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- Title
- Kintai Bridge, Province of Suô (Suô no kuni, Kintaibashi)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- The prints features an arch bridge that crosses over the water, with four figures walking over. In the foreground there are trees by several little houses. There is a mountain in the background, with cloud surrounding. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper right-hand corner of the print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1831-1832
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.151
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Satin Brocade
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.204
- Medium and Support
- tan, purple and green satin brocade
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Gyôsho Edition): #40 Chiriu
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Woodcut print. Title in a red rectangle in the upper right hand corner of the print. Colors are primarily greens and blues for the landscape and clothing, while the hats and straw mats are a faded yellow, and the trees are a solid brown.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1841-1842
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.136
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Square covered incense container with handpainted flowers and lid
- Artist
- Kawai Kanjirô
- Physical Description
- square incense container with lid. Blue copper, and lead underglaze painting is used on each of the four sides and lid under translucent glaze.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1890 - 1966)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1938-1941
- Accession Number
- 2003/2.11A&B
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with blue, copper and lead underglaze painting and translucent glaze
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tea Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.114
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware with brown glaze
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Nissaka, Sayo Mountain Pass
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A mountain path which forms a diagonal of the print. Several travelers are walking along the road with trees on both sides.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.126
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Plate with Floral Design, one of five
- Artist
- Shibata Zeshin
- Physical Description
- Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1807-1891
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1879-1890
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.56
- Medium and Support
- clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.185
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Sueki Bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 14th century
- Object Creation Date
- 14th century
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.294
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige II
- Physical Description
- People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1829-1869
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.147
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge
- Artist
- Takahashi Hiroaki
- Physical Description
- A woman who just got out of a public bath is crossing a bridge and trying to protect herself with an umbrella from the wind and rain of a sudden yûdachi. She uses one hand to keep her kimono decorated with fishing net and sea anemone patterns from flying open, and carries a soap pouch in her mouth. Three swallows fly above. The title, yu agari ("after the bath") is inscribed in the lower left hand corner of the print, just above a seal with the artist's name, Hiroaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1871-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1940
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.112
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tea Bowl
- Artist
- Kôyama Kiyoko
- Physical Description
- Tea bowl with natural ash glaze, which creates gray, black, white, and orage tones on the piece, speckled with black.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1936
- Object Creation Date
- circa 2000
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.215
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with natural ash glaze
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Imari jardiniere with stylized floral designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- last quarter of 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.3
- Medium and Support
- Porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Three Sisters Play at Origami
- Artist
- Hasegawa Mitsunobu
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1724 - 1758)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1730s - early 1740s
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.160
- Medium and Support
- monochrome woodblock print (sumizuri e) on paper, from an illustrated book (ehon
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Orchids Room
- Artist
- Unge (Taigan)
- Physical Description
- Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1773-1850
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1823
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.25
- Medium and Support
- handscroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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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
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Seal with incised flowers and finial of lion playing with a ball
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.34
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.81
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with incised flame design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
- Physical Description
- This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Two holes in the middle. Flame-like incision all over the piece. Silver is applied around the center hole.
- Century
- Late 16th-Early 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 16th century - early 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1966/1.101
- Medium and Support
- Shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Pink fukuro obi with woven designs of green and white plants and landscapes in hexagonal medallions
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Fukuro obi made from pink silk with hexagonal medallion pattern. Inside the medallions are images of plants and abbreviated landscapes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.337
- Medium and Support
- pink silk with woven designs in green and white
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Shaving bowl with design of long-tail bird and flowers
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan
- Physical Description
- A medium size, shallow bowl with a semi-circular cut out on the rim. The bowl has flat surface on the rim and is concaved in the middle like a soup bowl. It has two holes on the opposite side of the cut out and a short foot. There is a blue band around the rim. There are two long-tailed birds in red, pale orange and yellow, perched on a blue pine tree which grows underneath the birds. Behind the pine tree trunk, there is a cherry tree in full blossom, its brunches extends in circle around the rim. The cherry tree and blossoms are in red, pale orange and yellow. More cherry flowers adorn the background of the birds. There are also red peonies on the left side of the pine tree; peony flowers also appear as spray on the four sides of the rim, backed by blue cloud design.
- Century
- Mid-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.7
- Medium and Support
- porcelain, blue underglaze, and enamel overglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Green summer crested kimono with shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- White silk crepe (repp weave) unlined summer kimono with green shibori (tie-dyed) pattern of vertical stripes and maybe wax-resisted cloud design. Vertical lines look a bit like wood-grain.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1980-1989
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.387
- Medium and Support
- white silk crepe with green tie-dyed design
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Footed Bowl, with geometric design on rim and upper part of body
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 4th millenium BCE
- Object Creation Date
- 4000 BCE - 3000 BCE
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.279
- Medium and Support
- earthenware
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.490-492)
- Artist
- Seifû Yohei III
- Artist Life Dates
- 1854-1914
- Century
- Late 19th to early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1880s-1914
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.489
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with celadon glaze
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Sutra Fragment, Calligraphy in Block Script
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 12th - 13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century - 13th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.31
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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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
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Title
- Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.160A-C
- Medium and Support
- wood with black, red, and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Rectangular covered box with hand-painted chrysanthemum painting
- Artist
- Seifû Yohei III
- Artist Life Dates
- 1854-1914
- Century
- Late 19th-early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1880s-1914
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.513
- Medium and Support
- Porcelain with crackled clear glaze and overglaze white and iron slip painting
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.5
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Red Raku ware teabowl with imprinted leaf designs
- Artist
- Raku Tan'nyû
- Physical Description
- This rustic, earth tone ceramic tea bowl has a rough, natural feeling texture. Impressed into the outer sides of the tea bowl are the imprints of pine needles.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1795 - 1854
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1820 - circa 1840
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.537
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with red and gray glaze
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji
- Artist
- Kanô Tsunenobu
- Physical Description
- Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1636-1713
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1670-1680
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.168
- Medium and Support
- ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Menuki (sword scabbard ornament): dragon (attached to 1973/2.87)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Golden lion with gently curving tail and arched back. Each foot is capped with three intimidating claw-like nails. The lion is oriented as if stalking from left to right, but the head turns back inward towards the center, with a downward flowing mane.
