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MIA: Japanese and Korean Art (Bot)
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Sharing artworks from the Minneapolis Art Institute.'s Japanese and Korean Art department. Not associated with the Minneapolis Art Institute.
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Ceremonial stick (ikupasuy) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/131621/
carved wooden stick, slightly curved toward PR; three segmented sections, separated by a series of carved horizontal lines; raised bump in top section; minor amount of carvings on backside
December 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Beauty Standing on a Veranda https://collections.artsmia.org/art/8649/
Beauty Standing on a Veranda
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Tea Gathering https://collections.artsmia.org/art/135760/
seated figure wearing peach robe in center; two standing figures on left in a doorway; fence on left; trees in ULQ
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Poem https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117745/
sixteen lines; last line indented and is much shorter; some looping characters; rectangular relief stamp LLC; it looks as though the R portion of the fan has been removed; not a complete arch
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Drying Laver https://collections.artsmia.org/art/22534/
Drying Laver
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Tea Cup https://collections.artsmia.org/art/118378/
squat teacup with rich alternating floral and linear patterns in blue and white; patterns separated by curving waves of impressed lines; raised thin brown band near top; brown lip; design continued on top inside
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Toba Style Caricature https://collections.artsmia.org/art/72758/
Historic reproduction of original book published in 1772. This edition published in the Meiji period.
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Sophisticated Eloquence (Funju 噴珠) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/122356/
bold two character inscription Three generations of tea masters in the late 1400s and 1500s are credited with transforming the Japanese tea ceremony and developing the form of tea preparation known as wabi-cha, based on the notion of rustic simplicity: Murata Jukō (1423–1502), Takeno Jōō (1502–1555), and his follower Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591). Instead of using only luxurious Chinese tea utensils as had been the practice, these three men preferred rougher Japanese ceramic utensils or even those handmade from bamboo. They also sought the calligraphy of Zen monks, known as bokuseki (ink traces), to hang in the alcove of the tearoom. The words on such a scroll might offer an opportunity for contemplation or may set the scene of an entire gathering. This scroll includes only two characters that mean “sophisticated eloquence.” The artist, Seigan Sōi, was a Zen monk and abbot of Daitokuji, an enormous Zen monastic complex in the heart of Kyoto.
December 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Totem Pole https://collections.artsmia.org/art/135970/
vertically oriented print of overlapping geometric black and gray shapes; some black shapes are U-shaped, or square with cutout shapes, or circular; gray shapes are more organic and abstract, resembling facial features, fishing hooks, and other familiar objects
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Horse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed https://collections.artsmia.org/art/22432/
Prawns and mackerel, harvested by the Japanese in late summer and early autumn, are typically garnished with sprigs of smartweed, a summer herb. A kyōka poem by Toshinoya no Tomiharu is inscribed at the upper right. When they are smaller prawns have a pattern on their shells that looks like the bands on a sheath. It helped the fishermen of Shibaura Beach band them together and catch them en masse.
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Untitled [two roosters] https://collections.artsmia.org/art/135977/
unsigned and undated; two chickens or roosters facing each other against black background
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Moor Hen https://collections.artsmia.org/art/91648/
On back: MADE IN JAPAN.
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The Prostitute Hinazuru of the Chōjiya House https://collections.artsmia.org/art/80813/
The Prostitute Hinazuru of the Chōjiya House
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Mystery https://collections.artsmia.org/art/118341/
vertical tunic-shaped woven vessel; vertical weave; three vertical bands of bamboo wrap around form, one down center, and one on each side; one side of form is slightly higher than the other
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Modern gallants with morning glories https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127755/
unattached triptych; three tattooed male figures against blue background with morning glories; each figure has a blue towel, and intricate tattoos Actors Ichikawa Ichizō III (R), Kawarazaki Gonjūrō I (C), and Nakamura Shikan IV.
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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(Beauty Holding a Firefly Cage) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/8604/
(Beauty Holding a Firefly Cage)
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Divider: Sleeping Mountain https://collections.artsmia.org/art/116643/
graceful, bow-shaped figure with flat bottom, and organic, gently twisting curves; pointed ends, one wider than the other; black lacquer One of Murata’s largest works, this is his first sculpture to allude to scenery rather than to flora or fauna. The shape was inspired by the silhouette of a mountain in the vicinity of his home and the illusion that it floats at night when a crescent moon appears. Not only is this object an abstract sculpture, but it also serves as a tea utensil. It is one of two dividers, or kekkai (boundary markers), that are set up in traditional Japanese tea presentations to indicate the tea-making area in a large room or outdoor space.
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Cup (yunomi) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117035/
wide, squat, roundish cup with off-white and pinkish glaze; diagonal brown details; small indentation on one side near bottom
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Tiger Fording a Stream with Cubs https://collections.artsmia.org/art/78616/
tiger swimming with two cubs, one on back and one in water in front; reeds at left; blue and beige borders, blue is brocade
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Title unknown [Ovoid woodgrain design] https://collections.artsmia.org/art/135902/
black ground; ovoid form with brown woodgrain design
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Netsuke [Gama Sennin] https://collections.artsmia.org/art/30382/
smiling man with head tilted to proper left wearing an open-chested, leafy cloak; man holds a gnarled branch in his proper left hand and the proper right back leg of the frog on his back in his proper right hand; frog holds onto the branch with its front flippers
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Takashi Bay https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127770/
female figure carrying buckets attached to yoke over her shoulders along a beach; other figures in background with similar buckets; rooftops emerge from rocks; figures on grassy outcropping under trees at L
December 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Study of a leaping carp https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127979/
jumping fish, in a backwards C shape; sea foliage above and behind tail and at top right edge; a few broad brushstrokes at bottom; face of fish reworked on back of sheet; unsigned
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Lobed bowl https://collections.artsmia.org/art/122512/
bowl with lobed, upright walls resembling flower petals
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Egrets in Snow https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117388/
two egrets standing close together near center of image; snow covered branch hangs down from UR; snow-covered branches and foliage in foreground LR In Japanese art, herons/egrets are often depicted in pairs, amid willow trees and reeds. In this lyrical scene, the birds’ bright plumage, crisply delineated in opaque white pigment, stands out against the gloomy ink wash of the background. Withering foliage appears to bow beneath the weight of settling snow, cleverly suggested by unpainted space.
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM