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Samurai as Cultivators of the Arts – Poetry and Tea

Discover the sublime art of early Edo period Japan through poetry, tea, and martial practices depicted in exquisite screens and scrolls. Witness the elegance of Noh robes and tea bowls rich with symbolism.

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Samurai as Cultivators of the Arts – Poetry and Tea

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  1. Samurai as Cultivators of the Arts – Poetry and Tea

  2. 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. • What is this object? • What was its function? • What is happening in this picture? • What do you see that makes you say that?

  3. 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. • What is this object? • What was its function? • What is happening in this picture? • What do you see that makes you say that?

  4. Archery practice, by ShibayamaHirotoyo (1673–1723). Japan. Edo period (1615–1868). Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk. The Avery BrundageCollecton, B65D2. • What is happening in this picture? • What do you see that makes you say that?

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

  6. 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. • What is this object? • How was it made? • What was its function? What do you see that makes you say that?

  7. What is this object? • How was it made? • What was its function? • What do you see that makes you say that? 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., HokPui and Sally Yu Leung and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kreuzberger, 2003.10.

  8. Who is the man in the picture? • What is he doing? • What do you see that makes you say that? Tea master SenSoshitsu XV prepares tea at the opening of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2003. Photo by Kazuhiro Tsuruta.

  9. What is this object? • How was it made? • What was its function? • What do you see that makes you say that? 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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