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Impressionist. Brook with a bridge. — The Japanese Bridge, c. 1923-1925
Claude Monet

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"Japanese Poetry", Hosoda Eishi; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi — "Japanese Poetry", c. 1794
Hosoda Eishi; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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close-up of a crumbling plaster wall; line of moisture damage, moss, and losses along lower portion of wall; cedar branches at UL; small fern LR; damp foreground — Japanese Landscape, c. 1975
Nathan Lerner

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Naraen Kongo, standing figure with arms down, mouth closed. Made of Hinoki wood in yosegi technique of multiple block construction with traces of gesso and polychrome. — Vajra Warrior (one of a pair), mid 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, Unknown Japanese — Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned — Taima Mandala, early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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figure with six heads, arms, and legs astride crouched bull on wood base; metal bands around wrists, some biceps, and most ankles; halo with flames attached at back; two hands of two arms together in praying position, other arms bent and flare outwards. Upper left arm holds long staff, lower one holds implement with "curly q"-shaped end. Upper right arm holds a trident. Lower right arm fingersshaped like it was holding something in hand. Three bottom heads have crystal inlay eyes. Three smaller heads on top considerably smaller. — Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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small standing highly stylized figure with very large coffee bean-type eyes; PR lower arm missing; openings at top of head and at bottom; upturned pig-like nostrils; textured body covered with scrolling designs; looping scrolls around stomach/navel and between breasts; small, widely spaced breasts with pronounced nipples; repeating incised zigzags with textured areas on back of head/hair; dark/black patina — Figurine of a Female, 1000-800 BCE
Unknown Japanese

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Orange and black bird perched on a wisteria vine cutting diagonally down image; pink wisteria clusters at top — Japanese Tit and Wisteria, 18th century
Attributed to Nagasawa Rosetsu

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young man reclining on olive green cushion resting PR arm on low stool; man holds closed fan between two hands, looking directly at viewer; image at UR of man and woman walking with woman carrying child on back — Portrait of Japanese Man, 1908
Leon Makielski

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tan paper; approximately seven paragraph-like text blocks with various styles of calligraphy--regular, looping, thin lines; gilt at edges — (Chinese and Japanese poetry), first half 17th century
Shōjō Shōkadō

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Japanese Yellow Rose, Kiin Kageyasu — Japanese Yellow Rose, c. 1818-1829
Kiin Kageyasu

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portrait; seated woman wearing a blue and white kimono and a red and white obi, holding a fan with red flowers in her PR hand — Ideal Japanese Woman, 1942
Itō Shinsui; Publisher: Watanabe Shōzaburō; Printer: Ono Gintarō

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peony flower, branch and leaves; bark in background — Japanese Tree Peony, 1960
Minor White

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vessel with wide mouth and slightly wider shoulder with slim foot; rim has dip in one side; rim is black and quickly fades to terracotta color; black flecks in terracotta color; glossy around rim and matte finish on bottom; in cotton bag — Japanese Inspired Ceramic, 2015
Jody Folwell

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red and white temple building entrance; large bell with white sash hangs in front of red doors on verandah with red railings and stone steps; red torii gate at R; underside of roof gable at R — Japanese Temple (red building), 20th century
Nathan Lerner

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banner with bold, black Japanese writing across top and down C; rows of outlined left hands, with red highlighted lines down L side of banner; rows of outlined right hands, with red highlighted lines down R side of banner; group of 6 black horizontal bars at top, three of which are punctuated with red — Untitled (city advertisement in Japanese), 20th century
Nathan Lerner

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Japanese Tit on Camellia Branch, Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Tit on Camellia Branch, 1840s
Utagawa Hiroshige

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Japanese Tit on Camellia Branch, Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Tit on Camellia Branch, 1840s
Utagawa Hiroshige

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Flowers of Japanese Silver Leaves, Ohara Shōson; Publisher: Kawaguchi Jirō — Flowers of Japanese Silver Leaves, c. 1928-1930
Ohara Shōson; Publisher: Kawaguchi Jirō

