Japanese Historical Scenes

Colorful ukiyo-e prints conveying traditional Japanese narratives, featuring courtiers, festivals, and historical figures in various settings.

Admission at the dignitary Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Hakuba no Sechie Kitao Shigemasa Japanese. Hakuba no Sechie 54805

Goyu, Tabibito Ryujo ca. 1834 Designed by Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Goyu, Tabibito Ryujo 55558

Kampei chasing away Bannais soldiers, scene from the 3rd act of the drama: Treasury of fideIIty /Chishingura

Courtiers Visit Sugawara no Michizanes Mortuary Temple, from Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine ca. 1300 Japan An ancient Shinto belief that unpredictable, calamitous forces of nature are animated by tormented or vengeful human spirits underlies the legendary origin of the Kitano Tenjin shrine in Kyoto, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane (845-903). Michizane was a distinguished scholar and statesman who died in exile, having been slandered by enemies at court.When natural disasters and plagues caused the deaths of his detractors, he was posthumously elevated to high office in order to appease his angry spirit. In 942, the first Kitano Shrine was established; Michizane was deified as Tenjin, god of agriculture and patron of the falsely accused. In this scene with text, once part of a set of handscrolls painted in the hakuby? (white drawing) style of narrative illustration, an imperial messenger and two courtiers arrive at Anrakuji, Michizanes mortuary temple, to read the

Yanagishima no Zu. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm); W. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm). Date: ca. 1835-42. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Tagawaya Restaurant in Front of Daionji (Daionji mae, Tagawaya), from the series Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi) 1833-1845 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Totsuka The Fork at Motomachi (Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Hoeido Tokaido 1828-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

The actors Iwai Shijaku in the role of a woman with a koto and Ichikawa Danjuzo in the role of a man with a flute SADAHIDE, UTAGAWA (1807 1873)

Admission at the dignitary Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Month of white frost November /Shimo furi tsuki, from the series: Twelve months in Japanese customs Kitao, Shigemasa (1738 1820)

Print. Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799-1823). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (14 x 18.9 cm). Date: 1750-1835. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jya-ya) ca. 1840 Japan. Fukagawa Hachiman Keidai (Niken Jya-ya) 55574

Two oirans with their assistants on a walk , 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)

Young Woman and Little Girl Playing Musashi 1841 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Young Woman and Little Girl Playing Musashi 54192

The Silver World (Gin sekai) 1790, first month Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese This book, part of a series on the theme of snow, moon, and flowers, contains seventy-eight kyōka about snow. Here, Chinese boys are playing in the snow, which is delicately emphasized by an embossing technique.. The Silver World (Gin sekai). Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Japan. 1790, first month. Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Children playing in a journey by boat, from the series: Parodies of eight famous views /Yatsushi hakkei

Narihira's Journey to the East late 18th century Rekisentei Eiri 川亭永理 Japanese The ninth chapter in The Tales of Ise is the most famous passage of the text and one of the most frequently illustrated in Japanese literature. Narihira has lost all will to continue his worldly life in the capital and, in a disconsolate mood, leaves home with one or two close friends in search of a peaceful existence in the eastern provinces. Illustrators most often represented the moment during this Azuma kudari, or journey to the east, when the dispirited travelers pass the foot of Mount Fuji. Supposedly, that is the subject of the triptych here, but the artist had no qualms whatsoever about abandoning the loneliness and disillusionment of the journey described in The Tales of Ise. In this mitate, or contemporary parody of classical subjects, the poetic description of the small, gloomy group of travelers is used as an excuse to mount a glamorous pageant of beautiful Edo-period women wearing the finest co

Hatsu isho o kiru kodomo, A child's first clothes., Ryuryukyo, Shinsai, approximately 1764-1820, artist, 1807., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 13.9 x 17.9 cm., Print shows two women dressing a young boy.

