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East Asian Art

The Museum has strong examples of Japanese and Chinese scrolls, prints, and decorative art. Of particular note are our Japanese prints, a special collection of netsuke given by Margaret Ruth Richter (Class of 1939), and an important group of ceramics and sculpture donated to the Museum in 2012 by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation. Among our highlights of East Asian art are a Chinese Guanyin dated to 960-1368, a significant hand scroll by the Chinese artist Wang Hui, Spring Dawn at Yanji [Rock of Swallows], painted ca. 1695, and a pair of 18th-century Japanese screens depicting the famous Tale of Genji.

Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797-1858), Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi mode {Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival); No. 101 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
Asakusa tanbo torinomachi mōde [Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival], No..., 1857 Utagawa Hiroshige I Japanese (1797-1858) Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper; Nishiki-e
Korean, Bowl with stylized birds and clouds
Bowl with stylized birds and clouds, 13th century (Goryeo Dynasty) Unknown Korean Ceramic; Stoneware; with lead glaze and white pigment (celadon)
Camel tomb figurine (yong), 618-906 CE (Tang Dynasty, 618-906) Unknown Chinese Ceramic; earthenware with amber and cream glazes (sancai ware)
Cliffs by the Sea, from the series Landscapes in the Styles of Earlier Masters, 1804 Zhai Dakun (Chai Ta-k'un) Chinese (active ca. 1770-1804) Ink and color on paper
Maker Unknown (Chinese), Dish with birds and flowering peony
Dish with birds and flowering peony, ca. 1605-1640 (Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period) Unknown Chinese Hard-paste porcelain; with underglaze blue and feldspathic glaze (kraak ware)
Chinese, Fan and box
Fan and box, 19th century Unknown Chinese Fan: Color, ivory, gold, and silk applique on paper; lacquer ribs. Box: wood with lacquer, lined in silk
Aisin Gioro Hongwu, Fan landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang
Fan landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang, late 18th-early 19th century (Qing dynasty, 1644-1911) Aisin Gioro Hongwu Chinese (1743-1811) Ink and colors on paper
Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), ca. 1000 (Song Dynasty) Unknown Chinese Wood, gesso, paint, and gilding
Hansen: Asa [Sailboats: Morning], from the series Seto Naikai Shū [Inland Sea..., 1926 Yoshida Hiroshi Japanese (1876-1950) Color woodblock print (woodcut) on paper
Hill censer with lid, Early 1st-3rd century CE (Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE) Unknown Chinese Ceramic; Earthenware with green glaze
Chinese, Funerary storage jar
Jar (Guan), ca. 2800-2300 BCE Unknown Chinese (Majiayao Culture, Banshan phase) Ceramic; Earthenware; burnished with red and black pigment
Jar (hu) with chariot scene, 2nd century BCE-early 3rd century CE (Han Dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE) Unknown Chinese Ceramic; Earthenware with white slip and red pigment
Lotus and Dragonfly, 1868-1912 (Meiji period) Juzan Japanese (active late 19th-early 20th century) Hanging scroll with ink and colors on silk
Katsushika Hokusai, Minobu Gawa ura Fuji, from the series Fugaku Sanjūrokkei
Minobu Gawa ura Fuji [Back View of Fuji from the Minobu River], from the series..., 1830-1832 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese (1760-1849) Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Monaka no tsuki iro no kusabana [Colorful Flowering Grasses in the Light of the..., 1847 Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) Japanese (1786-1864) Colored inks on paper; woodcut
Round food container, 1615-1893 (Edo or early Meiji Period) Unknown Japanese Wood and lacquer; with sprinkled gold and silver powders (maki-e)
Samurai sword dressing box, 1615-1893 (Edo or early Meiji Period) Unknown Japanese Wood and lacquer; with sprinkled gold and silver powders (maki-e)
Kano, Masamitsu, Six-fold screen with scenes from Tale of Genji
Six-fold screen with scenes from Tale of Genji, mid 18th century Kano, Masamitsu, also known as Eishunsai Japanese (d. 1765) Opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper
Kano, Masamitsu, Six-fold screen with scenes from Tale of Genji
Six-fold screen with scenes from Tale of Genji, mid 18th century Kano, Masamitsu, also known as Eishunsai Japanese (d. 1765) Opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper
Spring Dawn at Yanji [Rock of Swallows], ca. 1695 (Qing Dynasty) Wang Hui Chinese (1632-1717) Handscroll with ink and colors on silk
Chinese, Stem cup with "circled butterflies" decoration
Stem cup with circled butterflies decoration, ca. 1723-1735 (Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period) Unknown Chinese Hard-paste porcelain; underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels with feldspathic glaze (doucai ware)
Watching the Bathing of a Horse in the Evening Cool, late 17th-early 18th century (Qing Dynasty) Hua, Yan Chinese (1682-1756) Ink and colors on paper
Ikeda Koson (Japanese, 1801-1866), [Autumn and Spring], 19th century
[Autumn and Spring], 19th century Ikeda Koson Japanese (1801-1866) Hanging Scroll; ink and colors on silk