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Saddle stitched binding, design with text in its negative space printed in offset lithography on wove paper covers; 18 pp. — Japanese Martyrs of the Anarchism Movement, 2007
Taiji Yamaga; Publisher: U-Do-Sha, Tokyo

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group of eight men and women playing a ball game within a copse of blossoming trees; ball is suspended in air near tree at center; portion of building with green screens and a verandah at R — A Kemari (Japanese Football) Game Beneath Cherry Blossoms, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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vertical ōban — Japanese Warship, Sinking Qing Ship, August 1894
Toyohara Chikanobu; Publisher: Maki Kinnosuke

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hardcover book with blue and white woodblock printed label; tan and white pattern of rings in background; contains various abstract prints and typed descriptions — Varieties of the Japanese Print (Vol. 1), 1967
Yoshida Tōshi

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Japanese White-eyes on a Maple Branch, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō — Japanese White-eyes on a Maple Branch, 1854, 2nd month
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō

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outline drawing of young woman seated on ground with an abundance of robes billowing around her; holding PR hand to face, looking wistfully toward a painting of two figures at L; inscription on either side of woman — Court Lady with paintings of Japanese Sages, 19th century
Reizei Tamechika

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floral imagery on light blue background with birds, including two birds facing away from each other on a diagonal branch (LL to UR), various other birds and ducks, purple and white wisteria, an orange spotted waterlily, pink and white morning glories, branches of dark gray leaves, and various other flora; neck of vase has dark brown, metallic gold, and black patterned background with traditional Japanese imagery throughout (dragons, butterflies, roosters, flowers) and geometric borders; base has repeating geometric border in alternating reds and gray blues; metal rims on top and bottom; interior coated with light blue enamel — Presentation vase decorated with birds and flowers, one of a pair, 1890s
Unknown Japanese

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floral imagery on light blue background with birds throughout, including two birds facing away from each other on a diagonal branch (UL to LR), various other birds and ducks, bamboo branches, pink and white peonies, cherry blossoms, branches of dark gray leaves and various other flora; neck of vase has dark brown, metallic gold, and black patterned background with traditional Japanese imagery throughout (dragons, butterflies, roosters, flowers) and geometric borders; base has repeating geometric border in alternating reds and gray blues; metal rims on top and bottom; interior coated with light blue enamel — Presentation vase decorated with birds and flowers, one of a pair, 1890s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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squared form, with high walls; small ring foot; milky translucent glaze; stylized depictions of bridges and water, in brown — Serving dish with bridge and water, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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Misshaku Kongo, standing figure with one arm raised, mouth open. Note Nio means Benevolent Kings. Made of Hinoki wood in yosegi technique of multiple block construction with traces of gesso and polychrome — Vajra Warrior (one of a pair), mid 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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4-part plaster and wood model with front columned entry flanked by 2 small porches with columns; colonnades on both sides; curved back with small porch at center — Model of original scheme for the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, c. 1912
McKim, Mead, and White

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man seated with crossed knee, hands on knee, looking at waterfall on R; wearing green kimono with blue and white accents; halo around his head; deer in foreground looking up at man — Binzuru (Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja), the First of the Sixteen Arhats, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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seated figure with crossed legs wearing red drape and holding fly whisk; halo around head; figure on R holds candle; palm trees in UR — Kiba (Jīvaka), the Ninth of the Sixteen Arhats, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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squat, fluted container decorated with small gold cherry trees with large blossoms and fronds of foliage; open-weave metal cover; tiny golden flecks in background — Lobed incense burner with metal cover, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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seated Buddha; PL hand in lap with open palm, index and thumb loosely touching; PR hand up, with index finger and thumb touching; two-tiered knobby hair, long earlobes; traces of red pigment on robes; seated on wide, stylized lotus on round base — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, early 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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warrior deity standing in a forward-facing position; PR arm extended with hand in loose fist, apparently once holding an object; PL arm is held out with palm up in divine pose; armor with lion head on armor plate over stomach; standing on demons (base) — Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North, 11th century
Unknown Japanese

