Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works originating in Japan (1,515) works on display (76) works with images (1,011) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 13 14 15 16 17 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number Japan Wakizashi 19th century 442.1996.a-i Japan The Plain of Musashi late 17th century-18th century 143.2000.a-b Japan Writing box (suzuribako) mid 19th century 349.2005.a-e Japan Nō theatre costume circa 1800 286.2006 Japan tsuba (with pierced net design) 19th century 439.1996 Japan The tenth rakan 14th century 323.2005 Japan Round dish with peony design and geometric patterns late 19th century 91.2011 Japan Set of five footed lacquer trays with décor of birds and flowers late 19th century-early 20th century 95.2011.a-e Japan Set of three footed lacquer tray with décor of autumn grasses and flowers late 19th century-early 20th century 94.2011.a-c Japan Kimono for first presentation of baby at Shinto shrine (Miyamairi kimono) with design of cranes over waves and auspicious instruments circa 1909 97.2011 Japan Food storage box in shape of a plum blossom late 19th century-early 20th century 96.2011.a-e Japan Kimono for first presentation of baby at Shinto shrine (Miyamairi kimono) with design of fan-shaped cartouches containing pines, aoi leaves and Samurai battle scenes circa 1909 98.2011 Japan Comb with décor of peonies late 19th century-early 20th century 99.2011 Japan Comb late 19th century-early 20th century 100.2011 Japan Hairpin late 19th century-early 20th century 102.2011 Japan Lacquer box with silver panels 19th century 197.2004 Japan Nō theatre robe (maiginu) early 19th century 176.2004 Japan Small Buddhist travelling shrine 68.2012 Japan Sword guard ('tsuba') with openwork design of man reading and a bull 19th century 440.1996 Japan fuchi (with design of warrior in sea battle) 19th century 419.1996 Japan fuchi (with design of crane and tortoise) 19th century 420.1996 Japan fuchi (with design of man holding a lantern and umbrella) 19th century 422.1996 Japan fuchi (decorated with scroll blind in the wind and ivy) 19th century 423.1996 Japan fuchi (design of plum blossoms, lattices and house) 19th century 424.1996 Japan kashira (with design of warrior on horseback) 19th century 425.1996 Japan kashira (with design of fir trees and bird in flight) 19th century 426.1996 Japan Kashira (with design of Hotei) 19th century 427.1996 Japan Menuki (in the shape of armour sleeve and strings) 19th century 428.1996 Japan Towel stand with design of peacock feather pattern 18th century-19th century 645.1994 Japan tsuba (with pierced design of old man and his young attendant in a landscape with a plum tree, waterfall and a crane in flight) 19th century 431.1996 Japan Tsuba (with pierced design of boy with scroll) 19th century 432.1996 Japan tsuba (with design of old man) 19th century 438.1996 Japan Four-case 'inrô' decorated with a traveller in a landscape theme with chrysanthemum decorated metal 'ojime' attached 1615-1867 127.1995.a-f Japan Three-case 'inrô' decorated with coxcomb and autumn grasses 19th century 128.1995.a-d Japan Four-case 'inrô' decorated with pavillion and huts by a lake with 'ojime' and 'manjû' attached 19th century 129.1995.a-g Japan Vase decorated with a pair of dragons in high relief 18th century 135.2003 Japan Netsuke in the form of Daruma with a fly whisk, wearing a towel round his head 19th century 33.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of two dragon heads encircling a bell 19th century 20.2002 Japan 'Manju hako' netsuke in two parts carved in 'shishiaibori' with thunder god 19th century 21.2002.a-b Japan 'Karaori' nō robe with design of flowers of the four seasons on sectioned red-and-white background 19th century 321.2002 Japan 'Manju' netsuke of woodcutter and woman, with multiple silver chains [which originally would have attached it to a tobacco pouch] 19th century 22.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a running boar 19th century 28.2002 Japan 'Manju' box netsuke with design of peony and lion 19th century 24.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a monkey dressed as a court noble 19th century 23.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of two clam shells 19th century 25.2002 On display – Naala Nura, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries Japan Netsuke in the form of mushrooms 19th century 26.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of Chôkarô 'sennin' carrying a gourd 19th century 29.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of beans 19th century 27.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of Gama 'sennin' with a toad 19th century 30.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of 'Kumosuke' (Tôkaidô porter) 19th century 31.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a mushroom with 'okame' leaning against it and 'oni' crouching under it 19th century 32.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a Kirin 19th century 34.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a cucumber with wasp 19th century 35.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a 'sennin' holding a staff 19th century 36.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a Dutchman with a hat, holding a horn 19th century 37.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of 'Ashinaga' ('the long legs') carrying 'tenaga' ('the long arms') who is holding an octopus 19th century 38.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of Hotei (?) carrying a child on his shoulders 19th century 39.2002 Japan Netsuke in the form of a fox disguised as a woman dancing 19th century 40.2002 On display – Naala Nura, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries Japan Netsuke in the form of a toad 19th century 41.2002 On display – Naala Nura, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries Japan Netsuke in the form of a seated skeleton hitting a 'wooden fish' bell ('mokugyo') 19th century 45.2002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 13 14 15 16 17