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“Kanzan” (Hanshan), Inoue Yūichi Japanese, Panel; ink on Japanese paper, Japan — “Kanzan” (Hanshan)
Inoue Yūichi
1966

Shō, Bamboo wood, metal, Japanese — Shō
Japanese
19th century

Koto (箏), Various woods, ivory, metal, nylon, tortoiseshell, abalone, lacquerwork, Japanese — Koto (箏)
Japanese
20th century

Helmet, Iron, copper, gold, Japanese — Helmet
Japanese
5th century

Chinese Poem by Ryōkan, Shimizu Hian 清水比庵 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — Chinese Poem by Ryōkan
Shimizu Hian 清水比庵
1966

Calligraphy, Yuan Xilian Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China — Calligraphy
Yuan Xilian
20th century

Calligraphy, Zhang Zhaoyong Chinese, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper, China — Calligraphy
Zhang Zhaoyong
20th century

Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan Japanese, Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese — Koto (箏)
Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan
Gotō Yūjō
early 17th century

Calligraphy, Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian) Chinese, Folding fan mounted as album leaf; ink on gold paper, China — Calligraphy
Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian)
1950

O-daiko, Kodenji Hayashi Japanese, Wood, metal, cloisonné, hide, silk, padding, Japanese — O-daiko
Kodenji Hayashi
ca. 1873

Page of Calligraphy, Sultan Muhammad Nur Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Page of Calligraphy
Sultan Muhammad Nur
early 16th century

Handscroll of Calligraphy by Ōbaku Zen Monks, Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki) , and 41 other Ōbaku monks Chinese, Forty-three sheets mounted as a pair of handscrolls; ink on paper, Japan — Handscroll of Calligraphy by Ōbaku Zen Monks
Yinyuan Longqi (Ingen Ryūki)
mid-17th to mid-18th century

[Japanese textiles] — [Japanese textiles]
1920s

Calligraphy after three texts by Yan Zhenqing, Wang Shu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Calligraphy after three texts by Yan Zhenqing
Wang Shu
Yan Zhenqing
dated 1729

Calligraphy, Gwan Yong-un Korean, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, Korea — Calligraphy
Gwan Yong-un
19th century

Wood Panel with Calligraphy, Wood; carved — Wood Panel with Calligraphy
11th century

Calligraphy Practice (Tenarai), Ikeda Shōen Japanese, Two-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan — Calligraphy Practice (Tenarai)
Ikeda Shōen
1909

Letters by Courtesans
, Unidentified artist, Thirty-seven letters mounted as a handscroll: ink on decorated papers, Japan — Letters by Courtesans
Unidentified artist
late 18th or early 19th century

Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, Japanese — Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century

Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Saotome Ietada Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese — Armor (Gusoku)
Saotome Ietada
Myōchin Munesuke
16th and 18th centuries

Helmet (<i>Zukinnari Kabuto</i>), Iron, lacquer, Japanese — Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto)
Japanese
16th century

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō), Sukemitsu of Bizen Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, rayskin, silk, Japanese — Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Multiple artists/makers
sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century

Experiment with Calligraphy, Saloua Raouda Choucair Lebanese, Opaque watercolor over graphite on paper — Experiment with Calligraphy
Saloua Raouda Choucair
1947–50

Covered Vase on Plinth, Japanese Decorator American, Earthenware, American — Covered Vase on Plinth
Japanese Decorator
Burroughs & Mountford
1892

The Japanese Robe, Alfred Stevens Belgian, Oil on canvas — The Japanese Robe
Alfred Stevens
ca. 1872

Page of Calligraphy, Ink on dyed paper — Page of Calligraphy
dated 1075 AH/1664–65 CE

Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River, Mi Fu Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River
Mi Fu
ca. 1095

”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”, Musō Soseki Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — ”Abiding nowhere, the awakened mind arises”
Musō Soseki
early to mid-14th century

Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy, Nagasawa Rosetsu Japanese, Sheets with calligraphy and painting attached to a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, Japan — Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy
Nagasawa Rosetsu
Shishin Sōgin
1785

Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe), Japanese , late Edo to early Meiji period, Silk, gold leaf on lacquered paper strip, and gold leaf on lacquered paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float-faced 4/1 satin weave with weft-float-faced 1/2 "z" twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts., Japanese — Kesa (Buddhist priest's robe)
Japanese
late 19th to early 20th century

White Clouds, Teshigahara Sōfū 勅使河原蒼風 Japanese, Framed shikishi (poetry card); ink on paper, Japan — White Clouds
Teshigahara Sōfū 勅使河原蒼風
1960s–1970s

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

, Huang Tingjian Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China — Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru
Huang Tingjian
ca. 1095

Calligraphy, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Korea — Calligraphy
Unidentified artist
early 19th century

Chinese Poems and Calligraphy, Mitsui Shinna 三井親和 Japanese, Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper, Japan — Chinese Poems and Calligraphy
Mitsui Shinna 三井親和
1779

Couplet on pond scenery, Emperor Xiaozong Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, China — Couplet on pond scenery
Emperor Xiaozong
ca. 12th century

Plate with Japanese court woman and birds, Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Imari type), Japanese, for European market — Plate with Japanese court woman and birds
Japanese, for European market
1710–30

Figure of Japanese woman, James Hadley British, Bone china ("ivory porcelain") with enamel decoration and gilding, British, Worcester — Figure of Japanese woman
James Hadley
Worcester factory
1879

Figure of Japanese man, Worcester factory British, Bone china "ivory porcelain" with enamel decoration and gilding, British, Worcester — Figure of Japanese man
Worcester factory
James Hadley
1879

“Drinking Alone under the Moon”: Calligraphy on a Wooden Board from Horyūji Temple, Tsujimura Shirō Japanese, Ink on wood, Japan — “Drinking Alone under the Moon”: Calligraphy on a Wooden Board from Horyūji Temple
Tsujimura Shirō
2005

Cursive Calligraphy, Ink on paper, China — Cursive Calligraphy
China
20th century