Saturday, August 31, 2024

MFA Asian Exhibit, Part 2

 More of the great Asian collection.

Buddhist sculpture exhibit 

Bos for ordination documents (kaitaibako)
Japan, 14th-15th centuries



Tea room exhibit


Soga Shohaku, Japanese, 1730-1781
The Eight Revelers, about 1770



detail of above

detail of above

Attributed to Kano Motonobu  Japanese, 1476-1559
Sogi  first half of the 16th century


detail of above

detail of above

Hishikawa Moronobu, Japanese, died in 1694
Scenes from the Nakamura Kabuki Theater, right screen
Scenes from the Yoshiwara Pleasure District, left screen




detail of above

detail of above



Takaishi Shigeyoshi, Japanese, 19th century
Articulated model of a dragon




Unno Moritoshi, Japanese, 1834-1896
Tsuba with design of King of Hell, demon, and sinner



Scenes from a film about No drama.






No Costumes



Mitsuyoshi, Japanese, 19th. century
Tobacco pouch; pipe case, netsuke, ojime; pouch clasp
with design of Zhand, Fei, Kiu, or Guan Yu



Kajikawa Bunryusai, Japanese, 19th century
Inro with design of haresand scouring rush (tokusa_); ojime and netsuke



Koma Kansai II  Japanese, 1767-1835
Inro with design of Kiyohime and bell



Yuso, Japanese, late 19th centuruy
The Monkey King



Koma Kansai II Japanese,1867-1835
Shibayama Soichi  Japanese, 19th century
Inro with sea life design



Izumiya Tomotado  Japanese, active about 1781
Tigress and cubs

Next Blog: the rest of the afternoon, different exhibits.



 

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