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Heian Period Courtier on a Moonlit Beach, Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Heian Period Courtier on a Moonlit Beach
Kobayashi Kiyochika
19th century
Dish in Shape of Japanese Court Woman , Porcelain decorated with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Imari type), Japan

Dish in Shape of Japanese Court Woman

Japan
ca. 1780
Helmet Bowl (<i>Hoshi-Kabutobachi</i>), Steel, Japanese
Helmet Bowl (Hoshi-Kabutobachi)
Japanese
12th–13th century
Incense Box (Kōgō) with Cartwheels Submerged in Water, Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e on nashiji (“pear-skin” ground), Japan
Incense Box (Kōgō) with Cartwheels Submerged in Water
Japan
15th century
Battle of Awazugahara, Utagawa Kunisada Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Battle of Awazugahara
Utagawa Kunisada
mid-19th century
Incense Burner (Kōro) in the Shape of a Courtier’s Hat with Scrolling Peonies, Porcelain with celadon glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan
Incense Burner (Kōro) in the Shape of a Courtier’s Hat with Scrolling Peonies
Japan
ca. 1690–1750
Dish with Design of Court Lady by the Gate of a Shinto Shrine , Porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and gold (Hizen ware, Arita type), Japan

Dish with Design of Court Lady by the Gate of a Shinto Shrine

Japan
1650–60s
Thirty-Six Poets, Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese, Woodblock printed album; ink and color on paper, Japan
Thirty-Six Poets
Chōbunsai Eishi
ca. 1795
Male and Female Shinto Deities, Japanese cypress with traces of color, Japan
Male and Female Shinto Deities
Japan
10th century
Ko-omote Noh Mask, Cypress wood with white, black, and red pigments, Japan
Ko-omote Noh Mask
Japan
18th century
Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night, Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e) with embossing (karazuri); ink and color on paper, Japan
Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信
ca. 1766
Chūjō Noh Mask, Genkyu Michinaga Japanese, Cypress wood with white, black, and red pigments, Japan
Chūjō Noh Mask
Genkyu Michinaga
18th century
Section of the Flower Ornament Sutra (Kegon-kyō), known as the “Senpukuji Burned Sutra” (Senpukuji yakegyō) , Unidentified artist, Section of handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on pale indigo-dyed paper decorated with flakes of gold leaf, Japan

Section of the Flower Ornament Sutra (Kegon-kyō), known as the “Senpukuji Burned Sutra” (Senpukuji yakegyō)

Unidentified artist
12th century
Pair of Sake Caskets, Wood with coatings of red over black lacquer (Negoro ware), Japan
Pair of Sake Caskets
Japan
16th cantury
Jar for Sutra Burial (Sankinko) , Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware), Japan

Jar for Sutra Burial (Sankinko)

Japan
early 12th century
Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke), Bronze, Japan
Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke)
Japan
12th century
Genesis, Miyashita Zenji Japanese, Stoneware with gradated colored clay (saidei), Japan
Genesis
Miyashita Zenji
2009
Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier, Wood; single-block (ichiboku-zukuri) construction, with traces of red and black pigment, Japan
Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier
Japan
11th–12th century
"Imperial Visit to the Great Horse Race at the Kaya-no-in Mansion" from the Tale of Flowering Fortunes, Handscroll segment mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Japan
"Imperial Visit to the Great Horse Race at the Kaya-no-in Mansion" from the Tale of Flowering Fortunes
Japan
13th–14th century
Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Pattern of Lotus Petals on Water, Brocaded plain weave; silk and metallic thread, Japan
Buddhist Priest's Robe (Kesa) with Pattern of Lotus Petals on Water
Japan
18th century
One of a Pair of Incense Boxes in the Shape of Dog Charms, Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Minpei kilns), Japan
One of a Pair of Incense Boxes in the Shape of Dog Charms
Japan
ca. 1840
One of a Pair of Incense Boxes in the Shape of Dog Charms, Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Minpei kilns), Japan
One of a Pair of Incense Boxes in the Shape of Dog Charms
Japan
ca. 1840
Hand of a Buddha, Fragment of a wooden sculpture, Japan
Hand of a Buddha
Japan
Clothing Tray (Midare-bako) with Paulownia and “Nine Stars” Crests, Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground, Japan
Clothing Tray (Midare-bako) with Paulownia and “Nine Stars” Crests
Japan
late 16th century
Heian Wall, Munakata Shikō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Heian Wall
Munakata Shikō
1967
Portable Stationery and Cosmetic Box (Tabi kushi-bako) with Moon and Autumn Grasses, Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, e-nashiji, and pewter inlay, Japan
Portable Stationery and Cosmetic Box (Tabi kushi-bako) with Moon and Autumn Grasses
Japan
18th century
One of the Four Heavenly Kings, Painted wood, ichiboku technique, Japan
One of the Four Heavenly Kings
Japan
late 11th–early 12th century
The Battle at Ichinotani, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari), One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
The Battle at Ichinotani, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)
Japan
17th century
Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū), Monk Saigyō Japanese, Page from a booklet, mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū)
Monk Saigyō
late 12th century
Noh Costume (Kariginu), Twill-weave silk with supplementary weft patterning, Japan
Noh Costume (Kariginu)
Japan
first half 19th century
Matching Shells (Kai-awase), “Kisen Hōshi,” from the series Modern Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi rokkasen: Kisen Hōshi), Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese, Polychrome woodblock ōban print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Matching Shells (Kai-awase), “Kisen Hōshi,” from the series Modern Parodies of the Six Poetic Immortals (Yatsushi rokkasen: Kisen Hōshi)
Chōbunsai Eishi
ca. 1796–98
Woman's Overrobe (Uchikake) with Books and Mandarin Orange Branches, Embroidery in silk and metallic thread; appliqué of resist-dyed (shibori) silk fabrics on silk satin damask, Japan
Woman's Overrobe (Uchikake) with Books and Mandarin Orange Branches
Japan
first half of the 19th century
Votive Mirror with Eleven-Headed Kannon , Gilt bronze, Japan

Votive Mirror with Eleven-Headed Kannon

Japan
12th century
Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals, Sumiyoshi Gukei Japanese, Album of thirty-six paintings and thirty-six poems; ink, color and gold on silk and paper, Japan
Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals
Sumiyoshi Gukei
1674–92
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on decorated-paper shikishi (poetry cards), Japan
Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji
Tosa School
early 17th century
Bugaku Scroll, Handscroll from set of two; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Bugaku Scroll
Japan
17th century
Moon and Autumn Grasses, Tawaraya Sōtatsu Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, silver, and gold flecks on paper, Japan
Moon and Autumn Grasses
Tawaraya Sōtatsu
mid- to late 17th century
The Battle of Yashima, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari), Tosa School Japanese, One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
The Battle of Yashima, from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)
Tosa School
17th century
Noh Costume (Nuihaku) with Books and Nandina Branches, Silk embroidery and metallic leaf on silk satin, Japan
Noh Costume (Nuihaku) with Books and Nandina Branches
Japan
second half of the 18th century
Prince Shōtoku at Age Sixteen, Toba Sōjō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan
Prince Shōtoku at Age Sixteen
Toba Sōjō
14th century
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Autumn Grasses and Moon, Unryūan (Kitamura Tatsuō) Japanese, Lacquered wood with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil application, and mother-of-pearl inlay, Japan
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Autumn Grasses and Moon
Unryūan (Kitamura Tatsuō)
2014
Section of the Sutra on the Contemplation of Immeasurable Life, one of the “Rengeōin Fragments” (Rengeō’in-gire), Emperor Shirakawa Japanese, Hanging scroll; gold and malachite on paper decorated in gold and silver, Japan
Section of the Sutra on the Contemplation of Immeasurable Life, one of the “Rengeōin Fragments” (Rengeō’in-gire)
Emperor Shirakawa
12th century