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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four large characters written vertically; signature at L — Qin and Calligraphy - 100 Delights, mid 18th century
Yanagisawa Kien

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bold, expressive, splattered characters written across 6 panels — Words Concerned with Existence [right of a pair], 1984
Suda Kokuta

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six panel screen with large, expressive, splattered characters written across screes — Words Concerned with Existence [left of a pair], 1984
Suda Kokuta

G252

large frog in center and small mouse in LRC; text filling background — Frog and Mouse, late 18th - early 19th century
Getsuju

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Boy on a Bull, Ueda Kōchū — Boy on a Bull, late 19th century
Ueda Kōchū

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massive eagle flexing its wings on a bank next to a waterfall near center; rocky shoreline on either side of waterfall; gnarled pine to R and above eagle, with hanging vines; brambles at L — Sea Eagle amidst the Three Friends of Winter, second half 19th century
Ikeda Unshō

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two lines of very large characters; light brown mount — Clouds and Dew, second half 18th century
Ryū Kōbi

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black and brown eagle with white tail perched on dark rock with back toward viewer, craning head around to face viewer; darker clouds at UL with snowflakes beginning to fall; brambles with white leaves in lower portion — White-tailed Eagle in a Snowstorm, after 1901
Takeuchi Seihō

G223

very large sheet of white fabric with oversized kanji for "love" painted and splattered in black ink mixed with gold dust; signature at L with red relief stamp; splatters throughout and shadowy footprints along bottom, and a sweeping footprint at LR — Love, 2009
Hirano Isa

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25 lines of very neat calligraphy separated by columns of thin, red vertical lines; framed — Zhang Zihou's "Western Inscription", 1836
Ichikawa Beian

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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

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

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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Two Crows, late 18th - early 19th century

Matsumura Goshun

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man in grey robes seated, facing outward toward viewer; minimal detail; hands and knees seem to vanish into background; inscription UR edge and LL edge — Self-Portrait at Seventy-Seven, 1941
Fukuda Kodōjin

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three figures seated in long boat; fourth figure standing at rear, steering boat with long pole; some brambles in foreground and behind boat — Boating Scene with Poem, second half 19th century
Hoashi Kyōu

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eleven lines of calligraphy; brown mount — Poems on Fishermen, first half 18th century
Gion Nankai

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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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Prostitute at a Parade, early 19th century

Hosoda Eishi

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Sketches (shukuzu), mid - late 17th century

Kano Tan'yū

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large mandala with white background at center with 8 vignettes of Buddhas in various poses, seated on lotus blossoms; at center of circle is Buddha seated within lotus blossom decorated with golden lion heads; at top: inverted lotus-like form with golden birds; figures at UL and UR with offerings riding in on golden clouds; at LL, triangular vignette of blue figure seated before flames; at LR, semi-circle of blue figure posing in front of flames; black background — Sonshō Mandala, 19th century
Japan

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three figures fighting against the wind with hat being blown away in snowy landscape; grey, red, yellow, blue, green — Lady Tokiwa fleeing with her sons through the snow. The Secrets of Strategy, no. 1, c. 1848
Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei

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large fish with teeth and erect upper fin about to bite onto a fishing line at lower R; vertical inscription above — Nature's Beauty with a Fishing Rod, September 1925
Fukuda Kodōjin

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unsigned; 3/4 portrait of woman facing PL; coyly cradling partially folded white fan under chin; bright red detailing in kimono collar; large headdress; blue and white hair ornament at back; two hair sticks at front with red beads; pink upper lip, green lower lip — Geisha [right of a triptych of Three Beauties], 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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unsigned; 3/4 portrait of woman holding a folded stack of papers of tissues up to her mouth with PR hand; coy expression; facing PR; lightly decorated cream colored kimono collar; silver and gold colored hair ornament; green lower lip — Prostitute [center of a triptych of Three Beauties], 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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dark landscape; stylized layered bluffs in blue and black cutting diagonally through R side; thin, forked waterfall under high bridge at R; figure at R walking over bridge; rolling white hills in UR; snow-covered trees at center; shoreline at L with snow-covered huts and a low bridge; horizontal bands of white clouds/fog throughout — Snowy Landscape, mid 19th century
Katsushika Hokusai II

