A WINDOW INTO JAPANESE ART
Follow a brushstroke, study a sword guard, or discover a new favorite print. Get closer to Japanese art through an independent selection from The Met’s Open Access collection.
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THE OPEN COLLECTION
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Real objects. Original sources. A closer look.
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This is a small selection, not the full museum collection. Dates and attributions reflect the source records at the time of import.
The two objects share a title, but their source records describe different materials, dates and attributions. The 16th-century entry records iron; the 19th-century entry records several metals and alloys. Compare the source fields below without treating either object as representative of every sword guard.
Attribution matters: “Attributed to the” and “Inscribed by” are preserved because they do not make the same authorship claim. Dimensions are reproduced as supplied: a diameter and a height/width pair are different measurements, so no size ratio is calculated.
Date labels such as “ca.” and “century” retain the source’s uncertainty. The search tool’s chronological sort uses the source’s begin-year field, which is a range boundary, not a verified making year. A blank date or period stays unknown.
This is a seven-work sample from one museum. It includes two prints, two paintings, two sword fittings and one craft object. It does not establish a history of all Japanese art, market prices or current gallery display. Imported snapshot: 2026-10-06T09:29:18Z.
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Every artwork links to its museum record and includes its materials, credit line, and data date. Only verified public-domain records with Open Access images are included.