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new frame and border; central seated male with two children next to him, surrounded by people in a garden; scattered groups of people within nearby buildings and out of doors engaged in activities — General Guo Ziyi's Banquet, mid 19th century
Korea

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young Manchu woman seated by a lacquer table on a garden terrace with bamboo growing at L; woman wears blue robe with Shou characters and has stylish hairdo decorated with flowers and jewels; on the table are a snuff bottle, a fan, a ju-i scepter and a vase of peonies; blue and white vessel with plant LLC; butterfly-covered box on floor beside table — Birthday Portrait of a Young Manchu Lady, c. 1800-1850
China

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woman seated at a table with another woman behind her, arranging the seated woman's hair; third woman making a bed at right — Lady at Dressing Table, 1657
Wang Qiao

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from right to left: figure with attendants in a garden near a pool with ducks; figures in an interior writing, reading and playing games; men picnicking, listening to female musicians; second building where two men listen to a third man playing a stringed instrument; brightly colored — Scholarly Pursuits, late 17th-mid 18th century
China

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standing Confucius facing to his proper right, wearing a green coat; hands held together in front; long white fingernails; red shoes curl up from under edge of robe — Portrait of Confucius, late 14th century
China

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male figure on horseback in small clearing; female figure coyly standing in front of window in small hut ULQ, near pink blossoming trees; followed by text panel — Encountering, 1839
Fei Danxu

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Daoist Figures, late 15th-early 16th century

Attributed to Liu Jun

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two young women reading a book; woman in front with blue trim on her garment and wearing a hoop earring with white bead drops holds book in her PL hand and holds a fan with a bamboo handle in her PR hand; woman in back with floral trim on her sleeves with brown ground and wearing a looped earring with white bead drops rests her PL arm on the shoulder of the front woman and points to the book with her PL hand; both women wear ornaments in their hair with flowers--hair ornament worn by woman in back has a dragon holding dangles in its mouth; inscription at left edge in black with two red square seals; round format — Two Beauties, 1847
Liao Yun

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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

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

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orchid plant with very long, thin turquoise-colored leaves and pale green flowers at center; two lines of text--one at left edge, one at right edge; five red seals, including very large red seal at top center — Fragrance of the Orchids, 1902
Empress Dowager Cixi

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peonies--pink and pale green--on long, leafy stems; three lines of text--two at left edge, one at right edge; five red seals, including very large red seal at top center — Good Fortune and Longevity, 1902
Empress Dowager Cixi

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central seated figure (Ksitigarbha) holding a clear sphere between cupped hands, circles about body and head; figure surrounded by people with two smaller figures below. — Ksitigarbha and the Ten Kings of Hell, 18th century
Korea

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two peacocks standing side by side on tree limb URQ; peacock at front faces L, peacock in rear looks out directly at viewer; tails cropped off R edge, returning to frame LRQ; branch trails to LL with white blossoms — Peacocks Standing on a Blooming Magnolia, second half 19th century
Kawada Shōryō

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two figures on small bridge at LL walking towards open pavilion within a small grove of trees; robed figure on trail at lower center approaches pavilion; towering, bulbous rock formation in background at R; waterway and richly foliated landscape — Meeting Along the River, c. 1492-1518
Zhu Duan

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four ladies seated around a low red table on a red flowered carpet on a stone pathway in a garden, playing a game with cards or tiles; trees with white blossoms behind path at center and in front of path at left; blue rocks, LRC; grey rock, URQ — Court Ladies at Play, 1683
Xu Zhuang

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two men playing a board game while four others watch; the game is being played outdoors in a rock garden under the pine trees; two distinctive stools and various other decorative objects scattered about scene — Scholars Playing "Go" Under Pine Trees, 14th century
China

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Portrait of Wang Shimin, Gu Jianlong — Portrait of Wang Shimin, late 17th century
Gu Jianlong

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man on horseback with attendant; Mt. Fuji in the background — Narihira Riding Below Fuji, c. 1820
Sakai Hōitsu

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male figure in gray and white striped kimono grabs the wrist of a young female attendant who was handing him a red dish; other young women and geisha serve tea, play instruments, and dance around the man; small feast in front of man on ground, including large red snapper; scene takes place on a green dock over water — Summer Party on the Bank of the Kamo River, around 1800
Utagawa Toyohiro

