This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.
Mist Clearing Over a Mountain Village, formerly attributed to Hasegawa Nobuharu (Shinshun; later, Tôhaku)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This is a vertical format painting surrounded by green and gold fabric. It is painted in tones of black with some areas of pink and blue color. It depicts a landscape scene with a cluster of small houses nestled in a craggy mountainous area. There is a river that runs through the landscape with two figures crossing a small footbridge. Other figures are shown in the open area of the village. The trees and vegetation are painted with short abbreviated brushstriokes.
Untitled [same as 1987/1.241, entitled "Buddha (B)"; Kannon]; image of a famous 7th-century sculpture at Hôryûji, Nara
Artist
Saitô Kiyoshi
Physical Description
Despite the title given by the artist, this print is a highly abstracted representation of a famous 7th century sculpture of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (J. Kannon), in the collection of Hôryûji Temple, Nara.
Dendrobium Wardianum, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
White and yellow flowers on a green, gradient background. The blooms of the flower are in the upper left hand of the image with leafy branches above and below.
'Cypripedium Goliath,' from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Yellow and white flower on a grey background. The bloom is in the upper right hand with a bud situated behind it. The base of the stem and the leaves are located on the bottom portion of the image.
Cymbidium No. 354, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Left; slightly above center are four white and pink/lavendar colored blooms. Behind them dominating the lower right corner are long dark green grass-like leaves.
Laeliocattleya General Maude var. Purple Glory, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Bright fuschia orchid on a light green background. The leaves are not colored in and are left in a "sketch" form, indicating that this was one of the unfinished images from the collection.
Renanthera imschootiana, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Clusters of small red blooms move across the image from left to right. On the lower half of the image on the right side is the the main stem of the flower which is flanked by rows of leaves.
'Dendrobium Victoria Reginae,' from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
In the center are several small purple and white orchids. To the left of them is a stem covered with leaves. Also visible near the bottom of the image are the roots of the plant.
'Cymbidium Dotterel var. Oyamazaki,' from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Slightly above center is an arch of four orange and red blooms. Behind the blossoms are leaves which also make a slight curve from lower center to upper right. The background is a light yellow/orange which gradients to white in the lower third.
Brassocattleya Empress of Russia var. Oyamazaki, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Central is a large white blossom with yellow accent. Behind this bloom is another "sketched" blossom that is uncolored. This indicates that this was one of the unfinished images from the collection. Surrounding the lower halves of the blossoms are several green leaves.
Cymbidium Giant Rose var. Oyamazaki, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
Several white blooms with pink/red accents are arranged so that the descend from the upper left to lower right. They are concentrated in the upper right hand of the image. Opposite the blooms are three dark green leaves that are curving downward off the image plane.
Dendrobium Fukuba, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist
Ikeda Zuigetsu
Physical Description
On the right half of the image, in the center, are three small pink blooms. On the left half in the slightly behind and above these are more unfinished blooms. This "sketch" form, indicates that this was one of the unfinished images from the collection.
