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Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period

A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s Japanese decorative arts from the Meiji period (1868-1912), by Oliver Impey and Joyce Seaman (published Oxford, 2005).

Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period 1868-1912 by Oliver Impey and Joyce Seaman

Catalogue entries

Screen depicting the four classes of Edo Japan (EA1995.87) Screen depicting the four classes of Edo Japan (EA1995.87)    Cranes, cycads, and wisteria (EA1958.81) Cranes, cycads, and wisteria (EA1958.81)    Screen with cormorants fishing at night (EA2000.3) Screen with cormorants fishing at night (EA2000.3)
Baluster vase with cartouches depicting Mount Fuji, samurai, and chickens (EA1996.132) Baluster vase with cartouches depicting Mount Fuji, samurai, and chickens (EA1996.132)    Baluster vase with stylized chrysanthemums (EA1996.55) Baluster vase with stylized chrysanthemums (EA1996.55)    Baluster vase with a procession of insects (EA1956.667) Baluster vase with a procession of insects (EA1956.667)
Baluster vase with flattened shoulders (EA1956.682) Baluster vase with flattened shoulders (EA1956.682)    Small bulbous vase (EA1956.1853) Small bulbous vase (EA1956.1853)    Baluster vase with flowers (EA1991.1) Baluster vase with flowers (EA1991.1)
Vase with winter landscape (EA2000.47) Vase with winter landscape (EA2000.47)    Globular vase with a shrimp (EA1990.1) Globular vase with a shrimp (EA1990.1)    Bowl with pine branch (EA2000.181) Bowl with pine branch (EA2000.181)
Pear-shaped bottle with a green 'flambé' glaze (EA1989.13) Pear-shaped bottle with a green 'flambé' glaze (EA1989.13)    Vase with narcissi and a wagtail (EA1993.398) Vase with narcissi and a wagtail (EA1993.398)    Inverted baluster vase with two cranes (EA1993.399) Inverted baluster vase with two cranes (EA1993.399)
Greenware vase copied from a Chinese Song original (EA1995.68) Greenware vase copied from a Chinese Song original (EA1995.68)    Vase depicting a ship in a stormy sea (EA1999.42) Vase depicting a ship in a stormy sea (EA1999.42)    Kyo-Satsuma dish with landscape using westernized perspective (EA1992.71) Kyo-Satsuma dish with landscape using westernized perspective (EA1992.71)
Art Nouveau style vase with chrysanthemums (EA1997.41) Art Nouveau style vase with chrysanthemums (EA1997.41)    Kyo-Satsuma vase with figures, flowers, and landscape scenes (EA1990.1237) Kyo-Satsuma vase with figures, flowers, and landscape scenes (EA1990.1237)    Satsuma style vase depicting a bird perched on a cherry tree (EA1993.12) Satsuma style vase depicting a bird perched on a cherry tree (EA1993.12)
Satsuma cup with chrysanthemums and key pattern border (EA1956.681) Satsuma cup with chrysanthemums and key pattern border (EA1956.681)    Satsuma tea bowl with animals, plants, and figures (EA1956.3987) Satsuma tea bowl with animals, plants, and figures (EA1956.3987)    Vase with scenes of a courtier and two attendants (EAX.5148) Vase with scenes of a courtier and two attendants (EAX.5148)
Vase with scenes of a courtier on a horse (EAX.5149) Vase with scenes of a courtier on a horse (EAX.5149)    Lobed dish with a Chinese warrior (EA1995.116) Lobed dish with a Chinese warrior (EA1995.116)    Baluster vase with poppies and tree peonies (EA1994.109) Baluster vase with poppies and tree peonies (EA1994.109)
Tsuba with swimming carp (EAX.3852) Tsuba with swimming carp (EAX.3852)    Fan-shaped panel with a waterfall (EA1998.220) Fan-shaped panel with a waterfall (EA1998.220)    Box with plaque depicting a duck swimming past reeds (EA1956.1787) Box with plaque depicting a duck swimming past reeds (EA1956.1787)
Panel with a mask of Okina lying on flowers (EA1997.193) Panel with a mask of Okina lying on flowers (EA1997.193)    Baluster vase with a bear on a rock (EA1994.65) Baluster vase with a bear on a rock (EA1994.65)    Woman breast-feeding while eating from her bentō, or food box (EA1989.14) Woman breast-feeding while eating from her bentō, or food box (EA1989.14)
Tobacco jar and stand with butterflies and flowers (EA1995.151) Tobacco jar and stand with butterflies and flowers (EA1995.151)    Circular jarlet with flowers and butterflies (EA1993.39) Circular jarlet with flowers and butterflies (EA1993.39)    Baluster vase with wisteria and birds (EA1988.1) Baluster vase with wisteria and birds (EA1988.1)
Vase with chrysanthemums and a butterfly (EA2000.48) Vase with chrysanthemums and a butterfly (EA2000.48)    Incense burner, or kōro, with an entrance gate amid trees (EA2000.180) Incense burner, or kōro, with an entrance gate amid trees (EA2000.180)    Vase with waterfall over rocks (EA2002.177) Vase with waterfall over rocks (EA2002.177)
Vase with sparrows and bamboo (EA1987.12) Vase with sparrows and bamboo (EA1987.12)    Baluster vase with chrysanthemums and a butterfly (EA1998.214) Baluster vase with chrysanthemums and a butterfly (EA1998.214)    Vase with dragon amid waves (EA1999.104) Vase with dragon amid waves (EA1999.104)
Baluster vase with magnolias (EA1994.127) Baluster vase with magnolias (EA1994.127)    Baluster vase with chrysanthemums (EA1990.5) Baluster vase with chrysanthemums (EA1990.5)    Tray with two sparrows on a branch (EA2000.50) Tray with two sparrows on a branch (EA2000.50)
Baluster vase with stylized flowers (EA1997.209) Baluster vase with stylized flowers (EA1997.209)     Tray with cockerel, hen, and chick (EA1994.35) Tray with cockerel, hen, and chick (EA1994.35)    Kidney-shaped tray with two pigeons (EA1990.4) Kidney-shaped tray with two pigeons (EA1990.4)
Incense box with stylized bats and a crescent moon (EA1997.210) Incense box with stylized bats and a crescent moon (EA1997.210)    Box with a hydrangea flower (EA1956.3337) Box with a hydrangea flower (EA1956.3337)    Hexagonal baluster vase with flowers and birds (EA2000.5.a) Hexagonal baluster vase with flowers and birds (EA2000.5.a)
Hexagonal baluster vase with flowers and birds (EA2000.5.b) Hexagonal baluster vase with flowers and birds (EA2000.5.b)    Inrō depicting two Chinese ink-cakes (EAX.600) Inrō depicting two Chinese ink-cakes (EAX.600)    Manjū netsuke depicting the gods Daikoku and Ebisu dressed as manzai dancers (EA2001.100) Manjū netsuke depicting the gods Daikoku and Ebisu dressed as manzai dancers (EA2001.100)
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