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Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor, Uchida Kuichi Japanese, Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor
Uchida Kuichi
1873
In the Court of the Meiji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, Werner Bischof Swiss, Gelatin silver print
In the Court of the Meiji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
Werner Bischof
1952
Wedding obi (sash), Plain-weave silk with silk- and gold-thread supplementary weft patterning, Japan
Wedding obi (sash)
Japan
early 20th century
Illustration of the Issuing of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace, Adachi Ginkō Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Illustration of the Issuing of the State Constitution in the State Chamber of the New Imperial Palace
Adachi Ginkō
March 14, 1889
Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
1889
Haniwa, Tsuji Kakō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Haniwa
Tsuji Kakō
ca. 1920
Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
August 23rd, 1887
Peaceful Pleasures of the Highest Nobility (Kyōraku taihei kiken zu), Inoue Yasuji Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Peaceful Pleasures of the Highest Nobility (Kyōraku taihei kiken zu)
Inoue Yasuji
1887
Ladies Sewing (Kijo saihō no zu), Adachi Ginkō Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Ladies Sewing (Kijo saihō no zu)
Adachi Ginkō
September 3rd, 1887
Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events, Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, Thirty paintings mounted as an accordion album; ink, color, gold and gold flecks on silk, Japan
Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events
Toyohara Kunichika
1874
Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cutout gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground, Japan
Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis
Japan
second half of the19th century
“Ceremonial Attire” from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi: Tairei fuku), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
“Ceremonial Attire” from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi: Tairei fuku)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
ca. 1889
Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Kikugorō as Kurata Shinpachirō, Nakamura Chūtarō as Shōtarō, Onoe Kikunosuke as Magoichi, and Ichikawa Kōsaku as Tokumaru in the play Okige no kumo harau asa gochi, Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Kikugorō as Kurata Shinpachirō, Nakamura Chūtarō as Shōtarō, Onoe Kikunosuke as Magoichi, and Ichikawa Kōsaku as Tokumaru in the play Okige no kumo harau asa gochi
Toyohara Kunichika
March, 1878
Peony, Takahashi Sōhei Japanese, Folding fan; ink on paper, Japan
Peony
Takahashi Sōhei
early 19th century
Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei), Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsūkō no han'ei)
Toyohara Kunichika
1879
Vase, Inoue Ryōsai III Japanese, Porcelain covered with a celadon glaze, the top covered with colored glazes, Japan
Vase
Inoue Ryōsai III
1890
Gourd-shaped hanging wall basket for flowers (Kake-hanakago), Bamboo, rattan, Japan
Gourd-shaped hanging wall basket for flowers (Kake-hanakago)
Japan
second half 19th century
Buddhist Figures and Their Attributes [Meiji edition] (Meiji zōho shoshū butsuzō zui) 明治増補諸宗佛像図彙, Kino Shūshin 紀秀信 Japanese, Ink on paper, Japan
Buddhist Figures and Their Attributes [Meiji edition] (Meiji zōho shoshū butsuzō zui) 明治増補諸宗佛像図彙
Kino Shūshin 紀秀信
ca. 1850
Kimono (Shijira), Extended plain-weave silk, Japan
Kimono (Shijira)
Japan
mid-19th century
Obi with Stylized Waves , Silk and metallic thread, Japan

Obi with Stylized Waves

Japan
early 20th century
Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan
Brush Holder
Japan
19th century
Young Woman Looks at Silhouette of a Male Prisoner being Led Away, Tomioka Eisen Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Young Woman Looks at Silhouette of a Male Prisoner being Led Away
Tomioka Eisen
early 20th century
Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons , Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style binding); ink and color on paper, Japan

Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
1890
Examples of the Flower Arrangement (Meiji shinsen risshō senkashiki) 明治新撰千花式, Yagi Unkei 八木雲渓 Japanese, Ink on paper, Japan
Examples of the Flower Arrangement (Meiji shinsen risshō senkashiki) 明治新撰千花式
Yagi Unkei 八木雲渓
1889
Robe (kosode) with landscape and seasonal flowers, Figured silk satin with silk-and gold-thread embroidery, Japan
Robe (kosode) with landscape and seasonal flowers
Japan
mid-19th century
Turtle, Copper alloy, Japan
Turtle
Japan
second half 19th century
Seitei’s Birds and Flowers Painting Manual, Watanabe Seitei Japanese, Woodblock printed book (Japanese-style binding); ink and color on paper, Japan
Seitei’s Birds and Flowers Painting Manual
Watanabe Seitei
1891
Swimming at Ōiso, Distant View of Mount Fuji, Utagawa (Baidō) Kokunimasa Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Swimming at Ōiso, Distant View of Mount Fuji
Utagawa (Baidō) Kokunimasa
1893
True View of the Courtyard of Yasukuni Shrine at the Top of Kudanzaka, Inoue Yasuji Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
True View of the Courtyard of Yasukuni Shrine at the Top of Kudanzaka
Inoue Yasuji
March 1888
Review of Troops at the Aoyama Parade Grounds, Inoue Yasuji Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Review of Troops at the Aoyama Parade Grounds
Inoue Yasuji
June 1888
Triumphant Arrival of the Emperor at Shinbashi Station, Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Triumphant Arrival of the Emperor at Shinbashi Station
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1895
Insignia of the Order of the Precious Crown, Paulownia, Japan
Insignia of the Order of the Precious Crown, Paulownia
Japan
late 19th century
Bowler Hat, Hayakawa Shōkosai I Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, and brocaded silk, Japan
Bowler Hat
Hayakawa Shōkosai I
ca. 1880s–90s
Candlestick, Copper alloy, Japan
Candlestick
Japan
second half 19th century
Flower Basket (Hanakago) in the Shape of a Flower, Bamboo, rattan, Japan
Flower Basket (Hanakago) in the Shape of a Flower
Japan
mid-19th century
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms
Japan
early 20th century
Bowl, Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) Japanese, Clay partly covered with glaze; reserves forming patterns having slip dots in the center, covered with a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Bowl
Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II)
19th century
Manzai Performers, Tomioka Tessai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper, Japan
Manzai Performers
Painting by Tomioka Tessai
Inscription by Ōtagaki Rengetsu 太田垣蓮月
1869
Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
1887
Summer robe (hito-e) with cranes and pines , Plain-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, Japan

Summer robe (hito-e) with cranes and pines

Japan
ca. 1870–80s
Document Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji and gold ground, Japan
Document Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji
Japan
20th century
Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) and Document Box (Ryōshibako), Iizuka Hōsai II Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, lacquer, and gold powder, Japan
Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) and Document Box (Ryōshibako)
Iizuka Hōsai II
1923