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Waves and Rocks, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as an album leaf; ink, lacquer, and mica on paper, Japan
Waves and Rocks
Shibata Zeshin
1880s
Tray with rice stalks and a grasshopper on a tea kettle, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquered wood; gold, silver, red, yellow, black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on “bronze imitation” (seido-nuri) ground, Japan
Tray with rice stalks and a grasshopper on a tea kettle
Shibata Zeshin
1880s
Sake cups with "Three Friends" design, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Red lacquer, Japan
Sake cups with "Three Friends" design
Shibata Zeshin
ca. 1878
Tea caddy, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer, Japan
Tea caddy
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Tray, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer, Japan
Tray
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Morning Glories, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Morning Glories
Shibata Zeshin
ca. 1860
Uba, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Uba
Shibata Zeshin
ca. 1860
Two Pilgrims Gazing at a Tree Festooned with Prayers, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Two Pilgrims Gazing at a Tree Festooned with Prayers
Shibata Zeshin
Tray, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Hiramaki-e, cut-out silver foil, gold, silver application, mother-of-pearl application, Japan
Tray
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Mountains with Birds, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Mountains with Birds
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
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
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
A Carp Ascending a Waterfall, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
A Carp Ascending a Waterfall
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Square Tray, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Wood, maki-e, Japan
Square Tray
Shibata Zeshin
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
Hon'ami Kōetsu
19th century
Writing Box with Gourd , Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Black lacquer with gold and silver hiramaki-e, colored lacquer application, Japan

Writing Box with Gourd

Shibata Zeshin
1886
Parody of the Four Accomplishments , Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold leaf on paper, Japan

Parody of the Four Accomplishments

Shibata Zeshin
second half of the 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
Pipe and Pipe Case with Tobacco Pouch, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Pipe: iron, gold, and silver on wood; case: gold, silver hiramaki‑e on black lacquer; pouch: dyed cotton (sarasa) with metal fitting; netsuke: carved staghorn, Japan
Pipe and Pipe Case with Tobacco Pouch
Shibata Zeshin
early 19th century
Case (Inrō) in the Shape of an Ink Stick with Design of Hotei (Putai) (obverse); Musical Instruments (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Roiro ('waxen') lacquer with black hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer and takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief; Interior: roiro; Netsuke: nut carved with Chinese sages and attendants; Ojime: carved peach stone with landscape and figures, Japan
Case (Inrō) in the Shape of an Ink Stick with Design of Hotei (Putai) (obverse); Musical Instruments (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)
19th century
Case (Inrō) in the Shape of an Ink Stick with Design of God of Longevity (Jurōjin), Reading beneath a Star Constellation (obverse);Twelve-Character Inscription (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Roiro (waxen) lacquer with black hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer and takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief; Interior: roiro; Netsuke: lacquer in shape of a worn ink stick; Ojime: black lacquer bead, Japan
Case (Inrō) in the Shape of an Ink Stick with Design of God of Longevity (Jurōjin), Reading beneath a Star Constellation (obverse);Twelve-Character Inscription (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with Painting of Courtesan at Night (obverse); House Gate (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Roiro (waxen) lacquer with sprinkled hiramkie lacquer and togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: silver shibuichi lacquer bead decorated with design of castle grounds; Netsuke: carved wooden sleeping goose, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Painting of Courtesan at Night (obverse); House Gate (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Inrō with Stylized Waves, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Gold lacquer with pewter inlay; Ojime: bronze and gold jar; Netsuke: carved tortoiseshell turtle, Japan
Inrō with Stylized Waves
Shibata Zeshin
Ogata Kōrin
19th century
Chest with Decoration of Gourd Vine, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Wood with black and gold lacquer, Japan
Chest with Decoration of Gourd Vine
Shibata Zeshin
ca. 1878
Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, silver, and silver leaf on paper, Japan
Autumn Grasses in Moonlight
Shibata Zeshin
second half of the 19th century
Inrō Partly in a Green Bag with Pattern of White Foxes, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan
Inrō Partly in a Green Bag with Pattern of White Foxes
Shibata Zeshin
1862 (Dog Year)
Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron, Japanese
Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi Goshirae)
Shibata Zeshin
Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika
mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (fuchi), dated 1849
Inrō with Scattered Musical Instruments, Theatrical Implements, and Flowers, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, mother-of-pearl inlay, and cut-out gold foil application on black ground<br/>Netsuke: bucket with grasses and flowers; lacquer with gold hiramaki-e<br/>Ojime: flowers; lacquer bead, Japan
Inrō with Scattered Musical Instruments, Theatrical Implements, and Flowers
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sage (obverse); Attendant (Karako) Standing beside Bamboo (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer, dark brown, imitating leather, relief, light brown rim; Interior: dark brown and nashiji, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sage (obverse); Attendant (Karako) Standing beside Bamboo (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with a Fox from the Kyōgen Play The Fox Hunter (Tsurigitsune); Hunter behind Haystacks from the Kyōgen Play "Hakuzōsu" (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Gold and silver maki-e with colored lacquer on black lacquer<br/>Ojime: gilded metal with fox-monk<br/>Netuske: Lacquer oval box with diamond floral design (signed Kiyoharu), Japan
Case (Inrō) with a Fox from the Kyōgen Play The Fox Hunter (Tsurigitsune); Hunter behind Haystacks from the Kyōgen Play "Hakuzōsu" (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with Design of Arrowhead (Omodaka) (obverse); Clover (Mutsuba) (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer, roiro, gold black, brown hiramakie, aogai; Interior: nashiji and fundame, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Arrowhead (Omodaka) (obverse); Clover (Mutsuba) (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with Design of Lotus (obverse); Lotus and Bird (reverse), Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Black lacquer with wood, shell, and glass inlays; Fastener (ojime): metal; Toggle (netsuke): carved ivory in the shape of a demon, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Lotus (obverse); Lotus and Bird (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Case (Inrō) with Design of Rooster Fighting with Weasel, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer, Japan
Case (Inrō) with Design of Rooster Fighting with Weasel
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Surimono, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Surimono
Shibata Zeshin
ca. 1860
Flowers on Grass, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Flowers on Grass
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Birds, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Birds
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Egrets and Crows, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Individual panels remounted as a two-panel folding screen; colored lacquer, white pigment, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Egrets and Crows
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Three Landscapes, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Three Landscapes
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Various Plants and Grass, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Various Plants and Grass
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Birds, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Birds
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century
Flowers in Gourd, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Fan painting mounted as album leaf; tempera on paper, Japan
Flowers in Gourd
Shibata Zeshin
late 19th century