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Early Spring, from the series Shōwa Beauties and Their Fashions (Senshun: Shōwa bijin fūzoku), Ito Shinsui Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Early Spring, from the series Shōwa Beauties and Their Fashions (Senshun: Shōwa bijin fūzoku)
Ito Shinsui
1941
Work (Mask), Isamu Noguchi American, Unglazed Bizen stoneware, Japan, Imbe
Work (Mask)
Isamu Noguchi
1952
Woman’s Under-Kimono (Nagajuban) with Piano Keys and Libretti from Two Songbooks , Silk with printed design, Japan

Woman’s Under-Kimono (Nagajuban) with Piano Keys and Libretti from Two Songbooks

Japan
ca. 1930s
Flower Basket in the Shape of a Lily Bud (Yuri-gata hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai I Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan
Flower Basket in the Shape of a Lily Bud (Yuri-gata hanakago)
Tanabe Chikuunsai I
ca. 1930
Direction of the Wind—Unglazed Clay Pipes (Fūi—yakishime paipu), Yagi Kazuo Japanese, Unglazed Shigaraki white clay, Japan
Direction of the Wind—Unglazed Clay Pipes (Fūi—yakishime paipu)
Yagi Kazuo
1955
Hexagonal flower vase, Hamada Shōji Japanese, Stoneware with persimmon glaze and polychrome overglaze enamels, Japan
Hexagonal flower vase
Hamada Shōji
ca. 1960s
Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo), Kondō Yutaka Japanese, Stoneware with white slip and black glaze, Japan
Vessel with dripping black ink patterns (Sumi nagashi tsubo)
Kondō Yutaka
1964
Man’s Under-Kimono (Nagajuban) with Cameras , Silk with printed design, Japan

Man’s Under-Kimono (Nagajuban) with Cameras

Japan
ca. 1955
Elderly Geisha (Rōgi), Kamoshita Chōko Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls remounted as a two-panel screen; ink and color on silk, Japan
Elderly Geisha (Rōgi)
Kamoshita Chōko
1936
Secluded Hermitage, Hirai Baisen 平井楳仙 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Secluded Hermitage
Hirai Baisen 平井楳仙
mid-1910s
Purifying Sound (Seirai), Kikuchi Keigetsu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Purifying Sound (Seirai)
Kikuchi Keigetsu
ca. 1915
Jar, Osako Mikio Japanese, Stoneware (Tokoname ware), Japan
Jar
Osako Mikio
ca. 1975
"Departing Summer" (Yuku natsu), Horii Kōha Japanese, Two-panel screen; ink and color on silk, Japan
"Departing Summer" (Yuku natsu)
Horii Kōha
1932
Prosperous Peony Basket (Botan hanakago), Tanabe Chikuunsai II Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan
Prosperous Peony Basket (Botan hanakago)
Tanabe Chikuunsai II
ca. 1940–50
Basket in the Form of a Flower Cart (Hanaguruma-gata hanakago), Katō Tōshōsai Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan
Basket in the Form of a Flower Cart (Hanaguruma-gata hanakago)
Katō Tōshōsai
ca. 1920–30s
Large Bowl (Ōbachi), Matsui Kōsei Japanese, Marbleized stoneware (neriage), Japan
Large Bowl (Ōbachi)
Matsui Kōsei
1972
Wave, Monden Kōgyoku Japanese, Timber bamboo, Japan
Wave
Monden Kōgyoku
1981
Offering or Fruit Tray (Morikago) with Intersecting Circles Design, Shōno Shōunsai Japanese, Smoked timber bamboo and rattan, Japan
Offering or Fruit Tray (Morikago) with Intersecting Circles Design
Shōno Shōunsai
ca. 1947
Child’s Kimono with Charlie Chaplin Design, Plain-weave wool muslin with printing, Japan
Child’s Kimono with Charlie Chaplin Design
Japan
ca. 1932
Meisen Summer Kimono with Comma (Tomoe) Patterns, Plain-weave machine-spun silk warps with twisted silk and rayon wefts in double ikat (heiyō-gasuri), Japan
Meisen Summer Kimono with Comma (Tomoe) Patterns
Japan
ca. 1930s
Bowl (Hachi), Munakata Ryoichi VII Japanese, Stoneware with iron brown, blue, and white glaze, Japan
Bowl (Hachi)
Munakata Ryoichi VII
1986
Set of five plates with bamboo grasses in snow
Kitaōji Rosanjin 北大路魯山人
ca. 1950s
Lovers’ Double Grave, Kobayakawa Shūsei 小早川秋聲 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Lovers’ Double Grave
Kobayakawa Shūsei 小早川秋聲
1920s
Ink Landscape, Irie Shikai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Ink Landscape
Irie Shikai
1931
Monk Ippen Giving a Warrior the Tonsure after His Wife Took Vows as a Lay Buddhist Nun, Yamada Shinzan Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan
Monk Ippen Giving a Warrior the Tonsure after His Wife Took Vows as a Lay Buddhist Nun
Yamada Shinzan
mid-20th century
Heian Wall, Munakata Shikō Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Heian Wall
Munakata Shikō
1967
The Heron Maiden, Yamamura Kōka 山村耕花 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, silver, gold, and mica on silk, Japan
The Heron Maiden
Yamamura Kōka 山村耕花
probably 1920s–30s
Five Tanka Poems, Yosano Akiko 与謝野晶子 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and gold- and silver-decorated paper, Japan
Five Tanka Poems
Calligrapher Yosano Akiko 与謝野晶子
1933
"The Low Overpowers the High", Suda Kokuta Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
"The Low Overpowers the High"
Suda Kokuta
1986
Five Freestyle Haiku and a Chinese Couplet , Kawahigashi Hekigotō Japanese, Pair of two-panel folding screens; ink and gold leaf on paper, Japan

