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
Japan

G220

suit includes helmet with praying mantis maedate (forecrest), menpo (face mask), torso covering, pair of front shoulder medallions that attach to torso covering, pair of large upper arm guards, pair of small shoulder coverings (each with a pin for attachment), pair of gauntlets with arm and hand guards, apron, pair of tsutsu suneate (leg guards), and pair of kote (boot coverings); see Components for descriptions of each piece — Red-and-blue-laced Suit of Armor from the Kii Tokugawa Family, mid 17th century
Suit by Unknown Japanese; Artist: Helmet by Saotome Iechika

G219

white dog standing on all four paws; upright short tail; round red nose — Your Dog, 2002
Yoshitomo Nara

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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

G205

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

G220

Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, Japan — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century
Japan

G200

South Wind, Clear Weather, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi — South Wind, Clear Weather, 1830-1833
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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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

G205

unsigned; from the Saga Palace, Kyoto; figures inside a building, mountains in background — Rice Farming in the Four Seasons, Winter [left], 1620s
Kano Sanraku

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Egrets in Willow [left of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], Sesson Shūkei — Egrets in Willow [left of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], second half 16th century
Sesson Shūkei

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Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, Japan — Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, early 17th century
Japan

G220

Replica of the Saan Teahouse at Daitokuji Gyokurin-in, Kyoto, Yasuimoku Komuten Company Ltd. — Replica of the Saan Teahouse at Daitokuji Gyokurin-in, Kyoto, 2001 (constructed)
Yasuimoku Komuten Company Ltd.

G225

unsigned; right of a pair of six-panel folding screens; many scenes on gold leaf: attendants with carriages at Land center among pine trees and clouds; interior scenes at top: male figure in red inside open walled room; court women at top center with pulled screens; trees; interior scene at R with court women in large robes admiring art on scrolls; group of robed men among blossoming cherry trees at UR — Spring and Summer [right of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons], mid 17th century
Japan

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flat gold bridge at right; stylized brown waves on water; water wheel at left; weeping willows at ULC and LRC — Willow Bridge and Water Wheel (Uji Bridge) [left of a pair], second half 16th century
Japan

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Prostitute Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House, Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō — Prostitute Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House, 1793-1794
Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō

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abstract image in red-orange, blues, yellow, dark red, green; dots of various sizes overall with looped openwork designs with other colors showing through — Untitled, 1967
Kusama Yayoi

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Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin, Sharaku; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō — Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin, 1794, 5th lunar month
Sharaku; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō

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Egrets in Plum [right of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], Sesson Shūkei — Egrets in Plum [right of the pair Egrets in Plum and Willow], second half 16th century
Sesson Shūkei

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Formal Audience Hall, Yasuimoku Komuten Company Ltd. — Formal Audience Hall, constructed 2001
Yasuimoku Komuten Company Ltd.

G222

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
Japan

G205

round metal silver sputnik bank on a blue pedestal with a white dog wearing a space helmet, looking out the window of the capsule; "Sputnik" is printed on the base in red with pictures of stars and planets — "Sputnik Bank" still bank, c. 1957
Japan

G110

seated Santa Claus figure, made to sit with legs hanging from ledge; smiling Santa waves with PL hand; feet crossed — "Seated Santa Claus" still bank, 20th century
Japan

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grey accordion bound album with silver painted detail; label with gold flecks and Japanese inscription center of front cover; contains colorful woodblock prints — Things from Many Worlds, Vol. 3, January 1910
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

figure slightly smaller than life size, seated cross-legged with hands one of top the other in lap; eyes closed; mottled green glaze with silver liquid-appearing beads and drips overall — Reduction I, 2013
Kondō Takahiro

G200

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
Japan

G225

tall, narrow caddy with short, outward-curving mouth and incised line around the middle of the body; dark-brown glaze applied over a brown underglaze; bottommost portion unglazed; tiny ivory lid with concentric, incised lines — Tea caddy, after 1657
Nonomura Ninsei

G224

long-necked ewer with motif of dragons on handle and lid; bulbous body, gently curving spout with scalloped design around base — Ewer, 15th-16th century
Rihei

G220

rectangular sake container with two gold ducks swimming away from a sprig of reeds on either side; small, graceful willow with lotus leaves on shore on both short ends; grass design on top with spout top center — Sake container with design of ducks, 17th-18th century
Japan

G221

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
Japan

G220

flower vase with squat, round body, high neck, and high foot; ornately decorated with figures in relief; figure of a sage and a crane on each side of neck; two handles — Vase with Rin Nasei (Ch. Lin Hejing) and crane, 18th-19th century
Japan

