Kachō Gafu (An Album of Birds and Flowers)

Tachibana Unga, Published by Kodamatsu Kyujiro

Meiji period (1868-1912), 1882

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Standing figure of the Buddha carved from fine-grained dark blue/gray limestone. Simply attired in the outer robe of a monk covering both shoulders. Drapery cascades over shoulders, clinging to the figure beneath, reflecting the Gupta style influence on Chinese Buddhist art. Considerable traces of pigment remain. Comes in two pieces, the Buddha statue and a lotus-form base into which it sits.
Konami (Small Waves), from Momoyogusa (A World of Things), Volume 2, Kamisaka Sekka, ink and color on paper
Tan-colored jade ring with "rice grain" decoration
A lovely Yuan lacquered plate with two parrots playing amongst plants