Five Freestyle Haiku and a Chinese Couplet

Kawahigashi Hekigotō
1929
Prehistoric Storks , Shimomura Ryōnosuke Japanese, Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper, Japan

Prehistoric Storks

Shimomura Ryōnosuke
ca. 1977
Moon, Cormorants and Herons, Fujii Tatsukichi 藤井達吉 Japanese, Pair of hanging scrolls; color on paper, Japan
Moon, Cormorants and Herons
Fujii Tatsukichi 藤井達吉
ca. 1942
Sake Cup (Sakazuki), Tamako Kataoka Japanese, Framed panel; ink, color, gold paint, gold and silver leaf on silk, Japan
Sake Cup (Sakazuki)
Tamako Kataoka
early 1950s
“Barrier!” (Kan), Suda Kokuta 須田剋太 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
“Barrier!” (Kan)
Suda Kokuta 須田剋太
1986
Square Dish with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms, Utsutsugawa ware; stoneware with cobalt-blue and iron-brown design over brushed slip, Japan
Square Dish with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms
Japan
early to mid-20th century
Fruit Tray (Morimono-kago), Hayakawa Shōkosai V Japanese, Smoked timber, dwarf bamboo, and rattan, Japan
Fruit Tray (Morimono-kago)
Hayakawa Shōkosai V
ca. 1965–77
Pair, Higashi Takesonosai Japanese, Timber bamboo, rattan, and lacquer, Japan
Pair
Higashi Takesonosai
1971
Breath, Honma Kazuaki Japanese, Smoked dwarf bamboo, dyed timber bamboo, and rattan, Japan
Breath
Honma Kazuaki
1968
Holy Shrine Flower Basket (Hanakago), Iizuka Rōkansai Japanese, Timber bamboo and rattan, Japan
Holy Shrine Flower Basket (Hanakago)
Iizuka Rōkansai
ca. 1940s
Cabinet for Sencha Tea Ceremony (Kikyoku), Suemura Shōbun Japanese, Black bamboo and rattan, Japan
Cabinet for Sencha Tea Ceremony (Kikyoku)
Suemura Shōbun
ca. 1950–70s
Rāhula, Master of the Esoteric, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Buddha, Munakata Shikō Japanese, Framed woodblock print; ink on paper, Japan
Rāhula, Master of the Esoteric, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Buddha
Munakata Shikō
1939/1948 (blocks carved), 1960 (printed)
Kātyāyana, Master of Fundamental Principles, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Buddha, Munakata Shikō Japanese, Framed woodblock print; ink on paper, Japan
Kātyāyana, Master of Fundamental Principles, from the series Ten Great Disciples of Buddha
Munakata Shikō
1939/1948 (blocks carved), 1960 (printed)