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two black birds sitting next to each other on lower part of branch; larger grey and light pink speckled bird sitting above them on branch; willow tree in back at top L — Kite and two crows, c. 1766-1770
Yosa Buson

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Group of elaborately dressed men with flowing draperies clustered around a man with a large red flag at bottom; procession of simply dressed men carrying fishing poles and scrolls (?) with six small boys at top; copper roller — Generals Who Died for their Country and Officials of Former Times, c. 1500
China

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twelve panels; each panel consists of central painting and three carved panels; one square panel above painting with large medallion; two panels below painting rectangular above square; small medallion in rectangular panel, smiliar design lower square panels throughout — Folding screen, late 17th century
China

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7 identical figures with black hair and thin green whiskers wearing red, green, blue and white robes; candles and food on long table; brown clouds divide lower scenes 12 men dancing and playing a drum and cymbals in LL corner; man tied to a bench being flogged by 2 men with 3 other figures and demons and flames behind wall at center; figure's being thrown by demon into pit of snakes at LR corner — Sweet Dew Ritual, 19th century
Korea

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oval fan; image of a boy with an ox at bottom center; farm fields with a path along LL edge; river divides the scene through center from oppisite corner; trees at right side grow over the river, misty nountains in the background at top — Boy Leading an Ox Along the Farm Path, late 13th century
China

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large female figure seated on a mountain with crashing waves below; little boy at lower right corner on a small patch of land; mist-covered tree at upper right — Guanyin on Mt. Potalaka with Sudhana, 16th century
China

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yellow-orange album cover with scroll cutout, edged in gold leaf, beneath outer cover; 11 folded leaves with yellow silk on exterior, each with a gilt vertical strip of paper with black characters; map inside each leaf, with labeled mountains, buildings, roads and fortresses — Maps of Eleven Prefectural Cities in Zhejiang Province, early 19th century
China

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seated man with a mustache wearing an elaborate blue robe and a red and black hat with a peacock feather; reddish-brown chair with gold dragons — Ancestral Portrait of a Prince, late 18th century
China

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seated woman wearing gold earrings with white beads, red and black hat and elaborate robe with multicolored designs and dragons; reddish-brown chair with gold dragons — Ancestral Portrait of Princess, late 18th century
China

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figure with 11 heads and 6 arms at center, flanked by 2 white dogs; 5 figures on lotus blossoms at each side; figures in clouds above at top corners; musicians and figures offering food and objects at bottom — Thanka, Date Unknown
Tibet

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teal green vase at R holding round yellow fruits and a grape vine with dark grapes — Studies from Nature: Plants, Fish, and Birds (Vase with Loquats), first half 19th century
Urakami Shunkin

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two men in robes seated on ground in front of large rock with bushes; man at L leans towards man on R, resting his weight on his PL hand; PR hand holds tasseled fan over PR knee; man at R holds white cloth draped over lap and red object in PR hand; pale trees in background — Two Chinese Scholars, before 1800
Tani Bunchō

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center scroll: male figure wearing gray face mask standing facing viewer with arms outstretched; brocade brown and gold top; billowing blue pants with blue designs; tall black hat; decorated fan in PR hand; face mask has white tassels and goatee — Okina [center of a triptych of the Noh roles Senzai, Okina, and Sanbaso], mid 19th century
Kano Kazunobu

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stem from peony bush spread across image with large, gray peony blossom at UR; small spray of foliage with blossoms parallel to peony stem LLQ — Studies from Nature: Plants, Fish, and Birds (Peony), first half 19th century
Urakami Shunkin

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jagged, heavily shaded rocky cliff at L; two figures within a small enclosure on a boat with man steering at R; jagged rocks at bottom; misty mountain top at URQ — Su Shi's Second Visit to the Red Cliff, 18th century
Sakaki Hyakusen

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elderly man wearing blue robe with crested black cloak; seated, with abacus on lap, pointing down with PR hand; open book at his knees — A Wealthy Merchant, mid 19th century
Utagawa Hiroshige

