Arts of Asia — Page 63

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The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the play "Yukari no Edo-zakura"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1823

Hand Ornament (Hathphul) and Thumb Ring (Arsi)

Unknown, 19th century

Pedestal with Squatting Bear

Unknown, Han dynasty (206 B. C.–A.D. 220)

Dish with Clouds, Bats, Gourds, Flowers, and Jui Mushroom

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795)

Fitted Chest with Floral and Grape-Leaf Motifs

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)

Tinder Pouch

Unknown, 19th century

Famile-Rose Bowl

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

Oil Lamp with Christian Crosses

Unknown, 16th/17th century

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1796

Revanta, Son of Sun God Surya

Unknown, c. 10th century

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Climbing the steps one hundred times

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Double Pillow

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Cylindrical Jar with Figures in a Landscape

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded by Twenty-Three Other Tirthankaras

Unknown, 1498

Jar with Sawtooth and Encircling Bands

Unknown, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)

Guardian Figure (Dvarapala)

Unknown, c. 15th century

Dagger (Katar)

Unknown, 18th century

Sheep Shed

Unknown, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)

Man's Portable Amulet Shrine (Ga'u)

Unknown, 18th century

Ewer with Abstract Swirls and Radiating Strokes

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), 9th century

Lotus-Shaped Altar Bowl Stand

Unknown, 18th century

Bowl with Stylized Leaves

Unknown, probably Song dynasty (960–1279)

Male Bust with Rolling Curls

Unknown, Gupta period, 4th/5th century

Bowl

Unknown, Six dynasties (220–589) or Tang dynasty (618–907), c. 6th/7th century

Kneeling Monk

Unknown, 19th century

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Oiso no Tora or Kewaizaka no Shosho, Disguised as a Female Komusu (?), in the Play Yui Kanoko Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1774 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774