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Title
Onda ware bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Bottle with full, rounded base that tapers into a thin neck that terminates in a lipped rim. From the neck up, the vase has a brown glaze. The body has a brownish gray glaze with a white drizzled squiggle decoration along it.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1949
Accession Number
1964/1.82
Medium and Support
stoneware with iron glaze and white slip painting
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Black plain-weave silk (shusu) with woven designs in turquoise, fuschia, white, apricot, red, pink, and gold- and silver- coated paper (kinran, ginran). Lined with black satin.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1930s-1950s
Accession Number
2005/1.343
Medium and Support
black colored silk with gold and silver wrapped thread
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Saga brocade obijime (obi cord) in green, red, white and gold
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Braided silk brocade with green, red, white and gold-covered threads; no tassels
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960-1980
Accession Number
2005/1.364
Medium and Support
saga nishiki brocade silk with green, red and white silk & gold-coated threads
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Dusty rose (azuki iro) crested kimono with subtle woven landscape patterns
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk crepe damask with woven design of tiny mountain landscapes. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and pale rose below.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.384
Medium and Support
silk crepe with woven design
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Purple silk michiyuki coat
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk Michiyuki coat with deep purple coloring (kinsha) on the top portion that transitions to shades of purples, pinks, and yellows on the bottom portion that has the appearance of puffy golden clouds ar sunrise. The inner lining is a crosswork of white and pink that matches the pinks in the outer garment (hakebiki).
Century
second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1970s
Accession Number
2005/1.401
Medium and Support
purple dyed silk
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Rectangular Box with Lid
Artist
Kawai Kanjirô
Physical Description
Rectangular ceramic box with raised sections on lead that appear gray through the red cinnabar glaze.
Artist Life Dates
1890 - 1966
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1929-1942
Accession Number
1991/2.24.1-2
Medium and Support
stoneware with red (cinnabar) glaze
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls
Artist
Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description
The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.
Artist Life Dates
1892-1987
Century
Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2005/1.325
Medium and Support
Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Teabowl with leaf stencil design
Artist
Arao Tsunezô
Physical Description
Teabowl with brown/black tenmoku glaze and golden leaf design on interior.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1950 - 1970)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
1965/1.155
Medium and Support
stoneware with tenmoku glaze
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Calendar
Artist
Serizawa Keisuke
Artist Life Dates
1895-1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1962
Accession Number
2010/2.48.11
Medium and Support
color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.16
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.32
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Light mauve silk with appliqued Saga brocade patches of gold fans with calligraphic poetry on them. The calligraphy has been brushed on paper with gold flecks (sunago). which is the weft of the Saga brocade; brown silk thread is the warp. Partially backed with a different silk, a taupe with deliberately knotted weft; reamainder backed with plain-weave taupe silk.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1940s-1950s
Accession Number
2005/1.335
Medium and Support
silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Black jacquard woven haori with woven design of bird-and-flower motifs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Heavy black crepe silk with woven designs in lacquered rust-colored, silver, and gold metallic threads. Hand-painted design of Noh actors on light peach lining.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1970s
Accession Number
2005/1.354
Medium and Support
heavy black silk with woven designs in rust, silver and gold mettalic threads
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Purple shibori kimono with overall pattern of tiny squares in diagonal rows
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Purple silk crepe with hitta miura and hand tie-dyed design achieving the effect of many diagonal rows of tiny squares. Upper lining is plain weave momi (red silk) and lower and cuff linings are mauve pink.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1930s-1940s
Accession Number
2005/1.376
Medium and Support
purple silk crepe with tie dye design
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk crepe damask with alternating weaves in checkerboard design
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.394
Medium and Support
Silk crepe with twill geometric design
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Kimono
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Silk dyed with a black background and festive drum and flower designs in the bottom portion. Three family crests below shoulders and back collor.
