Dainichi Nyorai 12th century

Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha (1311–1388)

Unidentified Artist

Kannon Bosatsu 11th century

Temple Hanger ca. 1725

Armor (Gusoku) Helmet 18 century, Breastplate 16 century

Armor (Gusoku)18th century

Armor (Yoroi)early 14th century

Helmet (Hoshi- Kabuto) in the 16th-Century StyleInscribed by Saotame Iesuek (active late 17th–early 18th century)

Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto) 16th century

Helmet in the Shape of a Crouching Rabbit 17th century

Mask Inscribed by Myōchin Muneakira (Japanese, 1673–1745)

Helmet 5th century

Pair of Stirrups (Abumi)late 16th–early 17th century

Sword with Scabbard Mounts 6th century

Sword with Scabbard Mounts 6th centuryIron, gilt bronze, gilt copper, silver

Small sword Hilt ca. 1730 Nagasaki

Sword Guard (Tsuba) Inscribed by Washida Mitsunaka (Japanese, born 1829)

Sword Guard (Tsuba) Attributed to the Hirata School (Japanese, Edo period) ca. 1615–1868

Sword Guard (Tsuba)ca. 1615–1868

Sword Guard (Tsuba) Inscribed by Ishiguro Masayoshi 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba) Omori Hidenaga (Japanese, active late 18th century)

Zaō Gongen Heian period (794–1185)

Vase in Shape of Archaic Chinese bronze second half of the 18th century

Dish with Chestnuts and Oak Leaves ca. 1690–1730

Bowl Kawase Shinobu (Japanese, born 1950)

Listening to the Waves (Chōtō) Sakiyama Takayuki (Japanese, born 1958

Flow Fujikasa Satoko (Japanese, born 1980)

Fishing-Style Basket 19th century

Conoid Chair George Nakashima (Japanese American 1905–1990)

Wine Ewer with Design of Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields ca. 1596

Dish Depicting Lady with a Parasol Design attributed to Cornelis Pronk (Dutch, 1691–1759)

Plate with Geese in Lotus Pond 1660–80Side Dish (Mukōzuke) with Wisteria Design first half of the 19th century

Dish with Three Jars Edo period (1615–1868)Jar with Mythical Qilin (Kirin) and Chrysanthemums ca. 1660

Lobed Dish early 18th century

Dish in Shape of Japanese Court Woman ca. 1780

Dish in the Shape of an Arrow's Fletching early 17th century

Dish with Phoenixe ca. 1760–80

Festivities of the Twelve Months early 18th century

Pair of square bottles with stopper ca.1690–1720

Bottle with flowers of the four seasons ca. 1710 Vase with Figures in Landscape ca. 1660–80

Tureen with Landscape Edo period (1615–1868)

Covered jars (part of a five-piece garniture) ca 1690-1720

Ocean Morigami Jin (Japanese, born 1955)

Water Jar Matsui Kōsei (Japanese, 1927–2001)

Robe (Kosode) with Cherry Blossoms and Cypress Fence second half of the 17th century

Robe (Kosode) with Shells and Sea GrassesEdo period (1615–1868)

Wine Bottle with Landscape Scenes 19th century

Wine Bottle with Three Friends of Winter19th century

Vase (part of a five-piece garniture) ca 1690–1720

Vase in Trumpet Shape 1700

Vase in Trumpet Shape 1700

Tea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming Plums 17th century

Teabowl with “Hare’s-Fur” GlazeEdo period (1615–1868)

Rough Waves Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)

Ring of Flowers (Rinka)Tokuda Yasokichi III (1933–2009)

The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki) late 13th century

Night Rain at the

Double-Shelf

Stand, from the series

Eight Parlor Views

(Zashiki hakkei)Suzuki

Harunobu (Japanese,

1725–1770)

The Kabuki Actor

Sawamura Sōjūrō III and

Courtesans Torii

Kiyonaga (Japanese,

1752–1815)

A Lady from a Samurai

Household with Three Attendants

Torii Kiyonaga

(Japanese, 1752–1815)

High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)

Japanese reception room. modeled on the principal room at the Kangaku-in (a guest residence built in 1600 at the Onjōji temple near Lake Biwa outside Kyoto), built in 1989 by Japanese craftsmen using materials and techniques authentic to the Momoyama period (1573–1615)

PixCell-Deer#24 Kohei Nawa (Japanese, born 1975)

High chest of drawers 1710–30 Japanning, a Western imitation of oriental lacquerwork

Made in Boston, Massachusetts,1747

Japanning, a Western imitation of oriental lacquerwork, became fashionable in the colonies after 1700

Desk and bookcase Made in England 1700–1720

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Sound: James Galway – The Enchanted Forest; Love Song 2016