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Koto (箏), Various woods, ivory, metal, nylon, tortoiseshell, abalone, lacquerwork, Japanese — Koto (箏)
Japanese
20th century

Man in a Black Haori (Coat) and Two Women Approaching a Temple, Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Man in a Black Haori (Coat) and Two Women Approaching a Temple
Torii Kiyonaga

The Handmade Papers of Japan, Tindale, Thomas & Harriet R., Illustrated books, envelope containing fiber samples, Rutland & Tokyo, 1952 — The Handmade Papers of Japan
Tindale, Thomas & Harriet R.
Dard Hunter
1952

Koto (箏), Wood, mother of pearl, metal, ivory, lacquer, Japanese — Koto (箏)
Japanese
19th century

Suzu, Wood, metal, Japanese — Suzu
Japanese
17th century

Taima Mandala, Hanging scroll; color and gold on silk, Japan — Taima Mandala
Japan
probably late 14th century

Storage Case (Karabitsu), Red over black lacquer on wood with gilt bronze fittings (Negoro ware), Japan — Storage Case (Karabitsu)
Japan
1422

Sudden Shower, Thunderstorm, Okada Yoshio 岡田嘉夫 Japanese, Dry lacquer (kanshitsu) body with gold, silver, and color togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, e-nashiji, and mother-of-pearl inlays on black lacquer ground, Japan — Sudden Shower, Thunderstorm
Okada Yoshio 岡田嘉夫
2017

Taima Mandala, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan — Taima Mandala
Japan
1750

[Kofukuji Temple, Nara, Japan], Adolf de Meyer American, born France, Gelatin silver print — [Kofukuji Temple, Nara, Japan]
Adolf de Meyer
1900

Helmet (Hoshi-Kabuto), Iyehisa of Nara Japanese, Iron, lacquer, gilt copper, copper-gold alloy (shakūdo), silver, silk, gilt leather, Japanese — Helmet (Hoshi-Kabuto)
Iyehisa of Nara
17th century

Pair of Stirrups (<i>Tsubo Abumi</i>), Iron, wood, lacquer, Japanese — Pair of Stirrups (Tsubo Abumi)
Japanese
probably 10th century

Stirrup (<i>Wa Abumi</i>), Iron, possibly Japanese — Stirrup (Wa Abumi)
possibly Japanese
ca. 5th century

Welcoming Descent of the Bodhisattva Jizō, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk, Japan — Welcoming Descent of the Bodhisattva Jizō
Japan
early 14th century

Tile with Buddha Triad, Earthenware with traces of color, Japan — Tile with Buddha Triad
Japan
second half 7th century

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Heron on Boat (一路平安図鐔), Shōzui Japanese, Iron, gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Heron on Boat (一路平安図鐔)
Shōzui
18th century

Buddha, Copper alloy with gilding, Sri Lanka, Kandy district — Buddha
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Helmet (Suji-kabuto Akoda-nari), Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, silk, Japanese — Helmet (Suji-kabuto Akoda-nari)
Japanese
late 15th–16th century

Portrait of Jianzhen, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Portrait of Jianzhen
Japan
15th century

Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka), Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1833

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Insects and Autumnal Vegetation (秋草に虫図鐔), Gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba) With the Motif of Insects and Autumnal Vegetation (秋草に虫図鐔)
Japanese
18th century

Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall, Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer, Japan — Writing Box with Design of a Cherry Tree and Waterfall
Japan
19th century

Jewelry Elements, Gold sheet; worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass — Jewelry Elements
late 14th–16th century

Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara), Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, and metal decoration, Japan — Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara)
Japan
mid- to late 14th century

Lion Cub, Quartzite — Lion Cub
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Haniwa House of the Period, Earthenware, Japan — Haniwa House of the Period
Japan
3rd–7th century

Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
Katsushika Hokusai
1760–1849

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Copper-silver alloy shibuichi), gold, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
18th century

Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold, silver foil application on nashiji ground; gilt bronze fittings, Japan — Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers
Japan
first half of the 15th 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

Finial in the Form of a Parrot, Brass — Finial in the Form of a Parrot
17th–18th century

Bowl with wheel-cut facets, Glass; yellow-green, Sasanian — Bowl with wheel-cut facets
Sasanian
ca. 6th–7th century CE

Tobacco Pouch and Pipe, Kubo Shunman Japanese, Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Tobacco Pouch and Pipe
Kubo Shunman
1813

Box for Incense Utensils with Cherry Blossoms in a Landscape, Gold and silver maki-e and kirikane on black lacquer ground, Japan — Box for Incense Utensils with Cherry Blossoms in a Landscape
Japan
19th century

Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔), Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, Japanese — Sword guard (Tsuba) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔)
Japanese
18th century

Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔), Sugiura Joi Japanese, Iron, gold, copper, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), Japanese — Sword guard (Tsuba) Depicting Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図鐔)
Sugiura Joi
18th century

PixCell-Deer#24, Kohei Nawa Japanese, Mixed media; taxidermied deer with artificial crystal glass, Japan — PixCell-Deer#24
Kohei Nawa
2011

Textile with floral medallions, Weft-faced compound silk twill, China — Textile with floral medallions
China
8th century

Statue of the God Ptah, Bronze, gold leaf, glass — Statue of the God Ptah
ca. 1070–712 BCE

Statuette of Isis with the infant Horus, Faience — Statuette of Isis with the infant Horus
332–30 BCE