Contributions from many of America's most important 19th- and 20th-century collectors of Japanese art illuminate the varied the art and culture of Japan. Originating with the museum's inception in 1799, the collection contains many works considered rare even in Japan, with the late Edo- and Meiji-period collection ranking among the finest in the world.
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Sign for Sword Hilt Maker, 19th century
Friends of the Peabody Museum of Salem
Suzuribako (writing box), 1630-1660
Hyakumanto (miniature pagoda), 764-770
Gift of Albert Bushnell Hart
Netsuke, late 18th-early 19th century
Gift of E. G. Stillman
Sumiyoshi Festival, mid 17th century
Museum purchase
Shitanaga abumi (military stirrups), 17th century
Onna Norimono (noblewoman's palaquin), 19th century
Museum Purchase
The Zen Figures Kanzan and Jittoku, 19th century
Estate of James J. Higgins
Tsubo (storage jar), 16th century
Ornamental comb with sparrow and chrysanthemum, mid-late 19th century
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Shishigashira (head for lion dance), 1645
Gift of T.W. Thorndike
Gokorei (five-pronged ritual bell) 13th century
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Gakubiwa (lute for Gagaku performance), 17th or 18th century
Museum purchase
Haniwa Figure of a Young Man, late 5th-6th century
Exchange, Yamanaka and Co.
Amida, Buddha of the Western Paradise, 12th century, Lotus Pedestal
Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow
Bugaku Mask, "Korobase" late 11th - early 12th century
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Dotaku (ritual bell), 1st century
Tsuzumi (hand drum), 19th century
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Sagejubako (picnic set), 19th century
Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow
Geisha reading a letter, early 19th century
Gift of Robert H. Monks
A Nagasaki Geisha, ca. 1800
Gift of Captain Henry King
Hachi (platter-bowl), 1650-1660
Museum Purchase
Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Kabuki Play Shibaraku, early 19th century
Gift of Edward Sylvester Morse
Long-handled fan, ca. 1880
Gift og Margarette W. Brooks
Netsuke, late 19th-early 20th century
Gift of E. G. Stillman
Bentobako (lunchbox), ca.1880
Gift of Margaret W. Brooks
Tokkuri (sake flask), 1660-1680
Museum Purchase
Gigaku Mask, "Karura," late 11th or early 12th century
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Butai Kabuto (Kabuki warrior's helmet), 19th century
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
The Oiran Michitose of the Miuraya with Her Child Attendants, c. 1825
In the Early nineteenth century, the dress and hairstyles of top Edo courtesans (oiran) became almost unbelievably elaborate, as layer upon layer of Kmono and numerous tortoiseshell hair ornaments were added.
Ornamental comb with six crows, 1800-1850
Gift of Edward Sylvester Morse
Jizo Bosatsu (the Bodhisattva Jizo), 1279
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Nimaiba geta (courtesan's clogs), late 19th century
Gift of Edward Sylvester Morse
Kukan Keijo (Space Form 95-R), 1995
Museum Purchase
Mukozuke (food dish), 1699-1712
Gift of Charles Goddard Weld
Jan Ken Po (Rock, Paper, Scissors), 2001
Museum Purchase
Shaman’s fan (musǒn), ca. 1890
Gift of Mrs. R.J. Godfrey 1899
Household God Daikoku, 1908
From the Reverend SS White collection
Gift of Dr. Charles G Weld
Shop Sign, 1916
Mask from the Edo Period
Gift of Mrs Sumner Pingree from the Estate of Dr. Charles G Weld,1943
Kimono of kosode type, mid 19th century
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, 1962
