Art of Japan

Art of Japan

Art of Japan

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Art of Japan

29 October - 5 November 2024 • London

Overview
Anonymous | Pheasants beneath wisteria | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

1 Anonymous | Pheasants beneath wisteria | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

Tosa Mitsunari (1646–1710) | Quail, millet and full moon | Edo period, early 18th century

2 Tosa Mitsunari (1646–1710) | Quail, millet and full moon | Edo period, early 18th century

Anonymous | The arrival of Portuguese ships and scholar's accoutrements | Edo period, 17th century and later

3 Anonymous | The arrival of Portuguese ships and scholar's accoutrements | Edo period, 17th century and later

Anonymous | The arrival of Portuguese ships and scholar's accoutrements | Edo period, 17th century and later

4 Anonymous | The arrival of Portuguese ships and scholar's accoutrements | Edo period, 17th century and later

Anonymous  | Map of the World (Sekai-zu) | Momoyama - Edo period, early 17th century

5 Anonymous | Map of the World (Sekai-zu) | Momoyama - Edo period, early 17th century

A Christian lacquer seigan [portable shrine] | Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century

6 A Christian lacquer seigan [portable shrine] | Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century

A lacquer fubako [letter box] | Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century

7 A lacquer fubako [letter box] | Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century

A Kakiemon figure of a bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

8 A Kakiemon figure of a bijin | Edo period, late 17th century

A lacquer export cabinet for the Dutch market | Edo period, 17th century

9 A lacquer export cabinet for the Dutch market | Edo period, 17th century

A fine lacquer ewer and basin | Edo period, late 17th century

10 A fine lacquer ewer and basin | Edo period, late 17th century

A Bizen ware deep dish | Momoyama period, late 16th century

11 A Bizen ware deep dish | Momoyama period, late 16th century

Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Hachi) | 2006

12 Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Hachi) | 2006

Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Tsutsu hanaire) | 2018

13 Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Tsutsu hanaire) | 2018

Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Ware-daizara) | 2017-2018

14 Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Ware-daizara) | 2017-2018

Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Hachi) | 2006

15 Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Hachi) | 2006

Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Hachi) | 2006

16 Kuroda Taizo (1946-2021) | Untitled White Porcelain (Hachi) | 2006

Ogawa Machiko (b. 1946) | 91-S-II [Untitled]

17 Ogawa Machiko (b. 1946) | 91-S-II [Untitled]

Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | En | Showa period, 20th century

18 Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | En | Showa period, 20th century

Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | Fuku | Showa period, 20th century

19 Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | Fuku | Showa period, 20th century

Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | Kokoro | Showa period, 20th century

20 Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | Kokoro | Showa period, 20th century

Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | Nin | Showa period, 20th century

21 Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) | Nin | Showa period, 20th century

Suda Kokuta (1906-1990) | Tsuyu | Showa period, 20th century

22 Suda Kokuta (1906-1990) | Tsuyu | Showa period, 20th century

Shinoda Toko (1913-2021) | Untitled

23 Shinoda Toko (1913-2021) | Untitled

Haraguchi Noriyuki (1946-2020) | Loess (Odo), No. 12 | 1986

24 Haraguchi Noriyuki (1946-2020) | Loess (Odo), No. 12 | 1986

Takamatsu Jiro (1936-1998) | Shadow of Key (Kagi no kage), No. 238 | Showa period, 20th century

25 Takamatsu Jiro (1936-1998) | Shadow of Key (Kagi no kage), No. 238 | Showa period, 20th century

Takamatsu Jiro (1936-1998)  Shadow (No. 1447) | 1997

26 Takamatsu Jiro (1936-1998) Shadow (No. 1447) | 1997

Senju Hiroshi (b. 1958) | Waterfall | 2009

27 Senju Hiroshi (b. 1958) | Waterfall | 2009

Senju Hiroshi (b. 1958) | Waterfall | 2007

28 Senju Hiroshi (b. 1958) | Waterfall | 2007

Kitayama Yoshio (b. 1948) | Can’t Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai) | 1998

29 Kitayama Yoshio (b. 1948) | Can’t Get It at All (Totei rikai shienai) | 1998

Kitayama Yoshio (b. 1948) | Painting (Kaiga)

