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Japanese Art
Contributions from many of America's most important 19th- and 20th-century collectors of Japanese art illuminate the varied 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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Attributed to Hasegawa school, Kyoto. Six-panel screen with wisteria, brushwood, and clouds. Edo period, early 17th century. Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. Museum purchase, 2001. E301679.A
Artist not identified, Japan. Hinoki wood, gold leaf, crystal. Gift of William Sturgis Bigelow. Accession Number: E18195
Artist not identified, Japan. Wood, lacquer, gilded brass, textile, paper, pigments, gold leaf, plant fiber. Museum Purchase. Accession Number: E37812
Artist not identified, Japan. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Captain Henry King. Accession Number: E6540
Artist not identified, Japan. Silk wadding, gold-bound thread, indigo and other dyes. 66.1 x 63.8 in. (168 x 162 cm). Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, 1962. Accession Number: E130323
Kyoto School artist not identified, Japan. Ink and color on paper; gilding, lacquer, wood. H: 172.00 cm, L: 379.00 cm, image H: 156.00 cm, image L: 369.00 cm. Museum purchase. Accession Number: E300511
Artist not identified, Japan. Wood, straw, velvet, laquer. Gift of Edward Sylvester Morse. Accession Number: E6463
Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), Kyoto, Japan. Glazed earthenware. Gift of Charles Goddard Weld. Accession Number: E29960
Toyomasa (1773-1856), Japan. Ivory, glass. H: 3.40 cm. Gift of E. G. Stillman. Accession Number: E26721
Wood, pigment, horsehair. Gift of T.W. Thorndike. Accession Number: E16155