Brosseau Center for Learning: Japanese Craft

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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
circa 1820s–1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
gunsen (war fan)
mid-late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Shiomi Masanari (1647–1722), inro, netsuke, ojime (fox wedding scene)
Shiomi Masanari (1647–1722)
early 1700s
inro, netsuke, ojime
date unknown
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663–1747), inro, netsuke, ojime
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb) with turtle
Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
date unknown
kushi (comb) with butterflies
Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
kushi (comb)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
hairpin (kanzashi) with turtle
Edo period (1600–1868)
Deme Uman (active 1772–1780), netsuke (fox mask)
Deme Uman (active 1772–1780)
circa 1772–1780, Edo period (1600–1868)
hair ornament
date unknown
hairpin (kanzashi) with flower
Edo period (1600–1868)
bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin)
Edo period (1600–1868)
bira kanzashi (dangling hairpin)
Edo period (1600–1868)
netsuke
1800s
netsuke
1800s
netsuke (Octopus and Monkey)
1700s–1800, Edo period (1600–1868)
化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
化粧箱 Keshobako (cosmetic box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
netsuke
mid 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Miharu (Meiji period (1868–1912)), 香炉 koro (incense burner)
Miharu (Meiji period (1868–1912))
circa 1880s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
tetsubin 鉄瓶 (kettle)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1910)
hanaire 花入 (flower container)
circa 1730, Edo period (1600–1868)
Eiraku Hozen (1795–1854), vase
1827–1853, Edo period (1600–1868)
chaire 茶入 (tea caddy with lid)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Takatori tea caddy with lid
1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
chawan茶碗 (tea bowl)
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl)
late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Shichibei (circa 1840–1860), pedestal bowl
Shichibei (circa 1840–1860)
Edo period (1600–1868)
Seifū Yohei III (1851–1914), lobed bowl
1890–1900, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Kinkōzan Sōbei (1868–1927), vase
circa 1904–1925, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916), gu vase
1897–1912, Meiji period (1868–1912)
water jar
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
mizusashi 水指 (lidded water container)
1500s–1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
garlic-bulb vase
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl) with mon 紋 (crest)
circa 1775, Edo period (1600–1868)
Midoriyama (1868–1912), incense burner with lid
Midoriyama (1868–1912)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
水指 mizusashi (lidded water container)
circa 1750, Edo period (1600–1868)
Miyagawa Kōzan (1842–1916), bowl with chrysanthemums
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Hotoda shop, miniature teapot
Hotoda shop
late 1800s–early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
布袋 (Hotei with two children)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
tsuba (sword guard)
date unknown
tsuba (sword guard)
date unknown
tsuba (sword guard)
1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Sōten School, tsuba (sword guard)
Sōten School
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
tsuba (sword guard)
date unknown
tsuba (sword guard)
date unknown
tsuba (sword guard)
date unknown
tsuba (sword guard)
date unknown
kozuka (knife handle)
Edo period (1600–1868)
kozuka (knife handle)
Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
kozuka (knife handle)
Edo period (1600–1868)
kogatana (utilitly knife for use with long sword) and kozuka (knife handle)
Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Daikoku
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Ebisu
early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
tachi (slung sword) in saya (scabbard)
1880–1895, Meiji period (1868–1912)
鞍 kura (saddle)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
fubako 文箱 (letter box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) to early Meiji period (1868–1912)
Namikawa Sōsuke (1847–1910), vase with crane
1890–1915
Hirata Jūkō VII (1855–1926), punch bowl with bamboo and wisteria
Hirata Jūkō VII (1855–1926)
1905, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Jingasa (ceremonial military hat)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
棗 natsume (tea caddy)
late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kajikawa Family (active 1700s), sakazuki (sake drinking cup)
Kajikawa Family (active 1700s)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
lacquer bowl
date unknown
lacquer dish
date unknown
Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743), 皿 sara (dish)
Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743)
circa 1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883–1959), manaitazara (cutting board dish)
Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883–1959)
early-mid 1900s
netsuke
1800s
netsuke
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Seisai (active 1937–1978); Shōō Sōsa (1818–1860), 松香合 matsu kōgō (pine incense container)
Seisai (active 1937–1978); Shōō Sōsa (1818–1860)
1890 or 1950
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara, bronze mirror
Yoshitsuga Fujiwara
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
A Dyer
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663–1747), bon (tray)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kiyomizu Rokubei III (1820–1883), 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
Kiyomizu Rokubei III (1820–1883)
1900s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji Period (1869–1912)
茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
1700s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Kinkōzan workshop, small covered cosmetic dish
Kinkōzan workshop
circa 1910, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Ebisu figure
late 1900s
set of two dolls
late 1900s
Yasuda Kikuchi 安田俊吉, 小面 koomote nō (young woman mask)
Yasuda Kikuchi 安田俊吉
1986
Iwamura Sadao (1912–1944), cabinet
Iwamura Sadao (1912–1944)
1936
white wedding kimono
1942, Showa period (1926–1989)
purse with mirror and closure
circa 1940, Showa period (1926–1989)
hairpin case with tassel
circa 1940, Showa period (1926–1989)
hairpin
circa 1940, Showa period (1926–1989)
Daruma
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
lacquer case for bronze mirror
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
bowl with flying cranes
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
large jar
late 1800s–early 1900s
硯箱 suzuribako (writing box)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) to early Meiji period (1868–1912)
Karacho (founded 1624); Ando Hisao; Senda Chojiro, Big bamboo pattern
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date unknown
木刀 bokutō (false sword)
late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)