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Hearst Museum object titled Altar cloth, accession number 9-5474, described as Altar cover; green satin with long warp floats; square; alternating rows of lung dragon with pearl and stylized flowers; dragon’s head of tarnished silver; pattern in red, blue and black; plainweave cotton lining. 26 x 29 inches (67 x 76 cm).
Hearst Museum object titled Altar cloth, accession number 9-5671, described as Altar cover; red satin brocade with alternating rows of peonies and dragon roundels; tarnished gilt or silver paper ribbon; width 68.4 cm (35 in x 35 in)
Hearst Museum object titled Altar surround, accession number 9-15483, described as Lined, shaped piece; linen, silk, ink; satin weave, plain weave, satin embroidery stitch, couching, ink tinting; white ground, natural lining, multicolored, gold metallic; 27 by 46 3/4 inches; lined, shaped piece like an upside-down "U" or an arch with square outside corners. White satin embroidered with a beautiful variety of clouds, 2 dragons and 2 medallions. Satin stitch, couching and ink tint on dragon. Multicolored and gold metallic.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag and netsuke, accession number 9-6766a,b, described as Man's embroidered purse & tobacco pouch (tonkotsu); Netsuke (kagamibuta-type) of imitation ivory with stamped bronze dragon motif; w. purse 5 1/2".
Hearst Museum object titled Chair cover, accession number 9-5673, described as Chair cover; dark blue satin patterned with varicolored silk and flat gold wefts; pieced; patter is 5-clawed dragon and pearl amidst clouds; border: phoenix arabesque in red twill patterned with flat gold thread wefts; lining: silk in blue-yellow-green-brown “tartan” pattern, pieced; length 122.5 cm, width 161 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, netsuke and bead, accession number 9-12545a-c, described as Inro, netsuke, and ojime: The inro is a long wide lacquer box w/ wide oval shape base. Five nesting sections. Gold lacquer ground w/ light relief decor. of flying cranes, a tortoise w/ weed tail (minogame), some rocks, and on the other side a gnarled pine tree, and branches of plum blossoms. The cranes, tortoise, pine tree and rocks are symbols of longevity. Plum added for beauty. Interiors of sections are entirely of speckled gold. Cord guides raised. (a) The dull, rather flat gold ground is of fine powdered gold sprinkled upon the wet lacquer (fundame) The pine tree, and boughs in light relief is of duller sprinkled gold powder (hiramaki-e) highlighted by brighter gold detail and small inlaid rectangles of gold foil on the trunk. (okibarame style). The plum blossoms are of unpolished black lacquer (hana-nuri). The cranes of dull chestnut-brown lacquer (kuri-uro-urushi). The tortise [tortoise], in higher relief, worn and showing red lacquer base. The interior of sections covered entirely by coarse gold sprinkles on black ground and covered by red tinted overcoat of transparent lacquer. (nashiji). The entire inro is worn w/ many small cracks and chips. Some of the gold foil is peeling off. (b) netsuke has large crack. (c) ojime has metal lining of cord holds. The Netsuke (b): large ivory carving representing Fukurokujiu god of longevity. He is standing w/ a child, hold- fan in 1 hand and staff in other. Has large ears, full beard, and elongated head. Medalion [medallion], checkerboard & cloud patterns on garment. Signature on base. + The ojime (c) is a carved ivory bead w/ detailed dragon in sky. L. (a) 9cm. (b) 7.7cm. Dia. (c): 2cm. (a) signed "made by Kajikawa" (family) (b) "Tomomasa" a 19th c. carver.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-16068, described as Doll, potentially of a seated woman. Made of lacquer and silk textiles, with a varicolored brocade robe. 15" high. From the early Tokugawa period. The head of the doll is removable, the robe has dragon, floral, and other designs.
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-9532, described as figurine, carved root; woman (Benzai-ten) playing koto to dragon; Benzai-ten - goddess of eloquence, learning, music; one of the Seven Gods of Good Luck; Depicted here soothing the ferocious dragon with the music from her koto
Hearst Museum object titled Furoshiki, accession number 9-18694, described as Furoshiki, cloth panel; multi-colored design called sho-chiku-bai or pine-bamboo- plum blossom; turtle & phoenix set within flowering bamboo ring w/ wood branches, fowers & butterflies; outlines in white; blue background; 2 panels handsewn together. Bast fiber, poss. hemp; past-resist hand-drawn design; painted. 74 cm by 72 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Ink well, accession number 9-8210, described as writing equipment container; cast brass; bowl-shaped inkwell, hinged lid with raised panel designs of flora and man and waterfall; attached hollow tube with raised dragon design with dragon head at end; container for writing equipment; ink-soaked cotton is carried in the inkwell; the writing brush is carried in the hollow tube; worn atop girdle (sash) with netsuke

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