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Objects 1 – 86 of 86

Egret on a Bridge Post

Edo period, ca. 1801-1802
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 85.8 × 25.5 cm (33 3/4 × 10 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.95

Woman Holding a Tobacco Pipe

Edo period, ca. 1814-1815
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 71.9 × 26.9 cm (28 5/16 × 10 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.107

Boy Viewing Mount Fuji

Edo period, 1839
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 36.2 x 51.3 cm (14 1/4 x 20 3/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.110

Pumpkin Vine and Horse Fly

Edo period, ca. 1825-1833
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 35 × 54.4 cm (13 3/4 × 21 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.111

Blossoming Plum Branches

Edo period, ca. 1795-1898
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall): 21.7 x 46.2 cm (8 9/16 x 18 3/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.135b

A man with a fan, butterflies, and a bowl of water

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall): 22.4 x 46.3 cm (8 13/16 x 18 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.135e

Young Crow and Maple Leaves

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall): 21.3 x 45.9 cm (8 3/8 x 18 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1898.135i

Thunder god

Edo period, 1847
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 126.9 x 53.8 cm (49 15/16 x 21 3/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1900.47

Cherry blossom viewing

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on silk panel
H x W (image): 37.6 × 64.8 cm (14 13/16 × 25 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.2

Various Scenes

Edo period, ca. 1810-1820
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (open and flat): 86.7 x 191.7 cm (34 1/8 x 75 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.3

Poet Semimaru with His Lute in a Bag

Edo period, 1839
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 92.4 × 18.6 cm (36 3/8 × 7 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.27

Profile of Geisha

Edo period, ca. 1806-1808
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 51.9 × 18.1 cm (20 7/16 × 7 1/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.41

Country Scenes and Mount Fuji; one of a pair with F1902.49

Edo period, ca. 1830-1832
Japan
Ink, color and gold on paper
H x W (overall): 169.1 x 369.8 cm (66 9/16 x 145 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.48

Country Scenes and Mount Fuji; one of a pair with F1902.48

Edo period, ca. 1830-1832
Japan
Ink, gold, and color on paper
H x W (overall): 169.1 x 369.8 cm (66 9/16 x 145 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.49

Two Entertainers Strolling on the New Year

Edo period, ca. 1798-1801
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 114.9 × 51.9 cm (45 1/4 × 20 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.178

Zhong Kui (Shoki) killing a demon

Edo period, 1760-1868
Japan
Color on silk panel
H x W (image): 85.6 × 42.3 cm (33 11/16 × 16 11/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.221

Crustaceans

Edo period, 1825-1830
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 47.7 × 59.7 cm (18 3/4 × 23 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1902.254

Landscape: clam-gatherers on the shore

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 56.5 × 78.8 cm (22 1/4 × 31 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.2

New Year Custom: Wish for a New Year’s Auspicious Dream

Edo period, ca. 1806-1811
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 115.6 x 44.1 cm (45 1/2 x 17 3/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.52

New Year Custom: Makeup on the New Year Morning

Edo period, ca. 1806-1811
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 115.7 x 44.1 cm (45 9/16 x 17 3/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.53

River landscape: ferry-boat and Mount Fuji

Edo period, 1842
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 84.9 x 42.7 cm (33 7/16 x 16 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.109

Courtesan

Edo period, ca. 1796-1798
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 71.4 × 24.2 cm (28 1/8 × 9 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.129

Young man

Edo period, ca. 1795-1798
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 50.9 × 20.9 cm (20 1/16 × 8 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.130

Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Edo period, ca. 1820s-1830s
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (.143): 82.4 x 218.3 cm (32 7/16 x 85 15/16 in)
H x W (.144): 82.4 x 218.6 cm (32 7/16 x 86 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.143-144

Famous Sites of Edo

Edo period, 1797-1858
Japan
Color on silk set into larger panels of paper
H x W: 95.8 x 257.4 cm (37 11/16 x 101 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.145-146

A Seated Man Looking at Potted Peonies

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 127.3 × 54.5 cm (50 1/8 × 21 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1903.216

Rats and Rice Bales

Edo period, 1843
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 91.5 × 30 cm (36 × 11 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.132

