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Cup in the form of a boy clinging to a lotus stalk 17th century, Qing dynasty	Mirror; back decorated with birds and scrolling vines Tang dynasty (618-906)	Head of a bodhisattva Northern Qi dynasty (550-577)	Belthook (daiguo)* decorated with a monkey* 4th–3rd century BCE, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–227 BCE)	Goddess 17th-18th century
Head of a Buddhist monk Kushan period, ca. 2nd century	Rantei of Kyoto Hananaga tengu (goblin with a human body, wings, and a long nose) holding a fan Late 18th century	Tomotada Chinese sage carrying a foal 18th century	Amida Buddha standing on a lotus base, backed by a flaming halo Early Kamakura period (12th century)	Belthook (daiguo) Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-227 BCE)
Belt hook (daiguo) Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-227 BCE)	Brushwasher carved with flowers 18th century, Qing dynasty	Censer with lion-head handles 17th century, Qing dynasty	Cup in an archaistic style 18th century, Qing dynasty	Kendi drinking vessel in the form of an elephant 16th century, Ming dynasty
Boulder with landscape scene and inscription 18th century, Qing dynasty	Perfumer carved with figures in a landscape 18th century, Qing dynasty	Wrist rest; underside carved with Immortals 18th-19th century, Qing dynasty	Cup carved with Immortals and demons peeking from small openings 18th century, Qing dynasty	Mantelpiece set decorated with floral panels Kangxi period (1662-1722), Qing dynasty
“Devil’s Work” ball with fourteen movable balls 19th century, Qing dynasty	Pair of cloisonné enamel "Hundred Deer" vases Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)	Head of a bodhisattva Tang dynasty (618-906)	Bust of bodhisattva Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)	Pair of plaques in the form of dragons Warring States Period, 475-221 BCE
Wrist rest; underside carved with “One Hundred Children at Play” 19th century, Qing dynasty	Belthook (daiguo) 4th-3rd century BCE, Eastern Zhou dynasty	Axle-cap and linchpin 3rd-2nd century BCE, late Eastern Zhou dynasty - early Western Han dynasty	Ancestral portrait: a Court official from the Lin family and his wife Late 19th century, Qing dynasty	Zheng Xuye Snuff bottle painted inside with "One Hundred Butterflies"
Dish decorated with flowers 18th century, Qing dynasty	Yan Yingkui, calligraphy by Zhang Yuan The Four Seasons Early 16th century, Ming dynasty	Carving in the form of a finger citron, also known as ''Buddha's hand'' 19th century, Qing dynasty	Bookcase with three shelves 17th century, Qing dynasty	Cupboard with two doors 17th century, Qing dynasty
Head of Buddha Tang dynasty (618-906)	Standing figure of a Buddhist disciple Yuan dynasty, 14th century	Tsongkhapa 18th century	Votive plaque (tsatsa)* with Buddha surrounded by seven small Buddhas* 20th century	White Tara 15th century
The teacher Arhat Bakula, a disciple of Buddha, holding a jewel-spitting mongoose 17th century	Ritual scepter (vajra) 19th century	Amoghapasha Lokeshvara Mid-16th century	Skanda, God of War, the son of Shiva and Parvati, on his attendant animal, the peacock ca. 8th century	Seated Buddha Kushan period, ca. 2nd century
Buddha on a seat supported by lions 10th century	Head of a young noble with a turban ca. 3rd–4th century	A disciple of Buddha sitting on a rock Early 18th century	The Immortal Kanzan holding an open scroll Mid-18th century	Immortal holding a peony Mid-18th century
Chinese coins Mid-18th century	The poetess Ono no Komachi as an old woman Late 18th century	Dutchman carrying a child on his back Late 18th century	Ama (girl shell diver) Late 18th century	Seated kirin* (mythical animal)* Mid-18th century
Rooster Late 18th century	Hidemasa of Osaka Hunter with a captured monkey Late 18th century	Yoshitomo of Kyoto The Immortal Kinko riding a giant carp Late 18th century	Shozan Five boys performing a shishimai dance Late 18th century	Ashinaga and Tenaga, known as״Long Legs״ and “Long Arms״ Early-mid 18th century
Acrobat standing on his hands on a drum Late 18th century	Mask of Hannya, a jealous, vengeful woman who was turned into a demon Late 18th century	Shishi (mythical lion) on a rocky base Early 19th century	In the style of Risuke Garaku, Osaka Head of a karasu tengu, (bird-headed goblin) 19th century	Guanyu, Chinese God of War Mid-19th century
Hogyoku of Edo (Tokyo) Boy holding a rabbit Late 19th century	Inro decorated with a landscape 19th century	Pair of covered cups 19th century	Writing box (suzuribako) containing an inkstone and a waterdropper, decorated with a design of inro and netsuke, and a landscape inside 18th century	Anonymous, Shubun School, Japan Winter landscape 15th-16th century Shubun school
Anonymous, Suiboku School, Japan Landscape with fishing boats and mountains 16th century Suiboku school	Anonymous, Kano School, Japan Two prancing horses 16th-17th century Kano school	Anonymous, Kaiho School, Japan Landscape 16th-17th century	Anonymous, Kaiho School, Japan Two wild geese Heron in the snow 16th-17th century Kaiho school	Anonymous, Unkoku School, Japan Old trees and mountains 16th-17th century
Ekaku Hakuin, Japan, 1685-1768 Daruma	Kano Yasunobu, 1660–1728 The drunken Chinese poet Li Bo	Anonymous, Unkoku School, Japan A Zen sage looking up ca. 1600 Unkoku school	Toeki Unkoku, 1591–1644 Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism	Ekaku Hakuin, 1685/86–1768 Teakettle
Seikyo, 18th century A Zen master with his pupils	Attributed to Kishi Ganku, 1749/56–1838 Landscape with mountains and rocks	Attributed to Kishi Ganku, 1749/56–1838 Winter landscape	Attributed to Kishi Ganku, 1749/56–1838 Landscape with waterfall	Attributed to Kishi Ganku, 1749/56–1838 Rain
Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 The star-crossed lovers Ohan and Choemon ca. 1795	The Kambun Master, Japan, worked ca. 1661-1670 Scenes from the Yoshiwara	Kitagawa II Utamaro, Japan, 1753-1806 The courtesan Hisamoto of the Daimanji-ya	Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 The courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogi House, reading a letter ca. 1794	Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 Woman holding a sake cup and a girl with a sake kettle ca. 1795
Kitagawa II Utamaro, Japan, 1753-1806 Woman adjusting her hairpin ca. 1795	Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 A young man playing with a baby held in its mother’s arms 18th century	Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 The Niwaka Festival	Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 The courtesan Hinatsuru of the Choji House, holding a fan Late 18th century	Kitagawa Utamaro, 1753–1806 A drunken courtesan in a room with two sober colleagues 1795–1800
Seated figure, possibly a musician ca. 1100, Heian period	Jizo Bosatsu, protector of mothers, children, and people in distress Kamakura period (1185-1333)	Standing Rakkan (teacher of Buddhism) 14th century	Buddhist priest 18th century	Noh mask of a young woman (ko-omote) 18th century
Noh mask of a young man (kantan-otoko) 18th century	Noh mask of an old woman (uba) 18th century	Noh mask of a fierce, eagle-nosed old man (washibana-akujo) 19th century, Edo period	Small cabinet (kodansu) with three drawers 19th century	Mask for a Kyogen performance 18th century

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