Jomon Dogu Figure

with "insect eyes"

Neolithic Japan (Jomon Period)

Clay 12in.

Umataka Urn

in basket form

Neolithic Japan (Jomon Period)

fired clay coil urn 15in.

Nintoku Tomb

4th c. Kofun Period

aerial view

Haniwa Figures

4th c. Kofun Period

at Nintoku Tomb

terra cotta 3ft. 

Ise Shrine

4th c. Late Kofun

61st rebuilding in 20th c. 

wood frame

Ise Shrine Site

4th c. Late Kofun

Horyu-ji Temple Compound

Late 7th c. Nara Japan

Asuka Period

Golden Hall

at Horyu-ji Temple

Late 7th c. 

Shaka Triad 

artist: Torii Bushi

623 Asuka Period in Horyu-ji

Gilt Bronze 3ft.

Tale of Genji Scroll

written by: Lady Murasaki Shikibu

early 12th c. Heian Period

ink/color on paper 54ch

Onnade Caligraphy

(2 images)

from masu-shikishi set

Late 11th c. Heian Period

Album Leaf ink on decorated paper

Dry Landscape Garden at Ryoan-ji

1480's Kamakura Period

Bodhidarma Meditating in Front of a Rock

artist: Sesshu Toyo

Kamakura Period 

hanging scroll ink on paper

The Anon Water Jar

Yabure-Bukuro (Torn Pouch)

Late 17th c. Momoyama Period

Iga Ware 

Kastura Detached Palace

1642. Edo Period

main rooms & teas room

Shoin Style Architecture

Himeji Castle 

late 16th c. Momoyama Period

Iris Screens

artist: Ogata Korin (Rimpa School)

18th c. Edo Period

color and gold leaf on paper

Forg in Zen Meditation

artist: Sendal Gibbon

early 19th c. Edo Period

small scroll ink on paper

Crow and Heron or

Young Lovers Walking Together Under an Umbrella in a Snowstorm

artist: Suzki Harunobu

ca. 1796

polychrome woodcut print on paper 

111/4 x 81/8