Eastern Asia

The museum’s holdings from Eastern Asia include several Chinese tomb figures and a growing collection of Japanese prints and illustrated books, ranging in date from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

Unknown Maker (possibly Washington, D.C. or Baltimore, Maryland), American, 19th century
Armchair
about 1825
2005.33
Hiroh Kikai, Japanese, 1945 - 2020
A Middle School Student who was Walking Alone in a Crowd of People
1998
2008.2.1
Hiroh Kikai, Japanese, 1945 - 2020
An Old Man with a Penetrating Gaze (wearing a face mask)
2001
2008.2.2
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1798 - 1861
Gama Sennin, the Toad Spirit, teaching Yoshikado and his sister Takiyasha the Arts of Magic
1845
2008.62
Paul Chan, Chinese, born 1973
Buildings as Monuments as Graves 2
2003
2009.71
Atta Kim, South Korean, born 1956
Museum Project #004, from the "Field" Series
1996
2010.41.1
Jiang Zhi, Chinese, born 1971
Rainbow No. 3, from the Rainbow series
2005
2010.49.1
Fan Tchunpi, Chinese, 1898 - 1986
White Mountain Landscape
about 1960
2012.84
Unidentified Han Dynasty maker, Chinese, 206 BCE - 220 CE
Model House
Han Dynasty, 202 BCE-220 CE
c.957.157
Unidentified Northern Song Dynasty maker, Chinese, 960 - 1127
Vase
Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127
c.958.363
Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 906
Funerary Vase
Tang Dynasty, 618-907
c.958.366
Unidentified Ming Dynasty maker, Chinese, 1368 - 1644
Dice Bowl
Ming Dynasty, Hsuan-te Period (1426-1435)
c.958.369
Unidentified Joseon (Yi) Dynasty maker, Korean, 1392 - 1910
Punch'ong stoneware Tea Bowl with stamped decoration
Early Joseon Dynasty (1392-1500), 15th century
c.986.72.2
Unidentified Joseon (Yi) Dynasty maker, Korean, 1392 - 1910
Punch'ong Maebyong
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 15th-16th century
c.986.72.3
Unidentified Goryeo (Koryo) Dynasty maker, Korean, 918 - 1392
Oil Bottle with Floral Decoration
Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), 13th century
c.986.72.4
Unidentified Goryeo (Koryo) Dynasty maker, Korean, 918 - 1392
Oil Bottle with Lotus Petal Decoration
Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), 13th century
c.986.72.5
Unidentified Joseon (Yi) Dynasty maker, Korean, 1392 - 1910
Storage Jar
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 18th century
c.986.72.6
Unidentified Joseon (Yi) Dynasty maker, Korean, 1392 - 1910
Faceted Jar
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 1775-1825
c.986.72.7
Unknown Korean, Korean
Small Bowl with Fish Motif
16th century
c.995.23.2
Do Ho Suh, South Korean, born 1962 | Punxsutawney Tile and Glass Company, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Bowl, Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2004
2004
g.2004.82
Mieko (Chieko) Shiomi, Japanese, born 1938
Spatial Poem No. 1 / Word Event
original 1965; artist's edition 1980
gm.989.12.4a
Unidentified Zhou Dynasty maker, Chinese, about 1046–256 BCE
P'an
Zhou Dynasty, 1050-256 BCE
m.957.141
Unidentified Eastern Zhou Dynasty maker, Chinese, 771 - 256 BCE
Zhong (Bell)
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (450-221 BCE)
m.959.134
Unidentified Song Dynasty maker, Chinese, 960 - 1279
Yu
Song Dynasty, 960-1279
m.959.135
Unidentified Zhou Dynasty maker, Chinese, about 1046–256 BCE
Chien
Zhou Dynasty, 1050-256 BCE
m.961.274
Unidentified Shang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 1500 - 1050 BCE
Chih
late Shang Dynasty to early Zhou Dynasty (about 1000 BCE)
m.981.128
Unidentified maker, Chinese, 1644 - 1911 | Unknown Chinese, Chinese
White and Pink Blossoms
Qing Dynasty, Qian-long Period, 1736-1795
p.958.344.6
Shiko Munakata, Japanese, 1903 - 1975
Calligraphy #1
1965
p.965.64.5
Gountei Sadahide, Japanese, 1807 - 1878/79
Panorama of the New Pleasure Quarter in Miyozaki district in Honcho, Yokohama (Yokohama Honcho kei...
1860
pr.2003.12
Masami Teraoka, Japanese, born 1936
AIDS Series / Geisha and Ghost Cat
1989-2002
pr.2003.8
Hiroshi Yoshida, Japanese, 1876 - 1950
Seta Bridge
1933
pr.2004.41.4
Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige III, Japanese, 1843 - 1894
Prosperity of Tokyo, Fashion of the Street (Tokyo Han'ei Hayari No Orai)
1870s
pr.2004.55abc
Kiyoshi Saito, Japanese, 1907 - 1997
Ancient City Nara
1957
pr.957.187.1
Shiko Munakata, Japanese, 1903 - 1975
Hawk Woman (Taka no onna no saku)
1955; printed 1958
pr.959.40
Yukihisa Isobe, Japanese, born 1936
Untitled
1965
pr.972.155
Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797 - 1858
Distant View of Mount Akiba at Kakegawa (Kakegawa Akibayama enbo) Station 27 from the series Fifty-three...
1832-1834
pr.972.63.27
Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797 - 1858
The Peak of Fudesute Mountain from Sakanoshita (Sakanoshita Fudesuteyama) Station 49 from the series...
1832-1834
pr.972.63.49
Katsukawa Shunsen, Japanese, about 1762 - 1830
Rikiya to assassinate Honzo, number 9 from the series The Loyal League of Forty-seven Ronin (Uki-E...
after 1806
pr.975.26
Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 906
Groom Figurine
Tang Dynasty, 618-907
s.957.144
Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 906
Tomb Guardian (one of a pair)
8th century, early Tang Dynasty
s.959.136.2
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese-American, born 1929
Accumulation II
1962
s.974.374