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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
Vase with Butterflies , Katō Tomotarō Japanese, Porcelain with cobalt blue, pink, and white under transparent glaze, Japan

Vase with Butterflies

Katō Tomotarō
late 19th century
Unlined Summer Kimono (Hito-e) with Crickets, Grasshoppers, Cricket Cages, and Pampas Grass , Gauze-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, hand-painted details, and gold thread, Japan

Unlined Summer Kimono (Hito-e) with Crickets, Grasshoppers, Cricket Cages, and Pampas Grass

Japan
early 20th century
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Insect Procession, Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke) Japanese, Stoneware with polychrome enamels and gold over transparent glaze; wood lid, ivory knob (Makuzu ware), Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Insect Procession
Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)
1870–80s
Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis, Iron, gold, silver lining, Japan
Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis
Japan
second half 19th century
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
Vase, Inoue Ryōsai III Japanese, Porcelain covered with a celadon glaze, the top covered with colored glazes, Japan
Vase
Inoue Ryōsai III
1890
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
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
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
Wedding obi (sash), Plain-weave silk with silk- and gold-thread supplementary weft patterning, Japan
Wedding obi (sash)
Japan
early 20th century
Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) in the Shape of an Eggplant, Stoneware with iridescent iron glaze and rice straw ash (Bairin ware), Japan
Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) in the Shape of an Eggplant
Japan
second half 19th century
Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō), Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō)
Kobayashi Kiyochika
October 1904
Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi-Yōfuku), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Western Clothing from the series An Array of Auspicious Customs of Eastern Japan (Azuma fūzoku, fukuzukushi-Yōfuku)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
1889
Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs, Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1904–5
Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs, Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Print from the series Long Live Japan: One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs
Kobayashi Kiyochika
1904–5
Case (Inrō) with Design of Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō in Japan, Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie, gold foil and kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō in Japan
Japan
19th 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
Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinbu shoshō tenpai o tamau no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinbu shoshō tenpai o tamau no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
July, 1877
Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinsei shoshō tenpai o tamawaru no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Illustration of the Commanders who Pacified Western Japan, Receiving the Emperor's Gift Cups (Saigoku chinsei shoshō tenpai o tamawaru no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
September, 1887
The Industries of Japan
Unidentified artist
1861–1864
Case (Inrō) with a Fox from the Kyōgen Play "The Fox Hunter" (Tsurigitsune) (obverse); Haystacks and Stream from the Kyōgen Play "Hakuzosu" (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Gold and colored lacquer on wood<br/>Signed: Zeshin<br/>Ojime: carved wooden dragon (signed: Ichiryūsai Furuta)<br/>Netsuke: ceramic figure of Kaduzōsu (signed: Eiraku), Japan
Case (Inrō) with a Fox from the Kyōgen Play "The Fox Hunter" (Tsurigitsune) (obverse); Haystacks and Stream from the Kyōgen Play "Hakuzosu" (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with Fox Wedding Procession, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Colored lacquer and gold maki-e on wood<br/><br/>Netsuke: ivory in form of fox reclining on large leaf; Ojima: gold bead; connecting cord, dark green silk Inro with netsuke and ojime, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Fox Wedding Procession
In the style of Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Street Scene in the Outskirts of Edo on an Evening in Winter, Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Street Scene in the Outskirts of Edo on an Evening in Winter
Kobayashi Kiyochika
ca. 1878
Illustration of the Opening of Azuma Bridge in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho no uchi azuma bashi shinchiku no zu), Inoue Yasuji Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Illustration of the Opening of Azuma Bridge in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho no uchi azuma bashi shinchiku no zu)
Inoue Yasuji
1887
Candlestick, Copper alloy, Japan
Candlestick
Japan
second half 19th century
Brush and Ink Drawings after Life and Paintings, Sketchbook; Ink on mulberry paper, Japan
Brush and Ink Drawings after Life and Paintings
Japan
1895 (?)
Square Tray, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Wood, maki-e, Japan
Square Tray
Attributed to Shibata Zeshin
The Poet Li Bo's Visit to Mount Emei, Shiokawa Bunrin Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and gold on paper, Japan
The Poet Li Bo's Visit to Mount Emei
Shiokawa Bunrin
1875
Stencil, Paper, silk, Japan
Stencil
Japan
Dish with Camellias, Porcelainwith underglaze blue (Nabeshima ware), Japan
Dish with Camellias
Japan
early 20th century
Writing Box with Design of Chinese-Style Flower Arrangement (Inside: Design of Geese), Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) Japanese, Gold maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Chinese-Style Flower Arrangement (Inside: Design of Geese)
Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)
19th century
Tiered Box (Jūbako) with Design of Boats and Plovers, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Gold maki-e on black and brown lacquer, with mother-of-pearl inlay and pewter, Japan
Tiered Box (Jūbako) with Design of Boats and Plovers
Shibata Zeshin
second half of the 19th century
Miniature Inrō with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Gold maki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer; netsuke of hardwood with cloisonne, Japan
Miniature Inrō with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves
Shibata Zeshin
copied from a design by Hon'ami Kōetsu
19th century
Tray with decoration of cherry blossoms and floating rafts, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan
Tray with decoration of cherry blossoms and floating rafts
Japan
19th–20th century
Writing Box with Matching Poem Card Box, Gold and silver makie with colored lacquers and silver inlay on black lacquer, Japan
Writing Box with Matching Poem Card Box
Japan
19th century
Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi , Yukio Yukio II Japanese, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji ground, silver inlay, silver fittings, Japan

Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi

Yukio Yukio II
early 20th century
Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Peonies , Lacquered wood with gold, silver, red togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e on black and nashiji lacquer ground, Japan

Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Peonies

Japan
second half of the 19th century
Child's Kimono with Pine, Bamboo, Plum Blossoms, and Fans, Ikat-patterned plain-weave bast fiber (asa), Japan
Child's Kimono with Pine, Bamboo, Plum Blossoms, and Fans
Japan
late 19th–early 20th century
Noren with Design of Oak-Leaf Crest, Plovers, and Waves, Resist-dyed plain weave, probably hemp, Japan
Noren with Design of Oak-Leaf Crest, Plovers, and Waves
Japan
Trousers ("hakama") associated with Kyogen, Hemp, Japan
Trousers ("hakama") associated with Kyogen
Japan
late 19th century

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