KATSUKAWA SHUNCHŌ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1780-1801) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY) Flock of Cranes Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century A six-panel folding screen in ink, color, and gold on paper depicting a flock of 17 cranes standing on the shore

THIRTEEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, or shibuichi, the first four copper; the first with a flying crane and

KUBO SHUNMAN (1757-1820) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/early 19th century A surimono depicting an ise-ebi (Japanese spiny lobster), two hamayumi (ceremonial miniature bows) with arrows in a stand, and

EIGHT FUCHIGASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first iron, shakudo, and gold, depicting dragons and clouds, signed Katsuryuken gyonen rokujugo Masayoshi

ANONYMOUS Suigetsu Kannon (Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century A hanging scroll brushed in ink on paper, depicting one of the thirty-three forms of the compassionate

A GOLD-LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century A suzuribako with rounded corners, the inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid with rounded chiri-i edges, the interior fitted with a tray to

A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A DAISHO (MATCHING LONG AND SHORT SWORD) Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century with some earlier components The saya (scabbards) finished in an irregular mosaic of greeni

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832 An oban yoko-e print of Izumizaki yagetsu (Night Moon at Izumizaki) from the series Ryukyu hakkei (Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands),

KISHI GANTAI (1782-1865) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1836-1853 A pair of hanging scrolls in ink on paper depicting on the right scroll a dragon grasping in its claws a branch of flowering prunus, an

UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1836 A vertical nagaban-e print entitled Goko shōgun no uchi Kan'u (General Kan'u, One of the Five Tiger Generals), from

RYUSAI SHIGEHARU (1803-1853) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1829 An oban tate-e print entitled Goban Tadanobu depicting Ichikawa Hakuen in the role of Sato Tadanobu defeating a foe using a go board, si

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1833-1835 Two oban tate-e warrior prints: the first of Inumura Daigaku Masanori from the series Honcho Suikoden goyu happyakunin (800 Heroes

A PAIR OF PORCELAIN COFFEE POTS Hizen Ware, Imari Type Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700 Each of conical form tapering to the top, set on three scalloped feet and applied with a loop handle pierced t

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834-35 An ōban yoko-e print entitled Gokai, Yoshitsune Hiyodori-goe no kenshun nansho o yojinoboru (Part 5: Proceeding along a Shortcu

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1826-1830 Two oban tate-e warrior prints: the first of Seikaken no san Busho from the series Tsuzoku suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin (108 Her

Edo period (circa 18th/early 19th century), a carved wooden sculpture a seated Japanese monk wearing a kesa (monk's robe), modeled with glass eyes, possibly depicting Kobo Daishi, 20'' H x 21'' W x 16

ANONYMOUS Cranes with Prunus Blossoms Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A two-panel folding screen, ink, colors, gofun (calcified crushed oyster-shell gesso), and gold on paper within a double silk

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe

ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) Shishi Lion-Dog and Peonies Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century A large two-panel folding screen in ink and colors on paper depicting a shishi (Chine

A SMALL LACQUER KODANSU (CABINET) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Lacquered in iro-e togidashi maki-e and nashiji on a ground of rōgin-nuri with scenes from Shitakiri suzume (The Tale of the

A KAKIEMON PORCELAIN BOWL Arita ware, Kakiemon type Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The lobed bowl set on a ring foot and painted in underglaze cobalt, red iron oxide and gilt, decorated on the i

AN ENAMELED SONEWARE DISH Kenzan Ware Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The shallow square dish painted in underglaze enamels with trailing leafy vines on the interior and inner walls and the

ELEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, the first chiselled, pierced, and with gold overlay as two cockerels; the second chiselled and pierced as two aoi leav

TWELVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, chiselled and pierced, the first three Nanban (European-influenced) style with intricate openwork, the first octagonal