Japan, Hokkei, Totoya, Kai tsukushi jûsanban no uchi, A selection of sixteen from a series of shells, Two women, a man and a child are looking for shells, A family is collecting shells on the beach. The print is a b-copy., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 210 mm, width 185 mm, Work conception, Japanese, 1790 - 1850, after a print by, 1890 - 1900, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock print, blind printing

Cherry Blossom Banquet (Oka no utage) 1756-1806 Japan. Color woodblock prints; oban triptych . Kitagawa Utamaro

The Domyoji Scene (Domyoji no dan), from the series Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju) 1825-1849 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Sadahide

Goyu Women Stopping Travelers (Goyu tabibito tomeru onna), from the series Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Hoeido Tokaido 1828-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Picture of the Soga Brothers Killing Ten Men, 1864, 3rd lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Nōshūya Yasubei, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 3/16 × 28 7/8 in. (36.04 × 73.34 cm) (vertial oban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Courtesans of the Wakanaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1. Katsukawa Shunsho; Japanese, 1726-1792; Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1776. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Beauties Harvesting Bracken, from the series Gekkōs Miscellaney, c. 1886-1899. Ōgata Gekkō (Japanese, 1859-1920). Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; The print series Gekk?s Miscellaney wanders through a variety of genres. This print captures an agricultural scene of women gathering bracken. ?gata Gekk? distinguished himself as a younger artist in the first exhibition of the Painting Appreciation Society (Kangakai) in 1885. He went on to earn prizes at worlds fairs and expositions in both the US and Europe.

Children playing in the battle of Raiko with the demon, board 2 from the series: Game of the journey of the hero Raiko to the mountains /Raiko yama iri asobi

Book of Humorous Poems on the Cherry Flower and the Maple Leaves 1833 Totoya Hokkei Japanese. Book of Humorous Poems on the Cherry Flower and the Maple Leaves. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Japan. 1833. Ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Chushingura: Act X (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty), c. 1790s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824). Color woodblock print; image: 30.3 x 42.7 cm (11 15/16 x 16 13/16 in.); with margins: 33.5 x 46 cm (13 3/16 x 18 1/8 in.).

Prince Genji with fan standing at a well, looking at a woman sitting on veranda of first floor; a servant girl with sword in right hand watches, Japanese print, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Mera Taichiro, Murata Heiemon, 1847 - 1850

New Year's Celebration in a Large Mansion. Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (39.1 x 75.6 cm). Date: ca. 1791. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Branch of white plum blossom on a rock with calligraphy and seal. Color woodblock mokuhanga from Kaishien Gaden, Japanese edition of Wang Gais Jieziyuan Huazhaun or Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden, Second Collection, Ichimura Bunko, Tokyo, 1812.

Three girls in front of the a porch, from the series: Ise Monogatari Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

Scene from the noh theater piece tsuchigumo.; Tsuchigumo; Play images of noh; NUAKU ZUE. Actor in the role of the tsuchigum disguised as a recluse (a spinning monster), throws a web over three attackers with drawn swords. The white, with cobwebs and leaves covered, frame where tsuchigum is in, sets the cave where he hides.

The Ide Jewel River in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Ide) and the Noda Jewel River in Mutsu Province (Mutsu Noda no Tamagawa), from the series Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa) 1855 Japan. Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e . Utagawa Hiroshige

Totsuka: Difacers of the road at Motsachi (Totsuka, Motsachi Betsudô), Version Second, No. 6 from the series "Pi tESZ T Three stations on the Tôkaidô" (Tôkaidô Gojsan tsugi no uchi)Dembiński, Stanisław (1891-1940) - collection, Tokaido, Totsuka, Dar for the Museum

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Scene from Classical Literature, 18th century, Nishikawa Sukenobu, Japanese, 1671 - 1750, 6 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (17.5 x 27.5 cm) (image, sheet), From a woodblock printed book (sumizuri-e); ink on paper, Japan, 18th century

Torpedos on the Sumida River, 1881, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (35 x 24 cm)

Act IV: Enya Asking for Yuranosuke before Committing Suicide; Yuranosuke Shows the Sword Used for Suicide to Enya's Retainers. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). Japan, circa 1835. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Yosooi: Courtesans on a balcony watching a street juggler. From the series Meigi sanjurokasen' (Famous geisha compared to 36 poets)., circa 1860, Tokyo, by Utagawa Kunisada, Tsutaya Kichizo. Gift of Mrs Harold Wright, 1965.

Kanadehon Chushingura (A Treasury of Loyal Retainers): Act 4 Hangan Seppuku (Suicide of Enya Hangan), circa 1820, Tokyo, by Keisai Eisen.

