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Connoisseur’s Album of Edo-Period Silk Fragments, Accordion album of fourteen pages with textile fragments, Japan
Japan
19th century
Various artists
late 19th century
Blue Glass Sake Bottle (Tokkuri), Indigo-blue glass, Japan
Japan
late 18th–first half 19th century
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu  Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Kano Sansetsu
1646
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
Japan
Saddle: Muromachi period (1392–1573), dated 1491 (Entoku 3); lacquer decoration: Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century
Wisteria Maiden with an Ōtsu Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Monk, from the series Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo Shi-ire Ōtsu Miyage), Kitagawa Utamaro  Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1802–3
Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) in the 13th Century Style, Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, leather, silk, Japanese
Japanese
late 17th or early 18th century
Helmet (<i>Hoshi Kabuto</i>) and Mask with Gorget, Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, leather, silk, Japanese
Japanese
late 17th or early 18th century
The Yodo River, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi, Yodo-gawa), Utagawa Hiroshige  Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Utagawa Hiroshige
1834
Dish with Sacred Jewels, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan
Japan
ca. 1690–1720s
Ishizara with Pine Tree, Stoneware with iron brown and cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Seto ware), Japan
Japan
early 19th century
Set of Five Everyday Vessels (Kurawanka Bowls), Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Hasami type), Japan
Japan
early 19th century
Set of Five Everyday Vessels (Kurawanka Bowls), Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Hasami type), Japan
Japan
early 19th century
Set of Five Everyday Vessels (Kurawanka Bowls), Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Hasami type), Japan
Japan
18th early 19th century
Set of Five Everyday Vessels (Kurawanka Bowls), Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Hasami type), Japan
Japan
early 19th century
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Hasami type), Japan
Japan
early 19th century
Stirrups (<i>Abumi</i>), Ujiyoshi  Japanese, Iron, silver, Japanese
Ujiyoshi
18th century
Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>), Iron, leather, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Japanese
early 14th–early 15th century
Stencil with Continuous Fret Pattern (sayagata), Paper, Japan
Japan
19th century
Tall Freshwater Jar (Hoso-mizusashi) with Striped Design, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type), Japan
Japan
late 18th century
Inrō with Stylized Flower Patterns in Interconnected Roundels, Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, yellow, and red togidashimaki-e, mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; ojime: malachite bead; netsuke: openwork (ryūsa); ivory, Japan
Japan
18th century
Inrō with Dragon in Cartouche on Arabesque Foliage (Karakusa) Background, Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: fire agate bead; netsuke: rabbit in a boat; carved wood, Japan
Japan
18th century
Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves, Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, tortoiseshell inlay on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: carved ivory; netsuke: turtles; carved ivory, Japan
Japan
17th–18th century
Inrō with Shells and Seaweeds amid Rocks and Waves, Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, silver inlay on gold ground; metal cord runners; ojime: copper with mixed-metal inlay and gilded details; netsuke: carved ivory, Japan
Japan
17th–18th century
Helmet in the <i>Zenshōzan</i> Style with Case, Helmet: steel, lacquer, copper alloy, gold, leather, textile; case: wood, lacquer, Japanese
Japanese
ca. 1700
Fireman's jacket, plastron and sash, Wool, cotton, silk, metallic thread, paper, Japan
Japan
19th century
Shakuhachi  (尺八), Bamboo, Japanese
Japanese
early 20th century (?)
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with the “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove”, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze; lacquer cover with porcelain knob (Hirado ware), Japan
Japan
second half 18th century
Helmet (<i>Suji Kabuto</i>), Yoshihisa  Japanese, Iron, silver, leather, silk, Japanese
Yoshihisa
Nobumasa
early 17th century
Man in a Black Haori (Coat) and Two Women Approaching a Temple, Torii Kiyonaga  Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Torii Kiyonaga
Tea Bowl with Peony Decoration, Stoneware with inlaid design (Yatsushiro ware), Japan
Japan
19th century
Myōchin family
17th–18th century
Armor (<i>Rokumai-Dō Gusoku</i>) with Box, Iron, leather, lacquer, textile, wood, bear fur, Japanese
Japanese
late 17th century; cuirass dated 1689
Incense Burner in the Shape of a Melon with Autumn Flowers and Grasses, Lacquer with sprinkled gold decoration in Kōdaiji style; gilt-bronze cover, Japan
Japan
early 17th century
Sake Bottle with Nanban (Southern Barbarian) Design, Stoneware with overglaze enamels (Awata ware), Japan
Japan
17th century
Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō, Inrō: single case; tortoiseshell under rattan “net” covered with lacquer (urushi); ojime: flower petals, brushwood; patinated copper with mixed-metal inlays; netsuke: turtle; carved wood, Japan
Japan
17th century
A couple making love beside a shamisen, a leaf from Unravelling the Threads of Desire (Negai no ito-guchi) 

, Kitagawa Utamaro  Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e), from an illustrated erotic book (shunpon); ink and color on paper, Japan
Kitagawa Utamaro
1799
芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), 高本秀宗 Takamoto Hidemune  Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, gold, iron, Japanese
高本秀宗 Takamoto Hidemune
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Woman's Overrobe (Uchikake) with Books and Mandarin Orange Branches, Embroidery in silk and metallic thread; appliqué of resist-dyed (shibori) silk fabrics on silk satin damask, Japan
Japan
first half of the 19th century
Footed Tray with Figures in a Landscape, Basketry and red lacquer with gold and litharge painting, Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
early 17th century