Dragon and clouds

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 88.2 x 35.6 cm (34 3/4 x 14 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.133

The Lute and White Snake of Benten (Sarasvati)

Edo period, 1847
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 36.1 x 60.5 cm (14 3/16 x 23 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.134

Landscape

Edo period, ca. 1801-1802
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 28.1 × 59.3 cm (11 1/16 × 23 3/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.174

Four fan paintings mounted on a screen; “Frog on Lotus Leaf”, “Scholar in a House”, “Landscape”, and “Boat and Rock”

Edo period, frog, ca.1814-15; scholar, ca. 1801-03; landscape, ca. 1825-30; boat, ca.1841
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall): 61.4 x 165.7 cm (24 3/16 x 65 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.178

Birds, Animals, and Plants Representing the Twelve Months

Edo period, ca. 1820-1835
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall): 179.5 x 376 cm (70 11/16 x 148 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.179-180

Fisherman

Edo period, 1849
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 113 x 39.6 cm (44 1/2 x 15 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.181

Woodcutter

Edo period, 1849
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 113.6 × 39.6 cm (44 3/4 × 15 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.182

Woman Holding a Fan

Edo period, ca. 1810-1811
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 82.3 × 30.6 cm (32 7/16 × 12 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.183

A girl holding a letter behind her back

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Color and ink on silk
H x W (overall): 179 x 45.9 cm (70 1/2 x 18 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.185

Traveler beside a Tree

Edo period, 1847
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 126.4 × 52.1 cm (49 3/4 × 20 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.186

Flying Cuckoo

Edo period, ca. 1809
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall): 62.5 x 120.6 cm (24 5/8 x 47 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.187

Descending dragon

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and tint on silk
H x W (image): 78.8 × 16.4 cm (31 × 6 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.189

Ascending dragon

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and tint on silk
H x W (image): 78.8 × 16.4 cm (31 × 6 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.190

Six Tama Rivers

Edo period, 1833
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (overall each): 174.3 x 377.8 cm (68 5/8 x 148 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.204-205

Rooster

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (album mount): 59 x 36.6 cm (23 1/4 x 14 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.207

Goose flying in front of the moon

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (album mount): 59 x 36.7 cm (23 1/4 x 14 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.209

Burning a Buddhist Image

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (album mount): 59 x 36.6 cm (23 1/4 x 14 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.210

A Cloth Merchant

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 27.5 x 21.8 cm (10 13/16 x 8 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.215

Seated courtesan

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 27.5 x 27.5 cm (10 13/16 x 10 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.225

Man and boy

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (overall): 32.3 x 22.1 cm (12 11/16 x 8 11/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.232

Sketch of a courtesan

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 26.6 x 16.4 cm (10 1/2 x 6 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.237

Legendary beings

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet & image): 31.4 × 26.8 cm (12 3/8 × 10 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.238

Five musicians playing drums

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet & image): 26.8 × 38.9 cm (10 9/16 × 15 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.239

Boy Playing Flute

Edo period, ca. 1840
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 11.5 x 15.8 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.254

A Warrior

Edo period, 1615-1868
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (sheet & image): 33.4 × 22.7 cm (13 1/8 × 8 15/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.263

Fisherman Tossing Bait

Edo period, ca. 1830
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 15.1 x 26.2 cm (5 15/16 x 10 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.264

Various Faces

Edo period, ca. 1830
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 23.7 x 33.1 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.268

Summer sake sippers

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet & image): 23.8 × 32.1 cm (9 3/8 × 12 5/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.269

Girl playing with a battledore and shuttlecock

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 27.5 x 16.6 cm (10 13/16 x 6 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.272

Studies of lame pilgrims

Edo period, 19th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet & image): 26.7 × 37.3 cm (10 1/2 × 14 11/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.281

A Spirit from the Hyaku Monogatari

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet & image): 32 × 25.7 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.413

Sleeping Man

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 23.9 x 10.5 cm (9 7/16 x 4 1/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.419

Breaking Waves

Edo period, 1847
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 126 × 46.7 cm (49 5/8 × 18 3/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1905.276

