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Brosseau Center for Learning: Japanese Craft

Brosseau Center for Learning: Japanese Craft

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This selection of Japanese crafts has been selected in conjunction with the Spring 2017 Murphy Seminar.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864), courtesans and attendants under a plum tree — courtesans and attendants under a plum tree

Utagawa Kunisada

circa 1820s–1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

gunsen (war fan) — gunsen (war fan)

mid-late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shiomi Masanari (1647–1722), inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene) — inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene)

Shiomi Masanari

early 1700s

inro, netsuke, ojime — inro, netsuke, ojime

1800s

inro, netsuke, ojime — inro, netsuke, ojime

date unknown

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663–1747), inro, netsuke, ojime — inro, netsuke, ojime

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) with turtle — kushi (comb) with turtle

Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

date unknown

kushi (comb) with butterflies — kushi (comb) with butterflies

Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

kushi (comb) — kushi (comb)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

hairpin (kanzashi) with turtle — hairpin (kanzashi) with turtle

Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke (Hannya mask) — netsuke (Hannya mask)

date unknown

Deme Uman (active 1772–1780), netsuke (fox mask) — netsuke (fox mask)

Deme Uman

circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)

hair ornament — hair ornament

date unknown

bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin) — bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin)

date unknown

hairpin (kanzashi) with flower — hairpin (kanzashi) with flower

Edo period (1600–1868)

bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin) — bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin)

Edo period (1600–1868)

bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin) — bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin)

Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

netsuke (Octopus and Monkey) — netsuke (Octopus and Monkey)

1700s–1800, Edo period (1600–1868)

化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box) — 化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box) — 化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box) — 化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box) — 化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box) — 化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box) — 化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

netsuke — netsuke

mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Miharu (Meiji period (1868–1912)), 香炉 koro (incense burner) — 香炉 koro (incense burner)

Miharu

circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

tetsubin 鉄瓶 (kettle) — tetsubin 鉄瓶 (kettle)

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1910)

hanaire 花入 (flower container) — hanaire 花入 (flower container)

circa 1730, Edo period (1600–1868)

Eiraku Hozen (1795–1854), vase — vase

Eiraku Hozen

1827–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)

chaire 茶入 (tea caddy with lid) — chaire 茶入 (tea caddy with lid)

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Takatori tea caddy with lid — Takatori tea caddy with lid

1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)

chawan茶碗 (tea bowl) — chawan茶碗 (tea bowl)

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)

Meiji period (1868–1912)

chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl) — chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl)

late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Shichibei (circa 1840–1860), pedestal bowl — pedestal bowl

Shichibei

Edo period (1600–1868)

Seifū Yohei III (1851–1914), lobed bowl — lobed bowl

Seifū Yohei III

1890–1900, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Takemoto Hayata (1848–1892), vase — vase

Takemoto Hayata

circa 1880s

Kinkōzan Sōbei (1868–1927), vase — vase

Kinkōzan Sōbei

circa 1904–1925, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916), gu vase — gu vase

Miyagawa Kōzan

1897–1912, Meiji period (1868–1912)

水指 mizusashi (lidded water container) — 水指 mizusashi (lidded water container)

Edo period (1600–1868)

water jar — water jar

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

mizusashi 水指 (lidded water container) — mizusashi 水指 (lidded water container)

1500s–1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)

garlic-bulb vase — garlic-bulb vase

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl) with mon 紋 (crest) — chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl) with mon 紋 (crest)

circa 1775, Edo period (1600–1868)

Midoriyama (1868–1912), incense burner with lid — incense burner with lid

Midoriyama

Meiji period (1868–1912)

水指 mizusashi (lidded water container) — 水指 mizusashi (lidded water container)

circa 1750, Edo period (1600–1868)

Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916), bowl with chrysanthemums — bowl with chrysanthemums

Miyagawa Kōzan

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Hotoda shop, miniature teapot — miniature teapot

Hotoda shop

late 1800s–early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

布袋 (Hotei with two children) — 布袋 (Hotei with two children)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō — zushi (portable shrine) containing Aizen Myōō

Meiji period (1868–1912)

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

date unknown

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

date unknown

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sōten School, tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

Sōten School

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

date unknown

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

date unknown

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

date unknown

tsuba (sword guard) — tsuba (sword guard)

date unknown

kozuka (knife handle) — kozuka (knife handle)

Edo period (1600–1868)

kozuka (knife handle) — kozuka (knife handle)

Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

kozuka (knife handle) — kozuka (knife handle)

Edo period (1600–1868)

kogatana (utilitly knife for use with long sword) and kozuka (knife handle) — kogatana (utilitly knife for use with long sword) and kozuka (knife handle)

Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

fuchi-kashira (collar and pommel cap) — fuchi-kashira (collar and pommel cap)

date unknown

fuchi-kashira (collar and pommel cap) with coins — fuchi-kashira (collar and pommel cap) with coins

date unknown

香合 biwa-shaped kōgō (incense container) — 香合 biwa-shaped kōgō (incense container)

circa 1800s

Daikoku — Daikoku

early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

tobacco (or opium) pipe — tobacco (or opium) pipe

date unknown

Ebisu — Ebisu

early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

tachi (slung sword) in saya (scabbard) — tachi (slung sword) in saya (scabbard)

