Bracelet Modeled on Shell Ornament Kofun period (ca. 300–710)

Jar Late Jōmon period (ca. 2500–1000 B.C.)

Zao Gongen, Muromachi Period, XIV century

Kongō-hō Bosatsu (Vajrasattva)11th century

Attendant Bodhisattva Kannon 12th–13th century

Shandao, 18th–19th century

Rakan Shōun Genkei (Japanese,

1648–1710)

Gama Sennin Ivory by Shūzan

late 18th–early 19th century

Eleven-Headed Kannon Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Jizō Bosatsu second half of the 13th century

Jizō Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha) second half of the 13th century

Bodhisattva Kannon 17th or 18th century

Bodhisattva Kannon 17th or 18th century

Bodhisattva Kannon 17th or 18th century

Bodhisattva Seishi 17th or 18th century

Bodhisattva Seishi 17th or 18th century

Portable Shrine with the Horse-

Headed Kannon ca. 1620

Incense container 19th century

Incense Burner in the Shape of a Rooster 18th century

Incense burner (koro) late 17th century

Coal container 18th century

Coal container (support) 18th century

Dish with Cherry Blossoms and Textile Curtains ca. 1670–90

Dish with Cherry Blossoms and Textile Curtains ca. 1670–90

Bottle with Peony and Rock18th century

Dish with Hydrangeas ca. 1690–1730

Dish with rocks, flowers, and birds1710–30

Dish with tiger and bamboo 1720

Wine bottle 19 century

Plate with a vase of flowers ca. 1770

Plate with Japanese court woman and birds 1710

Jar 19 century

Saucer 18 centuryEuropean set

Cup 18 century

Cup 18 century

Case (Inrō) with Design of

Clamshells and Fireflies

Koma Yasutada

(Japanese, 1775-1850)

Fittings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō Soroi-Mono) early 19th century Reverse

Detail

Fittings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō Soroi-Mono) early 19th century Reverse

Detail

Sword Guard (Tsuba) 17 centurySword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1615–1868

Sword Guard (Tsuba) late 18th–early 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba) late 18th–early 19th century (Detail)

Helmet in the Shape of a Sea Conch 17th century

War Hat (Jingasa) with Storage Bag late 18th–early 19th century

Equestrian Equipment 1700

Inrō with Portuguese Figures late 18th–early 19th century

An inrō is a traditional Japanese case for holding small objects, suspended from the obi (with the help of a netsuke and held together with an ojime)

Case (Inrō) in the Shape of a House late 18th–early 19th century

Inrō

netsuke

ojime)

Case (Inrō ) with Design of a

Gourd Vine Koma Yasutada

(Japanese 1775-1850)

Case (Inrō) with Design of

Clamshells and Fireflies

Koma Yasutada

(Japanese, 1775-1850)

Case (Inrō) with Design of

Maple Tree and Stream

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells

and Seaweed Hara Yōyūsai

(Japanese, 1772–1845)

Inrō with Bird on a Blossoming Plum Tree Koma Yasutada (Japanese, 1775-1850)

Inrō with Captured

Heron 19th century)

Inrō with Design of

Blossoming Plum Tree

Hara Yōyūsai (Japanese,

1772–1845)

Inrō with Peacocks and

Flowers Koma

Yasutada (Japanese, 1775-1850)

Inrō with Sparrows in

Snow-covered Nandina

Hara Yōyūsai (Japanese,

1772–1845)

Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crest 18th century

Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crest 18th century

Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crest 18th century (Details)

Noh costume (Hitatare)19th century

Overrobe with Design of Peonies, Plum Blossoms, and Butterflies18th–19th century

Overrobe (Uchikake) with Bamboo Gion Nankai (Japanese, 1677–1751)

Surcoat (Jinbaori)17th century

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Sound: James Galway – Romantic World 2016