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Dress

Dresses decorated with rich embroidery and patchwork in vibr…
Nettle fibre jacket

The Himalayan mountain nettle (known locally as allo ) provi…
Silk and cotton textile

Such cloths, tanshifa , were reserved for ceremonial occasio…
Silk textile (lamba akotofahana)

Madagascar, the large island off the coast of south-east Afr…
Kano Isen'in Naganobu, Twelve Famous Places in Japan, an album of 12 paintings

These paintings come from an album labelled simply 'Sansui g…
Sumiyoshi Keishu, Falcons on Perches, a pair of hanging scroll paintings

Falconry in medieval Japan, as in many countries, was a popu…
Tani Buncho, Kazan en'u ('Summer Mountains and Misty Rain'), a hanging scroll painting

This is typical of the atmospheric ink paintings of summer s…
Part of a silk panel

Two scenes, one a mirror image of the other, depict a mounte…
Coat

Coats like this were the main item of clothing worn by women…
Coat dress

This coat dress ( jillayeh ) was worn by Beit Dajan brides d…
Dress

This is an extremely fine example of the distinctive dress o…
Jacket

This woman's jacket ( taqsireh ) is made from red woollen br…
Panel of tablet-woven silk

This cloth was designed as the central section of a triptych…
Silk dancing dress

This silk dress is part of a costume that would have been wo…
Soapstone pipe bowl

This pipe-bowl, and the stem which is now missing, were depi…
Woman's sleeveless coat

This coat ( klashnik ) is part of a particular style of cost…
Woman's tunic

In Mahdia, cotton tunics ( qmajja tawaliy ) are worn today a…
Avalokiteshvara, a hanging scroll painting

Many Buddhist works of art were produced during the Koryo pe…
Bodhisattva with a glass beaker, ink and colours on a silk banner

The figure of a bodhisattva is painted on a narrow piece o…
Four luohans and attendants, a hanging scroll painting

This scroll may have belonged to a series of scrolls which d…
Gan Ku, Cat Killing a Bird, a hanging scroll painting

Gan Ku (1749-1838) left his native Kanazawa in 1779 or 1780 …
Hanabusa Itcho, Xiwangmu, Butterflies around Bamboo and Chrysanthemums and Butterfly over Cotton Roses, a triptych of ha

Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, approaches through t…
Ikeda Koson, Shrike and Autumn Plants, a hanging scroll painting

This work evokes the atmosphere of autumn, with a brown shri…
Jimbaori (armour surcoat)

The jimbaori was originally simply a serviceable surcoat to …
Kano Eisen'in Michinobu, Cranes, a handscroll painting

Since ancient times the tsuru (crane) has been regarded as a…
Kano Seisen'in Osanobu, copy after the handscroll Landscapes of the Four Seasons by Sesshu

This is a copy after the celebrated handscroll Landscapes of…
Kano Shunko, Procession of an Embassy from the Ryukyu Kingdom, a pair of handscroll paintings

The Ryūkyū Islands are a chain of more than 70 isl…
Kano Torin Yoshinobu, Yang Guifei and Peonies, a triptych of hanging scroll paintings

Yang Guifei (Japanese: Yōkihi) was the consort of Emper…
Kano Tosen Nakanobu, Birds and Flowers after Classical Chinese Paintings, a hanging scroll painting

Gold dust has been applied to the silk in the sotoguma ('out…
Kawamura Bumpo, Chinese Scholars and Japanese Festival Scenes, a pair of handscroll paintings

Kawamura Bumpō (1779-1821) studied under Gan Ku (1747-1…
Keisai Eisen, Young woman arranging her hair, a hanging scroll painting

The young woman depicted here is probably the teenage daught…
Kitagawa Tsukimaro, Geisha, a pair of hanging scroll paintings

Although they are slightly different in size, these two pain…
Ko Sukei, Shrine Festival, a hanging scroll painting

A tree is being carried along in a large basket, suspended f…
Maruyama okyo, Nine Old Men of Mt. Xiang, a 2-fold screen painting

The small size and format of this screen suggest it was used…
Masuyama Sessai, Birds and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting

