Autumn Trees and Grasses by a Stream late 17th–early 18th century

Tea Utensils second half 19th century

Basketwork Box with Design of Peonies on Inset second half of the 19th century

Large Flower Basket second half of the 19th century

Gourd-Shaped Wall Basket for Flowers second half of the 19th century

Gourd-Shaped Wall Basket for Flowers - details second half of the 19th century

Flower Basket second half of the 19th century

Flower Basket 19th century

Flower Basket 19th century

Basketwork Box with Peonies second half of the 19th century

Writing Box (suzuri-bako) with Mice and Fan 18th century

Boar and Grasses second half of the 19th century

BoarTomotada (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century)

Box for Paper (Ryōshibako) with Decoration of Butterflies and Autumn Grasses second half of the 19th century

Box with Butterflies and Ferns second half of the 19th century

Box with Butterflies and Ferns second half of the 19th century

Cat Watching a Spider Ōide Tōkō (Japanese, 1841–1905)

Chinese General

Guan Yu (Kan’u)

18th century

Crouching Baku (Mythical Creature) 18th century

Dutchman with a Rooster

late 18th century

Kirin (Mythical Chimera) 18th century

Kirin (Mythical Chimera) Standing on a Seal second half 18th century–first half 19th century

Ryūjin, Dragon King of the Sea late 18th–early 19th century

Ashinaga (Long Legs) and a Daoist Sage

18th century

Seated Baku (Mythical Creature Devouring Nightmares) 18th century

Ox Tomotada (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century)

Sleeping Farmer second half 19th century

Tiger Minkō (Japanese, ca. 1735–1816) Shōki the Demon Queller and a Small Demon

18th century

Daoist Immortal Tōbōsaku Sennin late 18th–early 19th century

Stag second half of the 19th century

NetsukeFlowers and Grasses with a Praying-Mantis late 18th century

Inrō with Grapevine

second half of the 18th century

Inrō with “Chrysanthemum Youth” (Kikujidō) first half of the19th century

Inrō with “Chrysanthemum Youth” (Kikujidō) first half of the19th century

Inrō in the Shape of Mount Fuji late 18th–early 19th century S

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Helmet (Hoshi Kabuto) 14th century

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

Sound: James Galway – Tokuyama Lu Haby; Zui Zui Zukkorobashi 2016