The Actors Ichikawa Danzo IV as Arakawa Taro Takesada Disguised as the Palanquin Bearer Tarobei (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro V as Abe no Sadato Disguised as the Pilgrim Kuriyagawa Jirodayu (left), in the Play Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1782. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1777-1787. Dimensions: 17.8 x 27.4 m (7 x 10 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from an unidentified theatrical picture-book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Fujisawa, board 7 from the series: Fifty three stages of the Tokaido road , the third version of the so called Reisho Tokaido

Okazaki, board 39 from the series: Fifty three stages of the Tokaido road/Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi, second version so called Gyosho

SIXTY NINE STAGES OF THE KISO ROAD /KISOKUJUKYU TSUGI NO UCHI Eisen, Keisai (1790 1848), HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

SIXTY NINE STAGES OF THE KISO ROAD /KISOKUJUKYU TSUGI NO UCHI Eisen, Keisai (1790 1848), HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

The Seventh Month, from the series The Twelve Months by Two Artists (Ryoga juni ko) 1773-1828 Japan. Color woodblock prints; oban triptych . Utagawa Toyohiro

'Street Scene'. China, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 60x34 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Seven blind masseurs fighting: a scene at Iwamurata. Coloured woodcut by Eisen and Hiroshige, 1839 ().

Life of Nichiren: Rock Suspended by the Power of Prayer. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm). Date: ca. 1835. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Chapter 43; Faithful images of the beautiful prince; Sono Sugata Hikaru No Utsushi-e. Man talking with squatted woman, gaddressed from floor by elegantly dressed man; On a porch two women, behind which view of blossoming tree and water. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems.

Making a musical company under a cherry tree; View cherry blossom in Ueno; Ueno Hanami No Tei. Eight people behind a curtain attached to a branch of a flowering cherry tree; Two musicing men and a Koto playing woman are sitting with five other women around a sake bottle and lunch boxes.

Horinouchi Myo-ho-ji Eho Mairi no Zu. Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1763-1828). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Aiban; H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm). Date: ca. 1804. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Triptych of Fashionable No Plays (Furyu Utai Sambukutsui) 1750-1764 Japan. Color woodblock print; benizuri hosoban; triptych (uncut) . Miyagawa Shunsui

No 3 Kato Kiyomasa, from the series Three Tales of Valor (Buyu sanban tsuzuki) 1820 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Katsukawa Shuntei

Kintaro demonstrating his strength before the ladies in waiting Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

Penis measurements; The big tail. Humorous erotic print; Of two naked men, the penis is being measured and described, under the watchful eye of two giggling hat values and between curtains of gliding women.

Women Playing Music. Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787-1832). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 11 1/16 in. (21 x 28.1 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Three Water Carriers at the Shore Katsukawa Shunkō Japanese. Three Water Carriers at the Shore 56069

Ten Rakan Examining a Painting of White-Robed Kannon. Artist: Kato Nobukiyo (Japanese, 1734-1810). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 55 1/4 × 22 3/4 in. (140.3 × 57.8 cm)Overall with mounting: 91 1/8 × 32 5/8 in. (231.5 × 82.9 cm). Date: 1792.The artist Kato Nobukiyo took lay Buddhist vows in his early fifties. In 1788, he set out to paint five hundred disciples of Buddha called rakan (Sanskrit: arhat), placing ten figures on each of fifty hanging scrolls. By 1792 his project was completed and the paintings dedicated to Ryukoji Temple in Edo (present-day Tokyo). The rakan in this example are shown examining a painting of White-Robed Kannon (Sanskrit: Pandaravasini Avalokitesvara), the bodhisattva of compassion. Close looking reveals an extraordinary technical feat: all the pictorial elements--figures, architecture, tree, painted scroll, even facial details and shaded areas--are delineated in Chinese characters. The characters spell out a section of the Lotus Sutra. The meticulous t

Hara, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Gojusan tsugi), also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido) 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Hiroshige

The Actor Akizuki Sampei from Osaka Standing on a Galloping Horse (right), in the Play Dai Kyokuba. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 21.8 x 28 cm (8 9/16 x 11 in.) (trimmed). Color woodblock print; aiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Untitled. Date/Period: Late 18th century-early 19th century. Print. Woodblock print on paper. Height: 240 mm (9.44 in); Width: 370 mm (14.56 in). Author: Chobunsai Eishi.

Two Women and a Child Beside a Goldfish Tank, c. 1800. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Color woodblock print; sheet: 51.4 x 19.8 cm (20 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.).

