭忠恕 (910-977)

Scenes from the life of the Ming Huang Emperor and Yang Guifei (one of a pair with F1901.21)

Kano Mitsunobu (ca. 1565-1608)

Autumn at Asakusa; Viewing cherry blossoms at Ueno Park

Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 (1618-1694)

Heron and reeds

Attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)

Landscape with Daoist immortals in the mountains

Copy after Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

Autumn mountains, clearing mist

Formerly attributed to Xu Daoning (ca. 1000-after 1066)

Birds in Wintry Trees

Formerly attributed to Li Di (active late 12th-early 13th century)

White-robed Guanyin

Wu Bin (ca. 1591-1626)

Houses at the waterside

Formerly attributed to Cao Zhibo (1272-1355)

Landscape with palaces

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju (ca. 1120s-ca.1162)

River landscape: a man in a pavilion under large trees

Formerly attributed to Zhao Yong 趙雍 (1291-1361)

Rabbits, birds, and flowers

Formerly attributed to Qian Xuan 錢選 (late 13th century)

Fisher folk moored under trees

Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)

The hall of precious paintings 寶繪堂圖

Copy after Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

Homeward boat on a clear river day

Formerly attributed to Xia Gui 夏珪 (active ca. 1195-1230)

The hall of scenic beauty 有美堂圖

Copy after Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

Landscape: a lake, cliffs, and trees

Follower of Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559)

Visiting a friend by boat

Formerly attributed to Zhong Wenxiu (11th century)

Cranes and chrysanthemums

Tawaraya Sotatsu 俵屋宗達 (fl. ca. 1600-1643)

Scenes from the Lives of Famous Men (part 2)

Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)

The Wangchuan Villa

Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju (ca. 1120s-ca.1162)

A mountain landscape: mists and waterfall; buildings among trees

Formerly attributed to Gao Kegong (1248-1310)

Literary gathering

Formerly attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049-1106)

Ocean sky, rising sun

Formerly attributed to Li Zhaodao 李昭道 (675-758)

Visiting a friend after snowfall without a meeting

Formerly attributed to Guan Tong (early 10th century)

Layered peaks and winding dikes

Formerly attributed to Fan Kuan (傳)范寬 (ca. 960-ca. 1030)

Quiet mountain village and trees

Style of Ni Zan 倪瓚 (1306-1374)

Two men and a water-buffalo

Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan 馬遠 (active late 12th-early 13th century)

Mountain landscape

Formerly attributed to Dong Yuan (傳)董源 (died 962)

Misty mountains

Formerly attributed to Gao Kegong (1248-1310)

Two geese feeding in a lotus pond

Traditionally attributed to Qian Xuan 錢選 (late 13th century)

Cai Wenji returning to China

Formerly attributed to Chen Juzhong (late 12th-early 13th century)

Landscape: mountain peaks and valley

Formerly attributed to Mi Fu (傳)米芾 (1052-1107)

Four children under a willow tree

Formerly attributed to Qian Xuan 錢選 (late 13th century)