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● = National Treasures: Ryukyu Sho Dynasty Related Artifacts The Ryukyu Kingdom: A Treasure Chest of Beauty ◎ = Important Cultural Property □ = Cultural Property Designated by Okinawa Prefecture July 18 to September 2, 2018 Suntory Museum of Art = Now on View ◆ = Cultural Property Designated by Urasoe City 7/18 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ No. Title Artist Period Collection 7/30 8/6 8/14 8/20 9/2 Section 1. Ryukyu Textiles Bingata garment with design of fences with peony and phoenix motifs 1 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century The Museum Yamato Bunkakan on yellow ground Bingata dujin (undergarment) with design of chrysanthemum, peony, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 2 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century and pine, bamboo, and plum motifs on yellow ground Art Museum Bingata dujin (undergarment) with design of linked pine-bark lozenges with 3 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art cypress fan and round fan, chrysanthemum, and camellia motifs on yellow ground Bingata garment with design of streams and gabions with cherry blossom, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 4 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century hollyhock, iris, and bird motifs on white ground Art Museum Bingata garment with design of haze with azure-winged magpie, peony, 5 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century The Japan Folk Crafts Museum and iris motifs on white ground Child’s bingat a garment with design of cranes with shell, waterweed, and 6 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art wave motifs on white ground Bingata garment with design of haze with crane and bird, pine, plum and 7 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art maple tree motifs on blue ground Bingata garment with design of birds with shell and waterweed motifs on 8 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art blue ground Bingata garment with design of lightning bolts with scattered pine Second Sho Dynasty, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 9 and frame picture motifs on pale indigo ground 18th–19th century Art Museum Bingata garment with design of wave crests and cherry trees motifs on Joshibi University of Art and Design 10 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century scarlet ground Art Museum Bingata garment with design of distant mountains and chrysanthemums motifs Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 11 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century on pink ground Art Museum Bingata garment with design of distant mountains and pine, bamboo, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 12 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century and plum motifs on parti-colored ground Art Museum Joshibi University of Art and Design 13 Kasuri (ikat) garment with overall design on pink ground Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum Kasuri (ikat) garment with design from the miezucho pattern book of 14 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century The Japan Folk Crafts Museum kasuri designs, on white ground Kasuri (ikat) garment with design from the miezucho pattern book of 15 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century The Japan Folk Crafts Museum kasuri designs, on dark blue ground Kasuri (ikat) garment with design from the miezucho pattern book of 16 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century The Japan Folk Crafts Museum kasuri designs, on yellow ground 17 Hanaori (floating weave brocade) garment with white ground Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century The Japan Folk Crafts Museum Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 18 Tsumugi silk garment with vertical stripes on dark brown ground Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum Warp and weft kasuri (ikat) garment with vermillion lattice pattern on Second Sho Dynasty–Meiji period, 19 Suntory Museum of Art dark blue ground 19th–20th century Bingata fragment with design of linked pine-bark lozenges with 20 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art cypress fan and round fan, chrysanthemum, and camellia motifs on blue ground 21 Fragment with kasuri (ikat) design on scarlet ground Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art Bingata fragment with peony, butterfly, and bird design with paulownia and 22 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art cherry tree motifs on yellow ground 23 Bingata fragment with cherry blossom, wavy, and mountain design Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art Bingata fragment with auspicious cloud and phoenix motifs and bands 24 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art of mist on pink ground Indigo Bingata fragment with stream, gabion, iris, hollyhock, and 25 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art small bird motifs Bingata fragment with frame picture, stream, and cherry blossom motifs 26 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art on blue ground 7/18 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ No. Title Artist