Author: Henry Smyth
Scene From Naval Battles in the Sino Japanese War
Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915?), Matsumoto Heikichi (woodcarver)Date Created: 1894Location: JapanPhysical Dimensions: 47 x 82.5 cmMedium: Woodblock Print on PaperPeriod: Meiji…
Monsters, Water, and War: Beasts and Battles in Japanese Art and Culture
The exhibition Monsters, Water, and War examines the influence of folk tales and military history on the art and culture…
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent
Creator: Tsukioka YoshitoshiDate Created: 1865, 9th monthLocation: JapanPhysical Dimensions: Image: 13 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (34.8 x 24.1 cm);…
Movie Poster for 1954 Japanese film Godzilla
Creator: (東宝株式会社, Tōhō Kabushiki-kaisha) Date Created: 1954 Period: Postwar Period © 1954 – movie poster made by Toho Company Ltd. …
Scene from Russo-Japanese War
Creator: Toyohara Chikanobu 豊原周信Location: JapanDate Created: 1904Physical Dimensions: 36.7 × 72 cm (14 7/16 × 28 3/8 in)Medium: Woodblock Print…
Evening Shower at Ryogoku
Creator: Utagawa HirokageDate Created: 1859Location: JapanDimensions: 13-3/16 x 8-1/2 in. (image) 13-3/4 x 9-1/2 in. (sheet)Period: EdoMedium: Ink on paper,…
Super Famicom Super Godzilla – Japanese Edition Cover
Perhaps the most famous monster of all time, Godzilla was born just less than a decade after the end of…
Untitled (Three Women Listening)
Title: Untitled (Three Women Listening) Creator: Kunisada, Utagawa Date: 1851-53 Culture: Japanese Materials: Wood, Ink Dimensions: aprox. 12 x 18…
A Woman Who Paints Thangkas
Professor Xue’s documentary, “A Woman Who Paints Thangkas” provides an enthralling glimpse into the life of Lutso, a female Thangka…
Hiroshima Panels Crows
Title: XIV Crows Creator: Maruki Toshi, Maruki Iri Date: 1972 Culture: Japanese Materials: Sumi ink on paper Dimensions: 180 cm…
Gandhara Buddha
Title: Buddha Date: 6th-7th century Date Created: 0500, 6th-7th century Physical Dimensions: H 14 3/4 x W 9 3/4 x D 3 1/2 in….
Jomon Period Jar
Title: Jar Date: 2500-1500 BCE Location: Japan Physical Dimensions: h14.13 in (Overall) Provenance: 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Purchased with the Hollis Family Foundation Fund, the Henry…
Jade Burial Suit
Title: Shroud Sewn with Silk Thread Date: ca.205 B.C. – 24 A.D. Dimensions: w44 x d173 cm (Complete) Repository: Museum of the Western Han…
Woman Riding Brahman Figurine
Title: Woman Riding Two Brahman Bulls Creator: Unknown Date: 2000–1750 B.C. Period: Late Harrapan Period Location: India (Kausambi) Culture: Early…
