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
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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
Japan

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
Japan

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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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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
Japan

G220

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

G237

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

G237

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
Japan

G221

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

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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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

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

string-bound book of block printed images of birds, landscapes, trees, and foliage; decorated paper cover with blue wavy fibers; two color images at beginning — Picture Cards, Vol. 1, February 1901
Kamisaka Sekka; Publisher: Tanaka Jihei

G238

4-part sculpture composed of long, black leaf like forms highlighted with red pigment, eminating from base like a fountain when assembled — A Leaf, so It Has a Back and Front, 2000
Kofushiwaki Tsukasa

G275

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

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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

G219

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

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

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

G252

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

two pieces that bolt together to form long open vessel with jagged upper edges; brown/grey/taupe; component b is on left when viewed from front and is higher on the end — Fallen Moon 1, 1994
Kofushiwaki Tsukasa

G275

two birds perched on a branch of a leafless tree with a few dustings of snow; withering, snow-spotted flowers at bottom; rock formation at L side — Birds and Chrysanthemums in Snow, late 15th century
Geiai

G222

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

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

tromp l'oeil box for Kirin Lager beer stuffed with newsprint; primarily red and white; three detached pieces of "newsprint" included--see condition report and notes — Untitled, 2007
Mishima Kimiyo

G251

four pieces: realistic ceramic newspaper pages all the same front page of "Cultural News"; two of the pieces are coated in gold; one of the gold pieces is somewhat folded, while the other is bundled up like a parcel; other two pieces are realistically crumpled — Cultural News, 2007
Mishima Kimiyo

G251

golden Buddha figure with halo stands on a cloud at center; PL hand extended downward, index finger and thumb clasped in blessing gesture; PR hand bent upward with similar gesture; two other figures below Buddha painted in gold; figure at LL stands with hands together in front bowing subtly; LR figure kneels, admiring lotus-shaped object in hands — Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad, 15th century
Traditionally attributed to Kyosei Sonchi

G220

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

G224

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

blossoming grey orchids with black and grey foliage at center of fan; lines of text at L and R; rectangular relief stamp URC; rectangular intaglio stamp with rounded edges L center — Orchids, 1870
Okuhara Seiko

G223

printing block; five rectangular areas, each with a figure and text; three standing women, one standing man with a shield (?), seated figure behind a box (?); hanging hardware attached — Woodblock for printing, 19th century
Japan

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carved on both sides; recto: two rectangular area with text, each containing an image of a blooming potted plant; verso: one rectangular area at left with text and an image of a blooming potted plant; dark patina — Printing woodblock, 19th century
Japan

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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
Japan

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seated figure wearing a rose-colored and black robe, with hands inside sleeves; man is balding with long wavy black hair and short black beard; ivory roller ends — Daruma, 1980s
Japan

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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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black and white landscape; various ragged, cone-shaped mountains dominate the scene; small pagoda with out building and two trees in middle ground; trees top rock formations in foreground near bottom; inscription URC — Landscape after Mi Fu, December 1914
Fukuda Kodōjin

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man sitting on black chair holding black rod; wearing brown robe with white and blue on lap and PL arm — Portrait of Dengai Sōsa, 1671
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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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tall, vertical, bulbous rock formation at center with grey peaks in background; large rock formation with trees at LR; waterfall with cascades extending from large rock formation into LLQ; small figure with staff looking up at falls; inscription at ULQ — Landscape for Nakajima, second half 19th century
Yamanaka Shinten'ō

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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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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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hollow, U-shaped openwork basket, narrows at top; two parallel braces at top; bamboo pieces lacquered at tips — Wind Tunnel, October 2010
Uematsu Chikuyū

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

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night scene with moon in URC; dark mountain at bottom, LRC; cherry tree with white blossoms, LRC; clouds passing over sky — Cherry Blossoms in Moonlight, mid 20th century
Umehara Tōha

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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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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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Horse, first half 19th century

Yamamoto Baiitsu

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eighteen lines of linear, sometimes looping calligraphy; thin, black border along top of fan; mounted on jet black board; no stamps — Farewell Poems, first half 18th century
Gion Nankai

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abstract, playful procession of five figures with very tall, cone-shaped heads, exaggerated eyes and noses, minimal bodies; moon in background right — Five sages, late 19th century
Doi Gōga

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multiple scenes: man in Chinese dress with 3 attendants sitting behind red table looks at gold paper before him, while two demon-like creatures look on; ogre runs towards devilish figure at center who stands next to room with man in red praying to Amida; at R, Buddha with Bodhisattvas surrounded by orange tinted clouds with small figure in red at LR; text border — Sketches (shukuzu), mid - late 17th century
Kano Tan'yū

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black ceramic form; one continuous form made to look like two separate, cylindrical pieces merge together at top; one side of base has a deep, cracked texture; the other side has a lumpy texture; the two sections join at top, ending with a droplet shaped opening at top with smooth surface — T-065, 2006
Akiyama Yō