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bustling crowds of townspeople and travelers; prostitutes pulling on men; people carrying parcels and palanquins; people pulling horses; far L panels depict people sitting and eating, bathing, chatting, looking at pictures, smoking, and receiving massages — Scenes of Ōtsu, c. 1790
Ki Baitei

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dark image of dragon flying through air towards L; flame or lightening-like forms extend from neck; waves at bottom — Dragon in Clouds, 17th century
China

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figure seated with one knee up, one on ground, holding fan; halo around head; standing figure on R — Rakan with Sleeping Attendant, 13th - early 14th century
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very faded image; bald figure with large hoop earring, bushy eyebrows, and large halo in seated position wearing loose robe facing PR; attendant stands at figure's PL with hands clasped in front; long beard, green and gold robe; black hair tied up on top of head with red ribbon and crown — Rakan with Attendant, 13th - early 14th century
Japan

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mountain landscape with thick trees; groups of male figures in robes gathered throughout image: some amid trees, in clearings, in pavilion, and along shoreline; mountains in background; rocks with thick trees and foliage throughout; large inscription URQ — The Lanting Gathering, Early Summer 1762
Ike Taiga

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travelers and townspeople wandering around wide street, carrying bundles and packs; open studio in middle ground with men painting and mounting scrolls; completed works of art adorn the walls; man with hat and stand at L; sleeping dog near center — Scene of Ōtsu, early 20th century
Kanamori Nankō

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figure dressed as female in green kimono with blue hat holding umbrella at L; seated male figure at LL with tattooed arms holds a red and white banner that extends toward R center; younger boy at center scratches head with PR hand while making a face and looking behind towards another man with tattooed arms attempting to grab female figure's hand; at UR, a man with determined look on face ties white headband — People at a festival, 1790s
Gion Seitoku

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female figure in grey kimono decorated with blue spiders, obi has peacock feather motif; figure stands with head tilted, gazing towards R, holding a white cloth draped over PL shoulder in PR hand; fan decorated with floral motif in PL hand; inscription URQ — Standing Beauty, 1820s
Hirata Gyokuun; Author: inscribed by Rai San'yō

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tall cliff at R, widening towards center; three figures in a boat at LL, two are sitting, and the third is standing with tall staff at the back — Crossing the River, 1822
Aoki Mokubei

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reclining bull with front leg curled under; bit between nose with rope that wraps behind head — Reclining Bull, 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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snowy garden scene: priest sitting in snow-covered hut with open sliding door; looks outside onto snow-covered banks, bridge, and trees — Priest Looking Out into a Snow-covered Landscape, late 18th century
Itaya Keishū

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two pink lions at lower center, one is turned outward looking up at viewer, while the other is turned away; lions are standing next to two palm trees, one of which is bearing coconuts; grapevine winds around the two trunks at R; plant with large, vibrant red blossoms in foreground at L; rhinoceros is drinking out of a river in background — Lions in a fantastic landscape, 1830s
Kano Sōtoku

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six male figures and one female figure, all seated in zigzagging line from UR to LL; each figure holds an object such as a fan, scroll, orb, and fishing pole; each has a happy expression — Seven Gods of Good Fortune, 1920s
Kamisaka Sekka

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blue morning glory blossoms within gray foliage climbing thin bamboo pole at R; gold details — Morning Glories, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

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young female weaver wearing green and blue kimono sits on a grey mat with white weaving in front of her, gazing upward at moon in ULQ; a subtle slope extends horizontally across image at center with reeds, and blue flowers at center of L edge — Pounding Cloth under the Moon, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

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seated figure wearing sumptuous purple, green, gold brocade robe; seated near center of image facing LR; holding string of gold rosary in both hands; exaggerated facial features, large eyebrows; several missing teeth; golden halo behind head; incense vessel and vase with flowers at PL; landscape of bamboo, a rock with cascading water, and a branch behind PR — Seated arhat with rosary, one of a pair, 1850
Kano Kazunobu

