Asian Art

Buddhist Verse

Beijian Jujian · Southern Song dynasty, 1229

Tokyo National Museum · Ink on paper

Untitled

Kusama Yayoi · 1967

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Oil on canvas

Calligraphy and Painting” hand fan

Unknown artist · 清仁宗 嘉慶 西元1796-1820年

National Palace Museum · 成扇

Ishiyakushi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1842

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Hydrangea and Kingfisher

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1832

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Mandarin Ducks

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · early 19th century

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Funerary Model of a Pig Sty

China · 2nd century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware

Jar with Dragon and Clouds

Korea · 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · White porcelain with underglaze iron-brown

Wedding robe

Korea · late 19th–early 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk

Autumn and Winter [left of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons]

Japan · mid 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Six-panel folding screen, one of a pair,…

Snake sitting on a skull

Japan · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ivory

Vertical flute

China · c. 1800

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bamboo

Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion

China · 1790

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Light green jade

Ceremonial Gate

China · 1728

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Handcarved tile

Celestial Horse

China · 25–220

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze with traces of polychrome

Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand

China · early 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huanghuali hardwood

Folding round-back armchair

China · late 16th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huanghuali hardwood with iron hardware

Money Tree

China · 1st-2nd century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze and green glazed earthenware

Mythological beast

China · 5th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze and turquoise

Prancing Horse

China · 1st-3rd century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with traces of pigment

Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene

China · 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silver

The Wu Family Reception Hall

China · early 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, ceramic, tile, plaster, lacquer, stone

Tomb Guardian Figures

China · early 6th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gray earthenware with traces of pigment

You wine vessel in double-owl shape

China · 12th–11th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl

China · 13th-12th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Tea Ceremony Utensils

Eiraku Zengorō · Meiji era, 1892

Tokyo National Museum · Stoneware and other materials

Bowl on Perforated Foot

Korea · 5th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with natural ash deposits

Floral-shaped Mirror with Ship, Cloud and Dragon Design and Inscription

Korea · 12th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

General Guo Ziyi's Banquet

Korea · mid 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ten-panel folding screen, ink and color on…

Jar

Korea · 2nd century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware

Lobed maebyeong

Korea · 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Stoneware with incidental ash glaze

Maebyeong with flying cranes and clouds

Korea · 12th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Stoneware with inlaid design under celadon glaze

Mirror with Cosmological Design

Korea · 12th-13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Arai, [Thirty-second] from the series Fifty-three Stations [of Tōkaidō]

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · late 1850's

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Bird and Flower

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1823–1834

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Odawara Sakawa-gawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · 19th century

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Dish

China · 420–589

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Stoneware with carved decor under green glaze

Yazhang ceremonial scepter

China · 1600–1100 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Dark olive-green jade with light brown clouds

Figurine of a Female

Japan · 1000–800 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with traces of color, base: wood

Cranes [left of a pair]

Japan · 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Six-panel folding screen, one of a pair,…

Cranes [right of a pair]

Japan · 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Six-panel folding screen, one of a pair,…

Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power

Japan · second half 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood with metal, polychrome, gilding, and inlaid…

Helmet in dragonfly shape

Japan · 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Iron, lacquer, wood, leather, gilt, pigments, silk,…

Jar with flared mouth

Japan · 5th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Sue ware, stoneware

Kakebotoke

Japan · 14th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze with traces of gilding, wood

Plate with grapevines, trellis, and geometric design

Japan · late 16th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Mino ware, Nezumi-Shino type, stoneware with underglaze…

Vajra Warrior (one of a pair)

Japan · mid 14th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Polychromed Japanese cypress (hinoki) with lacquer

Jade vase with tubular handles

Unknown artist · 清 西元1644-1911年

National Palace Museum · 玉器

Sōjō Henjō, from the series Portraits of Six Poets

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai · ca. 1809–10

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Ōtomo no Kuronushi, from the series Portraits of Six Poets

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai · ca. 1809–10

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Chakra

Japan · 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gilt bronze

Foaming Waves

Japan · 17th–19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Two-panel folding screen, color on paper

God of Thunder fishing for his drum

Japan · late 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Meisen kimono

Japan · first half 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk, plain weave, stencil-printed warp and weft…

Shinto priest's hat (ebōshi)

Japan · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk brocade

Taima Mandala

Japan · early 14th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, and cut…

Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Matsugae Matonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada · 1855

