Arts of Japan: The John C. Weber Collection

Hotei Reaching for the Moon
Session Shokei (1504–1589)
Muromachi period, sixteenth century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
132 x 51.5 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Poetry Contest with Poets from Various Periods, Tame’ie Version
(Tame’iebon Jidai fudō utaawasee)
Calligraphy attributed to Fujiwara no Tame’ie (1198–1275)
Kamakura period, c. 1260
Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper
28 x 47.4 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Poetry Contest with Poets from Various Periods, Tame’ie Version
(Tame’iebon Jidai fudō utaawasee)
Calligraphy attributed to Fujiwara no Tame’ie (1198–1275)
Kamakura period, c. 1260
Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper
28 x 47.4 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Five Serving Dishes with persimmon design
Momoyama-Tokugawa periods, 1600–1620s
Mino ware, Green Oribe type, Motoyashiki kiln
Stoneware with under-glaze, iron-oxide design and copper-green glaze
Each, 9.8 x 5.7 x 6.4 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Dish with bird nets and autumn grasses
Momoyama period, 1580–1600
Mino ware, painted Shino type, Mino-area kilns
Stoneware with iron-oxide design and feldspar-rich glaze
H. 6.5, diam. 26.7 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Cherry Trees
Tosa Mitsuoki (1617–1691)
Tokugawa period, late 1650s–60s
Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Each, 165.2 x 355.4 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Cherry Trees
Tosa Mitsuoki (1617–1691)
Tokugawa period, late 1650s–60s?
Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Each, 165.2 x 355.4 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Brazier
Momoyama period, late sixteenth/early seventeenth century
Black-and-gold lacquered wood with gilt-copper and copper-alloy fittings
20.3 x 43.7 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Courtesans Promenading under Cherry Blossoms
Kubo Shunman (1757–1820)
Tokugawa period, 1780s
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
42.2 x 63 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

The Sisters Matsukaze and Murasame
Utagawa Toyoharu (1735–1814)
Tokugawa period, dated 1799
Hanging scroll, ink, color, and gold on silk
107.5 x 43.5 cm
Collection of John C Weber

Courtesan in Her Boudoir
Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825)
Tokugawa period, c. 1818–1825
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
92.5 x 32 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Courtesan in Her Boudoir
Utagawa Toyokuni (1769–1825)
Tokugawa period, c. 1818–1825
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
92.5 x 32 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Man’s Winter Robe with spider’s-web design
Taisha/early Showa periods, first half of the twentieth century
Raw silk, rice paste-resist dyed
134 x 127 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Robe with willow tree and Chinese characters
Tokugawa period, eighteenth century
Silk, couched gold threads, silk embroidery, paste-resist dyed, stencil dyed
152 x 117 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Battle of the Carriages
Tokugawa period, mid-seventeenth century
Six panel folding screen, ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
152.4 x 360.7 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Battle of the Carriages
Tokugawa period, mid-seventeenth century
Six panel folding screen, ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
152.4 x 360.7 cm
Collection of John C. Weber

Bottle
Late Kamakura or Muromachi period, fourteenth/early fifteenth century
Negoro ware, black-and-red lacquer wood
H.30.9 cm
Collection of John C. Weber