unsigned; scene with figures in foregreound: group of attendants on L with man in white facing woman in white; landscape with water in background on R; interior on L; gold leaf background — Emperor Ming Huang and Yang Guifei, around 1600
attributed to Kano Naganobu

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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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standing wavelike form with pointed, outturned corners; horizontal waving bands in matte dark blue, with gold flecks, matte black, and shiny black; small cutout near center; one of pair — Look, 1994
Sasai Fumie

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two full lines of calligraphy plus third shorter line in sharp, cursive text — Threads of Gold, mid 19th century
Kōno Tettō

G253

two large characters arranged vertically; gray and blue mount — Pines and Vines, second half 18th century
Chō Tōsai

G252

four lines of calligraphy with smaller, shorter fifth line at L; brown mount with blue brocade — Confucian Exhortation, second half 18th century
Chō Tōsai

G252

horizontal wedge-shaped form with flaring sides, narrows at top; mounts to wooden block base — Distant Seascape VI, 2004 (model from 1990)
Fukami Sueharu

G222

golden fan painted with morning glories in blossom supported by wooden posts; calligraphy throughout image — Morning Glories, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

two lines of fat, bold calligraphy — The Carp in the Valley, 1972 (?)
Kaneko Tohta

G251

four large, bold characters arranged vertically; large square intaglio stamp LL edge; large rectangular intaglio stamp LL edge — God of Heaven, Spirits of the Earth, 1980s
Suda Kokuta

G251

large stepped mountains with boulders, pines, and waterfall at back; small open pavilion on flat topped rock just below waterfall; pathway ascending lower stepped rock formation at center; a few houses on stilts in water at L center, surrounded by pines; two figures cross bridge at LL — Landscape in the Manner of Dong Yuan, mid 19th century
Nakabayashi Chikutō

G223

five lines of very small calligraphy on a tiny sheet of paper, mounted inside a circle with green and beige outer mount — Ninth Month, first half 18th century
Gion Nankai

G253

two lines of precisely written characters against brown paper with black flecks — Wine and Tea, c. 1870
Tomioka Tessai

G251

female figure in elaborate head dress, PL hand in gesture near chest, riding on a fox; fox is flying on green cloud with legs extended; snakes wrapped around fox's legs; two smaller figures kneeling in foreground — Dakiniten, the Buddhist Manifestation of the Shinto Deity Inari, late 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

one of a pair of landscapes, right; once grouped with a white-robed Kannon that was placed in the center; tall, vertical rock formation at L; water at R with a boat and more rock formations and a flock of birds in the background; in foreground, smaller rock formation with pine trees, small village, and two men walking away from fishing boat — Landscape [right of a triptych of White-Robed Kannon with Landscapes], late 15th century
attributed to Kenkō Shōkei

G221

one of a pair of landscapes; once grouped with white-robed Kannon that was placed in center; left landscape; rocky cliff at LR with trees and boulder below; to men crossing an arched bridge near LL; small building in background; far background a misty rock outcropping with pine trees — Landscape [left of a triptych of White-Robed Kannon with Landscapes], late 15th century
attributed to Kenkō Shōkei

G221

15 lines of calligraphy; thin, precise lines; tan, brown and green mount — On the Calligraphy of Emperor Saga, 1783, 3rd lunar month
Ryū Kōbi

G251

two and one half lines of soft, looping calligraphy; oval relief seal URC; large square relief seal LL; smaller square intaglio seal LL — Amid the Mountains, second half 19th century
Yamanaka Shinten'ō

G253

several irregular lines of cursive characters; two larger, bold characters at R — Long Life, 1823
Kameda Bōsai

G253

one long line of calligraphy (14 characters); signature center L edge; light mauve mount — Sound of waves, early - mid 19th century
Kikuchi Gozan

G252

long line of expressive calligraphy, shorter signature line at L; light grey-green mount — Single Line from Zhuangzi, second half 19th century
Doi Gōga