The parrot is not native to Japan, but it was imported from …
Matsumura Keibun and Shibata Gito, Geese and Full Moon, a hanging scroll painting

This is a joint work by two pupils of Go Shun (1752-1811), t…
Mori Ransai, Birds and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting

A pair of long-tailed birds are perched on the branches of a…
Nishiyama Hoen, Procession of Insects, a hanging scroll painting

An orderly procession of insects, made up of grasshoppers, b…
Nozaki Shin'ichi, Paper Hina Dolls and Cherry Blossoms, a triptych of hanging scroll paintings

Hina dolls are the main feature of the annual hina-matsuri (…
Pair of fragments of silk

These two fragments might once have formed part of a headpie…
Patchwork of silk, probably a kasaya

Sir Marc Aurel Stein originally suggested that this large pa…
Shibata Gito, Acrobats, a 2-fold screen painting

This is a makura-byōbu ('pillow screen') placed around …
Shiokawa Bunrin, Fireflies, a hanging scroll painting

Shiokawa Bunrin (1808-77) was a pupil of Okamoto Toyohiko, a…
Shiokawa Bunrin, Moon over Lake Biwa, a hanging scroll painting

Bunrin uses only black ink to depict this night-time view of…
Silk altar valance

Silk valances liek this were originally used on the altars o…
Sugawara no Michizane in Chinese dress, a hanging scroll painting

Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) an outstanding cultural figu…
Sumiyoshi Hirosada, Court amusements in spring and autumn, a pair of hanging scroll paintings

The viewing of cherry blossom in the spring, and the moon in…
Sumiyoshi Jokei (paintings) and various courtiers (calligraphy), pages from an album of Ise monogatari ('Tales o

Ise monogatari is a collection of prose and poetry episodes …
Sumiyoshi Keishu, Birds and Flowers in Four Seasons, a pair of hanging scroll paintings

This pair of hanging scrolls features the common theme of ka…
Suzuki Kiitsu, Flowers and grasses of the Four Seasons, a pair of hanging scroll paintings

Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858) was a pupil of Sakai Hōitsu (…
Suzuki Kiitsu, The Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry, a hanging scroll painting

The concept of the thirty-six great poets originated with th…
Tani Buncho, Earthly Paradise of Wuling, a handscroll painting

This scroll tells the story of the Earthly Paradise of Wulin…
The bodhisattva Jizo, a hanging scroll painting

With the spread of faith in the Jōdo (Pure Land) sect o…
The Six Realms of Birth, 10 hanging scroll paintings

The six realms of birth ( rokudō ), as interpreted by t…
Tosa Mitsunari, Monk Saigyo, a hanging scroll painting

Saigyō (1118-90) was a monk of the Buddhist Shingon sec…
Tosaka Bun'yo, Hawk and a Bear, a pair of hanging scroll paintings

The bear is a relatively unusual subject for Japanese painti…
Tsubaki Chinzan, Bird and Flowers, a hanging scroll painting

This painting is copied directly from one by Huizong (Japane…
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Courtesan with a pillow, a hanging scroll painting

In this strongly sensual painting by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (18…
Views of Tomogashima, a handscroll painting

This view is taken from a scroll illustrating the group of i…
Watanabe Nangaku, Beauty and Attendant, a hanging scroll painting

The principal figure is a young woman of a good family; she …
Yamamoto Shurei, Beauties, a hanging scroll painting

A young woman is wearing a bright blue kimono with a landsca…
Yokoi Kinkoku, Orchid Pavilion Poem Competition, a hanging scroll painting

In an event famous in Chinese history, Wang Xizhi, a highly …
Yokoyama Kazan, Enjoying the Evening Cool Beneath Moonflowers, a hanging scroll painting

A screen by Kusumi Morikage (about 1620-90, Tokyo National M…
Ikat-dyed silk

Palembang, in south-east Sumatra, is particularly well known…
Woman's sleeveless dress

This woman's dress was made by one of the Karen people from …
Folded silk jacket

This jacket was made by women of the Miao (also known as the…
Boy's tunic

Boys' survival is crucial for Turkmen nomads. As they grow o…
Embroidered coat

Dr John Anderson was a physician working in India between 18…

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