Crocker Art Museum · Woodblock print; ink and colors on paper

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama · 1997

Crocker Art Museum · Acrylic on canvas

Lion Dance

Yosa Buson · 1778

Dallas Museum of Art · Ink and color on paper

Letter with Poem for Kitō

Yosa Buson · 1774

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink on paper

Buddha's Seed Follows Cause and Effect

Artist: Jiun · probably after 1776

Yale University Art Gallery · Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Ink Lotus

Zhu Da · Ming (1368-1644)

Hong Kong Museum of Art · Ink on paper

"Calligraphy and Painting” hand fan, Zhao Bingchong (1759-1814) and Huang Yue (fl. 18th century), Jiaqing reign (1796-1820), Qing dyansty

Unknown artist · 清仁宗 嘉慶 西元1796-1820年

National Palace Museum · 成扇

Roosters

Artist: attributed to Itō Jakuchū · ca. 1770–80

Yale University Art Gallery · Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper

Lotus

Artist: attributed to Itō Jakuchū · ca. 1765–70

Yale University Art Gallery · Hanging scroll, ink on paper

White Cockatoo

Artist: attributed to Itō Jakuchū · ca. 1755

Yale University Art Gallery · Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk

Puppy and Broom

Artist: attributed to Itō Jakuchū · 18th century

Yale University Art Gallery · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Vase

Okada Kenzō · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Stoneware

Skull Cap

Armenia · 19th-20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk

Folding Fan with Painting and Calligraphy

Unknown artist · 1869

Saint Louis Art Museum · Ink and color on paper with bamboo

Jade fang vessel

Unknown artist · 清 西元1644-1911年

National Palace Museum · 玉器

Jade album with inscriptions

Unknown artist · 清 乾隆四十七年 西元1782年

National Palace Museum · 玉器

Jade album with inscriptions

Unknown artist · 清 乾隆四十七年 西元1782年

National Palace Museum · 玉器

Poetry Painting

Hon'ami Koetsu · n.d.

Dallas Museum of Art · Ink, gold, silver on paper

Horse and Rider

China · c. 180 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with traces of pigment

Haniwa of a Female Shrine Attendant

Japan · 6th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware

A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia

Ohara Kisaburō, · 1904

Saint Louis Art Museum · Color lithograph

Appliqué in the Form of a Zoomorphic Mask

Chinese · 10th century BCE

Saint Louis Art Museum · Bronze

Boulder with Design of Mountainous Landscape with Pavilions...

Chinese · early 18th century

Saint Louis Art Museum · Jade (nephrite), bronze with gilding

Bodhisattva with Attendants and Lion in a Landscape

Chinese · early 17th century

Saint Louis Art Museum · Ink, color, gold, and silver on silk;…

Brush Holder with Design of Figures in a...

Chinese · mid- to late 18th century

Saint Louis Art Museum · Jade (nephrite)

Brushpot with Design of Pine Trees

Chinese · 18th–19th century

Saint Louis Art Museum · Jade (nephrite) with carved wood stand

10 + 5

Sudo Reiko, Japanese · 2008

Saint Louis Art Museum · Raw silk, wool

A Conflict on the Yalu River

Ogata Gessan, Japanese · 1904

Saint Louis Art Museum · Key block prints

Autumn Landscape

Hoashi Kyou, Japanese · mid-19th century

Saint Louis Art Museum · Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk

Ladies of the Court

Unknown Indian · c. 1635

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Cotton, hand-painted, mordant-dyed, and resist-dyed (kalamkari)

Palladar shawl

Unknown · 1795–1805

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Wool (goat hairs: pashmina) and silk

[Vase with landscape of pines, cherry blossoms, and boater]

Namikawa Yasuyuki · c. 1880s–1890s

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Cloisonné enamel with gold and sculpted…

The Qing Army's Foolish Plan of Using Tigers as Weapons

Mishima Shōsō · 1895

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e) hepatatych; ink…

Painting of Grapes and a Wasp

Watanabe Seitei · c. 1902

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Ink and color on wove paper

Twilight Comes to Lake Yamanaka as People Fish Pond Smelts Through Ice

Koizumi Kishio · 1941

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Woodblock print in colors on kōzo…

Hakuji Karakusa Hachi [Bowl]

Tsukamoto Kaiji · c. 1970

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Porcelain

Maimed Soldier Plowing with a Horse

Koizumi Kishio · 1944

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Woodblock print in colors on kōzo…

Kototoi Bridge at Sumida River, Tokyo

Koizumi Kishio · 1931

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Sumi ink, watercolor, and graphite on…

Plique-à-jour bowl with water lilies

Unknown Japanese · c. 1910

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Cloisonné enamel with plique-à-jour (shotai) insets;…

Dandelion Fluff

Shota Suzuki · 2023

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Gold, copper, brass, nickel plating