EditorialTomoe Gozen on horseback. She was one of the few examples of a true female warrior samurai in all of Japanese history. She was a samurai during the time of the Genpei War (1180?1185). Japan, Late Heian period; 12th century.
EditorialThe Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tofu (894-966); Calligraphy Brush" (Fude), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Poetry Circle (Ichiyo-ren Bunbo shiyu) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shu), vol. 1".
EditorialNoh Costume (Nuihaku) with Books and Nandina Branches, ???????????, Edo period (1615?1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Silk embroidery and metallic leaf on silk satin, Overall: 65 1/4 x 56 3/4 in. (165.7 x 144.1 cm), Costumes, On this robe...
EditorialThe Heian Court Calligrapher Ono no Tofu (894-966); Calligraphy Brush" (Fude), from Four Friends of the Writing Table for the Ichiyo Poetry Circle (Ichiyo-ren Bunbo shiyu) From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shu), vol. 1".
EditorialEleven Headed?Kannon, 10th?century, Hand stamped print on mulberry paper, sheet: 10 ? 24 in. (25.4 ? 60.9?cm), Japan, Japanese, Heian period?(7941185), Works on Paper -?Prints.
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, 2 ? 2 1/2 in. (5.1 ? 6.4 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialPiece, Japan, Heian (7941185) or Kamakura period (11851333), Date 12th century, Japan, Silk, Compound weave, 4 1/2 ? 1 in. (11.4 ? 2.5 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialFujiwara no Yukinari (Kzei), Excerpt from Bai Juyi's 'Autobiography of a Master of Drunken Poetry Recitation' (Suigin sensei den), Japan, Heian period (7941185), Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kzei) (Japanese, 9721027), early 11th century, Japan, Handscroll sec...
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.
EditorialTobatsu Bishamonten, Japan, Heian period (7941185), Date late 10thearly 11th century, Japan, Zelkova wood with traces of color, H. 49 1/4 in. (125.1 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialKobayashi Kiyochika, Heian Period Courtier on a Moonlit Beach, Japan, Meiji period (18681912), Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 18471915), 19th century, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image (a): 14 x 9 1/2 in. (35...
EditorialFlying Apsaras (Hiten), Japan, Heian period (7941185), Date late 11th to early 12th century, Japan, Lacquered and gilded Japanese cypress, a: Diam. 21 in. (53.3 cm), b: Diam. 21 in. (53.3 cm), Sculpture.
EditorialPiece, Japan, Heian (7941185) or Kamakura period (11851333), Date 12th century, Japan, Silk, Compound weave, 3/4 ? 1 1/2 in. (1.9 ? 3.8 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialCalligraphy attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori, Page from the Illustrations and Explanations of the Three Jewels (Sanb ekotoba), known as the Tdaiji Fragment (Tdaiji-gire), Japan, Heian period (7941185), Calligraphy attributed to Minamoto no Toshiyori...
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.
EditorialPiece, Japan, Heian (794-1185) or Kamakura period (1185-1333), Date 12th century, Japan, Silk, Compound weave, 1 - 2 1/4 in. (2.5 - 5.7 cm), Textiles-Woven.
EditorialKong-h Bosatsu (Vajrasattva), Japan, Heian period (7941185), Date 11th century, Japan, Bronze, Overall (figure): H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. ( 13.7 cm), Sculpture.