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unsigned; Dutch Lady with her Javanese servant and dachshund by the sea; foreign ship in the background — Dutch Lady with Servant, early 19th century
Japan

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crested white bird and crested brown bird perched on the branches of a gnarled, twisting tree with pink blossoms; blossoming tree is intertwined with a willow tree, with a rock between the two tree trunks; low grasses on ground — Two Magpies on Willow and Peach Trees, 1774
Yosa Buson

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image of a stylized monkey hugging a gourd on top of a catfish; text at top — Monkey trying to catch a catfish with a gourd, 1912
Tomioka Tessai

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tall pine tree with two cranes perched at top; orange-red sun at top; inscription on either side of trunk — Crane and Pine, January 1912
Tomioka Tessai

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colorful pheasant near lower C, walking with head turned dramatically to LL, facing smaller brown bird; stepping between jagged rocks; foliage and pink flowers around rocks — Flowers and Pheasants, 19th century
Yamamoto Baiitsu

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five women lounging with instruments, books, fans; bald man at L with back to viewer playing stringed instrument; decorative screen ULQ; women in bright kimonos — Musical Party, late 17th century
Hishikawa Moronobu

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fully open pink peony in a flower basket; short blossoming branch at R; basket has herringbone weave with looping design around neck and base; square handle — Peony in basket, 20th century
Shōzan

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image of white and gray cat crouched behind blossoming white and pink peonies, hunting a butterfly at top C — Cat and Butterfly among Peonies, c. 1732
Chin Sen

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male figure seated on raised chair with shoes on ground; holds metal object in PR hand and an open black object in PL; spotted white robe with black grid pattern, and green sashes; figure is bald and has large earlobes — Portrait of Rigen Daishi, 16th century
Japan

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green, pink, blue, and white parakeet preening itself on a flowering hydrangea branch near center; another parakeet perched on thick end of branch at LL; pink, red, and purple poppies blossoming around hydrangea, with a red chrysanthemum LLQ; rocks behind branch at L — Parakeets among Hydrangeas and Poppies, after 1770
Sō Shiseki

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bird walking in water in front of dark blue flowers with rich green foliage; reeds extending toward top of image — Flowers and Bird, 18th century
Suzuki Kiitsu

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two white cranes standing in front of a clump of colorful foliage, including red leaves, white mums, and tall, brown reeds; crane chick at lower center — Family of Cranes, second half 19th century
Watanabe Shōka

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eight panels of colorful birds perched on branches or rocks, or flying; vivid blue and green rocks in background; brilliantly blossoming peonies, lilies, and other flowers throughout — Birds and Flowers, first half 19th century
Korea

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a ghost figure shown from the chest up bites its lower lip; the figure's features all sag and its eyes are on the verge of rolling up into its head; the figure is black and white with the exception of some pink in the whites of the eyes; the figure's right wrist bends downward and its hand has long, white nails; the mount is entirely text (Japanese) in primarily black ink with several red character inserted throughout — Ghost, c. 1909
Tanaka Tessai

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a white egret preens itself while perched on a scraggly tree trunk that arches over water; delicate gold branches with sparse leaves dangle and jut out around the bird; red berries punctuate the lower right half of the image with bright color — Egret, 20th century
Kitagami Seigyū

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a footless, hovering ghost figure emerges from mist enclosed by a wooden fence; the figure wears a white robe and has gray skin and long, black hair; a strand of the figure's hair is held firmly in-between his/her teeth and the figure grasps the end of the strand with his/her hand — Ghost, late 19th century
Suison

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smiling, round-bellied man holds a white lizard on his shoulders; the lizard's neck cranes upward to catch a whiff of the swirling smoke stream above him — Chinese Immortals [one of a pair], 1804
Hara Zaichū

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figures preparing food and playing musical instruments; blooming cherry tree at top; figures clockwise from LLC: bald monk accompanied by three nude little boys, stirring a pot on a flaming brazier, with a barrel; red-skinned man wearing colorful headdress rolling dough (?) over a gold staff; bald man with a very tall forehead accompanied by man wearing a red and white cloth over his head and body, playing a recorder-type wind instrument and woman in grey kimono with black and white dots playing a lute; woman wearing flowing floral kimono fanning skewers on a small grill; man wearing green garment shredding a white vegetable over a cone-shaped bowl; scowling man with white hair wearing a grey-blue garment squatting with a bowl of white round balls — Gods Preparing a Cherry Blossom Banquet, 18th century
Japan

