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Obi with Iris, Brocaded in silk on gold ground, Japan (Kyoto) — Obi with Iris
Japan (Kyoto)
1988

Nihon no doki: Jōmon Yayoi, haniwa, haji, sueki, Kyoto National Museum — Nihon no doki: Jōmon Yayoi, haniwa, haji, sueki
Kyoto National Museum
1964

Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Geometric Patterns, Ogata Ihachi (Kyoto Kenzan II) Japanese, Stoneware with polychrome enamels under transparent glaze (Kyoto ware); wood with black lacquer lid, Japan — Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Geometric Patterns
Ogata Ihachi (Kyoto Kenzan II)
first half 18th century

Ichigen-kin, Nishimura Instrument Co., Kyoto, Wood, ivory, shell, silk, bamboo, cotton, Japanese — Ichigen-kin
Nishimura Instrument Co., Kyoto
Soko Kurachi
1988

Arrowhead (<i>Yanone</i>), Iron, steel, Japanese, Kyoto — Arrowhead (Yanone)
Japanese, Kyoto
dated 1647

Scarf Reproducing a Tang Pattern

Tatsumura Institute of Textile Arts, Kyoto

20th century

Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan — Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars
Japan
1680–90s

Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646

The Bodhisattva Jizō, Intan Japanese, Japanese cypress wood (hinoki) with polychrome pigments, gold paint (kindei), cut gold leaf (kirikane), and rock-crystal eyes, Japan — The Bodhisattva Jizō
Intan
1291

Covered Vessel (Futamono) with Plum Tree, Stoneware with iron brown under transparent glaze and copper-green glaze (Mino ware, Oribe type, Japan — Covered Vessel (Futamono) with Plum Tree
Japan
early 17th century

Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja), Kaikei Japanese, Japanese cypress with lacquer, color, gold, cut gold leaf (kirikane), and inlaid crystal eyes, Japan — Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja)
Kaikei
early 13th century

Gibbons in a Landscape, Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継 Japanese, Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper, Japan — Gibbons in a Landscape
Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継
ca. 1570

Rough Waves, Ogata Kōrin Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Rough Waves
Ogata Kōrin
ca. 1704–9

Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki), Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on paper, Japan — Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)
Japan
late 13th century

Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea Grasses
, Embroidery and gold leaf on plain-weave silk patterned with warp floats, Japan — Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea Grasses
Japan
early 17th century

Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, Unidentified artist Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan — Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha
Unidentified artist
ca. 1383

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei), Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print (first edition); ink and colors on paper, medium-sized print (chuban), Japan — Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)
Suzuki Harunobu
ca. 1766

Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground, Japan — Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields
Japan
early 17th century

Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges), Ogata Kōrin Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold leaf on paper, Japan — Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)
Ogata Kōrin
after 1709

Zaō Gongen, Gilt bronze with incised decoration, Japan — Zaō Gongen
Japan
11th century

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
, Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1830–32

Female Shinto Deity, Japanese bigleaf magnolia with traces of color, Japan — Female Shinto Deity
Japan
ca. mid-11th–mid-12th century

Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold, silver foil application on nashiji ground; gilt bronze fittings, Japan — Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers
Japan
first half of the 15th century

Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang, Sesson Shūkei Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang
Sesson Shūkei
ca. 1555–61

”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”, Musō Soseki Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — ”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”
Musō Soseki
early to mid-14th century

The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals, Studio of Kano Takanobu Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper, Japan — The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals
Studio of Kano Takanobu
Konoe Nobutada
early 17th century

Robe (Kosode) with Floral Roundels, Figured satin-weave silk with tie-dyeing, silk embroidery, and couched gold thread, Japan — Robe (Kosode) with Floral Roundels
Japan
ca. 1670s

Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e; gilt bronze fittings, Japan — Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds
Japan
late 14th–early 15th century

Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan Japanese, Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese — Koto (箏)
Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan
Gotō Yūjō
early 17th century

Saltcellar, Blown pattern-molded lead glass, Japan — Saltcellar
Japan
1780–1825

Sake vessel (Heishi), Wood with layers of black and red lacquer (Negoro ware), Japan — Sake vessel (Heishi)
Japan
late 16th century

Dish with Peaches, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan — Dish with Peaches
Japan
ca. 1690–1720

Storage Case (Karabitsu), Wood with layers of black and red lacquer (Negoro ware); gilt-bronze fittings, Japan — Storage Case (Karabitsu)
Japan
1422

Ōtsu-e of a Young Woman, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan — Ōtsu-e of a Young Woman
Japan
early 19th century

Ōtsu-e of Kabuki Actor Playing the Outlaw Hotei Ichiemon, of the “Karigane Five”, Hanging scroll; hand-colored woodblock print on paper, Japan — Ōtsu-e of Kabuki Actor Playing the Outlaw Hotei Ichiemon, of the “Karigane Five”
Japan
early 18th century

Pair of Negoro Lacquer Candlesticks, Wood with layers of black and red lacquer (Negoro ware), Japan — Pair of Negoro Lacquer Candlesticks
Japan
late 16th century

Saddle (Kura) with Stylized Flowers, Saddle: Gold maki-e with black lacquer decoration:<br/>Pommel: lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on black ground; seat: nashiji (“pear-skin” ground), Japan — Saddle (Kura) with Stylized Flowers
Japan
Saddle: Muromachi period (1392–1573), dated 1491 (Entoku 3); lacquer decoration: Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century

Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo), Kondō Yutaka Japanese, Stoneware with white slip and black glaze, Japan — Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo)
Kondō Yutaka
1964

Wedding obi (sash), Plain-weave silk with silk- and gold-thread supplementary weft patterning, Japan — Wedding obi (sash)
Japan
early 20th century

Conoid Lounge Chair, George Nakashima American, American walnut, Japan — Conoid Lounge Chair
George Nakashima
1986–87