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Kozan-ji Makimono: Scroll with Animal Caricatures (Hares and Frogs) [facsimile]; Toba Sôjô; Attributed to (After?)

Title: Kozan-ji Makimono: Scroll with Animal Caricatures (Hares and Frogs) [facsimile]
Artist: Toba Sôjô
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Accession Number: 1948/1.120
Medium and Support: brush and India ink on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2015-02-20 15:21:15
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Lid Rest with Bamboo Design; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Lid Rest with Bamboo Design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: TC2006.12.1
Medium and Support: porcelain with underglaze blue painting
Date Added/Updated: 2014-11-11 15:16:27
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Bamboo Tea Whisks; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Bamboo Tea Whisks
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1980-2000
Accession Number: TC2006.13.9.1-5
Medium and Support: bamboo
Date Added/Updated: 2014-11-11 15:15:48
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Water Container with Bamboo Design; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Water Container with Bamboo Design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: TC2006.9.1A&B
Medium and Support: porcelain with underglaze blue painting
Date Added/Updated: 2014-08-15 12:58:56
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Buddhist Surplice; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Buddhist Surplice
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1950-1959
Accession Number: 1998/1.144
Medium and Support: patchwork silk brocade, with ivory ring
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:31:59
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Vase with Wide Mouth; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Vase with Wide Mouth
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.221
Medium and Support: stoneware with yellow and brown glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:31:07
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Tea Caddy; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tea Caddy
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1997/1.192
Medium and Support: stoneware with mottled brown glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:31:04
Period: Japan, Edo to early Modern Period (1615-1926)

Umagome no tsuki (Moon at Umagome), from the series Tôkyô nijûkei (Twenty Views of Tokyo); Kawase Hasui

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
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:29:38
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge; Takahashi Hiroaki

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
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:23
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Crows; Itô Sôzan

Title: Crows
Artist: Itô Sôzan
Artist Life Dates: (1884 - )
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925-1940
Accession Number: 1991/2.114
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:23
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Ceramic Kiln in Seto; Kawase Hasui

Title: Ceramic Kiln in Seto
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Physical Description: A crescent moon hangs in a gray sky above a Seto kiln. A figure with his back to the viewer walks alongside the kiln.
Artist Life Dates: 1883-1957
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1920s - 1940s
Accession Number: 1991/2.115
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:23
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance; Takahashi Hiroaki

Title: Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance
Artist: Takahashi Hiroaki
Physical Description: A circle of festival-goers dances under a full moon. They only appear in silhouette, but the shapes of their kimono and fans in hand can be seen.
Artist Life Dates: 1871-1944
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1921
Accession Number: 1991/2.113
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:23
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Evening Scene in Tokyo: Strolling Musicians; Takahashi Hiroaki

Title: Evening Scene in Tokyo: Strolling Musicians
Artist: Takahashi Hiroaki
Physical Description: A man and a woman amble down the street under a crescent moon. The woman plays a stringed instrument, and a woman on a balcony above leans out to listen. Two small dogs in the street appear to howl up at the moon, perhaps joining in the chorus.
Artist Life Dates: 1871-1944
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1921
Accession Number: 1991/2.111
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:22
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Evening in Tokyo: Figures in Silhouette behind a Shoji screen; Takahashi Hiroaki

Title: Evening in Tokyo: Figures in Silhouette behind a Shoji screen
Artist: Takahashi Hiroaki
Physical Description: Near dusk, a woman in a kimono walks outside a Japanese style building with a shoji screen for a wall. The silhouettes of merry-makers inside can be seen, revealing the figure of a man and also a woman, probably a geisha, holding an instrument that appears to be a shamisen.
Artist Life Dates: 1871-1944
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1921
Accession Number: 1991/2.110
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:22
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Ainu Mustache Stick; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ainu Mustache Stick
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/1.83
Medium and Support: wood
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:14
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Ainu Mustache Stick; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ainu Mustache Stick
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/1.82
Medium and Support: wood
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:14
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Ainu Mustache Stick; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ainu Mustache Stick
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/1.79
Medium and Support: wood
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:13
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Ainu Mustache Stick; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ainu Mustache Stick
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/1.80
Medium and Support: wood
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:28:13
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Futon cover fragment, kasuri (ikat) dyeing technique; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Futon cover fragment, kasuri (ikat) dyeing technique
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 1990/1.182
Medium and Support: cotton
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:27:27
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Cloisonne Vase; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Cloisonne Vase
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1850-1899
Accession Number: 1988/2.5
Medium and Support: copper and enamel
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:26:32
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Untitled; Seiun

Title: Untitled
Artist: Seiun
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1987/1.366
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:25:41
Period: Modern Japan (1868-present)

Tea Kettle; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tea Kettle
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1986/2.104A&B
Medium and Support: iron with molding design
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:24:15
Period: Tokugawa Period (1615-1868) to Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

