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From the Illustrations to 100 poems by 100 poets: Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason,died 939:Winter,hunters gather around a warming fire.
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From the Illustrations to 100 poems by 100 poets: Minamoto no Muneyuki Aso...

Lacquered vessel, Japanese, early Jômon period, c5005-c4996 BC. Jômon means 'cord pattern' and the term describes the characteristic surface patterns that were made with a twisted cord. The Jômon peoples were predominantly hunters, fishers and gatherers and their pots were mainly used for boiling food and for eating. This bowl which originally had a lid, has a well-defined rim decoration of marks jabbed with a stick, bone, or finger-nail. The main body has cord decoration. The inside has been lacquered, probably in the nineteenth century, and briefly used as a mizusashi (water jar for the Tea Ceremony). JA, OA+20
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Lacquered vessel, Japanese, early Jômon period, c5005-c4996 BC. Jômon means 'cor...

Spouted vessel from Hokkaidô, Japanese, final Jômon period, c1000 BC. The structure of this vessel is technically advanced for a hand-made object. It is a particularly fine example of cord-patterned decoration, executed in carved zones over low burnished areas. A hole in the base suggests that the vessel may have been spoiled deliberately for ritual funerary use. JA, OA+654
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Spouted vessel from Hokkaidô, Japanese, final Jômon period, c1000 BC. The struct...

Sue ware jar, Kofun period, Japan, 6th century. This is an example of a traditional Sue ware tomb jar, with a pierced base like a ceremonial stand and 'bobbles' like small bowls attached to the neck. In addition, models of animals and a boat with four oarsman and a helmsman have been fused to the sides. The form of the rim suggests that the jar originally had a lid. The body is also decorated with some scratched comb marks and there are accidental ash glaze effects. JA, F2227
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Sue ware jar, Kofun period, Japan, 6th century. This is an example of a traditio...

Long-necked Sue jar, Japanese, Late Kofun period, 7th century. This ritual tomb jar was shaped on a potter's wheel; the marks of the wheel are visible on the base. It was made in three parts; the join where two bowl-shaped pieces were fused together is visible. The neck was added separately. The jar has a very fine random ash glaze caused by material from the kiln walls fusing on the pot's surface. The lump on the base is probably material from the floor of the kiln that fused accidentally during firing. JA, F2268
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Long-necked Sue jar, Japanese, Late Kofun period, 7th century. This ritual tomb...

Stamped punchong ware bowl, Korean, Choson dynasty, 15th-16th century. Punchong means 'powder green', referring to the greyish-green colour. The stamped decoration, filled with slip, derived from the inlaid decoration of early celadons of the Koryo dynasty. Punchong ware was very popular in Japan and humble rice bowls like this were treasured and often used in the Tea Ceremony. OA 1992.6-15.11
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Stamped punchong ware bowl, Korean, Choson dynasty, 15th-16th century. Punchong...

Celadon tea bowl from Korea, Koryo dynasty, early 12th century. The lotus, on the incised design on the interior of this bowl, is a Buddhist symbol of purity, a reminder of Buddhism's strong influence on the development of celadons in the Koryo dynasty (AD 918-1392). Tea drinking became a popular activity during the late Unified Silla dynasty (AD 668-935) and early Koryo dynasty, due to the influence of Son Buddhism, which spread from Buddhist monks to the population in general. Son Buddhism strongly emphasized meditation through tea drinking. OA, 1911.6-7.29
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Celadon tea bowl from Korea, Koryo dynasty, early 12th century. The lotus, on th...

Drawing water from a well, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson dynasty, 19th century. A woman stands at the edge of the well pulling up a bucket of water. A man is taking a drink from a ladle that a second woman has on a long chain. The late Choson period was a period of relative prosperity in Korea. Chin'gyong, or 'true-view' landscape paintings became fashionable among the scholar literati class, and depicted real scenes from the Korean landscape, rather than those copied from Chinese paintings. Scenes of daily life, such as this one, became popular among the growing middle class. Kim Hong-do was one of the most famous painters of these scenes. This album is one of at least two known copies of Hong-do's famous original. The paintings focus on people and their activities, with the background barely illustrated. Scenes incude schoolroom scenes, wrestling, and other everyday activities. OA, 1961.5-13.04
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Drawing water from a well, from 'Album of Scenes from Daily Life', late Choson d...

The Head of Saint John the Baptist is brought to Herod. Dated 1511. Woodcut, 195 x 130mm. (monogrammed)
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The Head of Saint John the Baptist is brought to Herod. Dated 1511. Woodcut, 19...

The Last Supper. (Small Passion, 9). Around 1508/09. Woodcut, 126 x 98mm. (monogrammed)
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The Last Supper. (Small Passion, 9). Around 1508/09. Woodcut, 126 x 98mm. (mon...

Triumphal Arch ('Ehrenpforte') for Emperor Maximilian I. Dated 1515. Detail of 33-02-02/65. Woodcut. Shaft of a column with vine stems and rams heads with suspended jugs, which belong to the chain of the order of the same name (Kannenorden).
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Triumphal Arch ('Ehrenpforte') for Emperor Maximilian I. Dated 1515. Detail of 3...

Coat of Arms of Johann Tscherte (Coat of Arms with the Wild Man). Around 1518. Woodcut, 185 x 142mm. (monogrammed)
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Coat of Arms of Johann Tscherte (Coat of Arms with the Wild Man). Around 1518....