Edo Period Japanese Art

Woodblock prints showcasing traditional Japanese scenes and figures, exhibiting vibrant colors and intricate patterns characteristic of the Edo period.

A woodcut created in 1730 depicting the moon

Parody of Yoritomo Releasing Cranes (Mitate Yoritomoh?kaku). Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806

Ichimura Uzaemon in the role of Kiyohime, drama 'Musume Dojoji', 1769, Woodcuts, 12 x 5 5/8 in. (30.5 x 14.3 cm)

Scene 3. handscrolls. 1660. Spencer Collection. Manuscripts, Japanese

A woodcut created in 1730 depicting the moon

Events of the Year in the Floating World', 1695-1700. Artist: Furuyama Moroshige. Furuyama Moroshige was a 17th century Japanese artist, prevalent during the Edo period.

Courtesan followed by two pupils, by Miyagawa Choshun (1682-1752), Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 17th-18th century.

Daija, from the series Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue) 1893-1903 Japan. Color woodblock print . Tsukioka Kôgyo

Parody of Murasaki, from "Lavender" (Wakamurasaki), chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji 18th century Kawamata Tsuneyuki Japanese The Tale of Genji was the most celebrated courtly romance of the twelfth century. The scene parodied here refers to the moment when the story's protagonist, Genji, glimpses the young Murasaki for the first time, gazing upon her as she sorrowfully observes a baby sparrow that has gotten free of its cage. Murasaki would later become Genji's favorite love. The artist has translated the figure of Murasaki into a confident, contemporary woman, standing in an assured pose and flanked by cherry blossoms. She assumes a central position, while the spying Genji has been eliminated from the scene. Instead, it is the viewer who is invited to observe her beauty.. Parody of Murasaki, from "Lavender" (Wakamurasaki), chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji 44938

The First Childbirth (Uizan), the seventh sheet of the series Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma) 1764-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e . Suzuki Harunobu

Women from the Green House next to a table with stationery and hibachi stove, from the album : A collection of autographs of famous courtesans /Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami. Seiro meikun jihitsu shu Masanobu, Kitao (1761 1816)

Scene from a Kabuki theatre performance. In this highly stylised Japanese dance-drama, from 1629 all roles had to be played by men. Those who specialised in female roles were known as onnagata. Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Japanese artist and printmaker. Coloured woodblock print.

Boys Play-acting a Daimyo Procession. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 5/8 x 50 in. (37.1 x 127 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Japanese style painting

Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen ca. 1679-84 Hishikawa Moronobu In ukiyo-e prints, male youths known as wakashuidentified by unshaved forelocks and an upright topknotare often paired with courtesans. This image belongs to a set of fourteen erotic prints known as makura-e (pillow pictures), or shunga (spring pictures) in modern parlance. While most makura-e within a set tend to be explicit, there are usually two or three earlier in the sequence, as here, that merely hint at romance.. Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen. Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, 1630/31?-1694). Japan. ca. 1679-84. Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and hand-applied color on paper; horizontal ōban. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Early Ukiyo-e Painting Unknown. , 1625-1640. Ink, color and gold on paper, 10 7/16 x 13 13/16 in. (26.5 x 35.1 cm). Asian Art 1625-1640

Three men in a boat Torin III, Setsuzan (1743 1820)

Dutchman and Maruyama Courtesan. Artist: Rekisentei (Chokyosai) Eiri (Japanese, active ca. 1789-1801). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.1 x 37.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The actors Nakamura Shikan and Arashi in a puddle Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The actor Onoe Kikugoro in the role of a woman kilIIng a cat with a sword TOYOKUNI II, UTAGAWA (1777 1835)

Lady in waiting with a goblet and a table Kubo, SHUNMAN (1757 1820)

Men and women socialising and playing musical instruments in courtyard garden, of a brothel in Yoshiwara, red light district of Edo (Tokyo),c1810 . Eizan Kikukawa (1787-1867) Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. Entertainment Prostitution

Tawaraya Sotatsu (17th c.). Carriage of Prince Genji. Illustration from the book 'Genji Monogatari Emaki' (The Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shikibu. Japanese art. Momoyama period. Painting. Private Collection.

The Introduction (Miai), the first sheet from the series "Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)". Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1764-1770. Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 11 in. Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A pair of lovers the girl with the a shamisen and a young man reading a book KITAGAWA, UTAMARO (1753 1806)

PAÑO TEÑIDO COLGADO PARA SECAR - 1849 - GRABADO JAPONES - 35,4 24,7 CM. Author: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE O ANDO TOKUTARO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Cologne. GERMANY.

Asian Roccoco Painting.