G253

assortment of red seals in different sizes and shapes — Assortment of seals, second half 19th century
Murase Taiitsu

G251

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

G220

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
Unknown Japanese

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black form with 9 angles; somewhat resembles a "W"; large slit at one end extending halfway through the figure; black with 3 white marks — Talking, 1992
Fujino Sachiko

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standing flame like form with waving vertical bands in matte red, matte black, glossy black with gold dots, and glossy black with embedded sparkles; small cutout near bottom; one of pair — Look, 1994
Sasai Fumie

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large bowl with deep walls; purple, blue, and gold abstract designs on white background; gold painted rim; a few deeper impressions with gold pigment inside — Bowl, October 2005
Kumagai Sachiyo

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black and red, gracefully curving oblong form that extends into a pair of legs with arched feet and splayed toes; one leg is mostly red, the other is mostly black — BODY 07-2, 2007
Aoki Chie

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black lacquer; two human torsos, legs, feet meet together in middle, forming a curved, organic shape; one figure kneels with legs splayed, the other half appears to be pushing into central form — BODY 09-1 "Impact", 2009
Aoki Chie

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wispy orchids at center with many grass like fronds; peony with foliage at R. Unmounted — Peony and Orchid, first half 19th century
Ōkura Ryūzan; Artist: Yoshida Shūran

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flat, square topped basket with round opening; sides gracefully bow downward onto a narrower foot; generally triangular shaped; open weave of wider bands of five thin bamboo strips each; black lacquered bamboo water container — Peaceful Mother Earth, 2003
Tanioka Aiko

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pine tree highlighted with light brown and green pigment rising from R; irregular vertical rock at LR, near tree trunk, formed from horizontal dashes with paintbrush and highlighted with brown pigment; diagonal brushstrokes and light green watercolor along bottom; short inscription ULQ — Pine, Rock, and Poem, late 19th - early 20th century
Noguchi Shōhin

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thin, tall bamboo sprigs at R in gray and black — Gift of Southern Mountain Bamboo, 1822
Ema Saikō

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gold background with colorful embroidered trees, flowers, carriages, bridges — Wedding robe (uchikake) with design of carriages, bridges, pine, maple leaves, and cherry blossoms, 20th century
Unknown Japanese

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large concave rectangular plate with slightly bowed edges attached to short platform; top has gold background with rippling blue mother-of-pearl lines and gently raised designs in form of chevron over surface; black lacquer base and underside with tiny gold flecks — Plate, 2010
Okada Yūji

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balding figure with white beard, white wings, and long, beaklike nose standig at the edge of a steep cliff scratching head with PR hand; inscription ULQ — Cowardly Tengu, summer 1817
Nakabayashi Chikutō

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organic, bud-shaped vase forming two separate "feet" at base; concentric, curving, V-lines incised around sides; narrow opening at top; salmon pink and charcoal glaze — Vase, 2008
Uetake Satoshi

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black gnarled plum branch with white blossoms entering image from UL; branch is thick at top and descends vertically down center — Old Plum, first half 20th century
Ōta Jōsei

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little boy doll with painted hair, inlaid eyes; painted pink skin; dressed in blue and white kimono with brown striped hakama; head swivels at neck — Ichimatsu Boy, early 20th century
Seigetsu

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print in shades of blue with red lightning bolts; man with ornately decorated, windblown robes and wild, windblown hair with hands bound and clasped at chest looking to PR; branch with blossoms in mouth; lightning striking around him — Actor Bando Mitsugorō IV as Kan Shōjō, c. 1832, 5th month
Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō

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flat square plate with two feet running the length of two sides; reddish-tan base glaze with irregular linear forms in green, dull grey and brown — Plate, 2010
Hasu Yoshitaka

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globe-like vessel with off-center, oval mouth; slightly raised lip; incised linear markings throughout, including an equator line around the middle; green and rust colored glazes with thick, green drips; sharp, white knobby inclusions throughout — Jar, c. 2009
Tsujimura Shirō

