Backstage Celebrations of a Full-house Hit at the Nakamura Theater (Nakamura-za ōiri gakuya atari furumai no zu)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞

Interior of Asakusa Kannon Temple (Asakusa Kannon no naidō)

Narazaki Eishō

Fragment

Sherd: Fragment of a Vessel

Door God: Heavenly Official with Five Sons

Jade 'Cong' Cylinder

Lantern Maker (Chōchinya)

Yoshida Hiroshi

-Christ...the beautiful woman!... -Oh my god, I... the handsome man!... (this last sentence was translated from Chinese by Lassagne).

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Lantern Painters at Work

Yoshida Hiroshi

Small Circular Covered Box with Decoration of Kinkakuji Temple

Shallow Dish with Scrolling Floral Décor (One of Two)

At Cherbourg

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Music in Spring (Shunfu [Haru no fu])

Shinagawa Takumi

Small, Elongated Octagonal Platter with Decoration of Bridge, Buildings, and Fishing Boats along a River

Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Phoenixes, a Galloping Qilin Bearing a Fruiting Grape Branch, and a Bird on a Fruiting Grape Branch

Jade Covered Box in the Form of a Quail (One of a Pair with 1942.185.248.A-B)

"Recalled with enthusiasm!...and not one hired applauder...there's one who calls himself a real success...and they say that the art of Drama is decaying...let's go!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Small Circular Mirror with Relief Decoraiton of Lions, Birds, and Insects against a Fruiting Grapevine Arabesque

Oval Bottom of an Early Roman Ceramic Unguentarium

"Voyons donc, voyons donc les amis...pour deux pauv' p'tites bouteilles...si vous n'êtes pas plus solides que ça sur vos jambes..., je n'vous engagerai plus à m'payer à boire!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Two Men Drinking Tea/ Fujikawa, from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Corner Shop

Clifton Karhu

Rectangular Brush Tray (Bichuan) with Dragon-and-Phoenix Decor

Imperial Robe with Dragon Decor

Shallow Dish with Scrolling Floral Décor (One of Two)

Bon Odori

Maekawa Senpan

"Why is it that the others say...that this long pigtail is of no use to the Chinese!...it's great for taking swimming lessons..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Three Boxes from an Incense-Game Set (Kōdōgubako) with Bamboo, Pine and Double Family-Crest Design

Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (Kibatan ōmu), from the series At the Zoological Garden (Dobutsuen)

Yoshida Hiroshi

English Man in Native Costume

Ikkōsai Yoshimori

Small Bronze-Form "Zhi" Vessel with Bowstring-Line Decor

Travelers Walking by a Restaurant/ Tsuchiyama, from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Murataya Jirobei

CALENDAR FOR 1954, MADE UP OF 12 SHEETS

Shallow, Circular Dish with Lotus Decor

Small Jade Sculpture Representing a Crab Grasping a Branch of Blossoming Chrysanthemum

The Streets of Paris in the First Days of September

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Circular Warming Dish with Decoration of Bridge, Mansion, and Fishing Boats along a River

Tiered Incense Container (Jūkōgō) with Crane, Turtle, Pine, and Bamboo Design

Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Pine, Bamboo, Crane, and Turtle Design

Recumbent Animal

Circular Covered Box with Decoration of a Dragon Pursuing a Flaming Jewel amid Stylized Clouds

One of Ten Miscellaneous Fragments of Painted Funerary Ware

Door God: General Yuchi Gong (Hu Jingde)

ROBE (TIED AND DYED DESIGN, DONE WITH BLOCK)

Imperial Robe with Dragon Decor

Small Jade Sculpture Representing Two Intertwined Ducks Resting on a Lotus Leaf

Small, Circular Bowl with Flaring Lip and Scrolling-Peony Decor

Circular Dish with Canted Rim and Stylized Wave Decor

"Yes ma'am, those creatures there all come from the botanical garden..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Christ! the beautiful sorrel plant!

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Circular Dish with Decoration of Grasshopper Among Flowers and Plants

Fragment of an Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Four Birds (one of three pieces that form a complete mirror)

Pear-Shaped Bottle with Slightly Flaring Lip and Rose-Hued Glaze

Daoist Priest's Robe

Circular Dish with Stylized Floral Decor

Nishinomiya, Number 5 from the series Pictures of Famous Places in Osaka and Kobe (Hanshin meishō zue)

Nagai Hyōsai (aka Nagai Eizō)

Circular Dish with Canted Rim and Stylized Wave Decor

The Queens of StreetTheater Summoned to Surrender Themsleves at Once to the Théâtre Français!...

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

-Mr. Concierge, I'm going out with my wife... I have the honor of asking your permission to let us return today after midnight! -I consent... but let this not happen too often... else, we'll have to see...

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Ils ont acclimaté l'igname en France...mais ils n'ont pas encore pu l'acclimater dans les Français!...

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Rehearsal of a Dramatic Piece: "No, barbarian! only death can separate me from my child!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Town (Machi)

Ono Tadashige

Circular Dish with Decoration of Boat, Pavilions, Willow Tress, and Distant Mountains

Circular Dish with Subtly Bracketed, Everted Rim and with Decoration of Birds among Flowers and Plants

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Deer and Bamboo Design

Robe with "Bingata" (paste-resist) Decoration of Phoenixes and Clouds on a White Ground

Fragment of an Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Two Phoenixes, a Qilin, and a Mythical Animal (one of four pieces that form an incomplete mirror)

Summer Robe with Kasuri (ikat) Designs and with Black, Yellow, and Green Stripes on a Salmon-Colored Ground

Fragment of an Eight-Lobed Mirror with Relief Decoration of Four Birds (one of three pieces that form a complete mirror)

Fragment of the Cylindrical Base of a Short Pedestalled Vessel, the Base with Horizontal Bands in Relief and with Small Circular Perforations

Chipped Circular Dish with Ribbed Decor

Large Circular Platter with Floral Decor

Mount Fuji from Behind, from the series One Hundred Views of New Japan (Shin Nippon hyakkei)

Fukazawa Sakuichi

Model Stupa

Circular Mirror with Relief Decoration of Four Fantastic Creatures, Symbols of the Four Directions, and Auspicious Inscription (a forgery purporting to date to the Sui dynasty)

Small Jar (from Swankhalok)

"Meiping" Bottle with Coral-Red Glaze

Vase with Flaring Foot and Neck and with Coral-Red Glaze

Ceremonial Axe

Jade Covered Box in the Form of a Quail (One of a Pair with 1942.185.247.A-B)

Rocks -- Illustration from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shizhuzhai shuhua pu)

Hu Zhengyan 胡正言

Man and Horse/ Fukuroi, from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Travelers by the Lake Biwa/ Kusatsu, from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Courtiers Approaching Stone Steps/ Kyoto (Kyō), from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Two Men and a Woman Washing Cloths/ Fuchū, from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