Japan
 UEA 1091 - Joman figurine, Japan |
 UEA 1188 - Hanging Scroll: Kasuga Deer Mandala, Japan |
 UEA 1255 - Standing Jizo Bosatsu, Japan |
The Japanese works in the collection include holdings of Neolithic period ceramics, Buddhist sculpture and hanging scroll paintings. Jomon period ceramics date from c.10,500 � 400 BC and are the earliest evidence of art in Japan. Jomon describes the twisted or knotted cord-impressed patterns that decorate both the figures and the vessels of this period.
Shinto and Buddhist worship are both represented in the collection by works such as the 12th � 13th century figure of a Female Shinto Deity and the exquisite Buddhist Standing Jizo Bosatsu. Hanging scroll paintings illustrate religious deities, exquisite Japanese landscapes, distinguished portraits of priests and poets and animals. The collection also contains several pieces of Negoro ware lacquer from the Muromachi period (1333-1568).
