EditorialPiece, Japan, Heian (7941185) or Kamakura period (11851333), Date 12th century, Japan, Silk, Compound weave, 2 ? 3 3/4 in. (5.1 ? 9.5 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialPiece, Japan, Heian (7941185) or Kamakura period (11851333), Date 12th century, Japan, Silk, Compound weave, 1 1/2 ? 3 in. (3.8 ? 7.6 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialMale and Female Shinto Deities, Japan, Heian period (ca. 9001185), Date 10th century, Japan, Japanese cypress with traces of color, H. 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialHaguro-ky Mirror with Relief Design of Birds and Grasses, Japan, Heian period (7941185), Date 12th century, Japan, Bronze, Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 1/4 in. (.6 cm), Mirrors.
EditorialMoon and Autumn Grasses, ???????, Edo period (1615?1868), mid- to late 17th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, silver, and gold flecks on paper, Overall (each screen): 59 7/16 in. x 11 ft. 10 3/8 in. (151 x 361.6 cm), Screen...
Editorial????? (????), Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers), Muromachi period (1392?1573), early 16th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, Each: 68 1/4 ? 146 in. (173.4 ? 370.8 cm), Screens, Soami ...
Editorial??????(???????), Mirror with the Deity Zao Gongen, Heian period (794?1185), 11th?12th century, Japan, Bronze with hairline engraving, Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Metalwork, Zao Gongen, the protector deity of Mount Kinpusen in Nara (...
EditorialSix women as the six classical poets, A group of six women, all from a different class, representing the six classical poets (Rokkasen), chosen in the preface of the book An anthology of the poets from the past and present (Kokuwakash?). This group con...
Editorial????? (????), Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers), Muromachi period (1392?1573), early 16th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, Each: 68 1/4 ? 146 in. (173.4 ? 370.8 cm), Screens, Soami ...
EditorialOshukubai, Heian period tale of the nightingale in the plum tree., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, [1795 or 1796], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.7 x 37.4 cm., Print shows a royal official wearing a long robe, with three attendants, standing before...
EditorialOshukubai, Heian period tale of the nightingale in the plum tree., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, [1795 or 1796], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.7 x 37.4 cm., Print shows a royal official wearing a long robe, with three attendants, standing before...
EditorialCinerary Urn, 800s-900s. Japan, early Heian Period (794-c. 900). Gilt bronze; diameter of mouth: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.); overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.).