Autumn at Asakusa; Viewing Cherry blossoms at Ueno Park

Edo period, 17th century
Japan
Ink, color, and gold on paper
H x W (.266): 179.9 x 382.3 cm (70 13/16 x 150 1/2 in)
H x W (.267): 180 x 382.2 cm (70 7/8 x 150 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1906.266-267

Preparatory drawing of Kisen Hoshi from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.548

(No. 10) Hyakunin isshu uba ge etoki

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.6 x 37.8 cm (10 1/16 x 14 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.549

Yozei in from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 26.2 x 38.1 cm (10 5/16 x 15 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.550

One Hundred Poets, One Verse Each, as Explained by the Nurse: Fun’ya no Yasuhide

Edo period, mid-1830s
Japan
Drawing for an unpublished print; ink on paper
H x W (image): 25.7 x 37.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.551

Preparatory drawing for Oe no Chisato from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.9 x 37.7 cm (10 3/16 x 14 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.552

Preparatory drawing for Ki no Tomonori from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 25.8 x 37.8 cm (10 3/16 x 14 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.553

No. 38 from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.7 cm (10 1/8 x 14 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.554

Preparatory drawing for Kiyohara no Motosuke from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.555

One Hundred Poets, One Verse Each, as Explained by the Nurse: Fujiwara no Asatada

Edo period, mid-1830s
Japan
Drawing for an unpublished print; ink on paper
H x W (image): 25.8 x 37.8 cm (10 3/16 x 14 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.556

Preparatory drawing for Fujiwara Koretada from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.6 x 37.4 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.557

Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.6 x 37.7 cm (10 1/16 x 14 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.558

Preparatory drawing for Fujiwara no Kinto from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.8 x 37.5 cm (10 3/16 x 14 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.559

Preparatory drawing for a print in the series Hyakunin isshu uba ge etoki: Izumi Shikibu

Edo period, ca. mid-1830s
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.7 cm (10 1/8 x 14 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.560

Preparatory drawing for a print in the sereis Hyakunin isshu uba ge etoki: Koshikibu no Naishi

Edo period, ca. mid-1830s
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.8 x 37.7 cm (10 3/16 x 14 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.561

(No. 62) Hyakunin isshu uba ge etoki

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.562

Preparatory drawing for a print in the series Hyakunin isshu uba ge etoki: Gon Chunagon Sadayori

Edo period, ca. mid-1830s
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.9 x 38 cm (10 3/16 x 14 15/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.563

Portrait of a Courtesan Walking

Edo period, ca. 1815-1819
Japan
Ink, color, and gold on silk
H x W (image): 110.4 x 41.8 cm (43 7/16 x 16 7/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1954.119

Preparatory drawing from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 38 cm (10 1/8 x 14 15/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1955.4

Preparatory drawing for Ki no Tsurayuki from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.7 cm (10 1/8 x 14 13/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.56

Workmen hauling tree through gate from the series, Hyakunin Isshu Ubaga Etoki

Edo period, 1760-1849
Japan
Drawing; ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.4 x 37.8 cm (10 x 14 7/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.57

Preparatory drawing for Fujiwara no Okikaze from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Edo period, c. 1835-1836
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (sheet and image): 25.7 x 37.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 7/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.64

Pounding Rice for Mochi

Edo period, ca. 1822
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 54.4 x 85 cm (21 7/16 x 33 7/16 in)
Gift of Lawrence and Sonia Klein
Freer Gallery of Art
F1992.24

Fujiwara no Tadahira, number 26, from the series “One Hundred Poets, One Verse Each, as Explained by the Nurse”

Edo period, ca. 1834
Japan
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper.
H x W (sheet): 25.5 x 36.8 cm (10 1/16 x 14 1/2 in)
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F2012.2

Kiyowara no Fukayabu, number 36 from the series, “One Hundred Poets, One Verse Each, as Explained by the Nurse”

Edo period, ca. 1834
Japan
Ink and color on paper, woodblock print
H x W (sheet): 24.5 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in)
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F2012.3

Shrimp and fish (seafood)

Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W (image): 22.5 × 48.5 cm (8 7/8 × 19 1/8 in)
Gift of Toshio and Yuka Fujikura in memory of Tome Fujikura
Freer Gallery of Art
F2014.8.9a-e