The Bodhisattva Jizô with a demon and children; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: The Bodhisattva Jizô with a demon and children
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century - 19th century
Accession Number: 1986/1.190
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:24:09
Period: Japan, Edo to early Modern Period (1615-1926)

Beauty; Torii Kiyonobu

Title: Beauty
Artist: Torii Kiyonobu
Artist Life Dates: 1664-1729
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1930
Accession Number: 1986/1.160
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:24:04
Period: Modern Japan (1868-present)

Tea Bowl with Tenmoku-style Glaze; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tea Bowl with Tenmoku-style Glaze
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1983/1.451
Medium and Support: Stoneware with tenmoku glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:21:35
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Small bowl with irregular rim; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Small bowl with irregular rim
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1983/1.441
Medium and Support: Stoneware with brown glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:21:34
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Cattleya Mendelii, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'; Ikeda Zuigetsu

Title: Cattleya Mendelii, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist: Ikeda Zuigetsu
Artist Life Dates: 1877-1944
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1958
Accession Number: 1983/1.371.15
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:20:51
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

B.C. Shilliana, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'; Ikeda Zuigetsu

Title: B.C. Shilliana, from 'A Record of an Orchid Collection'
Artist: Ikeda Zuigetsu
Artist Life Dates: 1877-1944
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1958
Accession Number: 1983/1.371.12
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:20:50
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Tea Bowl; Artist Unknown, Japan

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
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:19:40
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Shallow Temmoku Tea Bowl; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Shallow Temmoku Tea Bowl
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1983/1.120
Medium and Support: Stoneware with black glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:19:40
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Tea bowl; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tea bowl
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1983/1.118
Medium and Support: stoneware with tenmoku glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:19:40
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Temmoku Bowl; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Temmoku Bowl
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1983/1.113
Medium and Support: Stoneware with "oil spot" tenmoku glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:19:39
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Picnic Set; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Picnic Set
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century
Accession Number: 1982/2.77B
Medium and Support: lacquer
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:19:34
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Picnic Set; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Picnic Set
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: late 19th century
Accession Number: 1982/2.77A
Medium and Support: lacquer
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:19:34
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Ivory figure of scholar (snuff bottle?); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ivory figure of scholar (snuff bottle?)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920-1950
Accession Number: 1980/2.85
Medium and Support: ivory with polychrome decoration
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:18:13
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Ivory ornament snuff bottle with design of frogs climbing over a lotus leaf; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ivory ornament snuff bottle with design of frogs climbing over a lotus leaf
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1875-1920
Accession Number: 1980/2.80
Medium and Support: Ivory
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:18:13
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of an equestrian figure; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of an equestrian figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.79
Medium and Support: polychrome paint on ivory
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:18:13
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Ivory snuff bottle with scene of a young man in a peony garden, visiting ladies; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ivory snuff bottle with scene of a young man in a peony garden, visiting ladies
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.78
Medium and Support: red and black paint on ivory
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:18:12
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Carved ivory ball with interlaced monkeys (okimono); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Carved ivory ball with interlaced monkeys (okimono)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1940
Accession Number: 1980/2.157
Medium and Support: ivory with red glass stopper in silver collar
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:17:25
Period: Modern Japan (1868 AD-present)

Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'; Tomimoto Kenkichi

Title: Plate with painted design of a covered jar, 'Fragrant Orchid'
Artist: Tomimoto Kenkichi
Physical Description: Porcelain plate with raised brown rim. The inner circle uses blue underglaze painting to illustrate a jar with a lid that reads in kanji "fragrant orchid"
Artist Life Dates: 1886-1963
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1963
Accession Number: 1978/1.165
Medium and Support: Porcelain with blue underglaze painting and iron glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:15:54
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)

Morning Glories and Butterfly; Ikegami Shûho

Title: Morning Glories and Butterfly
Artist: Ikegami Shûho
Artist Life Dates: 1874-1944
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1944
Accession Number: 1973/2.89
Medium and Support: ink and color on silk
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:13:08
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Tea Bowl; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tea Bowl
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: Early 20th century
Object Creation Date: early 20th century
Accession Number: 1972/2.93
Medium and Support: stoneware with blue, green, brown and black glaze painting
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:12:31
Period: Japan, Modern Period (1868-present)

Large bowl; Asami Ryûzô

Title: Large bowl
Artist: Asami Ryûzô
Physical Description: Stoneware teabowl with dark green glaze coating the inside and outer top three-quarters of the dently curving sides. The green glaze drips off the side of the bowl near the base, frozen in suspension. At the rim of the bowl the color of the stoneware shows through a thin layer of glaze.
Artist Life Dates: 1894 - 1987
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1894-1963
Accession Number: 1963/2.79
Medium and Support: stoneware with iron tenmoku glaze
Date Added/Updated: 2013-12-20 16:05:42
Period: Japan, Modern period (1868-present)