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male figure sitting cross-legged rests his chin in his left hand and is surrounded by fine women and several rickshaws; the man wears a tall black hat and the women have hair of various colors that flow all the way to the ground; three gold hilltops at upper right — Hikaru Genji, 1930
Otake Chikuha

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man in tattered clothing holding a cane glances up toward a miniaturized figure caught up in what looks like a swirl of smoke — Chinese Immortals [one of a pair], 1804
Hara Zaichū

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four Chinese sailboats on calm water with grey peninsula at horizon line at top; shades of grey, pastel pink and pale blue — Sailboats on the Inland Sea, 1930s
Yoshida Hiroshi

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ghostly figure with no arms or legs, only a head with long hair, hovers against a black background; the figure's head bows down with eyes open and lips parted to reveal blackened teeth; tan and gold brocaded mount — Ghost, early 19th century
Japan

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Japanese hanging scroll depicting a painting of a chrysanthemum behind a pink peony; two calligraphy stamps in red located in lower central half of painting; top and bottom of painting lined with mauve fabric with ornamental floral gold embroidery; two strips of fabric hang vertically at the top in same mauve and gold fabric; two band of peach fabric line top and bottom of scroll; blue periwinkle band of fabric in center in which painting is mounted — Chrysanthemum and Peony, 1834
Urakami Shunkin

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Japanese hanging scroll depicting a painted image of a blue morning glory plant on left half of painting and a pink begonia plant on right portion; both flowers are flanked by leaves and foliage; red calligraphy stamp located on right half of painting to the side of begonia; panting is lined on top and bottom with mauve bands of fabric with gold woven ornamental floral shapes; central band of fabric on mount is a periwinkle blue color with subtle embroidered floral design in the same blue color; top and bottom of scroll has peach silk band of fabric; two strips of fabric in the same mauve color with gold floral embroidery hang vertically from the top rod of scroll — Begonia and Morning Glory, 1834
Urakami Shunkin

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red and black outline of Kabuki-makeup, creating an abstract face with frowning eyebrows, high cheekbones, wide nose; upper lip only outlined; unmounted; white background; inscription at top — Face Imprint of Makeup for the Lion Spirit from the play "Kagamijishi", c. 1963-1970
Hanayagi Jusuke II

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accordion-folded album with gold silk covers; color paintings on silk of various sea creatures and fish on one side and vegetables on the other side; blue outer cover and wooden storage box included — Rare Tastes of Mountain and Sea, 1908
Fukada Chokujō

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five figures on a terrace at bottom center; lush landscape with grey rock formations; waterfalls at L; bamboo at bottom — Towering Mountains and Fantastic Waterfalls, c. 1600
Zhang Chenglong

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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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male figure in lower half of image area, wrapped in red cloak that covers his head; large eyes gazing off to PR side; a hoop earring in each ear; closely trimmed beard — Bodhidharma, one of a pair, 13th century
Attributed to Yan Hui

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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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cream colored carton with tan stripes; wooden box with inscription on inside and outside of lid; wrapped in tissue; gold and pink fabric; black roller; mountain landscape; four lines of text UR corner; small pagoda and square chop LR corner — White Clouds; Autumn, from a set of "Landscapes of the Four Seasons", Autumn 1929
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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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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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scholar and servant walking on shoreline with backs to viewer; servant wears 2 piece outfit and carries lute wrapped in white cloth; scholar walks several paces ahead, wears full length white robe, carrying walking stick; small, bent pine tree at left side; tall pine at right, extending to top of image; water is calm, beach has a few rocks — Visiting a Recluse with a Qin, 13th century
Attributed to Ma Lin

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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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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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two wooden boxes, outer box is shiny brown and the inner box has a paper lid and a wooden lid; paper under tie; bubble wrap around rollers; fabric is orange; image of a very colorful landscape with mountains in the background and a body of water in the foreground — Blue-green Landscape, Summer 1932
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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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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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Prostitute at a Parade, early 19th century

