Art History 362:
Japanese Art

Momoyama and Early Edo Painting, Part 1

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Portugeses in Japan (Namban subject)
Momoyama Period, 16th c
Folding screens
Gold & ink on paper
Yuna (Bathhouse Women)
Momoyama Period, 16th c.
ink and color on paper
Scenes in and around the Capital (Rakuchu rakukai-zu)
Early Edo Period, 17th c.
Folding screens
ink, color, & gold leaf on paper
Cypress, 1590
Attributed to Kano Eitoku,br>Early Edo Period
Eight-fold screen
Ink, color & gold leaf on paper
H. 170 cm
Tigers and Bamboo
By Kano Tan'yu (1602-1674)Early Edo period
Sliding screens
ink, color & gold leaf on paper
H. 170 cm
Pine Forest
By Hasegawa Tohaku (1539-1610)
Early Edo Period
Pair of six-fold screens
Ink on paper
H. 156 cm
Fan painting of rural cottages in spring, detail of folding screen
By Tawaraya Sotatsu (act. 1600-36)
Early Edo Period
Color on paper
Matsushima (Pine Islands)
By Tawaraya Sotatsu (act. 1600-36)
One of a pair of six-fold screens
Color & gold on paper
Deer Scroll
Underpating by Sotatsu, calligraphy by Honami Koetsu (1558-1637)
Early Edo Period
Handscroll
Ink, gold & silver on paper
White Prunus in the Spring
By Ogata Korin (1658-1716),br>Edo Period
One of a pair of two-fold screens
Color & gold leaf on paper
H. 157.5 cm
Red Prunus in the Spring
By Ogata Korin (1658-1716),br>Edo Period
One of a pair of two-fold screens
Color & gold leaf on paper
H. 157.5 cm
Irises, detail
By Ogata Korin (1658-1716)
Edo Period
Pair of Six-fold screens
Color & gold leaf on paper
H. 151 cm
Box with irises design
By Ogata Korin (1658-1716)
Edo Period
Lacquer with gold, silver, & lead
Autumn Wind
By Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828)
Edo Period
One of a pair of two-fold screens
Color on silver paper

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