G225

white heron about to alight on a shore near a jagged branch, with wings spread and legs splayed; smaller heron near LL wading in grasses along shore; against gray background — Herons, 17th century
Japan

G221

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
Japan

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tea caddy, large, katatsuki shape, irregular surface; dark brown glaze, slightly flared shoulder, short neck; tapers subtly at base; ivory cover with tiny finial and incised concentric lines around finial — Tea caddy, late 16th century
Japan

G224

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
Japan

G220

mounted fan painting: man in white robe holding a calligraphy brush up to the side of a small cliff or rock formation covered with foliage; shorter man behind him leans over a rock, looking on; ivory roller ends — Hanshan and Shide, mid 16th century
attributed to Kano Yukinobu

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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
Japan

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golden figure with large halo seated on lotus platform, holding an object in hands at lap; accompanied by twelve motley attendants on either side, many holding weapons; standing figure on either side of lotus pedestal — The Healing Buddha (Yakushi Nyorai) and Twelve Generals, 14th century
Japan

G220

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

G220

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
Japan

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jagged, towering rock formations at R with waterfall and gnarled pine trees; small pavilion on shore at lower center with fishing boat nearby; small footbridge connects two shores across a small channel with trees at L; bluish mountains in background; inscriptions ULQ — Early Spring Landscape, before 1533
Shūtoku; Author: Inscribed by Yōkoku Kentō; Author: Inscribed by Teihō Shōchū

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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
Japan

G205

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
Japan

G225

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
Japan

G220

standing female figure holding a jewel in extended PL hand; holds PR hand open and down in blessing greeting; long robes with long, rippled sleeves; stands on red base — Shri-mahadevi (Kichijōten), first half 14th century
Japan

G220

standing figure with a conical hat with ear flaps, long skirt and cloak draped over the left shoulder; figure is standing on rock formation with palms up and crossed at the wrist across the chest; base — Zaō Gongen, Manifestation of Mount Kinpu, 12th century
Japan

G220

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
Japan

G220

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
Japan

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underglaze cobalt blue design of reserved panels of flowers and birds separated by scrollwork with birds and flowers; vertical band of triangles and more scrollwork on lid — Apothecary bottle with mynas and peonies, c. 1660-1680
Japan

G222

landscape scene with dark blue water and puffy gold clouds, brown rice fields, trees, mountains; a few huts amid fields; small temple complex on a peninsula; people on boats — A View of Ama no Hashidate, early 17th century
Japan

G219

oval bottle with very narrow foot and cap; vertical bands of colored enamel with overlapping decorations of butterflies, flowers, and vine designs; separate cap with bright floral motifs against black enamel — Covered bottle with butterflies, flowers, and vine designs, around 1900
Namikawa Yasuyuki

G239

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
Japan

G205

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
Japan

G225

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
Japan

G225

different images of Kannon, images of Buddha figures within large halos, with attendants, on lotus pedestals; text, some in Sanskrit — Iconographic drawings of the forms of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 5th month of 1230, 1230, 5th lunar month
Shinken

G220

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
Japan

G225

many small children playing with and climbing on a white elephant that is lying down — Chinese Children Playing with an Elephant [right of a pair], late 18th-mid 19th century
Style of Nagasawa Rosetsu

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right scroll of a pair; three figures (from left): small standing European boy with red hair, wearing a grey military cap, baggy grey jacket, red vest with brass buttons and baggy white pants tucked into slouchy grey boots; standing elderly Asian man wearing a black robe and black hat, holding a white fan; steaming copper kettle on a square brazier resting on a table covered with a flowered cloth in front of and to left of man; Asian child with scruffy black hair wearing a brown and green robe, seated on floor, hugging a frightened-looking black and white dog — Great Generals of the East and West, c. 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

G103

left scroll of a pair; three men (clockwise from top center): Japanese man wearing partial suit of armor and helmet, seated on floor, holding a black fan and wearing a garment on his upper body with green sleeves; Asian man in LRC wearing a bright blue robe with white organic medallions and white belt, black cloth wrapped around his hair and white headband, holding a folded white fan and seated on floor; European man with red hair and thick red beard at left wearing a long red uniform jacket with brass buttons and epaulettes, and white baggy pants, seated in an orange chair; four bold lines of text in black at top around figures; large square red seal above PR shoulder of European man — Great Generals of the East and West, c. 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