1880–1895, Meiji period (1868–1912)

鞍 kura (saddle) — 鞍 kura (saddle)

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

旭日桐花大綬章 Kyokujitsu tōka daijushō (Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with the Paulownia Flowers) Badge and Breast Star — 旭日桐花大綬章 Kyokujitsu tōka daijushō (Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with the Paulownia Flowers) Badge and Breast Star

July 3, 1914, Taisho period (1912–1926)

fubako 文箱 (letter box) — fubako 文箱 (letter box)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) to early Meiji period (1868–1912)

Namikawa Sōsuke (1847–1910), vase with crane — vase with crane

Namikawa Sōsuke

1890–1915

Hirata Jūkō VII (1855–1926), punch bowl with bamboo and wisteria — punch bowl with bamboo and wisteria

Hirata Jūkō VII

1905, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Jingasa (ceremonial military hat) — Jingasa (ceremonial military hat)

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

小箱 kobako (small box) — 小箱 kobako (small box)

1800s

棗 natsume (tea caddy) — 棗 natsume (tea caddy)

late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kajikawa Family (active 1700s), sakazuki (sake drinking cup) — sakazuki (sake drinking cup)

Kajikawa Family

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

lacquer bowl — lacquer bowl

date unknown

lacquer dish — lacquer dish

date unknown

Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743), 皿 sara (dish) — 皿 sara (dish)

Ogata Kenzan

circa 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sculptor at Work (after Mitsuoki Tosa scroll) — Sculptor at Work (after Mitsuoki Tosa scroll)

1923–1926

Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883–1959), manaitazara (cutting board dish) — manaitazara (cutting board dish)

Kitaōji Rosanjin

early-mid 1900s

netsuke — netsuke

1800s

netsuke — netsuke

1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Yoshitsuga Fujiwara, bronze mirror — bronze mirror

Yoshitsuga Fujiwara

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

A Dyer — A Dyer

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663–1747), bon (tray) — bon (tray)

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kiyomizu Rokubei III (1820–1883), 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)

Kiyomizu Rokubei III

1900s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji Period (1869–1912)

茶碗 chawan (tea bowl) — 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)

1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kinkōzan workshop, small covered cosmetic dish — small covered cosmetic dish

Kinkōzan workshop

circa 1910, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Ebisu figure — Ebisu figure

late 1900s

Daruma nesting dolls — Daruma nesting dolls

late 1900s

set of two dolls — set of two dolls

late 1900s

miniature Gion festival float — miniature Gion festival float

late 1900s

Hinamatsuri (doll festival) figures — Hinamatsuri (doll festival) figures

late 1900s

female figure representing an angel — female figure representing an angel

late 1800s–1972

warrior figure with spear for Boy's Day festival — warrior figure with spear for Boy's Day festival

late 1900s

Takatsu Koichi (born 1941), 空吹 usofuki kyōgen (blowing man mask) — 空吹 usofuki kyōgen (blowing man mask)

Takatsu Koichi

late 1900s

Yasuda Kikuchi 安田俊吉, 小面 koomote nō (young woman mask) — 小面 koomote nō (young woman mask)

Yasuda Kikuchi 安田俊吉

1986

Nakanoko Tami (1893–1971), 普賢菩薩 Fugen Bosatsu (The Bodhisattva Samantabhadra riding a white elephant) — 普賢菩薩 Fugen Bosatsu (The Bodhisattva Samantabhadra riding a white elephant)

Nakanoko Tami

late 1960s

Iwamura Sadao (1912–1944), cabinet — cabinet

Iwamura Sadao

1936

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861); Ebiya Rinnosuke, 行川三平宗則 #8, Yukukawa Sanpei Munenori — 行川三平宗則 #8, Yukukawa Sanpei Munenori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Ebiya Rinnosuke

1847

white wedding kimono — white wedding kimono

1942, Showa period (1926–1989)

Daruma — Daruma

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

lacquer case for bronze mirror — lacquer case for bronze mirror

early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

tea bowl

bowl with flying cranes — bowl with flying cranes

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

large jar — large jar

late 1800s–early 1900s

Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro, Big bamboo pattern — Big bamboo pattern

Karacho, Ando Hisao, Senda Chojiro

date unknown

Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro, Vertical cloud pattern — Vertical cloud pattern

Karacho, Ando Hisao, Senda Chojiro

date unknown

Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro, Young pine tree in circle pattern — Young pine tree in circle pattern

Karacho, Ando Hisao, Senda Chojiro

1790s

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Calpurnia — Calpurnia

Willie Cole, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

2012

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Bertha Mae — Bertha Mae

Willie Cole, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

2012

Willie Cole (born 1955); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Lula Bell — Lula Bell

Willie Cole, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

2012

木刀 bokutō (false sword) — 木刀 bokutō (false sword)

late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)