Chinese Women in a Palace Garden late 16th century Formerly attributed to Kano Eitoku Japanese In this painting, a vivacious scene of Chinese court life, the grace of the palace beauties is accentuated by their poses, especially that of the woman in the center, who slightly twists her body to admire a bluebird perched on the hand of a lady-in-waiting. The palace architecture, a Taihu rock, blossoming cherry and pear trees, and Chinese roses enrich the sense of exotic palace life. The meticulous brushwork of the draperies and the solid texture of the rock indicate a Kano painter of the Momoyama period, one who might have worked closely with Mitsunobu, the eldest son of the great master Kano Eitoku. Formerly the two left panels of an eight-panel screen, they were remounted as a hanging scroll, since the two panels were the works of another artist.. Chinese Women in a Palace Garden. Formerly attributed to Kano Eitoku (Japanese, 1543-1590). Japan. late 16th century. Two panels of a folding

The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman Standing under a Torii. Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (32.4 x 14.3 cm). Date: ca. 1791. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve (Senmen Otafuku zu) 1794-1795 Japan. Fan print, stencil-printed color on paper . Tôshûsai Sharaku

Lady in waiting with a fan, board from the album: Nishiki zuri onna sanju rokkasen e zukushi EISHI, CHOBUNSAI (1756 1829)

Two Women, early 19th century, Tatebe Sōchō, Japanese, 1761 - 1814, 51 9/16 × 19 15/16 in. (130.97 × 50.64 cm) (image)79 1/2 × 25 1/16 in. (201.93 × 63.66 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Oiran courtesan fixing her hair while a samurai watches in front of a water barrel in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.

Section of Jin'o-ji Engi Emaki early 14th century Japan. Section of Jin'o-ji Engi Emaki. Japan. early 14th century. Handscroll section, mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color on paper. Kamakura period (1185-1333). Paintings

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men) 1897 Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men). Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Japan. 1897. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Prints

Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street After Okumura Masanobu Japanese. Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street 57141

Ono no Komachi, from the series Portraits of SixPoets. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849

Japan: Traditional crafts and trades of the 18th century from a hand-painted album by an anonymous artist. Folio 33. Hand-coloured illustration from a Japanese miscellany on traditional trades, crafts and customs in mid-18th century Japan, dated Meiwa Era (1764-1772) Year 6 (c. 1770 CE).

Courtesan and her Attendant under a Cherry Tree early 19th century Utagawa Toyoharu A high-ranking courtesan, bedecked in a striking black surcoat decorated with a peacock feather motif, pauses in her stroll outside during the peak of cherry blossom season. She is accompanied by a girl attendant (kamuro) adorned in a coordinated set of garments and obi. The scene is set in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, where the custom of temporarily planting a row of cherry trees down the middle of Nakanoch, the central boulevard of the district, had arisen by the mid-eighteenth century. Courtesans and other brothel employees enjoyed a day’s holiday, a “Flower-Viewing Day,” in the third month. On this day, courtesans could picnic in the Ueno Hills or in the Sensji Temple in Asakusa, on Mukjima, across the Sumida River—locations that were famous for their cherry trees. Recognized as the founder of the Utagawa school, Utagawa Toyoharu both created paintings and designed prints. He earned esteem fo

Elegant pastimes, painting, screen, by Kano Tansetsu (1654-1713), Japan. Detail. Japanese Civilisation, Edo period, early 18th century.

Japan: Traditional crafts and trades of the 18th century from a hand-painted album by an anonymous artist. Folio 27

Emperor Minghuang Teaching Yang Gueifei to Play the Flute, late 1400s-early 1500s. Choryusai (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 188 x 63.5 cm (74 x 25 in.); painting only: 91 x 45.2 cm (35 13/16 x 17 13/16 in.). Minghuang, a prominent emperor of Tang (618-906) China and his consort, Yang Gueifei, have inspired many legends, paintings, and poetry in later Chinese culture. Through the study of Chinese literature and the collecting of Chinese paintings, tales of their lives and romance became well-known in Muromachi Japan.

Lady at theBath. Artist: Kawamata Tsunemasa, Japanese, active ca. 1716-48

Painting on silk, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 13th century.

Japan, Ue, Utamaro, Kitagawa, Oume Kumenosuke, Oume and Kumenosuke, verso - stamped, The runaway lovers Oume and Kumenosuke, both wearing headscarves, under an umbrella., print, prints, Japan (collection), bottom right - stamped, height 325 mm, width 150 mm, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, print maker, printmaker, 1800 - 1805, first quarter 19th century, paper, color woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Japan: A woman suffering from cholera. Handscroll painting from the Yamai no Soshi (Yamai Zoshi) or 'diseases scroll', mid-12th century CE.