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Bronze bell (Dotaku); Dotaku- Bronze Bell with so-called 'crossing bands' (in Japanese Kesadasuki) decoration. Fine natural green patina; no repairs, in excellent condition. Excavated at Chiwa-Yama, Yashu-gun, Ohmi Province (now Shiga Prefecture) in the 14th year of Meiji, or 1881 A.D. This was on the 14 bells found, the largest of which is now in the Tokyo national Museum. with a box authentication of Professor Sueji Umehara. Modern wooden storage box has authentication by Professor Umchara. — Ritual Bell (Dōtaku), 1st century BCE-1st century CE
Unknown Japanese

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standing female figure with proper left arm bent, hand at side; flat mask like face, adorned by earrings and necklace; ridged dress extends to floor covering legs and feet — Haniwa of a Female Shrine Attendant, 6th century
Unknown Japanese

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round bronze disk mounted to wood; raised figure seated on lotus at center, with PR hand resting in lap, and PL hand at heart clutching delicate metal flowers; elaborate golden filigree behind figure; tall urns with delicate wire and bounded metal lotus leaves on either side of figure; thin metal "awning" above figure with lotus detail and hanging charms; lion head with claws on either side of top; border with round studs — Kakebotoke, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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female figure seated with arms clasped toward chest; wearing court dress, with long, pleated hair; small crown on head; mounted to wooden screen on back — Shinto Goddess, 12th-13th century
Unknown Japanese

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seated male figure holding a court noble's scepter, with face and hairstyle of a Bosatsu; mounted to plaque on back; legs folded in lotus position — Shinto God, 12th-13th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned; left of a pair of six-panel folding screens; many scenes against gold leaf background; edge of building on left panel with snow; building at top across panels three to six the many seated figures wearing black with a few wearing red and blue; procession in LR of panels five and six with figures in black carrying covered dias and pulling two green carriages behind — Autumn and Winter [left of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons], mid 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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flat bottom; bulbous, slightly flattened bottom section; vertical wide neck with ribs; pair of irregular blocky handles; thick inverted mouth ring; entire piece intentionally asymmetrical/misshapen/slightly collapsed, with broken incised wavy line on bottom section and inherent cracking; green, light brown and tan glaze; brown lacquer cover with faceted top knob — "Burst bag" Freshwater Jar, late 16th - early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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handled tray with short sides; light grey glaze with blue, green and gold leaves, vines and gourds; cutout gourd shapes — Tobacco tray, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, Unknown Japanese — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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large diamond and triangle pattern in yellow, blue, white, pink, and red — Meisen kimono, first half 20th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned — Whose Sleeves? [right of a pair], early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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short, round bottle with narrow neck; beige glaze with paulownia leaves and blossoms in black and blue — Sake bottle with paulownia, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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Iga storage jar; with narrow base, wide shoulder, short neck and rolled lip; mostly dark brown in color with some light orange tinting; thick, dark over glaze with drip trails and pooling on upper body; two shallow incised lines around shoulder — Storage Jar, late 16th-early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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Hanging scroll — Landscape, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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Pouch in blue looped silk with design in greys and browns, silver dragon mounting; netsuke of ivory with inlaid silver dragon; netsuke attached by silver chain — Tobacco Pouch and Netsuke, c. 1880
Unknown Japanese

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jar with three incised lines around widest part; high neck, slightly flaring mouth with incised lines around outside; remnants of tan ash glaze — Jar, 3rd-7th century
Unknown Japanese

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dark gray pitcher with bulb-like body, short neck, and dramatically flared mouth; mouth flare is actually wider than body; hole in side of body; rounded bottom — Jar with flared mouth, 5th century
Unknown Japanese

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unembellished cup with lid and saucer; small finial on top of lid — Container for rubbing incense, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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standing wooden figure with shallowly carved draping robes with small tie at waist; peaceful expression on face; long earlobes and squared hat; figure is missing entire PR arm; PL arm is missing below the elbow, but it is apparent arm is bent forward at elbow — Bonten, the Creator, late 10th century
Unknown Japanese

