Ponzu

A kimono with very rare aquatic-themed artwork.  

Detail from "Portrait of a Standing Beauty" by Yamaguchi Soken. Edo period, 19th century

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SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) ZANSAISAGE OR TONKOTSU (CONTAINER FOR FOOD SCRAPS) WITH DESIGN OF WAVES AND PLOVERS 波千鳥図蒔絵頓骨Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890 With tapering sides, rounded corners, and overhanging lid, probably of wood, covered in dark-brown, almost black seidō-nuri, with a design of chidori in gold takamaki-e and waves in red lacquer; signed in scratched characters toward the base of one of the shorter sides Zeshin 是真 6.6cm × 8.9cm × 4.7cm (2⅝in × 3½in × 1⅞in) . Bonhams

Song dynasty sculptures

Song dynasty sculptures of ladies and maids

Mizuenoe no Urashima riding a turtle with flowing tail (mino game[73]). Depiction of him riding a turtle appeared quite late, in the early 18th century.[36] —Ogata Gekkō, Gekkō zuihitsu (1887).

Attributed to Tamura Suio (active 1680–1730), Courtesan and Her Kamuro seated on a Veranda; Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk, 13½ x 14 in. (34.3 x 35.6 cm). Unsigned. Photo courtesy Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art.

Ceramic figure of a reclining doe (side) .  17th century, Japan.  © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

White Phoenix on Old Pine from the Colourful Realm of Living Beings, Edo Period, by Itō Jakuchū (1716-1800)

The Gaddi Torso, a 2nd century BC. Hellenistic sculpted Marble, The Uffizi, Florence, Italy.