Period Collection 7/30 8/6 8/14 8/20 9/2 Bingata fragment with stream and scattered cherry blossom motifs on 27 Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Suntory Museum of Art blue ground 28 Positive stencil for dyeing, with sparrow, bamboo, and gourd motifs Second Sho Dynasty, 1858 Suntory Museum of Art 29 Resist stencil for dyeing, with stream, chrysanthemum, and cherry blossom motifs Second Sho Dynasty, 1879 Suntory Museum of Art Section 2. Ryukyu Painting 30 □ Hakutaku (Mythical beast) Gusukuma Seiho Second Sho Dynasty, 17th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 31 Li Bai Viewing Waterfall Attributed to Gusukuma Seiho Second Sho Dynasty, 17th century Art Museum 32 Three Immortals Beneath a Pine Tree Attributed to Gusukuma Seiho Second Sho Dynasty, 17th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation 33 Birds and Flowers Yamaguchi (Kamiya) Soki Second Sho Dynasty, 1705 Private collection 34 Birds and Flowers Yamaguchi (Kamiya) Soki Second Sho Dynasty, 1706 Private collection 35 Birds and Flowers Yamaguchi (Kamiya) Soki Second Sho Dynasty, 1715 The Museum Yamato Bunkakan 36 □ Sacred Cat Yamaguchi (Kamiya) Soki Second Sho Dynasty, 1725 Naha City Museum of History 37 Portrait of Guan Yu Yamaguchi (Kamiya) Soki Second Sho Dynasty, 1727 Okinawa Churashima Foundation Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 38 Ryukyu Beauty Maegusuku Tokujitsu Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Art Museum 39 Ryukyu Beauty Maegusuku Tokujitsu Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Private collection Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 40 □ Pheasants in Snow Zamami Yosho Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Art Museum 41 Birds and Flowers in Snow Zhang Sheng Qing period, 17th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 42 Snowy Landscape Zamami Yosho Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Art Museum 43 Landscape Zamami Yosho Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Tokyo National Museum 44 Warrior on a Ship Zamami Yosho Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century The Museum Yamato Bunkakan Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 45 Landscape Yakena Seiga Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Art Museum 46 Landscape Yakena Seiga Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Tokyo National Museum Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 47 Snowy Landscape Yakena Seiga Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Art Museum Second Sho Dynasty, 48 Java Sparrows and Roses Kobashigawa Choan Private collection 18th–19th century Second Sho Dynasty, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 49 Autumn Landscape Izumikawa Kan’ei 18th–19th century Art Museum Second Sho Dynasty, 50 Fisherman Izumikawa Kan’ei Private collection 18th–19th century 51 Fisherman Izumikawa Kan’ei Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 52 Ryukyuan Official and Concubine (Uyanma ) Izumikawa Kando Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 53 Birds and Flowers Sadoyama Anken Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 54 Horse Sadoyama Anken Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum 55 Royal fighting cock Sadoyama Anken Second Sho Dynasty, 1843 Okinawa Churashima Foundation 56 Azure-winged Magpies and Peonies Sadoyama Anken Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation 57 Hawk, Sparrow, Dead Tree, and Cotton rosemallow Sadoyama Anken Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation 58 Woman with Umbrella Shimabukuro Soten Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 59 Tigers Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Art Museum 60 Tiger Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Tokyo National Museum Second Sho Dynasty, 61 Ryukyu Women on a Stroll Private collection 18th–19th century 62 Portrait of Tei Junsoku Second Sho Dynasty, 18th century Private collection 63 □ Portrait of Kikumura Keiso Second Sho Dynasty, 1759 Private collection Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 64 Portrait of Gi Gakugen Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum 7/18 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ No. Title Artist Period Collection 7/30 8/6 8/14 8/20 9/2 Okinawa Prefectural Museum and 65 Confucius and His Four Disciples Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Art Museum Painting: Artist unknown 66 Ryukyu Beauties Second Sho Dynasty, 19th century Okinawa Churashima Foundation Calligraphy: Tei Kakun Second Sho Dynasty–Meiji period 67 Ceremonial and Everyday Garments for Prince and an Aji of the Royal Family Tokyo National Museum 19th century Second Sho Dynasty–Meiji period 68 Ceremonial and Everyday Garments for Women of the Royal Family Tokyo National Museum 19th century Second Sho Dynasty–Meiji period 69 Everyday Garments for the Shuri Military Class Tokyo National Museum 19th century Second Sho Dynasty–Meiji period 70 Everyday Garments for Women of the Naha Military Class Tokyo National Museum 19th century Second Sho Dynasty 71 ◆ Ryukyuan Trading Ports Urasoe Art Museum 19th century Second Sho Dynasty Okinawa Prefectural Museum
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