Collection Highlights

Box with a Pavilion and Figures Design

• China Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th centuries
• Lacquer on wood with mother-of-pearl inlay

Tray with Peony Design

• China Ming dynasty, dated 1403-25
• Carved red lacquer on wood

Box with Landscape and a Pavilion Design

• China Ming dynasty, dated 1403-25
• Wood, carved red lacquer

Important Cultural Property

Box with Floral Scroll Design for Priest's Vestment

• Japan Heian period, 12th century
• Lacquer on wood with silver sheet inlay

Important Cultural Property

Box with Autumn Field Design

• Japan Muromachi period, 15th century
• Makie lacquer on wood

Important Cultural Property

Writing Box, known as Hana-no-Shirakawa

• Japan Muromachi period, 15th century
• Makie lacquer on wood

Important Cultural Property

Writing Box, known as Kasugayama

• Japan Muromachi period, 15th century
• Makie lacquer on wood

Important Cultural Property

Writing Box, known as Sagayama

• Japan Muromachi period, 15th-16th centuries
• Makie lacquer on wood

Writing Box with Design of Portrait of Narihira

• Japan Edo period, 18th century
• Makie lacquer on wood

Writing Box with Flower and Bamboo Design

• Japan Edo period, 18th century
• Makie lacquer on wood with metal