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frontal view of woman turned slightly PL with a coy, playful expression; long, white, hooded kimono; black obi with red details; holding a snow-covered parasol that extends across her body to PL; PR foot playfully exposed, with colorful folds of inner dresses revealed; a few white snowflakes fall through the image; painted porcelain roller caps — Woman with Parasol in Falling Snow, 1820s-1830s
Mori Ippo

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3/4 view of monk in purple and white robes facing PL; monk is seated on green mat with white, blue, green, and orange striped border; monk holds golden object in PR hand — Portrait of Imperial Prince Son’en, early 19th century
Sakai Hōitsu

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bony black figure with long fingers, straw hat, and gourd tied to back rests on a rock; two light grey lines extend from mouth, resembling a puff of air; smaller silhouette of figure in jumping pose between two grey lines at top; inscription at L — Kappa Blowing Out his Soul, late 19th century
Doi Gōga

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landscape with cherry blossoms, waterfalls, buildings, figure and fishermen — Four Seasons, 1844
Okada Hankō

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monk wearing black robe, holding rosary in both hands rides backwards on a horse; large, halo-like woven hat behind head; PR leg folded across horse with PL leg hanging off side of horse; monk has mostly bald head with dark beard, large earlobes, and determined look on face; horse is turned away at 3/4 view; inscription ULQ; short inscription LRQ — Monk Riding Backwards, 19th century
Hirano Gogaku; Artist: Hoashi Kyōu

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large boulder on side of hill; bamboo springing from lower segment of boulder; larger, grey stalk of bamboo with light foliage grows towards UR; smaller sprigs of black and grey bamboo with denser foliage at L of larger stalk; leaves appear to be blowing in wind; wisps of delicate black foliage at front base of boulder; small sprigs of bamboo growing at LR of boulder; inscription ULQ — Bamboo and Rock, 1747
Gion Nankai

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vertically oriented, gnarly blue rocks with gold highlights; pointed foliage along bottom and sides of rock arrangement; purple, brown, and pink lichen-like mushrooms grow from top, sides, and other rock crevasses; inscription ULQ — Fungus of Immortality, Bamboo, and Rocks, 1780
Hayashi Rōen

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pot of glowing coals with billow of smoke; fan resting against side of pot; clusters of black dots within and slightly outside of smoke cloud; inscription at R — Smoking Out Insects, c. 1927-1941
Fukuda Kodōjin

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irregular grouping of rocks at bottom center with red tree trunks and two figures seated facing each other on a flat clearing; small fleet of sailboats and a fishing boat in water at center; island with rocky shore, a few huts, and red tree trunks at R; mountains in distance — Wind and Moon by the Riverside, c. 1920
Fukuda Kodōjin

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very skinny old woman with sunken mouth, a beaklike nose, beady eyes, and bun piled high on head sits side-saddle on a rug draped over an ox; woman holds a flutelike instrument in PL hand, faces viewer; inscription URQ — Old Woman on an Ox, 1813
Okada Beisanjin

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three solders in ocher colored uniforms with arm bands featuring Japanese flag design walking towards entrance of burned-out building; two of the soldiers carry a sword in PR hand; center soldier has fierce look on face; background rubble painted in gray — Soldiers Entering a Building, mid 20th century
Yamamoto Shōkoku

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a variety of images including a village with small buildings; reeds and foliage; pine branches; inscriptions throughout — Visit to Okada Hankō, first half 19th century
Hosokawa Rinkoku

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valley with waterfall and cascading river through center; two figures at lower center of image walk towards shore; tall bluff at L; group of huts on either side of river linked by small bridge — Hot Baths at Shibu, first half 19th century
Hosokawa Rinkoku

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two men at lower center have just caught a large fish: older man at L holds long bamboo fishing pole that extends along L side of scroll and out of frame; younger man at PL extends chubby arms above his head to catch the fish still hanging from the fishing line at UR; scroll has tromp l'oeil border and mount with wave motif along bottom — Ebisu, early 20th century
Yamada Shōkei

