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- Title
- Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- 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.
- Century
- 14th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1300-1335
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.104
- Medium and Support
- handscroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.93811
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- calligraphy
- deity
- dragon
- dragons
- figures
- figures (representations)
- handscroll
- handscrolls
- japan
- japan (nation)
- Title
- 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.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 16th century - early 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1967/2.5
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.05020
- Primary Keywords
- bridges
- bridges (built works)
- figures in landscape
- hanging scroll
- hanging scrolls
- houses
- japan
- japan (nation)
- landscapes
- mountains
- natural landscapes
- rivers
- trees
- villages
- waterfalls
- Title
- Katsura Kyoto (I)
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1962
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.150
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.36077
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- Title
- Flowers
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.97
- Medium and Support
- framed panel, ink, color, gold and silver on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- flowers
- japan
- Title
- Japanese Pine
- Artist
- Alfred Hutty
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1877-1954
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.217
- Medium and Support
- graphite on white paper
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- pines
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.176
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- bottle
- japan
- Title
- Furo: brazier for heating water in tea kettle (in tea room)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.174
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- vessels
- Title
- Flowers
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.96
- Medium and Support
- framed panel, ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- flowers
- japan
- Title
- Cotton Rep
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.223
- Medium and Support
- heavy, lined, tan cotton
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- cotton
- japan
- Title
- The Chuzenji Lake at Nikko
- Artist
- Anonymous English
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850-1899
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.63
- Medium and Support
- hand-colored albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.27802
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- lakes
- Title
- Deep washbowl used in preparation of ohaguro, from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.169
- Medium and Support
- black and gold lacquer on wood
- relevance
- rank 7.19711
- Primary Keywords
- bowl
- handles
- japan
- Title
- Cosmetic chest with mirror stand, from a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.157A-E
- Medium and Support
- black, red and gold lacquer on wood
- relevance
- rank 7.19711
- Primary Keywords
- furniture
- japan
- squares
- Title
- Plaid Silk in Tan, Brown and Black
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.222
- Medium and Support
- silk (lined)
- relevance
- rank 7.19711
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- silk
- textiles
- Title
- Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan, from "Recent Developments"
- Artist
- Elliott Erwitt
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1928
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1977
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.175.7
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.19711
- Primary Keywords
- dogs
- figures
- japan
- Title
- Cousin du Diable
- Artist
- Sugai Kumi
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kobe, 1919 - 1966)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.65
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 7.19711
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- cousin
- japan
- Title
- Vase
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.185
- Medium and Support
- Stoneware with olive-green glaze
- relevance
- rank 7.19711
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- vase
- vessels
- Title
- Part of a set of cosmetic boxes: Round box (large, squat) with cover (mended)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.165
- Medium and Support
- black, red and gold lacquer on wood
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- boxes (containers)
- covers
- japan
- Title
- Hydrangea, from a collaborative album of 11 pages
- Artist
- Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1923
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.7.8
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- album leaf
- flowers
- japan
![Untitled [Two cranes]; Kaoru Kawano](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1998-sl-2.26/1998_2.26.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=19;size=50;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords1;select1=phrase;q1=japan){kind=link}
- Title
- Untitled [Two cranes]
- Artist
- Kaoru Kawano
- Physical Description
- This work is an abstrated representation of two cranes.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1916 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.26
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- cranes (birds)
- japan (nation)
![Untitled [same as 1987/1.241, entitled "Buddha (B)"; Kannon]; image of a famous 7th-century sculpture at Hôryûji, Nara; Saitô Kiyoshi](https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1987-sl-1.240/1987_1.240.JPG?lasttype=boolean;lastview=reslist;resnum=20;size=50;sort=relevance;start=1;subview=detail;view=entry;rgn1=musart_keywords1;select1=phrase;q1=japan){kind=link}
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1959
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.240
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- buddhas
- buddhism
- japan (nation)
- Title
- Bamboo
- Artist
- Kakutei
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nagasaki, 1722 - 1785, Edo)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1750-1785
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.143
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scroll
- japan
- Title
- Bamboo
- Artist
- Hanabusa Itchô
- Artist Life Dates
- Osaka, 1652 - 1724
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1958/2.40
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- bamboo
- hanging scroll
- japan
- Title
- Standing Samurai Facing Left
- Artist
- Katsukawa Shuntel
- Physical Description
- Cloth scroll with flowers and orange plaid backgrounds. Image of samurai faces left.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1770-1820
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.257
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper, silk backing, mother-of-pearl inlay scroll ends