Hosoda Eishi

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grey, black and white; tower and roof at right, LRQ; large, dark, rolling mountains at center and bottom; waves or clouds at lower center — Landscape after Mi Fu; Summer, from a set of "Landscapes of the Four Seasons", April 1918
Fukuda Kodōjin

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grey, black and white; snow on rock formations and trees; trees at center and LLC — Snow Scenery; Winter, from a set of "Landscapes of the Four Seasons", April 1918
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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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brown, salmon-colored and blue-grey rock formations and mountains at top in background; boats on water at left, LLQ; grey bridge in LLC, with figure; trees and hut with round windows and figure inside, LRQ — Fall Scenery; Autumn, from a set of "Landscapes of the Four Seasons", April 1918
Fukuda Kodōjin

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landscape with green and brown tall rock formations at top, dotted with trees; water at middle; rocks and trees at bottom — Spring Scenery; Spring, from a set of "Landscapes of the Four Seasons", April 1918
Fukuda Kodōjin

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cream paper carton with tan stripes, wooden box with inscriptions; wrapped in tissue; tan and green/gold fabric; image of a mountain with red around it; two line inscription along L edge — Mt. Fuji, c. 1925-1940
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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
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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male figure at lower half of image with a halo, two bald spots, fluffy black hair, and a close-trimmed beard and moustache, wearing a black and red cloak — Sakyamuni, one of a pair, 13th century
Attributed to Yan Hui

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arched rock formation at L; man in white robe sitting at front of covered fishing boat paddles through opening under rock formation; pale mountains in the distance — Landscape with Fisherman Outside a Cave, mid 19th century
Mochizuki Gyokusen

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unsigned; 3/4 portrait of woman looking off to PR; red, pink, and white hair ornaments with silver and gold detail, small silver and gold chains hanging from headdress; three richly decorated kimono collars featuring delicate cherry blossoms, peach colored blossoms, and butterflies; bright strip of red at center compliments red detail in hair; green lower lip — City Girl [left of a triptych of Three Beauties], 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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Maid of Ōhara, Pine and Plum Blossoms, Manzai Comedy, one of three panels, 1920s-1930s

Kamisaka Sekka

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steep rocky hillside with a few buildings near L edge at middle; back of man seated by stream at bottom foreground with pine trees — Landscape with a Man Seated by a Stream, 1829
Nakabayashi Chikutō

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Buddha reposed at center on dias surrounded by many crying figures; animals in foreground; trees surrounding dias with full moon at top center; part of mount painted with large flowers — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha, 1682
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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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two egrets standing close together near center of image; snow covered branch hangs down from UR; snow-covered branches and foliage in foreground LR — Egrets in Snow, mid 19th century
Tsubaki Chinzan

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abstracted image of waterfall in long, narrow vertical format; branch with orange-red leaves at right center; ivory roller ends — Waterfall with Autumn Leaves, first half of 20th century
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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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unsigned; many figures crying under a large tree at R; decorated pole at UR suspending a tied white bundle; two figures at R have red skin; two figures at center have ornate headpieces and jewelry; other clerical figures at bottom — Parinirvana of Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha (left fragment), Date Unknown
Japan

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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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man seated in chair at top; man seated on platform on R; another man seated on platform below on L; four seated figures at bottom; dark brown overall — Three Patriarchs of the Jōdo Shin Sect, late 14th century
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young girl in green robe in dancing pose; fanlike object in PR had; PL hand in air — Longevity Dance, 1900s-1910s
Kamisaka Sekka

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three black birds fly at R edge against a neutral background; curving line with grey background ULQ — Noh Play Hachinoki, three of three, second half 19th century
Shibata Zeshin

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decorative vertically-oriented scholar's rock on a flat stand with small feet; tall woven basket with fruits and foliage; flat tray of orchids slightly behind and to left of tall basket; long inscription at right — Scholar's Rock, Orchids, and Fruit, second half of 19th century
Hirano Gogaku

