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Seifū Yohei III
Water jar
1893 – 1914
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.515A&B
There is a small clump of bamboo rising toward the top of the hanging scroll. There are three stems and a small clump of leaves. In the bottom left corner of the hanging scroll are two seals by the artist.
Nakabayashi Chikutō
Bamboo
1800 – 1849
Gift of the Calvin French Collection
1987/1.152.2
A medium size, well potted jar with round shoulder and shorter neck. Inside is not totally glazed. On the body, pine, bamboo, and plum trees are finely painted with blue underglaze. Then a translucent glaze is applied, which turns into milky, white color. It has three floral decorations on the shoulder; the decoration is originated in functional elements of “ears” to which ropes were tied for transportation. The neck has a band of double lines and spray design of peony flowers and leaves. The rim of the neck is unglazed. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. Some imperfections of glaze are seen toward the bottom. Glaze is scraped off on one part. Many speckles on the surface.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Blue-and-white jar with floral and leaf design
1615 – 1643
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1964/1.99
The painting depicts bamboo plants and pine trees, with a calligraphic inscription on the right bottom.
Qi Baishi
Pine and Bamboo
1925 – 1935
Gift of Katsuizumi Sotokichi
1949/1.191
This is a hanging scroll depicting bamboo and a roughly sketched nature scene in the background. To the right edge is a two-line inscription, obscuring a red seal on in the second line. The bamboo is centered on the left edge. 
Okuhara Seiko
Bamboo
1870 – 1891
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1989/2.107

Yang Jin (Yang Chin)
Landscape with a Seated Monk
1712
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Carter
1970/2.155
It is a round, openwork tsuba, in the design of three interconnected bamboo leaves. It has the signature: Kishû jû, Sadanobu.
Sadanobu
Tsuba (Sword guard)
17th century
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1966/1.103
This small, flat metal piece has a quartrefoil shape. Three holes in the middle. Some chips can be seen around the center hole, which mended with silver and copper. A samurai on horseback is charging into the sea from steep hill; he is wearing a helmet, armor, and sword, and holding a fan. A pine tree is standing on the samurai’s right side; there are rocks and bamboo grass by the ocean. The motifs of the ocean, pine tree, bamboo grass and rocks also appear on the reverse side. Gold and some silver and copper inlays are applied on pine branches, samurai's helmet, horse's mane and bridle, bamboo grass on the shore, and spray from waves.
Harunori
Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore
18th century
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Weston
1978/2.2
A family of birds rest among willow branches. Three chicks rest below, while the larger parents perch above
Nakabayashi Chikutō
Birds in a Tree
1840
Gift of Dr. Kurt and Millie Gitter in honor of Stephen Addiss
1976/2.103
Kimono Fragment with an orange background that has green, gold, and white embroidered and couched designs of plum, bamboo and pine.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Kimono Fragment, with Embroidered and Couched Designs of Plum, Bamboo and Pine
1860 – 1900
Museum Purchase
1930.38
<p>Black silk michiyuki with dark grey interwoven water and wave (mizunami) motifs with a light gray silk lining with interwoven shikunnshino maru (floral motifs arranged in a circular shape) motif patterning.</p>
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Haori
20th century
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2013/2.397
Ovoid stoneware vase with brown iron glaze and bamboo design stretching diagonally across the height of the vase.  A short, tapered neck flares iinto a wide rimmed opening.
Hamada Shōji
Large Ovoid Vase with Bamboo Design
1930 – 1950
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Spurr
2003/2.16
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