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- samurais
- tapestries
- Title
- Folding Mirror Stand
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.171
- Medium and Support
- black and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 7.11799
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- stand (support furniture)
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.45
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.50
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- '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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.61
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Crows Flying Through Rain
- Artist
- Yosa Buson
- Artist Life Dates
- (1716 - 1783, Kyoto)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.177
- Medium and Support
- one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- crows
- japan
- rain
- screen
- 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 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- '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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.70
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Laeliocarrleya Murasakishikibu, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
- Artist
- Ikeda Zuigetsu
- Physical Description
- Single, fuschia colored orchid on a light green, gradient background. On the left and right sides of the bloom are two dark green leaves.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.31
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
- Artist
- Nishikawa Sukenobu
- Physical Description
- Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1723
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.381.2
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print picture book
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- ink
- japan (nation)
- women
- Title
- Cymbidium No. 49, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
- Artist
- Ikeda Zuigetsu
- Physical Description
- Multiple green flowers with fuschia and yellow accents flank the right side of the image. Dark green leaves mirror the flowers on the left hand side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.43
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- A Pair of Camels
- Artist
- Mori Tetsuzan (Tessan)
- Artist Life Dates
- 1775-1841
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of the 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.164
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- camels
- hanging scroll
- japan
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.53
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Black Bird on a Branch
- Artist
- Kanô Naonobu
- Artist Life Dates
- 1607-50
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.163
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- hanging scroll
- japan
- willows
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.73
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- A Mountain Landscape with a Waterfall (Taiga side of screen); Landscapes and Flower Studies (Gyokuran side of screen)
- Artist
- Ikeno Taiga
- Artist Life Dates
- 1723-1776
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1750-1776
- Accession Number
- 1958/1.90
- Medium and Support
- tsuitate screen, ink on gold-coated paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan
- landscapes
- mountains
- screen
- waterfalls
- Title
- 'Miltonia Sanderiana var. Oyamazaki,' from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
- Artist
- Ikeda Zuigetsu
- Physical Description
- Horizontal image with white and pink accented blooms located on the upper right half of the image. Central, left is a row of unblossomed buds.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.68
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.24
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Covered oblong box with tray and two metal handles, part of a bridal trousseau
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.159
- Medium and Support
- black, red and gold lacquer on wood
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- boxes (containers)
- covers
- japan
- rectangles
- Title
- Hobbyhorse, from a collaborative album of 11 pages
- Artist
- Japan, Signature and/or Seal Unread
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1923
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.7.1
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- album leaf
- horses
- japan
- toy
- Title
- Hyakunin jorô shinasadame (One Hundred Types of Women), vol. 1 of 3
- Artist
- Nishikawa Sukenobu
- Physical Description
- Book containing detailed calligraphic text descriptions of various types of women, accompanied by woodblock prints depicting the types described.
- Artist Life Dates
- Kyoto, 1671 - 1751
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1723
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.381.1
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print picture book
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- ink
- japan (nation)
- women
- Title
- Chrysanthemums
- Artist
- Soga Shôhaku
- Artist Life Dates
- (Ise , 1730 - 1781)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.183
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- chrysanthemum
- flowers
- hanging scroll
- japan
- Title
- 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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.71
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Twenty Fruit and Flower Studies
- Artist
- Matsumura Keibun
- Artist Life Dates
- 1779-1843
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of the 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1961/1.166
- Medium and Support
- handscroll, ink and color on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- flowers
- fruit
- handscrolls
- japan
- still lifes
- Title
- '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.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1944
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.371.40
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- japan (nation)
- orchids
- still lifes
- woodcuts
- Title
- Priest's Robe, Satin Brocade
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.187
- Medium and Support
- tan, green and gold satin brocade with purple insets
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- embroidery
- flowers
- japan
- priests
- Title
- Large Box with Cover and Metal Fittings
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1867
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.170
- Medium and Support
- black and gold lacquer
- relevance
- rank 7.04058
- Primary Keywords
- boxes (containers)
- covers
- japan
- rectangles
- Title
- Takachiho Peak, from a collaborative album of 11 pages
- Artist
- Hôun
- Artist Life Dates
- (19th-20th c.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1923
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.7.11
- Medium and Support
- album leaf, ink and light color on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.96484
- Primary Keywords
- album leaf
- clouds
- japan
- landscapes
- mountains