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This portrait of the poet Matsuo Bashō is constructed with seemingly effortless caligraphic lines, and surrounded by lines from one of the poet's works. The figure sits looking out at the viewer, beside his hat and a square container with a handle. The artist's seal is placed to the left of the figure, visually recalling the objects beside the poet on his other side. 
Yokoi Kinkoku (Japanese (culture or style))
Portrait of the Poet 'Basho'
1767 – 1832
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1968/2.22

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ivory Snuff Bottle
1912 – 1949
Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
1980/2.71

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese (culture or style))
A Modern Sannomiya: Maid and Cat
1767 – 1832
Museum Purchase
1960/1.164

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Imperial Jacket
1867 – 1899
Gift of Willard A. & Marybelle Bouchard Hanna
1991/2.38

Frank Gillett
Next Pair Out
1867 – 1932
Bequest of Carl F. Clarke
1954/1.109

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Double Neckrest
1867 – 1899
Museum Purchase
1985/2.52
It has a small straight rim. Abstract flowers is decorated on the shoulder in the cobalt blue. The body shapes octagonal form.<br /> <br /> This white porcelain jar has an octagonal body and is decorated with vignettes in underglaze cobalt blue on the upper part of the shoulder. Its recessed base, created by removing clay from the bottom, retains traces of fine sand support. This angular bottle was shaped using a mold and has a strong sheen. A large number of cracks and contaminants, however, have darkened the surface. The clay is well sintered, forming a sturdy body.<br /> [Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2014) p.175]
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Small faceted bottle
1850 – 1899
Gift of Mrs. Caroline I. Plumer for the James Marshall Plumer Collection
1977/1.196
It is in the shape of a flat disk with octagonal sides, a type that was widely produced in the 19th century. The center of the top surface features a flower petal in a darkish cobalt blue pigment. A pale blue glaze applied over the entire surface, but has a slightly hue. The pigment used on the flower is also applied around the edgesof the octagon, more heavily so in the corners.<br /> <br /> This water dropper was produced at a kiln in Bunwon-ri, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do at the end of 19th century. Its upper surface features an outline painted around the edge and a floral spray design in the center, both rendered in cobalt blue. The design is bluish black in color, a phenomenon sometimes caused by high iron and manganese content in the cobalt underglaze. The water dropper remains intact, except for a slight damage to its spout. The sand spur marks left around the foot are often found on white porcelain produced at private kilns within the vicinity of Bunwon-ri area after the privatization of Bunwon-ri kilns
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Blue-and-white octagonal water dropper with floral design
1850 – 1899
Gift of Mrs. Caroline I. Plumer for the James Marshall Plumer Collection
1977/1.197

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Malachite ornamental snuff bottle
1912 – 1949
Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
1980/2.42

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Round Embroidery
1867 – 1932
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johe
1989/2.77
Portrait of a woman wearing men's clothing with a top hat, scarf around her neck and a suit jacket.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Madame Rejane
1867 – 1899
Gift in honor of Louis C. and Helen Grace Andrews
2014/1.622
A landscape of mountains and trees.
Hirano Gogaku
Mountain Landscape
1867 – 1899
Gift of the Estate of Betty I. Monroe, PhD
2014/2.248
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