Japanese Muromachi Period

Items from the Japanese Muromachi Period (1336–1573), an era of civil war and cultural innovation. This category includes Zen-influenced art and tea ceremony objects from a turbulent yet creative time.

Japanese wooden figure of Zenki holding an axe, painted red, 1400s.

Seated Zenki (1400s CE)

Antiquities Asia Ceremonial & Religious Japan

A wooden figure from the 1400s, depicting Zenki with an axe, painted red with detailed carvings.

Japanese Muromachi-period figure of Koki, seated with vase and bamboo backpack, 1400s.

Seated Koki (1400s CE)

Antiquities Asia Ceremonial & Religious Japan

A wooden figure from the 1400s, depicting a vase-bearing Koki in bamboo attire, painted green with gesso and gilded accents.