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woman in black cloak with gold detail, blue obi, green and white skirt; carrying large parcel on rack over head; bold outlines — Woman of Ohara, 1820s
Nakamura Hōchū

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painted fan; owl perched on branch at UR, surrounded by black birds; blackbirds are all facing owl with beaks open, as if mocking — Owl and Crested Mynas on a Plum Branch, 14th - 16th century
Unknown Japanese

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long red petal shaped form with top edges curving inward; horizontally oriented — The Tactile Memory: Floral Impression (2011-II), 2011
Tanaka Nobuyuki

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graceful, bow-shaped figure with flat bottom, and organic, gently twisting curves; pointed ends, one wider than the other; black lacquer — Divider: Sleeping Mountain, 2013
Murata Yoshihiko

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woman in red kimono with blue, orange and green; she is holding kimono closed from the wind; treee behind her on R — Kyoto Maiden [left of the pair Kyoto Maiden and Peeking Boy], 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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boy with bulging eyes within circle with flowering branch below — Peeking Boy [right of the pair Kyoto Maiden and Peeking Boy], 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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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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female warior riding on white horse; front 3/4 of horse visible — Tomoe-gozen, early 20th century
Miki Suizan

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

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expressive painting of a man standing, facing viewer holding sword in PR hand, shield in PL; red face, bushy beard, eyebrows, and hair; wearing red and tan robe, black boots; calligraphy in upper part of image — Shōki, the Demon Queller, early 20th century
Tomita Keisen

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open circle that appears to be rotting tire or circluar piece of wood; white/brown — Cercle, 2010
Futamura Yoshimi

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square form with waving pattern open weave, round bamboo pieces; decorative knotting — Shimmering of Hot Air, 1999
Tanioka Shigeo

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mountain landscape with two men in boat at lower center; large rocks with trees jut into calm bay; small huts just off shoreline at L; small building upper center of mountains; moon URQ; inscription URQ; white paint spots throughout resembling snow — Boating on a Snowy Evening, early 19th century
Yokoi Kinkoku

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two-panel folding screen; thin, stylized red, gold, silver, and burgundy bamboo stalks against black background; small spray of bamboo foliage on L screen — Bamboo, mid 20th century
Atarashi Kōsen

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tan string-bound volume with pastel colored images of people engaged in various activities, and other images of birds, turtles, snails, etc. — Transmitting the Spirit and Revealing the Form of Things: Album of Drawings with One Stroke, complete, 1912
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Unsōdō

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leaflike form; texturized with thin, subtle, raised parallel "spines" of thin bamboo strips; black lacquer with some exposed bamboo; gently upturning sides — Sound of the Wind, 2011
Igawa Takeshi

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large, narrow, squarish vase with narrow, raised oblong mouth; horizontal gray and burgundy glaze pattern — Jar, c. 1976
Yasuda Zenkō

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snow covered bare tree and plants on L with five birds; snow covered branch coming down from top in panel 3 with large bird seated on branch; small flying bird in panel 6 — Birds in Landscape [left of a pair], first half 17th century
Kano Naonobu

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two-fold screen; seated figure with a staff behind bamboo blind at left; brown umbrella at center; yellow flowers in LRQ; blue sheet in background; gold at top — Blue Sheet and Yellow Flowers [left of a pair], 2008
Yamamoto Tarō

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open-work abstract shape of twisting form of series of parallel bent pieces of bamboo — Lively Motion of Lines, 2012
Sugiura Noriyoshi

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black lacquer bull with mountainous hump with red tip rising from back; bull is decorated with various vignettes of trees, plants, clouds, animals, and people; belly painted with brighter colors; pink leather tongue sticking out of mouth; wooden legs; detachable rattan tail — Mount Bull, 2013
Someya Satoshi

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ghostlike female figure with ashen grey face and horns holds a brilliantly colored red and orange robe like a canopy over body; arms spread outward; figure wears gold and white triangle patterned top and navy blue bottom with brilliantly colored circles; top and bottom mount are painted with silver — Emerging from the Robe, 2012
Yamamoto Tarō

