Oshibana Hiden (A Treasure of Hidden Flowers), two volumes

Ando Hiroshige

Edo period (1615-1868), 1836

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Boy's yukata, blue, brown and black diamonds with attached obi.
Egrets Wading Among Water Rushes in Autumn in Round Fan Format, Liu Luanxiang, ink and color on silk
Kneeling Figure with Incised Butterfly Motif, China, jade
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/61946: "林鐘 Chime (Qing) for Linzhong (8th note in the 12-note scale) dated 1716, China. The manufacture of sonorous stones for decoration or music from carved or cut jade may be traced to the end of the late Eastern Zhou period (ca. 771–221 B.C.) and followed in a tradition of L-shaped stone chimes known from about 1700 B.C. The great importance of sonorous substances such as wood and stone among the percussion instruments of East Asia stems from the religious belief that, through this vibrating matter, nature itself speaks to the human ear. Highly polished slabs were decorated with tiger, lion, or dragon motifs."