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tall, narrow, triangular vase with gently twisting angles; thin layers of colored slip in gradient from dark blue to green, yellow, and pink in cloudlike pattern; thin, tiny strands around opening — Budding Wind, early 21st century
Miyashita Zenji

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text in varying styles; a few corrections in red near end; landscape image with rolling hills, pine trees, small houses, and rocks at end — Travel Poems [left of a pair], 1834
Unge

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red elevated bowl with three carved short black legs — Bowl with legs, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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delicately painted landscape; small cluster of trees at bottom with boulders and a small open-walled structure; boulders and low mountains in background; small inscription at ULC — Landscape in the Manner of Ni Zan, spring 1838
Nakabayashi Chikutō

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large crowd of white rabbits sitting and hopping among grasses — One Hundred Rabbits, first half 19th century
Ōoka Unpō

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flat square plate with two feet running the length of two sides; reddish-tan base glaze with irregular stripes of green flanking a stripe of dull grey — Plate, 2010
Hasu Yoshitaka

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hexagonal stoneware box; grey background, painted with persimmon decoration; three acorns painted inside bottom; cloth imprinted texture — Box (tōbako), late 20th century
Itō Motohiko

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shaggy man in white robe seated on river bank; long, scruffy hair, flat head, large, grimacing face, pointed, claw-like nails; man resting PR hand on large frog; waves from river at lower edge; tree with blossoms at L — Gama Sennin, late 18th - early 19th century
Kuroda Ryōzan

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three full lines of cursive calligraphy, shorter line at L; mounted on blue fabric — Poem by Du Fu in Cursive Script, first half 18th century
Gion Nankai

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blue covered book; kabuki scenes and text inside; brightly colored images — Kabuki News, Vol. 4, 1881
Unknown Japanese

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left print: two actors in center; one actor dressed as a woman with ornate kimono and headdress clutches kimono with PL hand and looks toward PL; actor at bottom has shadow of a moustache and wears a kimono decorated with morning glories; sword under PL hand; actor reels back thrusting PL hand in front; background with cartouches, flowers — Left sheet of a kabuki triptych, 1884
Utagawa Kuniume

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male figure stands at LR scratching head with PL hand, and holding red sword in PR hand; woman at man's PR holds other end of sword in PR hand while shyly turning away; both figures are on a bridge or platform; tall tree along L side — Michiyuki, first half 19th century
Hosokawa Rinkoku

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abstract scene with billowing, somewhat angular white forms punctuated with black and gray geometric shapes; pale mountain-like cone shapes ULQ; faint pinkish highlights; dark background — Village Shrine, second half 20th century
Ujiie Minoru

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detailed drawing of dragon in waves — Dragon, August 2010
Asakura Takafumi

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irregular, rounded mountains; small pavilion at center; small waterfall at R; two groups of huts in middle ground at base of mountains; two figures fishing in boat at LR; figure crossing a bridge LRC; figure raking small piece of land near hut LLC — Quiet Mountain on a Slow Day, October 1914
Fukuda Kodōjin

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crooked tree with two entangled trunks at center; monkey in branches at UR, another monkey on rock at LL; praying mantis carrying wasp in front claws at R; valley landscape with cascades in background — Monkeys Watching a Praying Mantis Catching a Wasp, second half 18th century
Iwai Kōun

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two rows of neatly written calligraphy — 1000-Word Essay, late 17th - early 18th century
Terai Yōsetsu

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seated man in gray robes with square cap; man has faint smile; hands under sleeves in lap; inscription at L — Bashō with two Haiku, late 18th - early 19th century
Ki Baitei

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U-shaped form made of U-shaped bent thin bamboo, decreasing in size towards middle of U; openwork; diagonal supports near base, into middle; two oval rings supporting near top; stands on 2 feet — Forest in Ki Province, 2008
Uematsu Chikuyū

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bound book with light blue cover; white cranes and mushroom like figures on front cover; two white flowers on back; contains black and white images of people engaged in various activities with narration — Picture Book: Flowers of Words, 1818
Kitagawa Utamaro