- Century
- 19th Century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.18
- Medium and Support
- gold
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Untitled [Child with straw leggings]
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Physical Description
- A child ventures out into the deep snow, holding up his broad leggings which are insulated with straw. Behind him, the house wall is plastered with two messages: "Careful with fire!" and "Felecitations for the Spring Equinox".
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.31
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tenmoku Tea Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.446
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with tenmoku glaze
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Tate-e Edition): #38 Fujikawa
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A village by a lake is shown in the snow. Several travelers are walking in the streets. The snow is steadily fallling and covers their hats, the roofs of the houses, the trees and the mountains. The title is in the upper right corner in a red box.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1855
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.142
- Medium and Support
- full color woodblock print (nishiki e)
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Title
- Calendar
- Artist
- Serizawa Keisuke
- Artist Life Dates
- 1895-1984
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1962
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.48.9
- Medium and Support
- color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Umagome no tsuki (Moon at Umagome), from the series Tôkyô nijûkei (Twenty Views of Tokyo)
- Artist
- Kawase Hasui
- Physical Description
- A large, dark tree looms over a field with neat rows of crops. A full moon hangs low in the sky, peeking from behind tree branches and thin gray clouds.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1883-1957
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.29
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Blue-and-white bowl with floral and landscape designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.545
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue overglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Vertical lines stream downward across the print indicate torrents of rain. Several travelers with umbrallas and straw hats are walking across the bridge over the river. A village alongside the river and mountains are shown in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 20th century?
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920 - circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.140
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Violet
- Artist
- Sugai Kumi
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kobe, 1919 - 1966)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1958
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.66
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Tanuki (raccoon dog) and Bamboo in the Snow
- Artist
- Konoshima Ôkoku
- Physical Description
- A tanuki, or racoon dog, is seen peering over its shoulder on a snowy hill. Its footprints disappear in the snow behind it. Bamboo rise from out of view on the bottom right, and dominate the upper register of the image. This painting mounted on a hanging scroll also includes elaborate gold fabric with repeating designs.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1938
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.402
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink on silk
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Celestial Musician (Japanese, Hiten; Sanskrit, Apsara)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The figure is kneeling musician on lotus seat, made of separately carved petals. Below the seat, there is a base, which consists of two lotus-shaped half-sphere, connected up-side-down. The head has two buns, elongated ears, simplified facial parts; the figure wears a pink robe with wide sleeves, holding a sort of instrument with hands.
- Century
- 7th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 670-700
- Accession Number
- 1999/2.14
- Medium and Support
- polychromed camphor wood on lacquered wood base
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- The warrior Watanabe no Tsuna battling the demoness Ibaraki (okimono)
- Artist
- Gyokubun
- Artist Life Dates
- 20th century
- Century
- 19th century?
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.43
- Medium and Support
- ivory
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Calligraphy: "And naturally ripens into fruit"
- Artist
- Tetsugen (Ôbaku) Doko
- Physical Description
- Hanging scroll with five large calligraphic kanji characters. The lower right contains further text and orangish read seals. The background brocade on which it is mounted is green and gold and has a floral design. Two strips of other material lie across the top and bottom of the white material on which teh calligraphy is painted. These strips also have a floral design and a light gold/yellow background.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1630-1682
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1660-1682
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.19
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- National Treasure Red Gate (Kokuhô Sekimon), from "Memories of Tokyo" (Tôkyô kaikô zue)
- Artist
- Maeda Masao
- Physical Description
- This print depicts the National Treasure Red Gate, from the series "Memories of Tokyo."
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904 - 1974
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1945
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.112
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Netsuke of demon hiding under a straw hat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.24
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Sword (original) and later handle, sword guard, and scabbard
- Artist
- Ietsugu
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the handle cover is wrapped with black cords, mostly worn out. The round tsuba (sword guard) is made of steel and has two holes. The scabbard is painted with lacquer and has a string for hanging. There is a pair of lion-shaped menuki (fitting) on the handle.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Ôei era, 1394 - 1427)
- Century
- 14th-15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1394-1427
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.87
- Medium and Support
- forged steel blade and lacquer
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Oban Triptych (Left Side) Iwai Kumesaburô III as Sakuramaru (??) in the play Sugawara denju tenarai kagami
- Artist
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print of a figure hunched over holding swords. The figure's right arm is raised and feet are pointing in opposite directions. A purple robe with a white diamond pattern, trimmed in black, covers the lower portion of the figure. Red sleeves with a repeating flower pattern (pink with green centers) are center. A mat, light blue trim with black floral design, is towards the bottom right (to the figures left).
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797 - 1861
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1849-1853
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.199.1
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- Title
- Monkey Climbing a Tree (pair with 1986/2.61.1)
- Artist
- Mori Sosen
- Physical Description
- A monkey climbs up a tree, grasping at the branches with his hands and feet. The image uses soft colors, and the monkey almost appears to be leaning or falling away from the tree. The top right corner appears gray.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1807-1821
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.61.2
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
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- 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
- relevance
- rank 5.68483
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)