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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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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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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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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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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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woman wearing beige kimono with white dragon stencil pattern; woman wears red apron-like garment; woman holds a small black and white dog with a blue and gold ruff on a mint green silk cord — Court Lady with Dog, 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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bald, white-robed monk with mischievous smile in tree with birds near upper left; at lower right, a man wearing dark, sumptuous robe and furrowed brow holds object up to face; followed by young boy carrying another object over PL shoulder; grassy, hilly landscape behind with stream — Zen Encounter: Niaoke Daolin and Bai Juyi, second half 18th century
Soga Shōhaku

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four-sided, organic, twisting form with layers of thin slip applied in cloudlike pattern in gradient ranging from dark blue to pink; diamond-shaped base and top; small, round mouth at top within black rectangle; flares widely near top — Green Dance, early 21st century
Miyashita Zenji

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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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right scroll: man with very long legs stands with mouth wide open under a persimmon tree about to eat a fruit; below, a small man attempts to climb tall figure's PL leg while a third man stands near the tall figure's foot with arms raised — Long Arms Long Legs, one of a pair, late 19th century
Kawanabe Kyōsai

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

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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
Japan

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three blue and pale green flying fish with delicate, transparent white wings against a vivid background of blue, green, and gold diagonal lines; white surface cuts across lower quadrant; gold pigment and white splatters punctuate background; two fish arranged near bottom, one near top in an arc — Flying fish, early 20th century
Kōho

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frog riding toad in center surrounded by frogs wearing white robes; other white robed frogs on L and R as well as unclothed frogs carrying various objects; some tadpoles on L — Procession of Frogs, c. 1738
Ogawa Haritsu

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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 Shokoku

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round form with reeds in fanned, spiraled pattern spilling over the edges — Wind Vessel, January 2010
Uematsu Chikuyū

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small goblet with blue, light blue, rust, pink, and ochre colored flecks; zigzagging silver veins on sides; silver lip; silver covered base and interior — Goblet, late 20th - early 21st century
Kishi Eiko

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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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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
Japan

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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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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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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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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
Japan

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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
Japan

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image of four dragons with swirling, flame like clouds and lightning set against black background — Flying Dragons Roam the Heavens, 1989
Minol Araki

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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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landscape with mountains and water: tree lined mountain range near top; shore and peninsula lined with small huts; tall cliffs on either side frame the water; at bottom, a tall pine tree creates depth; at LL, a small figure in white robe with walking stick looks out onto scene — Glowing Pines and Sailboats, May 1928
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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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triangular shaped vase: narrow mouth flaring to wide base with very narrow foot; raised geometric shapes punctuated with grid patterns and intentionally aged with green patina — Vase with overlapping geometrical patterns, early 20th century
Shūhō

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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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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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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
Japan

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Two Crows, late 18th - early 19th century

Matsumura Goshun

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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 — Scene from the “Spring Shoots I” Chapter of The Tale of Genji, 18th century
Japan

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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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lily pad shaped form with curving crest at one side; elevated on short wooden pedestal that widens at the bottom — Seascape II, late 20th - early 21st century
Fukami Sueharu

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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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large, square basket with low walls and rounded edges; closed weave with wide strips; slightly rounded bottom — Village, 2007
Uematsu Chikuyū

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pink peony flowers and buds; small blue flowers; black, red and cream butterfly, URQ; roller ends may have ivory insets at center — Butterfly and Peonies, early 19th century
Takahashi Sōhei

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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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ten lines of cursive plus three shorter lines at far L; sketch of a quail at far R — Letter with a Quail, mid 19th century
Hine Taizan

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short, squat four-cornered basket tapering to narrower top with round opening; sides curve outward; handle formed from two bamboo branches that match the width of the basket; secured at top center with three decorative knots; open, crisscross weave with relatively wide bamboo strips; center flower cylinder dark lacquered bamboo — (Sōzen-style basket), mid 20th century
Yokota Hōsai

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standing woman looking toward PR; hair in an updo with decorative sticks and bells; woman wears a tan kimono with white organic leaf-like designs; obi in front with dragon design in bold colors on black; red underskirt visible above PL foot at opening of kimono; ivory roller ends — Beauty with Dragon Obi, 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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three lines of calligraphy, first character at UR is bolder; distressed textured plum and steel blue colored mount — Loyalty, mid 19th century
Umeda Unpin

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small boat just R of center; black rocks at LRC with dotted trees colored with light brown and green; rolling rocky shore at UL with pine trees; rocks lightly washed with pink pigment; very faint wash of blue pigment across center for water; inscription URQ with two square relief stamps just to L of inscription — Light Sails in the Dawn, late 18th century
Satake Kaikai

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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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landscape with rugged, tall mountains and trees; cluster of small building in LRC; grey sky — Winter Landscape, 1751
Sakaki Hyakusen

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thirteen lines of calligraphy — Letter to Takami Sōkyū, early 18th century
Ogyū Sorai

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