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flat square plate with two feet running the length of two sides; reddish-tan base glaze with irregular stripes of green flanking a stripe of dull grey — Plate, 2010
Hasu Yoshitaka

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bronze flower with curving stem; sculpture rests on leaf and arching vine; flower petals curve outward and have large circular cutouts — Flower, first half 20th century
Okuni Jurō

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crooked, delicate branch with white blossoms entering at L almost vertically upward — Plum Branch, 1863
Hidaka Tetsuō

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square slab with upward curving edges; thin gold line curving towards center from outside; line meets with curved, thin slice; rough texturizing near slit and on sides; earthtone gradient — Plate (ban), 2010
Tabuchi Tarō

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abstract bird-shaped form; narrows at one end with small opening; opposite end is wider with blunt end; dark red glaze — Bird, 1992
Suzuki Osamu

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two men seated in tatami room; older man, wide stance, wearing large black robe and tall headdress sits on a carpet; in front, a younger man with pink robe kneels, offering a plum branch with a bird; clouds at top and LR with inscription — The Syllable U: A Gift of an Artifical Plum Branch and Pheasant, c. 1770-1773
Katsukawa Shunshō

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tea bowl with very dark brown-black glaze; area of tan, brown, orange, and burgundy glaze on one side; slightly lighter glaze dripping from lip; small area of brown, orange, and burgundy glaze inside — Tea bowl (chawan), before 2010
Takatori Hassen

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man with black beard and cap restraining small tan demon with PL hand after kicking green demon into UR; figure wears decorated blue coat and black boots — Shōki Kicking Demons, early 20th century
Matsumoto Fūko

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center/right print; two actors in center of image; actor in front wears heavy red eye makeup, black robe with red underneath, a red obi with sword tucked in, and a blue sash around his head; actor in back wears red and blue robe with light blue headdress; print is richly colored with red, black, blue, and teal; white blossoms in background, text in cartouches in URQ — Center sheet of a kabuki triptych, 1884
Utagawa Kuniume

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two separate images mounted together on scroll, both are portraits of a male and female figure in outline — Portrait in Outline, late 18th - early 19th century
Minagawa Kien; Artist: Tachihara Kyōsho

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three lines of calligraphy — Mists off the Lake, late 18th - early 19th century
Tachihara Suiken

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image created with tiny squares of color in an overall grid, with white lines between squares; landscape with water at center with flat bridge, mountains and trees; trompe l'oeil painted mount with dark grey at bottom, light grey round image and bars of clouds in gold above and below image and similar vertical bars at top; two painted "seals" along right edge, LRQ; ivory roller ends — Landscape in Mosaic Form, 1960s-1970s
Unknown Japanese

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landscape with trees and mountains: cluster of trees, shrubs and rocks at LL with small open structure at center of grouping; taller pine rises toward center; mountains at center with waterfall at L; shorter, grey, cone-shaped mountains at R; inscription at URQ — Flying Waterfall and Cold Stream, second half 18th century
Fukuhara Gogaku

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two severed heads sitting side by side on top of a flat surface at L; matted hair, dripping blood onto surface; cropped lantern URC — Decapitated heads, early 20th century
Unknown Japanese

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rear view of abstracted pear-shaped figure at LR seated behind low table; near center, converging lines resemble abstracted, scattered papers; blocks of inscription weave back and forth down scroll, ending in vertical inscription down LL edge — Figure with Inscription, early 20th century
Higashiyama Bugyoku

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three sleeping figures and one sleeping tiger; two boys at left--one crouching face down in front, one slumped over crouching figure; seated man at right wearing grey and red, leaning against tiger; broom in foreground; ivory roller ends — The Four Sleepers, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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Shōki, the Demon Queller, early 18th century

