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East Asia
Begin with these collection records, then follow their materials, makers and related traditions. Labels retain the museum’s culture terminology.
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s
South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Katsushika Hokusai
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1833
Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō
Utagawa Hiroshige
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1793
The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women
Kitagawa Utamaro
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830
A Low Tide Pentaptych
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1790s
Cherry Blossoms in the Wind
Utagawa Toyokuni
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · after 1490
The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Shen Zhou
↗China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) · 1642–1707
Reminiscences of Qinhuai River
Shitao
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1548
Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley
Wen Zhengming
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1506
Mount Hua
Tang Yin
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · after 1490
Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Shen Zhou
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1500
Flowering Crab Apple
Shen Zhou
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1551
Old Trees by a Wintry Brook
Wen Zhengming
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · late 1530s
Old Pine Tree
Wen Zhengming
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · late 1400s–early 1500s
Listening to the Qin
Attributed to Tang Yin
↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1500–1510
Scholar-Hermits in the Autumn Mountains
Tang Yin
↗China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1662
Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo
Shitao
↗China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1697
Spring Mist over Jiangnan
Shitao
↗China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) · late 1100s–early 1200s
Drinking in the Moonlight
Attributed to Ma Yuan
↗China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) · 1127–1279
Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream
Ma Yuan
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s
Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1835–36
Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse
Katsushika Hokusai
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1857
The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1857
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1798
Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties
Kitagawa Utamaro
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)
Kitagawa Utamaro
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1854
Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s
Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1793–97
Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi
Utagawa Toyokuni
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1700s–early 1800s
Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama
Utagawa Toyokuni
↗Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · 1400s
Amitabha Triad
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s–1200s
Floral-shaped Cup Stand
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1235
Arhat
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935) · 800s
Statue of Amitabha
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s-1200s
Floral-shaped Cup and Saucer with Inlaid Chrysanthemum Design
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1300s
Buddhist Ritual Bell
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · early 1500s
Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · 1700s
Jar with Dragon Design
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · late 1800s
Seven Jeweled Mountain
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · late 1700s or early 1800s
Landscape with Streams and Mountains
Creator not recorded
↗Northeast China, Neolithic period, probably Hongshan culture (4700–2920 BCE) · c. 4700–2920 BCE
Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head
Creator not recorded
↗China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475–221 BCE), State of Chu (c. 1046–223 BCE) · 475–221 BCE
Cranes and Serpents
Creator not recorded
↗Japan, Heian period (794–1185) · late 1100s
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Creator not recorded
↗Japan, Asuka period (538–710) · late 600s
Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu)
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s
Knife Sheath
Creator not recorded
↗Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) · 1100s
Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design
Creator not recorded
↗China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) · 1300s
Bamboo in the Wind
Puming
↗China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) · c. 1302–3
River Village: Fisherman's Joy
Zhao Mengfu
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1700
Plum Tree
Ogata Kōrin
↗Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1715–30 or after
Chrysanthemums by a Stream
Possibly by Ogata Kōrin
↗Japan · c. 1915–1955
Mother and Child
Koshiro Onchi