Editorial???????, Paperweight with Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from ?Beneath the Autumn Leaves? (Momiji no ga), Chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji, Edo period (1615?1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware), H. 1 3/...
EditorialCase (Inr) with Design of Bugaku Hat (obverseI; Sh Flute and Cymbals (reverse), Japan, Edo period (16151868), Date 19th century, Japan, Sprinkled gold lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl, pottery, and pewter; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: marbl...
EditorialCase (Inr) with Design of Maple Leaves on Conventionalized Waves, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Date ca. 1820, Japan, Sprinkled gold and silver lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl; ojime is nut carved with dragon motifs; netsuke is dancer carved in woo...
EditorialHanabusa Itch, Bugaku Dances (front); Chinese Lions (reverse), Japan, Edo period (16151868), Hanabusa Itch (Japanese, 16521724), early 18th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Image (each screen): 72 1/8 in. x...
EditorialBugaku Dancer, late 19th-20th century. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866-1942). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 190.8 x 52.1 cm (75 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.); painting only: 99 x 33.6 cm (39 x 13 1/4 in.).
Editorial???????, Paperweight with Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from ?Beneath the Autumn Leaves? (Momiji no ga), Chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji, Edo period (1615?1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware), H. 1 3/...
EditorialBugaku Mask (Sanju), Heian period (794?1185), 12th century, Japan, Wood, H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Masks, Representing one of twenty standard characters that appear in Bugaku dance performance, this mask is...
EditorialBugaku mask of Ryo-o, the " Dragon King", 17th century. The Dragon King is a character from a Chinese story from the Northern Qi dynasty, who was so handsome he had to wear a fearsome mask so that his enemies would be terrified. The mask was ...