G103

slightly abstracted image; purple Mt. Fuji in background with horizontal pinkish-blue cloud; green rolling hills in middle ground; pink flowers with orange centers in LLC — Remaining Flowers, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

G227

one sheet; two men fighting; man at left wears red garment with purple lining, green pants with purple floral designs, purple sleeves with black patterning and black boots, and holds the hair of the man at right in his PL hand; man at right wearing yellow kimono, white pants and straw sandals and holds the PL wrist of other man in his PL hand, and holds other man's hair in his PR hand — Sumoto Sakyō, February 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō; Author: Takabatake Ransen

G103

longbow with reddish colored lacquered wrapping forming spiral pattern around bow; dark grip; dark reed bands at grip, top, and bottom — Longbow, 19th century
Japan

G219

black bow with repeating thin bands of wrapped reeds; each band has gold outline; small decorative swirly knot on face below grip — Longbow, 19th century
Japan

G219

three separate sheets; landscape with purple, red and yellow flowers around a stream; man wearing black cap and kimono with gold birds on tan and green ground, playing a black flute, at center; crouching man at right holding a sword, wearing a purple kimono with yellow and blue flowers — Autumn Moon at Tōin: Hirai Inaba-no-kami Yasumasa and the Thief Hakamadare Yasusuke, 1868, 4th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Artist: Katsukawa Shuntei III; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō

G103

three separate sheets; saturated color; underwater scene; figure at L riddled with arrows and blood standing in front of large brown rock, wielding sword; figure at C sinking in water, with arrows in body, sinking toward crabs at bottom; family in robes at R seated on rock, looking on; figure in foreground with swords, bloody, charging to L — Picture of the Heike Clan Sinking and Perishing at Sea, 1853, 6th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazō

G103

orange lacquered bow with dark woodgrain pattern; leather and wide reed grips — Longbow, 19th century
Japan

G219

three separate sheets; man wearing orange kimono with white flowers, light blue pants and black hat at center, playing a black and red flute; crouching an wearing blue, green and black, reaching for his sword, at right; silhouettes of grasses blowing in wind behind figures; orange moon at left; grey clouds — By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882, February 1883
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

G103

unattached triptych; head and bound hands of male figure visible within the spray of a massive waterfall at C; rock face at L; two ethereal figures floating at UR; white pigment flecks — Picture of Penance under the Waterfall at Mount Nachi, 1859, 10th lunar month (C), 1860, 6th lunar month (L, R)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Author: Nozaki Bunzō; Publisher: Kakumotoya Kinjirō

G103

black lacquer longbow with decorative reed bands; reed bands at top and bottom have decorative knotting on outside face — Longbow, 19th century
Japan

G219

three separate sheets; flowers in grey-blue, red and yellow around a stream; man at center wearing black cap and blue kimono with white birds, playing a black flute; crouching man at right with sword, wearing blue kimono with light blue and yellow flowers; moon and two horizontal grey clouds, ULC — Autumn Moon at Tōin: Hirai Inaba-no-kami Yasumasa and the Thief Hakamadare Yasusuke, April 1894
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Katada Chōjirō

G103

thin, reddish longbow with groupings of narrow reed bands; reed grip — Longbow, 19th century
Japan

G219

one sheet; dark-skinned man with mouth open, riding a black horse with trappings decorated with red tassels; man holds a red, blue and gold staff and wears predominately green and yellow kimono; horse is crossing a red bridge with green and yellow panels; mountain visible in middle ground behind side of bridge at right — Zhang Fei of the Yan People, 1872, 11th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō

G103

High Priest Kōmyō, February 1874

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Shimada Tomekichi; Author: Takabatake Ransen

G103

longbow burnished with silver, with red coloring peeking through; marbled pattern of red, black, and gold at top and bottom ends of bow; wide reed upper grip, with leather strip lower grip — Longbow, 19th century
Japan

G219

demon at right with long dark hair, peering around an oval element with red decorative flames around it on a black stand at left; man at center dressed in predominately blue, rust red and green, leaning his head forward toward demon, holding his sword in its sheath at his PL side; two fallen figures, covering their heads, at right; blowing fall leaves throughout — Clearing Weather of the Togakushi Mountains: Taira Koremochi Ason, 1868, 1st lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takeda Kōrai

G103

two separate sheets, placed vertically; squatting frowning man wearing white, black and pale blue armor, with a yellow robe underneath and a white sash around his waist; man holds a spear in his PR hand; white banner with black text behind man; dark blue background — Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Satō Masakiyo, 1867, 8th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō

G103

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
Japan

G205

from Ōho Chozaemon tradition; rather flat ring foot; rather flat bottom; slightly outward-flaring vertical sides; brown glaze; incised linear dot pattern on exterior — Ōhi tea bowl, 1991
Ōhi Toshio

G224

two black and orange birds perched in the lower limbs of a tree branch; wispy, willowy branches interspersed with pink and purple flowers — Swallow's Song in Spring Breeze, 1852, 3rd lunar month
Tsubaki Chinzan

G223

blurry image of group of shadowy figures wearing helmets at right on wet, shining pavement — Protest 2, Tokyo, 1969 (printed 1974)
Shomei Tomatsu

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white falcon at UR in twisting dive after large white goose at center; goose is lunging downward with legs splayed and mouth wide open; large clumps of fluffy snow fill scene; snow-covered foliage at bottom — Gyrfalcon Hunting a Goose in Snow, 1928
Fukuda Suikō

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black lacquered box with stylized thatched-roof house with peaked gray roof and low eaves; gold fence at R; gold tree at L with round mother-of-pearl blossoms — Small box with country house, 1920s
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

two-paneled screen with silver background; each panel has two gold fans; R panel: moss-covered tree with white blossoms; red chrysanthemums with blue flowers; L panel: tree with arced limbs and bushy clumps of foliage; blue wave cresting in front of red sun — Screen with four fans, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

round box with black lid painted with a cluster of silver and gold violets; wood grain sides; black lacquered feet — Sweets box with violets, 1920s
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

black bowl with fine grained, gritty texture; hints of red on inside and outside wall — Black Raku Tea Bowl, before 2006
Kitamura Tatsuo

G224

black lacquered, high walled tray with crescent-shaped cutouts on sides near top; simple, silver wavelike pattern painted on each side; celadon glazed cup with vertical incised lines and incised square motif around lip; small bamboo cylinder — Tobacco tray with wave design [one of a pair], 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

wooden calligraphy box with two stems of bright blue flowers with green leaves and gold veins; includes brush, silver weight or brush rest, wooden tool rest, two metal and wood tools, green ceramic ink stone, and yellow ceramic water dripper — Calligraphy box decorated with gentians, 1920s
Kamisaka Sekka; Ceramist: Eiraku Zengorō XV; Manufacturer: Ichinose Kohei

G238

small panda figure with PR arm raised; stands on PR foot on square base covered in strips of mother-of-pearl; bear is covered in mother-of-pearl chips with black lacquered face and inner ears; eyes, nose, and cheeks painted in gold — Bear: Glittering, 2010
Sano Akira

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black lacquered, high walled tray with crescent-shaped cutouts on sides near top; simple, silver wavelike pattern painted on each side; celadon glazed cup with vertical incised lines and incised square motif around lip; small bamboo cylinder — Tobacco tray with wave design [one of a pair], 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

funnel-shaped vessel with gentle fluting; three bowed panels join forming folded edges; pale blue color — Clear Daybreak, 1984
Fukami Sueharu

G240

string-bound book of block printed images of birds, landscapes, trees, and foliage; decorated paper cover with blue wavy fibers — Picture Cards, Vol. 2, February 1901
Kamisaka Sekka; Publisher: Tanaka Jihei

G238

collection of colorful, humorous, abstract images and designs secured with metal brad at top; comes in hard cover folio with Japanese title and anthropomorphized kanji character in red circle; English information on back — Humorous Designs, April 1903
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

wooden tray with tree: wide brown trunk with moss; three puffs of green foliage; silver rim; rounded edges — Tray with old pine tree, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

G238

head and shoulders of figure wearing floral headpiece, brown scarf around shoulders and bronze-colored hand shaped earrings — An Inner Dialogue with Frida Kahlo (Hand Shaped Earring), 2001
Morimura Yasumasa

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damaged wristwatch without a band against light-colored fabric background — Atomic Bomb Damage: Wristwatch Stopped at 11:02, August 9, 1945, Nagasaki, 1961 (printed 1980)
Shomei Tomatsu

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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
Japan

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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
Japan

G224

Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, Japan — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, 14th century
Japan

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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
Japan

G205

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
Japan

G219

small irregularly gourd-shaped ceramic vessel; goma splash glaze; concave bottom; brown glaze with rust and gold areas; ivory lid lined with gold leaf; has storage box — Tea caddy, late 16th century
Japan

G224

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