[Three scrolls, featuring Jurōjin and cranes] 

[Illustrator unidentified].

[Japan, ca. late Edo period (1800-1830s?)]. In manuscript.

A triptych featuring Jurōjin, the God of Longevity and one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, and cranes with bamboo (left) and pine branches (right). The presence of the cranes, which according to Japanese mythology may liv ...

[Two untitled scrolls signed "Yamamoto Shōun"]

[Yamamoto], Shōun [signed by].

[Japan, ca. Meiji period (1890-1930s?)]. In manuscript.

A set of two (unrelated) scrolls signed Shōun 昇雲. One scroll features two scenes from the traditional Japanese fairytale "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow". The scene at the top of the scroll shows the sparrows' inn, the lower th ...

[Untitled collection of hand-painted and printed illustrations] 

[Illustrators unidentified].

[Japan: Ōtsuka Kōgei-sha ... (et al.), ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)?].

A miscellany of printed and hand-painted illustrations on paper and card. At least five of the shikishi (poem and art cards) have been hand-painted. Two of the shikishi feat ...

[Untitled painting of a monkey]

[Artist unidentified].

[Japan, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)?]. In manuscript.

A tanzaku-sized painting on silk of a monkey in a human-like stance, mounted as a hanging scroll. The painting is signed 栖鳳 ("Seihō") in the upper left. While this suggests that the painter was acclaimed artist Takeuchi Seihō (1864 ...

[Untitled scroll of feather patterns]

[Creator unidentified].

[Japan, ca. mid to late Edo period (1800-1840s)?]. In manuscript.

A handscroll recording 42 types of feathers used in arrow-making. Each illustration is captioned with a number and the name of the pattern depicted. Most of the feathers used in arrow-making in Japan were taken from birds of prey, ...

[Untitled set of scrolls featuring a dragon and a tiger]

Shōseki, Sanjin [Kose, Shōseki] [signed by].

[Japan, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?)]. In manuscript.

A dynamic rendering of a traditional tiger and dragon pairing. The tiger crouches on rocks surrounding a river while the dragon flies above tumultuous waves through menacing clouds. Just as the body o ...

Zuanchō ["Album of designs"] 

[Takada, Kakushū (illustrated by)?].

Kyōto: Misona, [ca. late Meiji to early Taishō period (1900-10s)?]. In manuscript.

A concertina-folding album of 97 hand-painted designs tipped-in to card leaves. The work is identified as the "ninth collection" on the outer title panel, indicating that the company that produced the d ...