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Horse-Needle (Bashin) or Double-Edged Knife (Umabari)
Japanese, Nagasaki
18th century
Case (Inrō) with Design of Lotus (obverse); Lotus and Bird (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Bando Hikosaburo III as Sugawara no Michizane, from the Kabuki play, "Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy" (Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami)
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英
ca. 1800
A Lady About to Write a Poem
Yashima Gakutei
ca. 1820
Portrait of Kiyohara no Motosuke, from the “Tameshige Version of Poetry Competition of Poets of Different Eras” (Tameshige-bon Jidai fudō uta-awase)
Unidentified artist
15th century
Plum Branches with Flowers and a Rolled Mat
Kubo Shunman
19th century
Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Mandarin Oranges and Folded-Paper Butterflies
Japan
late 18th–early 19th century

“Iyo Province, Saijō ,” from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujū yoshū meisho zu-e, Iyo, Saijō)

Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1853
Fan
Japan
20th century
Piece
Japan
17th century
The Boy Attendants Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji
Unidentified
ca. 1350
Shallow Dish
Japan
Piece
Japan
late 17th–early 18th century
Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Hirata School
ca. 1615–1868
Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
17th century
Flower Vase
Japan
19th century
Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Piece
Japan
17th century
Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa)
Toyohara Sadatora
first half of the 19th century
Stencil
Japan
early 19th century
Cuirass (Haramaki)
Japanese
ca. 1650
A Courtesan with Morning-glories on the Background
Utamaro II
Piece
Japan
20th century
Ainu Robe
Japan
19th century
Textile Sample from Sample Book
Japan
19th century
Morning Glories
Utagawa Hiroshige
ca. 1843

Summer Kimono (Hito-e) with Swirls

Japan
1920s–30s
Stencil
Japan
early 19th century
Bottle
Japan
18th century
Tobacco Pouch
Japan
1850–80
Ensemble
Issey Miyake
ca. 1984
Needle-Holder with Spools and a Knife for Cutting Cloth
Shūchōdō Monoyana
Knife Handle (Kozuka)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Arrowhead (Yanone)
Japanese
18th century
Piece
Japan
18th–19th century
Nakamura Nakazo II as Prince Koretaka Disguised in the Play Ōshukubai Koi no Hatsune
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1794
Standard banner (Sashimono) holder
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Piece
Japan
17th century
The Metal Carver
Katsushika Hokusai
1802
Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
late 19th–early 20th century