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Kimono (Shijira), Extended plain-weave silk, Japan
Kimono (Shijira)
Japan
mid-19th century
Obi with Stylized Waves , Silk and metallic thread, Japan

Obi with Stylized Waves

Japan
early 20th century
Brush Holder, Bronze, Japan
Brush Holder
Japan
19th century
Robe (kosode) with landscape and seasonal flowers, Figured silk satin with silk-and gold-thread embroidery, Japan
Robe (kosode) with landscape and seasonal flowers
Japan
mid-19th century
Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Concert of European Music (Ōshū kangengaku gassō no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
1889
Swimming at Ōiso, Distant View of Mount Fuji, Utagawa (Baidō) Kokunimasa Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Swimming at Ōiso, Distant View of Mount Fuji
Utagawa (Baidō) Kokunimasa
1893
Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Kikugorō as Kurata Shinpachirō, Nakamura Chūtarō as Shōtarō, Onoe Kikunosuke as Magoichi, and Ichikawa Kōsaku as Tokumaru in the play Okige no kumo harau asa gochi, Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Ichikawa Kodanji as Seppu Shinsuke, Ichikawa Sadanji as Kishino Toshiaki, Ichikawa Danjūrō as Saijō Takamori, Onoe Kikugorō as Kurata Shinpachirō, Nakamura Chūtarō as Shōtarō, Onoe Kikunosuke as Magoichi, and Ichikawa Kōsaku as Tokumaru in the play Okige no kumo harau asa gochi
Toyohara Kunichika
March, 1878
Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan
Court Ladies Sewing Western Clothing (Jokan yōfuku saihō no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
August 23rd, 1887
Bowler Hat, Hayakawa Shōkosai I Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, and brocaded silk, Japan
Bowler Hat
Hayakawa Shōkosai I
ca. 1880s–90s
Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Bird, Miyagawa Chōzō Japanese, Stoneware with polychrome enamels over a transparent glaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Bird
Miyagawa Chōzō
first half of the 19th century
Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu), Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan
Nobility in the Evening Cool (Koki nōryō no zu)
Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
1887
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms, Resist-dyed and painted silk satin, Japan
Long-Sleeved Kimono (Furisode) with Hydrangeas and Cherry Blossoms
Japan
early 20th century
Flower Basket (Hanakago) in the Shape of a Flower, Bamboo, rattan, Japan
Flower Basket (Hanakago) in the Shape of a Flower
Japan
mid-19th century
Candlestick, Copper alloy, Japan
Candlestick
Japan
second half 19th century
Hodogaya, Utagawa Yoshiiku Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Hodogaya
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1865
Document Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji and gold ground, Japan
Document Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji
Japan
20th century
Kosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious Objects, Paste-resist and brush dyeing (yuzen) on a background of stencil-resist-dyed plain-weave silk, Japan
Kosode with Pattern of Tea-Ceremony Utensils on a Small Pattern (Komon) of Auspicious Objects
Japan
19th century
Court Lady’s Garment (Kosode) with Swallows and Bells on Blossoming Cherry Tree, Silk crepe (chirimen) with silk embroidery and couched gold thread, Japan
Court Lady’s Garment (Kosode) with Swallows and Bells on Blossoming Cherry Tree
Japan
mid-19th century
Sawamura Tosshō II (1838–86), from the series Mirror of Photographs Backstage (Shashin gakuya kagami - Sawamura Tosshō nisei), Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Sawamura Tosshō II (1838–86), from the series Mirror of Photographs Backstage (Shashin gakuya kagami - Sawamura Tosshō nisei)
Toyohara Kunichika
ca. 1859–61
Surgical Ward' (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club), Mizuno Toshikata Japanese, Frontispiece; woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Surgical Ward' (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club)
Mizuno Toshikata
ca. 1906
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Drum for Gagaku Dance, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Drum for Gagaku Dance
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Peonies, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer and gold on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Peonies
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer and mother-of-pearl fragments, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies
Shibata Zeshin
dated 1881
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Grasshopper on Gourd Vine, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Grasshopper on Gourd Vine
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Album leaf; ink, color, and lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bird and Willow in Snow
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Sencha Tea Set, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Sencha Tea Set
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bonsai, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Bonsai
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Plum Branch with Oil Lamp, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Plum Branch with Oil Lamp
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Stack of Rice and Dragonflies, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquer on paper, Japan
Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Stack of Rice and Dragonflies
Shibata Zeshin
1882
Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cutout gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground, Japan
Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis
Japan
second half of the19th century
The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi, Utagawa Yoshitora Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
The Warrior Slaying the Giant White Hihi
Utagawa Yoshitora
1859, 2nd month
Aged Pines, Suzuki Shōnen Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on gold-leaf, Japan
Aged Pines
Suzuki Shōnen
late 19th century
印籠刻昆虫図螺鈿据文象嵌鞘打刀拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Steel, wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, rayskin (<i>same</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, iron, Japanese
印籠刻昆虫図螺鈿据文象嵌鞘打刀拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Japanese
blade 17th century; mounting 19th century
Kimono with Blossoming Plum Tree, Plain-weave silk with resist dyeing, ink, pigments, silk and metallic-thread embroidery, Japan
Kimono with Blossoming Plum Tree
Japan
second half of the 19th century
Stacked Food Box (Jūbako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Lacquered wood, gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and colored togidashimaki-e, Japan
Stacked Food Box (Jūbako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums
Shibata Zeshin
mid-19th century
Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events, Toyohara Kunichika Japanese, Thirty paintings mounted as an accordion album; ink, color, gold and gold flecks on silk, Japan
Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events
Toyohara Kunichika
1874
Summer robe (hito-e) with cranes and pines , Plain-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, Japan

Summer robe (hito-e) with cranes and pines

Japan
ca. 1870–80s
Fireman's jacket, plastron and sash, Wool, cotton, silk, metallic thread, paper, Japan
Fireman's jacket, plastron and sash
Japan
19th century
Tiger, Tigress and Cub, Kishi Chikudō Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on silk, Japan
Tiger, Tigress and Cub
Kishi Chikudō
1892
Pinch bottle, Christopher Dresser British, Scottish, Earthenware, British, Swadlincote
Pinch bottle
Designer Christopher Dresser
Manufacturer Ault Pottery
ca. 1890
Incense Burner (koro) and Cover with Molded and Reticulated Design, Satsuma ware, earthenware with clear glaze, Japan
Incense Burner (koro) and Cover with Molded and Reticulated Design
Japan
18th century