Masterpieces of Japanese Art from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection

Ten Rakan Examining a Painting of White-Robed Kannon

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Ten Rakan Examining a Painting of White-Robed Kannon (detail), Edo period (1615-1868), 1792
Kato Nobukiyo (1734–1810)
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper; 55 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (130.3 x 57.7 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Tales of Ise (<i>Ise monogatari</i>): "Utsu no yama,"

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari): "Utsu no yama,"

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Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari): "Utsu no yama," Edo period (1615-1868)
Tawaraya Sotatsu (died ca. 1640), calligraphy by Takeuchi Toshiharu (1611–1647)
Album leaf, mounted as a hanging scroll, ink, color, and gold on paper; 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (24.4 x 20.8 cm)
Property of Mary Griggs Burke

Ibaraki

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Ibaraki (detail), Meiji period (1868–1912), 1882
Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)
Pair of two-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; Each screen 66 3/8 x 65 3/8 in. (168.6 x 166 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Plate with Pumpkins

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Plate with Pumpkins, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1660s
Hizen ware, Aode Ko Kutani style; porcelain with overglaze enamels; D. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

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White Plum Blossoms and Moon, Edo period (1615–1868), 1755 Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; 55 3/8 x 31 1/4 in. (140.8 x 79.4 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Kanbun Beauty

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Kanbun Beauty (detail), Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th century
Anonymous
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper; 24 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (61.2 x 24.4 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Stacked Food Boxes (<i>Jubako</i>) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums

Stacked Food Boxes (Jubako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums

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Stacked Food Boxes (Jubako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums, late Edo or Meiji period, 19th century
Shibata Zeshin (1807–1891)
Colored lacquer with gold and silver maki-e; 16 1/2 x 9 x 9 5/8 in. (42 x 23 x 24.5 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Fudo Myoo

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Fudo Myoo, Kamakura period (1185–1333), early 13th century
Sculpture; lacquered Japanese eypress (hinoki), color, gold, and kirikane, inlaid with crystal; height 20 1/4 in. (51.5 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Water Jar

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Water Jar (Mizusashi), Momoyama period (1573–1615), late 16th–early 17th century
Iga ware, stoneware with natural-ash glaze; H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Property of Mary Griggs Burke

Flock of Cranes

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Flock of Cranes, Edo period (1615-1868)
Ishida Yutei (1721–1786)
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, gold, and color on gilded paper; Each screen 5 ft. 1 5/8 in. x 11 ft. 7 7/8 in. (156.5 x 355 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Women Contemplating Floating Fans

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Women Contemplating Floating Fans (detail), Edo period (1615–1868), early 17th century
Anonymous
Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper; 5 ft. 1 7/8 x 11 ft. 7 5/8 in. (157 x 354.4 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Deep Bowl

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Deep Bowl, Jomon period (ca. 10,500–ca. 300 B.C.)
Earthenware; H: 20 7/8 in. (53.1 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Relief Tile with Buddhist Triad

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Relief Tile with Buddhist Triad, Asuka period (538–710), second half of 7th century Earthenware with traces of polychrome; H. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm), W. 7 3/4 in. (19.6 cm), D. 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm) Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

Shaka Triad and Sixteen Rakan

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Shaka Triad and Sixteen Rakan, late Kamakura-early Nanbokucho period, 14th century Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; 56 5/16 x 29 3/4 in. (143 x 75.5 cm) Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation

A scene From the "The Tale of the Heike" (<i>Heike monogatari</i>)

A scene From the "The Tale of the Heike" (Heike monogatari)

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A scene From the "The Tale of the Heike" (Heike monogatari) (detail), Edo period (1615–1868), first half of 17th century
Anonymous
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper; 5 ft. 7/8 in. x 11 ft. 9 7/8 in. (154.7 x 360.4 cm)
Property of Mary Griggs Burke

The Thirty-six Immortal Poets

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The Thirty-six Immortal Poets (detail), Edo period (1615–1868)
Ikeda Koson (1802-1867)
Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk; 68 x 68 3/4 in. (172.8 x 174.6 cm)
Property of Mary Griggs Burke

Jewel River at Ide (<i>Ide no Tamagawa</i>)

Jewel River at Ide (Ide no Tamagawa)

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Jewel River at Ide (Ide no Tamagawa), one of six prints from Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa),
Edo period (1615–1868), 1857
Woodblock print; 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (36.2 x 24.5 cm)
Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation