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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

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
On this hanging scroll, there is a single stem of bamboo, it's darker at the bottom and then fades as it reaches the top. Surrounding the stem are a few leaves. The border of the paper is solid brown. To the bottom left of the stem is a signature and seal of the artist.
Hanabusa Itchō
Bamboo
1700 – 1732
Gift of Mr. Max Loehr
1958/2.40
The lower section of the fan has rocks and grasses with mushrooms and several daffodils in bloom. A bird white bird with black face and blue head sits on a thin branch that is coming down from the upper left section of the fan. 
Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian (culture or style))
Bird on a Bamboo Branch
1731 – 1771
Gift of Mr. Alfred L. Aydelott
1969/2.167
A plump sparrow is perching on a bamboo branch, which is bending from the main branch on the left side of the painting. The bamboo has young and mature leaves. The background is left as blank. The mounting is made of creamy silk brocade with blue green silk brocade strips. Brown brocade pieces are pasted on the top and the bottom of the mounting. There is a seal in red ink on the left corner. Wrinkles on the top and right lower side of the bid; some smaller worm holes and one large hole underneath the bird, but all repaired.
Kanō Gyokuraku
Sparrow on a Bamboo Branch
1550 – 1599
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1968/2.54
These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.
One of a pair of six-fold screens
19th century
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1965/1.179
Two magpies rest among hibiscus flowers. “Boneless” washes for the hibiscus flowers are contrasted with ink outlines of bamboo.
Yamamoto Baiitsu (Japanese (culture or style))
Magpies and Hibiscus
1831
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern
1986/1.165
Long, thin hanging scroll with a black/grey ink painting on a gold cloth backing. Writing is in the upper left side of the painting. The painting itself depicts stalks of bamboo.
Tomioka Tessai
Bamboo (pair with 1986/1.167.2)
1865 – 1875
Museum purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1986/1.167.1
<p>Alternating light beige and medium blue maru (double-sided) obi with hand-painted and embroidered gray and white chrysanthemums, orchids, autumnal leaves, plum blossoms, and bamboo leaves.</p>
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Obi
1925 – 1999
Gift of Mrs. Kazuko Miyake
2016/2.62
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