30 Kitayama Yoshio (b. 1948) | Painting (Kaiga)

Honda Takeshi (b. 1958)  Walking in the Mountains – August (Yama aruki – hachigatsu) | 1993

31 Honda Takeshi (b. 1958) Walking in the Mountains – August (Yama aruki – hachigatsu) | 1993

Honda Takeshi (b. 1958) | Walking in the Mountains – October (The Moon with Mulberry Trees) (Yama aruki – jugatsu, kuwa no ki no tsuki) | 2014

32 Honda Takeshi (b. 1958) | Walking in the Mountains – October (The Moon with Mulberry Trees) (Yama aruki – jugatsu, kuwa no ki no tsuki) | 2014

Yuichi Hirako (b. 1982) | Untitled | 2016

33 Yuichi Hirako (b. 1982) | Untitled | 2016

Hirako Yuichi (b. 1982) | Untitled | 2015

34 Hirako Yuichi (b. 1982) | Untitled | 2015

Saga Atsushi (b. 1970) | inside (018)

35 Saga Atsushi (b. 1970) | inside (018)

Anonymous | Fine horses in stable | Momoyama - Edo period, 17th century 

36 Anonymous | Fine horses in stable | Momoyama - Edo period, 17th century 

Anonymous | The Battle of Gojo Bridge | Momoyama - Edo period, 17th century

37 Anonymous | The Battle of Gojo Bridge | Momoyama - Edo period, 17th century

A fine one hundred and twenty-plate suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] and ryubu-mempo [face mask] | Momoyama – Edo period, late 16th – early 17th century

38 A fine one hundred and twenty-plate suji-bachi [helmet with raised ridges] and ryubu-mempo [face mask] | Momoyama – Edo period, late 16th – early 17th century

A zunari kabuto [head-shaped helmet] | Signed Neo Masanobu | Edo period, 18th century

39 A zunari kabuto [head-shaped helmet] | Signed Neo Masanobu | Edo period, 18th century

A kawari kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] and hanbo [half mask] | Edo period, early 17th century

40 A kawari kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] and hanbo [half mask] | Edo period, early 17th century

A kawari kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] of courtier's cap and associated hanbo [half mask] | Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century

41 A kawari kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] of courtier's cap and associated hanbo [half mask] | Momoyama period, late 16th - early 17th century

A koboshi bachi [helmet with small standing rivets] | Signed Saotome Ietada | Edo period, 17th century

42 A koboshi bachi [helmet with small standing rivets] | Signed Saotome Ietada | Edo period, 17th century

A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Soshu ju Ietsugu (Ietsugu, a resident of  Soshu Province) | Edo period, 17th century and later

43 A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Soshu ju Ietsugu (Ietsugu, a resident of Soshu Province) | Edo period, 17th century and later

A honkozane do-maru gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Myochin Nobuie and kao [cursive monogram], the mempo signed in gold lacquer Nobuie | The helmet Muromachi period, dated Tenbun juichi nen nin to… hachigatsu kichijutsu (forged on an auspicious day in the 8th month 1542), the armour Edo period, 19th century

44 A honkozane do-maru gusoku [armour] | The helmet signed Myochin Nobuie and kao [cursive monogram], the mempo signed in gold lacquer Nobuie | The helmet Muromachi period, dated Tenbun juichi nen nin to… hachigatsu kichijutsu (forged on an auspicious day in the 8th month 1542), the armour Edo period, 19th century

A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th century

45 A nimai-do gusoku [armour] | Edo period, 17th century

An uchidashi gusoku [armour with repoussé] | The helmet signed Mito ju Yoshiie saku (made by Yoshiie, a resident of Mito) | Edo period, 17th – 18th century

46 An uchidashi gusoku [armour with repoussé] | The helmet signed Mito ju Yoshiie saku (made by Yoshiie, a resident of Mito) | Edo period, 17th – 18th century

A rare kawari kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] in the form of a tengu | Edo period, 18th - 19th century

47 A rare kawari kabuto [eccentrically shaped helmet] in the form of a tengu | Edo period, 18th - 19th century

A bronze articulated model of a spiny lobster | Edo period, 19th century

48 A bronze articulated model of a spiny lobster | Edo period, 19th century