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standing winged figure with bird face with beak holding sword and mini pagoda hanging from string with loop at other end; figure stands on fox with back legs upturned that attaches to base; some pigment remains on figure and fox — Akiba Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Akiba, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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long-sleeved robe with thickly padded red hem; tuquoise with horizontal gold metallic uneven bands and squares; multicolored embroidered flowers and foliage; embroidered birds in various location throughout; red and white bird printed lining with gold forms — Uchikake (outer robe), from a five-piece wedding kimono set, 1934
Unknown Japanese

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red and white tie dye with wavelike clouds and flying birds; robe with long sleeves with solid red lining — So-shibori juban (undergarment), from a five-piece wedding kimono set, 1934
Unknown Japanese

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predominately gold and green sash, with florform background designs and bright multicolored floral medalions, including medalions with cranes, phoenixes, and butterflies — Obi (sash), from a five-piece wedding kimono set, 1934
Unknown Japanese

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cream-colored garment with padded hem — Juban, from a five-piece wedding kimono set, 1934
Unknown Japanese

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drum core in shape of two adjoined chalices; black lacquer with gold flecked grape vines, leaves, and squirrels — Large hand-drum core with grapevines and squirrels, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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cup with three lobes; beige in color with underglaze design of diving birds in darker color; darker glaze around lip; incised line below lobes where cup rounds out to bottom — Ash container with three birds, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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Wheel of the Law, Buddhist (shingon sect.) gilded bronze — Chakra, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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design in gold of mist on a dark green ground — (Chōken with Pattern of Drifting Mist), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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long sleeved robe with padded hem; printed design with bold flowers and pink ground; bright multicolors--primarily red and orange; cloud-like forms at top and chest are black with grid of gold dots; pair of grey, green, white, and gold birds with very long tailfeathers, with accents in gold embroidery, on stomach; crane above pair of birds; birds on back of sleeves and PR shoulder, with gold details; large crane with gold details on PR lower back; black at ends of sleeves and hem; lined in red — Nagasode kimono, from a five-piece wedding kimono set, 1934
Unknown Japanese

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one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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white gourd-shaped flask with grapevine design painted in underglaze iron oxide — Gourd-shaped flask with grapevines, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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cylindrical container with lid; concentric inscribed orbital lines around cylinder; scalloped bottom edge with elegant feet; three-tiered cover with concentric inscribed rings; spire at top with four disks and budlike finial on top — Cylindrical Sutra Container, first half 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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incense burner in the shape of an antique Chinese bronze basin with three legs, tall slotted handles and lid; lions in relief over a tao-tieh design on front and back and larger lion with ball on the top on a cloud design of the lid; perhaps originally coated with black lacquer — Incense burner with Chinese lions, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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bronze ritual bell with handle in the shape of a five-pronged vajra, handle stem and bell shoulder decorated with lotus petal design; probably intended for use in Esoteric Buddhist rites — Ritual bell with handle in the shape of the vajra, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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one of two sake containers in the shape of a large drum with attached supports shaped like drum-stands; painted chrysanthemums on one side; another flowering plant on opposite side, with blossom on curving thin stem, and two smaller flowers on R and L; base of spout shaped like chrysanthemum — Sake Cask in the Shape of a Drum, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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studded helmet with short visor at front and four-tiered, wide spreading laced neck guard; curving face protectors with decorated buckskin, studs, and crests; heraldic metal disc with Sanskrit characters for the Buddhist deity Fudo; pair or thin, bladelike metal kuwagatas at front center with heart cutouts; neck guard held together with green ties; ochre colored knots around borders; has wooden stand — Helmet with ornament bearing seed syllable for Fudō Myōō, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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one of two sake containers in the shape of a large drum with attached supports shaped like drum-stands; painted chrysanthemums and other flowering plants; base of spout shaped like chrysanthemum — Sake Cask in the Shape of a Drum, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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small, double pointed object with five prongs converging to form each point; center decorated with petal and concentric circle motif — Five-pronged vajra, late 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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irregularly shaped tan jar with bulbous, wasp-nest shaped base, long neck, wide mouth; flecked, dripping brown overglaze, mostly on one side; comes with rattan ring — Recumbent vessel with long neck, 7th century
Unknown Japanese