Yamaguchi Sekkei

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three male figures sitting on an outstretched blanket enjoying a picnic at LL; gigantic gingko tree occupies majority of image — Picnic Under a Giant Tree, 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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four different insects climbing on an arrangement of two pomegranates (one is split open) and a few dry leaves — Pomegranate and Insects, 1834
Urakami Shunkin

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frog at LL strutting on two long legs, holding open fan in PR hand, balancing white mochi in mouth; young frog swaddled to back with red cords carrying bag of mochi balls; rabbit in black robes in round vignette at UR fanning tray of white mochi balls — Frogs and Rabbit, mid 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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five men with exaggerated phalluses wrestling over each other in an attempt to rape a woman lying on the ground — Five Men Raping a Girl, 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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Horse, first half 19th century

Yamamoto Baiitsu

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four full lines of looping calligraphy; fifth line has fewer characters, but final character ends in long vertical line running the length of other lines — Clearing after Snow, 1920s
Fukuda Kodōjin

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thirteen lined letter mounted to board with mustard colored fabric border; presented inside mustard colored fabric and board case with label with Japanese inscription at center cover — Letter to Kyūchō, second half 19th century
Hoashi Kyōu

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three men laughing in front of multi-level waterfall; men painted in vibrant colors, waterfall in grayscale; center man holding butterfly shaped teal fan in PR hand — Three Laughers of Tiger Ravine, early 20th century
Enaka Mugyū

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red-faced monkey at UL peering over a snow-covered embankment; web-like waterfalls between snow-covered cliffs in LR; red fern to L of waterfall — Monkey on a snow hill, mid 19th century
Ōhara Donshū

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two-panel screen of an aviary: small octagonal structure bottom center with second, elevated round roof on pole at upper center; set on small island in shallow, green pool with concrete edge; chicken wire fence in background; white and multi-colored pigeons roosting on elevated roof; ducks on edge of pool at R; other water birds wading and swimming; three white feathers floating in pond at R — Aviary, 1920s
Unknown Japanese

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front view of somewhat rotund woman clutching decorated black kimono in PR hand and holding white origami crane in PL hand; woman appears within round vignette against brilliant red background; pink and green lips, white nose, and high, painted eyebrows — Otafuku, 1907
Ayaoka Yushin

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long, narrow, slightly curving rectangular form; short slits at long edges create spine-like form; two peaks at top with opening at center; glazed in light earth tones with some grey and green — Vase, c. 2009
Katō Takahiko

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cover decorated with wispy lines resembling reeds and fronds; bound with red ribbon; variety of richly colored images inside, including beautiful women, insects, landscapes, birds, and men of different ages — World of Art (Vol. 13), 1891
Watanabe Seitei

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flat square plate with two feet running the length of two sides; reddish-tan base glaze with irregular stripes of green and dark green-brown flanking a stripe of dull grey — Plate, 2010
Hasu Yoshitaka

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four eggplants: two leaning against horizontally oriented eggplant in background; fourth to LL of arrangement — Eggplant, first half 20th century
Kobayashi Kokei

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rectangular form with uneven ends; made of thin bamboo sticks; organic, oval form rising at C — Passing Through the Wilderness, July 2009
Uematsu Chikuyū

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red background with colorful waves, ducks, and flowers, with gold details — Kimono (furisode), 20th century
Unknown Japanese

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rear 3/4 view of a seated older man with a few strands of hair pulled back, scraggly beard; man is wearing billowy garments; folded fan (?) at figure's PR side; cursive inscription at R — Fifty Years Old, late 18th - early 19th century
Matsumura Goshun

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very large stoneware vessel with wide mouth, thick lip; swells at midsection and tapers toward base; rust colored and beige glazes — Jar (ōgame), 2010
Kishino Kan

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bound book with colorful images of various and animals including birds, frogs, turtles, and crabs; cover is beige with pale blue flowers and reeds — Seitei's Book of drawings of flowers and birds, 1891
Watanabe Seitei

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3 1/2 lines of calligraphy; smaller line at LL — Mountain Poem, 1783
Ryū Kōbi

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