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Monk Ippen Giving a Warrior the Tonsure after His Wife Took Vows as a Lay Buddhist Nun, Yamada Shinzan Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan
Monk Ippen Giving a Warrior the Tonsure after His Wife Took Vows as a Lay Buddhist Nun
Yamada Shinzan
mid-20th century
Peaches, Tamamura Hokuto 玉村方久斗 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
Peaches
Tamamura Hokuto 玉村方久斗
Prehistoric Storks , Shimomura Ryōnosuke Japanese, Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper, Japan

Prehistoric Storks

Shimomura Ryōnosuke
ca. 1977
Chinese Poem Lamenting the Death of a Friend, Ryōkan Taigu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Chinese Poem Lamenting the Death of a Friend
Ryōkan Taigu
early 19th century
Maiko, Kikuchi Keigetsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Maiko
Kikuchi Keigetsu
mid 1920s
Sake Cup (Sakazuki), Tamako Kataoka Japanese, Framed panel; ink, color, gold paint, gold and silver leaf on silk, Japan
Sake Cup (Sakazuki)
Tamako Kataoka
early 1950s
Seitei’s Picture Album of Birds and Flowers (Seitei Kachō gafu), Watanabe Seitei Japanese, Woodblock printed book (Japanese-style binding); ink and color on paper, Japan
Seitei’s Picture Album of Birds and Flowers (Seitei Kachō gafu)
Watanabe Seitei
[colophon page missing, but probably later printing of 1903 edition?]
Thunder , Horii Kōha 堀井香坡 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

Thunder

Horii Kōha 堀井香坡
1917
Young Woman Preparing Tea , Miki Suizan Japanese, Matted painting; watercolor on silk mounted on mat board, Japan

Young Woman Preparing Tea

Miki Suizan
before 1952
Four Perfect Views of Waterfalls, Tanaka Raishō Japanese, Set of four hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Japan
Four Perfect Views of Waterfalls
Tanaka Raishō
1917
Mountain Stream, Nonagase Banka 野長瀬晩花 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold paint on silk, Japan
Mountain Stream
Nonagase Banka 野長瀬晩花
1920s
The Heron Maiden, Yamamura Kōka 山村耕花 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, silver, gold, and mica on silk, Japan
The Heron Maiden
Yamamura Kōka 山村耕花
probably 1920s–30s
Parrot on an Ancient Pine
Takeuchi Seihō
1916
Pine Pavilion in the Spring Dawn, Ōkōchi Yakō 大河内夜江 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Pine Pavilion in the Spring Dawn
Ōkōchi Yakō 大河内夜江
1930s
Aquarium (Gyosō), Enomoto Chikatoshi 榎本千花俊 Japanese, Framed panel; ink and color on paper, Japan
Aquarium (Gyosō)
Enomoto Chikatoshi 榎本千花俊
1939
Handscroll of Tyrannical Government, Itō Ryūgai Japanese, Handscroll: ink and color on silk, Japan
Handscroll of Tyrannical Government
Painting by Itō Ryūgai
Colophon by Akimoto Shatei
1920
Portrait of a Woman, Unidentified artist, Framed painting; ink and color on cotton, Korea
Portrait of a Woman
Unidentified artist
ca. 1920–40
Lovers’ Double Grave, Kobayakawa Shūsei 小早川秋聲 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Lovers’ Double Grave
Kobayakawa Shūsei 小早川秋聲
1920s
Rats on a Scholar’s Desk , Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

Rats on a Scholar’s Desk

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪
ca. 1794–95
Illustrated book, Ink on paper, Japan
Illustrated book
Japan
1893
Shrine of the Water God (Suijingū), Hiroshi Senju Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; natural pigments on Japanese mulberry paper, Japan
Shrine of the Water God (Suijingū)
Hiroshi Senju
2015
Early Evening, Morita Tsunetomo Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Early Evening
Morita Tsunetomo
1920
Untitled, Tadaaki Kuwayama Japanese-American, Acrylic on canvas with aluminum
Untitled
Tadaaki Kuwayama
1971
Clear View on a Crisp Autumn Day, Dōmoto Inshō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Clear View on a Crisp Autumn Day
Dōmoto Inshō
1924
A Snowy Day , Takeuchi Meihō 竹内鳴鳳 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

