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Bamboo
Kaō
ca. 16th century

Herdboys and Buffalos
Kaō
14th century

Yangqin (揚琴)
Kao-Sheng Shop "Lofty Sounds Old Shop"
19th century

Tapestry #8, 1985 Series

Ruth Kao Lee

1985

Spear (Fang-Kao)
Philippine, Igorot
18th–19th century

Jar for Palm Wine
Igbo peoples
20th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Omori Hidenaga
18th century

Woman in a Black Kimono
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
1783–89

Wooden Kôgo with Rikyû's Kaô

Japan

16th century

Folding Case with Characters for Longevity (Shou and Kao)
China
18th–19th century

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

兼道 (Kanemichi)

blade, 16th century; mounting, 1871

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada
blades, 17th century; mountings, early 19th century

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Yasumitsu
blade, 15th century; mounting, late 18th century

Ten Verses on Oxherding
Japan
1278

The Seated Clowness (Mademoiselle Cha-u-ka-o), from "Elles"
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1896

鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Muramasa
sword (<i>katana</i>) blade, 16th century; short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) blade, late 14th–early 15th century; mountings, 19th century

Kokon chajin kao su (collection of styized signatures of tea masters of ancient and recent eras)

Japan

Cicada on a Grapevine
Bokurin Guan
late 14th–early 15th century

Entrée de Cha-u-Kao, from Le Rire, No. 67, 15 February 1896
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1896

Blade and Mounting for a Slung Sword (Tachi)

Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)

14th century; mounting, 19th century

Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Naotane Taikei
blade, dated 1839; mounting, 19th century

Bowl in the shape of a chrysanthemum flower
India
18th century

Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Sukemitsu of Bizen
blade, dated 1440; mounting, late 18th century

Yueyang Pavilion
Kanō Isen’in Naganobu 狩野伊川院栄信
1823

Black Raku Tea Bowl, named “Setting Sun” (Sekiyō)
Raku Ichinyū
late 17th century

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai
Wang Hui
datable to 1698

Armor (Rokumai-Dō Gusoku) with Box
Japanese
late 17th century; cuirass dated 1689

Mbitoro (ancestor pole)
Kamoro artist
early–mid-20th century

Letter to Suwa Daishin, Officer of the Shogun
Musō Soseki
ca. 1339–51

Response to an Invitation for a Tea Gathering
Hon'ami Kōetsu
probably 1620s–30s

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Japanese
blade, mid-19th century mounting, mid–late 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
18th century

Saddle (Kura)
Japanese
dated 1658

Letter
Konoe Sakihisa

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Kuniyoshi
blade, dated 1525; mounting, 19th century

Teabowl
Japan
18th century

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Sadakuni
blade, late16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Yasutsugu
blade, early 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Wine Warmer (Jiao)
China
13th–12th century BCE; cover, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), possibly 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
early 18th century