Scene from the Chushihgura (Vendetta of the 47 Loyal Retailers) ca. 1820 Torii Kiyomine Japanese. Scene from the Chushihgura (Vendetta of the 47 Loyal Retailers) 54927

Gathering of Philosophers Unidentified artist. Gathering of Philosophers 51527

China/Taiwan: Detail of a battle between wokou pirates and Ming Dynasty forces from the scroll painting 'Ming Qiu Shizhou Taiwan zoukai tu' (Victory in Taiwan by Qiu Shizhou of the Ming), Qiu Ying (1494-c.1559)

Utamaro Kitagawa, work, Loving couple, (1000 - 2000), colored woodcut, graphics, plate width 25.5 cm, plate height 37.6 cm, leaf width 26.2 cm, leaf height 39 cm, image width 25.5 cm, image height 37.6 cm

Harunobu Suzuki, work, By the sea, 1760s, multi-color woodcut, nishiki-e, graphics, sheet width 22 cm, leaf height 29 cm, chuban cm, Photo no. 32101.479, 12.4.1999, photographer: Mäkinen, Janne, photo type: laakadia v/k, content description: Japanese woodcut art; sea, beach, free time,

A painting in the form of a vertical scroll a man, a boy leaning over the spider unknown

Emperor Ming Huang and Yang Guifei, around 1600, attributed to Kano Naganobu, Japanese, 1577 - 1654, 61 1/2 × 140 1/2 in. (156.21 × 356.87 cm) (image), Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, 16th-17th century, The poem Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Changhen ge), by Chinese poet Bai Juyis (772-846), tells the story of Emperor Xuanzong (685-762; reigned as Emperor Minghuang) and his breathtakingly beautiful favorite concubine Yang Guifei (719-756). This painting shows Guifei dancing at right in front of the emperor and several attendants. A rebellion in 755 forced the emperor to flee the capital, and angry imperial guards—believing that Yang Guifei was responsible for Xuanzongs neglect of state affairs—demanded her execution and put her to death. Xuanzong abdicated the throne shortly thereafter, triggering the decline of the dynasty. This tragic love affair became a popular subject among Kano painters like Kano Naganobu (1577-1654), who moved his branch of the Kano House to the capital, Edo

The Mogusa-uri Scene from the Drama "Chujo-hime Hibariyama," Performed at Yamamura-za 1710-13 Okumura Masanobu Japanese. The Mogusa-uri Scene from the Drama "Chujo-hime Hibariyama," Performed at Yamamura-za 36993

Japan, Takekawa Risaburô, Gekkô, Ogata, Bijin hana kurabe, Comparisons between beauties and flowers, Full moon and pine tree, verso - stamped, Woman, seen from behind, walking by pine tree and stone lantern, looking at full moon., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 350 mm, width 238 mm, Japanese, 1859 - 1920, print maker, printmaker, 1896-10 - 1896-10, paper, colour woodcut, blind stamp, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Prostitute and Two Attendants, c. 1735, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686 - 1764, 12 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (32 x 54 cm) (image)51 3/16 x 26 3/16 in. (130 x 66.5 cm) (mount) 72cm W w/roller, Ink, color, and gofun on paper, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e

A Philosopher watching a pair of butterflies: from 'Pictures after Nature' an album by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Japan 1814-1819. Japanese coloured woodblock.

. Courtisane, standing with in her hands a doll presenting a seated hosteling, looking at sitting man with a doll in his hands presenting a musician.

Man & Woman By A Hedge Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770 Japanese) Woodcut Print Musee Guimet, Paris, France

Kunisada, Actor Sawamura Gennosuke in the play Date kurabe O-Kuni Kabuki (Dance play about Date's marital dispute), 1829, colored woodcut, graphics

Inuyama Dosetsu (macron over O), the Second Hero from the series Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors(Hakkenden). Artist: Utagawa Kunisada II, Japanese, 1823-1880

Shunga is a Japanese term for erotic art. Most shunga are a type of ukiyo-e, usually executed in woodblock print format. While rare, there are extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate the Ukiyo-e movement. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; 'spring' is a common euphemism for sex. The ukiyo-e movement as a whole sought to express an idealisation of contemporary urban life and appeal to the new chi nin class. Following the aesthetics of everyday life, Edo period shunga varied widely in its depictions of sexuality. As a subset of ukiyo-e it was enjoyed by all social groups in the Edo period, despite being out of favour with the shogunate. Suzuki Harunobu (1724 July 7, 1770) was a Japanese woodblock print artist, one of the most famous in the Ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu used many special techniques, and

Detail of a mural painting showing King Sanjaya traveling on elephant back (Vessantara Jataka)Wat Suwannaram, Thonburi,Thailand.