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seated woman in robe inscribes red leaf on her lap; woman holds leaf in PL hand and brush in PR hand; to her PR is a small table on a rock platform with inkwell, and red coral holding two calligraphy brushes; behind woman is a large, jagged rock with banana leaves growing toward UR — Lady Inscribing a Banana Leaf in a Garden, After Tang Yin, late 18th century
Hayashi Rōen

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accordion folded album containing vibrant paintings of intimate scenes between couples, many with comic interruptions; covered in light green silk with bent reeds pattern; comes in blue folding portfolio — Erotic Scenes of the 12 Months, early 19th century
Teisai Hokuba

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colorful landscape with narrow, gnarled mountains in orange, blue, green, and gray; small round thatched hut LLQ with figure in window; rocks with gnarled trees lower half; many dots indicating distant foliage on mountains and blossoms on trees — Plum Blossom Library, February 1926
Fukuda Kodōjin

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landscape with pale colors: large, angular cliff juts out at L, cutting into scene of bay with low mountains; two tall firs growing from rock at LRC; a small cluster of houses on stilts at center is flanked by two large rocks; figure at LLQ with bowed head crossing bridge — Landscape, April 1912
Fukuda Kodōjin

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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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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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portrait of woman wearing dark grey and black dress with buttons at center; small gold brooch and gold hoop earring; blue eyes; grey-blonde hair pulled tightly back and braided at crown of head; PL hand rests openly on table at LR; PR hand at side — Portrait of a Western Woman, late 19th century
Nakayama Toshitsugu

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center panel: curving, lightly moss covered trunk of a pine tree beginning LLQ, up through R; two swaths of green, one at URC and one in ULQ form pine branches; thin branches extending from left edge with white spots form plum branches — Maid of Ōhara, Pine and Plum Blossoms, Manzai Comedy, one of three panels, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

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western man with blue eyes, flat blonde hair, greyish goatee and pursed lips faces outward; rests PR hand on decorated pedestal; cradles hat against body with PL hand — Portrait of a Western Man, late 19th century
Nakayama Toshitsugu

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accordion folded album with removable plates; blue brocade cover; images of sumptuously dressed Noh actors in various poses; comes with decorative box painted with pine tree and bridge railing — 12 Months of Noh, 1921
Kamisaka Sekka; Artist: Tsukioka Kōgyo

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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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portion of curved, moss speckled tree trunk enters scene at R with delicate pink and white blossoms at upper center; another moss covered branch at lower center extends upward to center with a few pink and white blossoms; a couple of scattered inscriptions along tree trunk and lower branches written in gold — Plum Blossoms, 1919
Kamisaka Sekka

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small human figure at center with red shirt and pointed hat riding a horse at center; leafless willow trees at ULC and along bottom half; small building at LLC; low hills in background; small boat (?) URC; inscription across top — Spring Landscape, second half 19th century
Taniguchi Aizan

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procession of crickets, grasshoppers, mantises, and other insects carrying flowers, tomato "bindles", and vegetables; group of grasshoppers carry palanquin at center; other insects, spiders, and frogs look on below; mountain in background — Insect Daimyo Procession, late 19th century
Japan

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right panel; two men in light green clothing with triangular black hat with white crisscross at top; man in front peers wide-eyed and somewhat lasciviously over an open white fan with red sun in center that he holds in PR hand — Maid of Ōhara, Pine and Plum Blossoms, Manzai Comedy, one of three panels, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

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snowy scene: snow-covered hut with male figure kneeling at center looking outside over PR shoulder; older figure with white hair sitting behind window clutching rosary; crooked, snow-covered tree at L; mounds of snow at front — Noh Play Hachinoki, two of three, second half 19th century
Shibata Zeshin

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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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rocky outcroppings line shore of still water; three figures LRQ, one carrying a staff and standing on small bridge; multi-storied building behind trees at L center; larger mountains, fog, and a waterfall in background — Landscape, 1824
Takeda Unshitsu

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two male figures in L side of image: figure in green at R coyly holds a decorated fan up to his face with PR hand; male in blue at L kneels while tapping a drum resting over his PR shoulder; both men wear black triangular hats — Manzai Comedy at the Imperial Palace, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