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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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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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young woman wearing black kimono with red under layer exposed; looking down towards PL; standing near branches of white wisteria; Japanese inscription at top — Wisteria Maiden, second half 18th century
Tsukioka Settei

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three elegantly dressed women; standing woman on R wearing blue kimono with paper cranes; center woman is seated and wearing white; woman onL is standing and facing L and holding tray — Working Girls, first half 19th century
attr. Yamaguchi Soken

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three elegantly dressed women; standing woman on R facing R and wearing white, red, and black; two seated women wearing grey — Women in the Demimonde, first half 19th century
attr. Yamaguchi Soken

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three men, one Chinese, one Japanese, and one Western, gathered around a table, the Western man holds a book with a skeleton on the page; white snake wrapped around Japanese man's PR wrist; in background, groups of men gather to extinguish a building engulfed in flame; a group of men look on from a cliff — A Meeting of Japan, China, and the West, late 18th - early 19th century
Shiba Kōkan

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fine weave basket with raised loop handle; body tapers toward base; weave more open at top section with only vertical strands — Tapered senshū-ami weave flower basket, c. 1935-1945
Tanabe Chikuunsai II

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four sparrows huddled together at bottom of composition amidst bamboo stalks and leaves; one of the stalks extend upward and curve, forming an 'o' shape, and then extending towards the middle of the surface; one sparrow is perched on this bamboo stalk right around the center of the composition; the bamboo stalks, leaves, and sparrows are all against a void background; the upper half of the composition is blank — Five Sparrows on Bamboo, 16th century
Traditionally attributed to Sesson Shūkei

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Lin Hejing Searching for Plum Blossoms, late 16th century

Kano Gyokuraku

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8-panel landscape screen; small snow-covered village scene; views of water with scattered rock formations; fishing boats; fishing village; village market with a river and small figures — Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, 1663
Kano Tan'yū

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unsigned; many different scenes with people sitting in small groups inside of buildings, on verandahs, or standing near trees outside; scenes separated by silver clouds: people sitting on and inside a building doing calligraphy; woman inside room looking at a river; men and women outside near trees; scholars seated near rocks; men near a carriage pulled by a black ox, etc. — Scenes from the Tale of Genji on Silver Ground [left of a pair], 18th century
Unknown Japanese

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figure seated with one knee up; six arms; of PL arms: one pointing up, one placed on "floor", one outstretched in mudra; of PR arms: one placed next to cheek, one down and holding bracelet, one outstretched holding sphere — Nyoirin Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with the Wish-granting Jewel, 13th - early 14th century
Unknown Japanese

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seated soldier at center wearing armor and holding a black and gold fan with a red circle; young boy at left wearing white and green patterned kimono and breastplate; three other soldiers--one kneeling at right before central man and two seen 3/4 view from back in LLC; tree at left — Kusunoki Masashige before the Battle at Minato River, c. 1918
Kamisaka Sekka

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large tree with brilliant green foliage dominates the center scene; elderly couple with green coats; elderly woman holding broom in PR hand and fan in PL; elderly man holding rake in both hands near LL at base of tree — Noh Scene: Takasago, 1920s
Kamisaka Sekka

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two-sided fan: two groups of three conical, minimalist evergreens; evergreens have dark brown trunks with moss; opposite side: minimalist landscape of mountains in silver and gold pigment — Pine Trees, 1900s-1910s
Kamisaka Sekka

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colorful landscape with tall mountains in background spotted with trees, small hut near URQ; swirling cascades (or clouds/fog?) in middle ground; in foreground, LL, a small hut with thatched roof and hint of a figure; hut depicted in grove of bamboo and colorful trees; tranquil pond in LR foreground with rocks, figure crossing yellow bridge; inscription URQ — Blue-green Landscape, February 1926
Fukuda Kodōjin

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pale red/orange sun at top; wispy tree branches below sun and at bottom — New Year's Sun, 1800
Itō Jakuchū

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oblong, bean pod shaped form with pointed shoulders, sinuous, arched bottom; made of spiraled bamboo rods; small round mouth at top C — Wind from a Long Distance, 2007
Tanioka Shigeo

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