Nibutani-ita is a flat, shallow tray made of wood, whose manufacture is a tradition has been passed down since ancient times in the area around the Sarugawa River in Hokkaido Prefecture. Nibutani-ita is characterized by its spiral Moreunoka patterns,…

A wooden sculpture art resembling a dragonfly. "Hankucotca" means "dragonfly" in Ainu.

A wooden artwork resembling a stag beetle. "I-kupa-kikir" means "insect that nibbles" in Ainu.

Meiji era (1868 - 1912), music, moon, woman, Showa era (1926 - 1989), flute, bridge, Japan, Robert O. Muller collection, triptych

An example of a piece of Gutai art that a visitor may have received from the "Gutai Card Box". The small dimensions of this work (only 14.2 x 10.3 cm) would have made for an easy to bring home piece of art.