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five brightly colored toys: black and white beckoning cat with red kerchief at L; yellow, red, blue, and green flute behind cat at L; small, hand-held drum with beads near center; red doll behind drum; small blue and red bird at R — Toys, 1920s-1930s
Kamisaka Sekka

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winter scene: horse in small snow-covered stable; stable is under three bent snow-covered pine trees; women with snow-covered hat and cape walks through snow, bringing bucket to horse; snow-covered fence at LL — Noh Play Hachinoki, one of three, second half 19th century
Shibata Zeshin

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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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large Buddha at center holding a rolled scroll in his PL hand and seated on a lotus blossom throne; attendant figure at L holds a box in his PL hand and is seated on a smaller throne; 2 other smaller figures at LL corner; white elephant at bottom center — Two versions of bodhisattva Guanyin, c. 1750
Ding Guanpeng

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brown and white eagle with grey beak perched on a thick branch; vines with red leaves twisted around branch — Eagle on a branch, 19th-20th century
Kikuchi Hōbun

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sketchy, dry-brush-style; two figures on a small bridge in LLC; bare trees; rocky landscape; still, grey water; two figures in a small hut near R edge, below inscription — Mountain Retreat, c. 1730s
Cheng Ming

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towering rock at L top; figure at R standing on a high plateau; rushing water at bottom; figure with bare legs and feet seated on a rock at bottom center; touches of red on tips of branches of tree above seated figure — A Scholar Washing his Feet in a Mountain Stream, 16th-17th century
Chen Guan

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Mounted on paper — Tea Ceremony Utensils, 19th century
Shibata Zeshin

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Three Beauties in Snow, Utagawa Hiroshige — Three Beauties in Snow, 19th century
Utagawa Hiroshige

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two figures sit separately along the same winding stream, one in black and the other in white; the figure downstream faces out and holds paper and a brush; the stream is punctuated by rocks, trees, and other flora; a gray and orange striped structure, partially obscured by fog, sits above stream in top left corner of image — March, c. 1910
Suzuki Toshimoto

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Ono no Komachi Washing the Poem Paper, Tsukioka Settei — Ono no Komachi Washing the Poem Paper, 1772-1786
Tsukioka Settei

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River View in Snow, Hosoda Eishi — River View in Snow, late 18th - early 19th century
Hosoda Eishi

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Shōjō Under a Sake Cup, Tsukioka Settei — Shōjō Under a Sake Cup, mid to late 18th century
Tsukioka Settei

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two men, one with staff, and attendant on river bank near lower left corner with building near center and at left in flat-topped mountains; flowering tree at center — Landscape at Pingshan Pavilion, 1670
Zhang Sheng

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Kamo Shrine Festival [one of a pair], Hayashi Morinao — Kamo Shrine Festival [one of a pair], around 1700
Hayashi Morinao

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left scroll: male figure taking small step forward, holding PL arm straight out, grasping closed fan; PR hand below head; wearing pale blue robe with seaweed, turtle, and crane design; bright inner robe; tall black hat — Sanbaso [left of a triptych of the Noh roles Senzai, Okina, and Sanbaso], mid 19th century
Kano Kazunobu

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two small gray and brown birds standing side by side near center; L bird grasping something in its beak, while bird at R stares; birds standing on slight hill amid low grasses; branch with white blossoms extends across image at top; three flying insects around blossoms at UR — Studies from Nature: Plants, Fish, and Birds (Birds and Roses), first half 19th century
Urakami Shunkin

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two gray fish: larger fish at R turning its body to the L, with its tail flipped downward; smaller fish at LL facing L; light green plants at top and bottom with pink petals — Studies from Nature: Plants, Fish, and Birds (Cherry Blossoms with Fish), first half 19th century
Urakami Shunkin

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right scroll: figure wearing black face mask in pose with legs slightly apart, PR arm held out and down with bells in PR hand; PL arm bent upward behind figure holding decorated fan; figure wears blue kimono and tall black hat — Senzai [right of a triptych of the Noh roles Senzai, Okina, and Sanbaso], mid 19th century
Kano Kazunobu