A Snowy Day

Takeuchi Meihō 竹内鳴鳳
1920s–30s
Lotus, Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian) Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China
Lotus
Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian)
dated 1946
Peacocks and Cherry Blossoms, Imazu Tatsuyuki Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper, Japan
Peacocks and Cherry Blossoms
Imazu Tatsuyuki
ca. 1925
Female Chanter for Jōruri Puppet Theater, Arai Kōu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan
Female Chanter for Jōruri Puppet Theater
Arai Kōu
ca. 1920
Komachi’s Residence, Kawabata Ryūshi 川端龍子 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Komachi’s Residence
Kawabata Ryūshi 川端龍子
1918
Elderly Geisha (Rōgi), Kamoshita Chōko Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls remounted as a two-panel screen; ink and color on silk, Japan
Elderly Geisha (Rōgi)
Kamoshita Chōko
1936
Red Ivy and a Small Bird , Oka Buntō 岡文濤 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

Red Ivy and a Small Bird

Oka Buntō 岡文濤
early 20th century
After High Tide, Tsuji Kakō 都路華香 Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold and silver paint on silk, Japan
After High Tide
Tsuji Kakō 都路華香
1917
Woman with an Oil Lamp (Ranpu) 立石春美筆　「ランプ」, Tateishi Harumi (Haruyoshi) 立石春美 Japanese, Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold and gold leaf on silk, Japan
Woman with an Oil Lamp (Ranpu) 立石春美筆　「ランプ」
Tateishi Harumi (Haruyoshi) 立石春美
1930s
Shitennō (Jikokuten, Zochoten, Tamonten, Komokuten), Akira Yamaguchi Japanese, Oil, watercolor, and ink on canvas, mounted on wood panel; installed on standing wooden frames
Shitennō (Jikokuten, Zochoten, Tamonten, Komokuten)
Akira Yamaguchi
2006
Waka Poem from Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern with a Design of Moss Ferns, Hon'ami Kōetsu Japanese, Section of a handscroll mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper with decoration printed in gold and silver, Japan
Waka Poem from Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern with a Design of Moss Ferns
Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu
early 17th century
Seven Beauties of the Bamboo Grove , Watanabe Seitei 渡辺省亭 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and possibly lacquer on silk, Japan

Seven Beauties of the Bamboo Grove

Watanabe Seitei 渡辺省亭
early 20th century
Section of a Handscroll with Waka and Underpainting of Pines , Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on gold decorated paper, Japan

Section of a Handscroll with Waka and Underpainting of Pines

Calligrapher Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦
Underpainting attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu 俵屋宗達
early 17th century
Picture Album of People with Kyōka (Light Verse) (Kyōka shiki jinbutsu) 狂歌四季人物, Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan
Picture Album of People with Kyōka (Light Verse) (Kyōka shiki jinbutsu) 狂歌四季人物
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Tenmei rōjin Jingorō Takumi 天明老人尽語楼内匠
1855 (Ansei 2)
Sheet with figures in landscapes in red, purple, and yellow, Anonymous , German, 18th century, Woodblock paste paper
Sheet with figures in landscapes in red, purple, and yellow
Anonymous
18th century
Pisces (Mina), from a Mandi Astrology Series, Sajnu Indian, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Punjab Hills, Kangra)
Pisces (Mina), from a Mandi Astrology Series
Attributed to Sajnu
ca. 1810
Artist, L. T. P. Manjusri Sri Lankan, Watercolor on paper, Sinhala
Artist
L. T. P. Manjusri
dated April 18, 1974
Kyoto Woman and Gaijin, Masami Teraoka Japanese, Watercolor on paper
Kyoto Woman and Gaijin
Masami Teraoka
1991

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