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Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, Unknown Japanese — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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red-brown jar with mottled ochre colored glaze around shoulder and down one side; four bow-like decorations around shoulder; short, vertical neck — Tea leaf storage jar, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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short, squat incense burner on three legs; three separate parts; domed cover with bud-shaped nib; floral stamped and etched patterns on lid — Incense burner, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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black and gold helmet in the form of a dragonfly, with its tail extending upward; two large gold eyes; two removable dull gold pairs of wings; thick braided purple silk cord tie at neck — Helmet in dragonfly shape, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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bowl with rounded square shape with rounded corners; three small square feet; blue-grey with white slip design of twining flowers; arc-shaped trellis (?) at one side; lines and scrolls around border; deep swirl at bottom center — Plate with grapevines, trellis, and geometric design, late 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned; image of two black lacquer kimono stands with different types of gold patterning, hung with various patterned kimono; koto (zither) in LRQ; tubular case with pink flowered brocade, pink tassels and gold bells hanging from right top corner of kimono stand at right — Whose Sleeves?, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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flat, wide, outward-flaring rim; protruding triangular band around thick neck; shallow grooved line drawn into edge of rim; two black spots on body, one on rim; tan patina; small flat foot — Wide-Mouthed Jar, 1st century BCE- 1st century CE
Unknown Japanese

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standing figure holding staff in PR hand and sphere in outstretched PL hand; standing on tiered carved base with lotus leaves around top; gold leaf on garment and base with some remaining areas of blue and green pigment on garment; figure removes from base with keys on bottom of feet; staff also removes — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, second half 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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Gesso, color, kirikane on wood, metal — Jizō, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix, early 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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Sake pot, gold lacquer, with hinged semi-circular handle, and three short circular, tapering legs. Silver finial on cover. Decoration consists of gold vines, peonies, and arms of Tokugawa family (three asarum leaves within a circle) on bronze ground. Silver lacquer inside. — Ewer (katakuchi), 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, Unknown Japanese — Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned; musicians and actors on stage at L with audience outdoors, looking on and talking to one another; fence and banners erected behind audience; building at R with men standing and talking behind walls, and others outside sitting and chatting — Okuni Kabuki, first quarter 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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picnic set with four stacking bowls decorated with bands of flowers and foliage from each of the four seasons; sake flask created from bamboo, with bamboo leaf motif and crested flying birds; sides of caddy are decorated with wisteria; lid for stacking bowls features phoenix with chrysanthemum design; silver handle — Picnic set with plants from the four seasons, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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lacquered writing box with heavily decorated cover and sides; zigzag down center divides pine tree with plum blossoms against a black background, from motif of chrysanthemums and leaves against reddish background; motifs continue on sides; ink stone and two empty boxes inside — Writing box with pines, plum, chrysanthemums, and paulownia, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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unsigned; white deer wearing bells and an ornate saddle with a wisteria vine growing from it; golden circle within wisteria with three figures sitting cross-legged, and sitting with hands folded in front of chest, clasping small tablets, four of the figures are in white, and center figure is in red; mountains at top with colorful mounds, water below, and golden moon near top — Deer Mandala of the Kasuga Shrine, first half 15th century
Unknown Japanese

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octagonal stepped base with lotus flower at top of base; clear glass globe at top with three vertical metal "flames" around it; glass globe filled with multicolored pebbles — Buddhist Reliquary in the Shape of a Wish-Granting Jewel, 16th-17th century
Unknown Japanese

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One of two jars Japan’s first ceramic culture, the Jōmon, produced strongly tactile pottery over 3,500 years ago. This lavishly decorated bowl was probably used during religious ceremonies. Its flamboyant rim, a typical feature of the middle period of Jōmon pottery, is known as the “fire-flame” type, because the coils of clay resemble leaping flames. The word jōmon, after which the historical period is named, means “cord markings” and derives from the distinctive patterns produced by rolling a rope-wrapped stick across the surface of the clay. The lower portion of this vessel bears these markings, together with whimsical designs carved into the surface of the clay. — Deep Bowl with Four Projections, 2500-1500 BCE
Unknown Japanese

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