Kunisada, B, work, Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII and Bando Kamezo in the play Kanadeho chusingura (Faithful vassals), 1862, colored woodcut, graphic

One of Sixteen Scenes of the Death and Burial of a Man, Japan watercolor on silk or paper, From a series of sixteen scenes of the death and burial of a man in Japan., Japan, 19th century, drawing, drawing

One of Sixteen Scenes of the Death and Burial of a Man, Japan watercolor on silk or paper, From a series of sixteen scenes of the death and burial of a man in Japan., Japan, 19th century, drawing, drawing

Chinese figures inspecting a sheet of paper, with subsidiary figures. Painting by a Chinese painter.

Tokyo, Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), Takamizawa, Japan, Sharaku, Toshusai, Bust portrait of Matsumoto Koshiro IV, The actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV in the role of the fishmonger Sakanaya Gorobei, with pipe in his left hand; against dark gray mica background. Scene from the play Katakiuchi noriaibanashi, performed at the Kiri-za in 1794., print, prent, prints, Japan (collection), height 366 mm, width 251 mm, Japanese, print maker, printmaker, 1900 - 1925, first quarter 20st century, first quarter 20th century, paper, papier, mica, nishiki-e, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

The oldest known Japanese narrative, this sad fairy tale dates back to the 9th or 10th century. In this tale Kaguya-hime was found inside a bamboo stalk by a bamboo cutter, who took her home and raised her as his daughter (1891). Toyohara Chikanobu (原周延) (1838-1912), better known to his contemporaries as Yōshū Chikanobu (楊洲周延), was a prolific woodblock artist of Japan's Meiji period. His works capture the transition from the age of the samurai to Meiji modernity. In 1875 (Meiji 8), he decided to try to make a living as an artist. He travelled to Tokyo. He found work as an artist for the Kaishin Shimbun. In addition, he produced nishiki-e artworks. In his younger days, he had studied the Kanō school of painting; but his interest was drawn to ukiyo-e. Like many ukiyo-e artists, Chikanobu turned his attention towards a great variety of subjects. His work ranged from Japanese mythology to depictions of the battlefields of his lifetime to women's fashions. As well as a number of the other

An Oiran Seated in a Parlor Applies the Fire Treatment to the Bared Back of Another Woman. Artist: After Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 14 11/16 in. (26 x 37.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyuran no zu). Artist: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 27 3/4 in. (37.5 x 70.5 cm). Date: November, 1886. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu.

Feudal Lord with Pair of Supplicants. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (school of) (Japan, active late 19th century). Japan, late 19th century. Drawings. Ink on paper

La Danse Mauresque ou les Almees 1895 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901/French) Musee d'Orsay, Paris

Hibachi o kakomu gonin no otoko, Five men relaxing around a hibachi., Katsukawa, Shunsho, 1726-1793, artist, 1772 or 1773, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 12.1 x 35.5 cm., Print shows five men relaxing around a hibachi; a shamisen rests on a platform in a room to the rear, and a standing screen with various symbols is in the foreground.

Artist: Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1865, The Fan StoreEijudo, ca.1800, Ukiyo-e triptych: polychrome woodblock prints, sheet: 15 1/4 × 30 in. (38.7 × 76.2cm), Japan, Japanese, Edo period(1615-1868), Works on Paper -Prints

CODICE TRUJILLO DEL PERU - TOMO II, E 196 - LEPROSA BAÑANDOSE - ACUARELA - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Founding of the Nation / Le Coq Blanc (The White Rooster)'. Oil and gold on textile painting by Kawamura Kiyoo (1852-1934), 1929. Kawamura Kiyoo (1852-1934) was a Japanese painter from Edo. He became a follower of the yoga (Western-style) of painting, and journeyed for a time through France and Italy. He aided in the formation of the Meiji Bijutsukai in 1889, the first art association in Japan championing western-style painting.