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oddly shaped yellow fruit at center; two sprigs of chestnut foliage with chestnuts above fruit; small red fruit with leaf at L; three opened chestnuts at R; unopened chestnut at LR; another oddly shaped yellow fruit at LL — Buddha's Hand, 1834
Urakami Shunkin

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seated male figure with hands resting in lap; thick white hair and beard; gazing outward to R; three black bowls with whitish liquid placed before man; various weapons and implements hanging behind man; brilliant blue and yellow clothing — Portrait of an Ainu Man, late 19th century
Hayashi Kyokudō

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large black bird facing R, with beak open; perched on gnarled, snow covered branch rising vertically from bottom center; flecks of white paint — Raven and old Tree in Snow, early 19th century
Saeki Ganku

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cropped frontal view of tiger looking at viewer with two upward slanted green eyes with pupils like claws; furrowed brow; partially opened lips; front legs depicted side by side, with black and orange tail crossed over front feet; highly detailed with fine painted fur — Tiger, early 20th century
Kunii Ōyō

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woman with sumptuous, voluminous robes and long black hair looking upward at cranes taking flight; open fan behind PL side of head; pine tree in L center; cranes taking flight near R center — Sotoori-hime, early 19th century
Sumiyoshi Hironao

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large moon at TL; white rabbit going downwards head first around center, waves at bottom. — Rabbit [left of the pair Rabbit and Swallows], early 18th century
Yamaguchi Sekkei

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a man in bight green outer robe crouches and peers through a slatted window; inside (at left), a woman in white kimono with black decoration scoops rice into a bowl from a large vat; above is a rooftop and the moon — Woman of Takayasu, from the Tales of Ise, early 19th century
Sakai Hōitsu

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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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female ghost with sharply pointed eyes; toothy grin with pointy black and white teeth; woman is running PL hand through her scraggly black hair; white robe falling down shoulders; woman is rising from forked white and red flames emanating from a skull at LRC — Ghost, late 19th century
Japan

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vertical calligraphy inscription down center; image of small, shallow bowl with three red strawberries below inscription — Poem-slip (tanzaku), first half 20th century
Fukuda Kodōjin

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hell scene: large, red horned figure in lower center poking at large cauldron with people in boiling water; large flames lick sides of cauldron; large figure in black robes at center tossing man; red skinned figure behind desk with book pointing with PR hand; emaciated human figures ULQ seated near rice bowls on fire; emaciated humans in white near small hut lower quadrant; crawling naked children lower center; many other torture scenes — Scenes of Hell, 1819, 4th lunar month
Kano Tōhaku Norinobu

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3/4 view of woman standing on a dock facing R, gathering skirts in PR hand; resting PL hand on bundle of papers tucked into front of obi; mouth partially open; willow tree branch frames scene at top; boat visible at LR; dark blue kimono with lighter blue duck motif trim — Beauty at a River Under a Willow, 1820s-1830s
Utagawa Kunihide

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suit of armor in crouching position seated on box; head lowered, arms spread with hands on thighs; blue and gold motif on pads; breastplate in gold with raised gold crest of three leaves — Suit of Armor, 1830s
Mihata Jōryū

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grasshopper perched on white lotus root tube at LL; lotus stem and leaf sprouting across image at R; small plant with purple foliage and pink flowers behind lotus leaf at R; large beetle at LR — Studies from Nature: Plants, Fish, and Birds (Lotus Tuber with Insects), first half 19th century
Urakami Shunkin

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two bamboo stalks rising along L; cone-shaped bamboo shoot growing between the two stalks at LL; three sparrows sit within the bamboo foliage — Sparrows and Bamboo, early 18th century
Ōhara Keizan

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3/4 view of white flower with red stamen and green pistil; rounded green leaves painted with gold veins; on a curving, short stem; realistic insect marks on lower leaf — Camellia japonica, first half 19th century
Nonoyama Kōzan

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five line inscription above a portrait of a kneeling man with wispy beard and hair, bearing a half smile, looking to PR; figure wears very lightly colored blue robe with white pants; robe and sleeves pool together toward bottom to form a triangular shape; three objects to PL of figure — Portrait of Tao Yuan-ming, spring 1858
Nakabayashi Chikutō; Artist: Nukina Kaioku

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