#edo period

酒井抱一筆   鶯白梅図           

Title:                     Bush Warbler (Uguisu) in a Plum Tree                

Artist:                     Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828

Period:                   Edo period (1615–1868)                

Date:                      early 19th century                

Culture:                  Japan                

Medium:                 Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk                          

Credit Line:            Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015                

Accession Number: 2015.500.9.15  -  The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lacquer Box with Crabs, Waves and Flowers, Japan, 17th century 江戸時代 蟹波蒔絵箱

Met Museum New York

Provenance: Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, until 1989; sold to Irving]; Florence and Herbert Irving, New York (1989–2015; donated to MMA)

H. 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm); W .6 in. (15.2 cm); L.12 ½ in. (31.8 cm)

Sea Route Listing from China to Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1850

Brooklyn Museum

Provenance: donated by Israel Samuelly

11 13/16 x 8 5/8 in. (30.0 x 21.9 cm)