Athletes before wrestIIng Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Ezo Shima Kikan, 3 of a set of three scrolls Ezo Shima Kikan, 3 of a set of three scrolls, ca 1840. Ink on paper, braid silk, 10 7/16 x 193 5/16 in. (26.5 x 491 cm). Asian Art ca 1840

Geisha right of a triptych of Three Beauties, 1830s, Mihata Jōryū, Japanese, act. 1830s, 10 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (26.35 × 29.05 cm) (image)55 3/8 × 25 5/16 in. (140.65 × 64.29 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e

Courtisane and Edelman with dolls, Anonymous, 1780 - 1850 Courtisane, standing with a doll in her hands representing a sitting courtier, looking at sitting man with a doll representing a musician in his hands. Japan paper Courtisane, standing with a doll in her hands representing a sitting courtier, looking at sitting man with a doll representing a musician in his hands. Japan paper

German Babylon (Babylone d'Allemagne). Dated: 1894. Medium: lithograph in black and beige on velin paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

fine arts, Japan, woodcut, actor as heroÒs wife, coloured woodcut, 1st half 19th century, private collection,

Shōno: Driving Rain. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, Edo, 1797-1858). Japan, circa 1833-1834. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Artist: Tosa School, Japanese, Minori (TheRites), ca.1630s, Album leaf: ink, color, and gold pigment and gold leaves on paper, without mounting: 11 3/4 × 9 15/16 in. (29.8 × 25.2cm), Japan, Japanese, early Edo period(1615-1868), Paintings

A Picnic Party. Date: early 17th century. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Ink and color on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Huang Shigong (Kosekiho) and Zhang Liang (Choryo), from A Set of Two on the States of Han and Chu (Kanso niban no uchi) 1834 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban diptych, surimono . Yanagawa Shigenobu II

Lady Ejima and the Actor Ikushima Shingorō. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1886, March. Prints; woodblocks. Diptych; color woodblock prints

Carpenter's New Specimen book, 1836, Woodcuts

'Joy of the New Year Celebration'. China, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 108x61 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Tartar Officer Carrying Blond Lady 19th century Unidentified artist. Tartar Officer Carrying Blond Lady 51686

The Qianling Mausoleum is a Tang Dynasty (618-907) tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi province, China, and is 85 km (53 miles) northwest of Xi'an, the former Tang capital. Built by 684 (with additional construction until 706), the tombs of the mausoleum complex house the remains of various members of the royal Li family. This includes Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r. 649-683), as well as his wife, the Zhou Dynasty usurper and China's first (and only) governing empress Wu Zetian (r. 690-705). The mausoleum is renowned for its many Tang Dynasty stone statues located above ground and the mural paintings adorning the subterranean walls of the tombs. Besides the main tumulus mound and underground tomb of Gaozong and Wu Zetian, there is a total of 17 smaller attendant tombs.

Hakone Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)No 11, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Reisho Tokaido 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

A Beauty Behind a Screen 1745-1755 Japan. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk . Miyagawa Chôshun

Tokyo, Fukuda Kumajirô, Japan, Kunichika, Toyohara, Samurai Aoyama and the Ghost Okiku, verso - stamped, Top sheet of a triptych, showing the long hair of the ghost Okiku., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 37.3 mm, width 25.5 mm, 1835 - 1900, print maker, printmaker, 1892 - 1892, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, Japanese, publisher

Horse and Attendant. Origin: Japan. Ink and color on paper. Date: 1568-1615. Period: Momoyama period. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Winter Scene at Villa Gate, 18th century, Unknown Japanese, H.13-9/16 x W.28-9/16 in. (image), ink and colors on silk, Japan, 18th century

Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma 18th century Okumura Masanobu Japanese Masanobu, a great innovator of ukiyo-e painting, gives the classic tale of the sisters Matsukaze and Murasame a novel treatment. The setting, sketched lightly in ink, is Suma's desolate shore, but the colorful protagonists are characteristic of the "floating world" of Edo's pleasure quarter. Here, the sisters' lover, Yukihira, is portrayed as an urban bon vivant and affects a stylish nonchalance. His flashy robe is patterned with the bamboo blinds of a well-appointed room and features crests of a courtier's cap, furthering the playful fantasy of the Edo townsman as aristocratic lover. A striped jacket and hat, typical of an Edo dandy, are draped on the tree in the background, recalling the fabled pine at Suma where Yukihira once left a robe and cap as parting gifts. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #8940. Yukihira and Two Brinemaidens at Suma Supported by Bloomberg Philant

Scenes from The Tale of Genji. Date: late 16th century. Origin: Japan. Period: Momoyama period. Color and silver on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Five boys playing at IIving figures /Ikebana, from the series: New series of paintings showing what children IIke /Kadomo asobi kage e zukushi

The Bride's Trip to her Husband's House, from The Marriage Ceremonies Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). The Bride's Trip to her Husband's House, from The Marriage Ceremonies, ca. 1768. Color woodblock print on paper, 8 1/16 x 10 7/8 in. (20.5 x 27.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1768

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