Samurai as Cultivators of the Arts – Poetry and

Tea

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Dog chasing (inuoumono), approx. 1640. Japan. Early Edo period (1615–1868). Pair of six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60D1 and B60D2.

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Dog chasing (inuoumono), approx. 1640. Japan. Early Edo period (1615–1868). Pair of six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60D1 and B60D2.

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Archery practice, by Shibayama Hirotoyo (1673–1723). Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk. The Avery Brundage Collecton, B65D2.

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Yabusame demonstration, Camp Fuji Martial Arts Expo 2008, Photo by pict_u_re, 2008.

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Writing box (suzuribako), 1800–1900. Japan. Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912). Gold, silver, and lacquer on wood. The Avery Brundage Collection, B75M1b.

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Noh robe with design of butterflies, pampas grass, and clouds, 1800–1868. Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Silk with gold. Acquisition made possible in part by John Jago Trelawney in memory of his aunt, Sally Benfield of San Francisco, the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation with additional funding from Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Mesker, Sr., Hok Pui and Sally Yu Leung and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kreuzberger, 2003.10.

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Tea master Sen Soshitsu XV prepares tea at the opening of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2003. Photo by Kazuhiro Tsuruta.

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Tea bowl with crane design, approx. 1603. Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Glazed stoneware; Hagi ware. The Avery Brundage Collection, B72P17.

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