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2009/2.3
Medium and Support
silk
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Mashiko Ware Teacup (style of Hamada Shôji)
Artist
Old Mashiko Ware
Physical Description
Stoneware tea bowl with short foot that flares out into the base of the tea bowl, and bends gently back inwards, until flaring slightly at the lip of the piece. Underglaze design of a circle and stylized design or plant decorates the side of the bowl.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950-1960
Accession Number
2003/2.18
Medium and Support
stoneware with underglaze iron painting and translucent glaze
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Calendar
Artist
Serizawa Keisuke
Artist Life Dates
1895-1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1962
Accession Number
2010/2.48.4
Medium and Support
color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.9
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks
Artist
Tatsumura Silk Studio
Physical Description
Terracotta-colored plain weave silk with woven pattern of paired ducks within lozenge-shaped floral scrolls; brocade done in thick white, light blue, and apricot silk floss; turquoise and purple-metallic-wrapped threads; and kinran (metallic coated paper) in two shades of gold.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1970s
Accession Number
2005/1.336
Medium and Support
silk with woven patterns in silk floss, metallic wrapped threads and kinran
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.25
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel
Artist
Dômyô
Physical Description
Kumihimo (braided) silk brocade with silver metallic threads.
Artist Life Dates
kumihimo atelier, Kyoto, Japan
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.365
Medium and Support
braided silk cord with silver metallic threads
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Mauve-and-gold brocade obi with woven chrysanthemum scroll pattern
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
One continuous length of cloth, doubled back on itself for lining. The front side has a brocade chysanthemum design woven in gold-wrapped thread in three tones. Lozenge pattern with gold-wrapped threads for weft woven throughout.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1975
Accession Number
2005/1.327
Medium and Support
silk brocade woven in lozenge pattern with gold-wrapped threads
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2005/1.345
Medium and Support
black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Obidome (obi brooch) with iris design in inlaid stone
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Gold-toned metal with inlaid stone (pietra dura) design on face, cut-out iris on reverse,
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1925-1940
Accession Number
2005/1.367
Medium and Support
gold-toned metal with stone inlay (pietra dura)
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Lavender kimono with overall woven pattern of a Hannya shinkyo text
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Figured satin weave lavender silk with vertical Hannya shinko text.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1985
Accession Number
2005/1.386
Medium and Support
silk with woven design of Chinese characters
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Moire silk michiyuki coat
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This michiyuki features a cloud design with a shimmering effect created by the layering of silk material. Blue, green, and turquoise clouds are painted in an alternating pattern without touching one another, and appear to shimmer from behind a transparent blue painted silk overlay.
Century
second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
1970s - 1990s
Accession Number
2005/1.403
Medium and Support
dark burgundy silk with green, blue, and purple dyed clouds
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Square Box with Lid
Artist
Kawai Kanjirô
Physical Description
Square shaped stoneware box with lid. Lid and upper portion of box base decorated with blue and copper underglaze painting.
Artist Life Dates
(1890 - 1966)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1929-1942
Accession Number
1991/2.26.1-2
Medium and Support
stoneware with blue and copper underglaze painting
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Mauve and periwinkle crested haori with wax-resist designs of floral clusters and embroidery in metallic threads
Artist
Minagawa Gekka
Physical Description
Overall wax-resist dyed pattern of crackled pale mauve on periwinkle ground, decorated with wax-resist dyed patterns of foral clusters in red, yellow, purple and white, and embroidery in gold, silver, and red metallic threads. White plain weave silk lining with wax-resist designs of fabric samples, predominantly red, blue, and gold. Silver and red red cords with tassles. Crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered with gold couched threads and red and white bokashi silk thread.
Artist Life Dates
1892-1987
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2005/1.350
Medium and Support
crepe silk with colorful wax resist design and metallic thread embroidery
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Woodblock (from set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.2
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Calendar
Artist
Serizawa Keisuke
Artist Life Dates
1895-1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1962
Accession Number
2010/2.48.10
Medium and Support
color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.18
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.34
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Silvery white hitoe obi for summer with appliquéd patches of Saga brocade with rhododendrum blossom (shakunage) design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Single layer (hitoe) white silk weft with silver-coated threads for warp; appliqued patches in kinran brocade (paper, coated with gold in several tones) featuring rhododendrum blossoms.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1970s
Accession Number
2005/1.338
Medium and Support
silk thread weft with silver-coated threads for warp, appliquéd patches
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Black crested haori with yûzen painted origami crane design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Black crepe silk with origame crane designs hand-painted by paste-resist yûzen techinique, in colors and gold pigment. Lining is pink silk damask with woven pattern of truncated floral medallions. Double oak leaf crest (kashiwa) is embroidered with bokashi-dyed blue and white thread.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1940s-1960s
Accession Number
2005/1.356
Medium and Support
black crepe silk with painted design
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Formal gray kimono with gilt, embroidered and appliquéd saga brocade cloud designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Gray silk damask with surihaku (gilt), embroidered and appliquéd brocade designs, bordered in couched gold-wrapped threads. Lining is plain weave silk, white above and gray below. Has double oak-leaf (kashiwa) crest embroidered in gold thread.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.378
Medium and Support
gray twill silk with brocade and embroidery designs
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Pale aqua silk underkimono with woven designs of fans scattered among waves
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
White neckband of leno weave in a stripe. Silk leno crepe with twill design of fans among waves.
Century
second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 20th century
Accession Number
2005/1.396
Medium and Support
Silk crepe with twill design of fans among waves
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Blue kimono with geometric design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Female dark blue kimono with woven ikat design in tan collar. Lining is red and yellow.
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2009/2.5
Medium and Support
silk
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Moritsuna
Artist
Masamitsu Ota
Physical Description
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo IX tucks his head and pulls his lips back in a grimace. He wears an ornate kimono and carries a sword.
Artist Life Dates
(1892 - 1975)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1949
Accession Number
2009/2.22
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Calendar
Artist
Serizawa Keisuke
Artist Life Dates
1895-1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1962
Accession Number
2010/2.48.6
Medium and Support
color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.11
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face
Artist
Ueno Tadamasa
Physical Description
Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor on gray mica ground. Actor appears to be playing the role of a samurai, with his hair in a top-knot, a family crest on the arm of his kimono, and a sword complete with scabbard ornament. His head tilts downward seriously as his hand reaches to unsheath his sword.
Artist Life Dates
1904-1970
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
2009/2.18
Medium and Support
ink and gray mica on paper
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Sample Print (from a set of 7 woodblocks and 33 sample prints)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Accession Number
TC2006.26.27
Medium and Support
wood, ink, paper on paper
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Bowl with tenmoku glaze and floral roundels
Artist
Hamada Shôji
Physical Description
Shallow bowl with unglazed foot. Body of the bowl is decorated with a brown glaze, with circular area on interior of bowl areas where wax resist was applied and tan shows through. In these circles are painted brown stylized floral designs.
Artist Life Dates
(Tokyo, 1894 - 1978, Mashiko)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1960
Accession Number
1964/1.81
Medium and Support
stoneware with tenmoku glaze with wax resist floral roundels
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Saga nishiki style brocade reversible fukuro obi; one side with woven gold medallions on lime green; the other with woven gold medallions on white
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Reversible brocade obi with medallion patterns in gold-leafed paper (kinran) and pale yellow silk floss.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1940s-1960s
Accession Number
2005/1.329
Medium and Support
brocade with patterns executed in gold-leafed paper and silk floss
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Dark indigo shibori haori
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
White silk hand tie-dyed with dark indigo, in two techniques: makiage shibori and kanako shibori. Cream or pale peach-colored plain weave silk lining. Cord silver and white braided silk (kumihimo)
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.347
Medium and Support
white silk tie dyed dark indigo
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Black saga brocade zôri (shoes)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Black silk damask with interwoven black lacquered threads that create a shiny effect in the light. Marked "Shizuko" on the bottom.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.370A&B
Medium and Support
black saga nishiki brocade uppers with rubber soles
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Dark green kimono with wax-resist white lines
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
White silk crepe with mottled green ground and white lines achieved through hand-applied discharge paste (hako roketsu). Lining is plain weave silk, white above and green below.
Century
second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1985
Accession Number
2005/1.388
Medium and Support
white silk with tye-dyed mottled green ground and wax resist white lines
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
Title
Obi
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1930s - 1940s
Accession Number
2005/1.406
Medium and Support
antique gold brocade with gold-wrapped threads
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Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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Title
Hexagonal box with handpainted floral garland and lid
Artist
Kawai Kanjirô
Physical Description
Lidded stoneware box with hexagonal base and sides. Decorated with blue, copper, and lead underglaze painting under translucent glaze.
Artist Life Dates
1890 - 1966
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1941
Accession Number
2003/2.10A&B
Medium and Support
stoneware with blue, copper and lead underglaze painting and translucent glaze
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rank 17.86093
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)
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