Act II (Nidanme), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura) 1787-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; horizontal o-oban . Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagara Keisai)

Yoshida, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Gojusan tsugi), also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido) 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Double-page Illustration from Vol. 2 of "Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)". Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1771. Dimensions: 18 x 27 cm (7 1/16 x 10 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Women Playing Music 19th century Yanagawa Shigenobu Japanese. Women Playing Music 53968

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men). Artist: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: L. (page) 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. (page) 9 1/4 in. (23.4 cm); thickness of album 1 9/16 in. (4 cm). Date: 1897. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Uitvliehegende Vlinders, Katsukawa Shunesho, 1765 - 1775 Woman and two children looking at unpacked butterflies under a mulberry tree. Producing silk happened in Japan mainly with silkworms in mulberry trees, with the doll of the caterpillar supplying the silk wire. Japan paper color woodcut Woman and two children looking at unpacked butterflies under a mulberry tree. Producing silk happened in Japan mainly with silkworms in mulberry trees, with the doll of the caterpillar supplying the silk wire. Japan paper color woodcut

Courtesans of Kiriya, from the book Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), vol 2 1776 Japan . Kitao Shigemasa

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaid ( Kiso Kaid Rokujky-tsugi) or Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road, is a series of ukiyo-e works created by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848). There are 71 total prints in the series (one for each of the 69 post stations and Nihonbashi; Nakatsugawa-juku has two prints). The common name for the Kiso Kaid is 'Nakasend' or 'Central Mountain Highway', so this series is also commonly referred to as the Sixty-nine Stations of the Nakasend. The Nakasend was one of the Five Routes constructed under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a series of roads linking the historical capitol of Edo with the rest of Japan. The Nakasend connected Edo with the then-capital of Kyoto. It was an alternate route to the Tkaid and travelled through the central part of Honsh, thus giving rise to its name, which means 'Central Mountain Road'. Along this road, there were sixty-nine different post stations (-shuku or -juku), which provi

Tokyo, Iseya Jisuke (Bunjudo, Iseji), Kiyonaga, Torii, Playing Blind Man's Buff, Two courtesans, a shinzo (courtesan in training) and a kamuro (youngest assistant to a courtesan) in the garden of the Kankanro teahouse visible in the background with various parties on the two floors., print, engraving, prints, engravings, Japan (collection), height 386 mm, width 250 mm, Japanese, 1752 - 1815-06-28, print maker, printmaker, 1792 - 1796, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Act VII: Blind Man's Buff. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, Edo, 1797-1858). Japan, circa 1835-1839. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

From two parts existing print, representing: left the summer and on the right winter with daffodil and prunus (W.S. New Year's pass).

First Costumes of the New Year, from the album Colors of the Triple Dawn Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). , 1787. Color woodblock print on paper, 10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (26 x 37.8 cm). Asian Art 1787

Escape of Emperor Godaigo, from the series "The Unofficial History of Japan (Nihon gaishi no uchi)". Kobayashi Kiyochika; Japanese, 1847-1915. Date: 1885. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

View of Sagano (Sagano fukei), from the series "A Modern Genji Picture Contest (Furyu Genji e-awase)". Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864; and; Utagawa Hiroshige I; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1853. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Clearing Weather of the Togakushi Mountains: Taira Koremochi Ason, 1868, 1st lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takeda Kōrai, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (36.67 × 24.13 cm) (sheet, each, approx., vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, The warrior Taira Koremochi Ason probably lived between 1000 and 1100 CE but is only known through legends, including one in which the emperor asked him to travel to Mount Togakushi to kill a demon. In Kabuki adaptations of this story, he visits the mountain in autumn to enjoy the fall colors when he meets a beautiful woman offering him sake. Dozing off, he wakes up just in time to see her change into the demon and succeeds in killing her. Yoshitoshi captures the dramatic moment when Koremochi awakes; a strong wind adds to the tension of the situation.

Mizukuchi ca. 1838 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Mizukuchi 36585

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

Yoshiwara suzume, Yoshiwara sparrow., 1797., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 10.5 x 14.2 cm., Print shows a woman standing behind a person squatting, playing a shell game.

Enjoying the Evening Cool near Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku bashi yusuzumi uki-e) 1735-1745 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; beni-e, horizontal o-oban . Okumura Masanobu

OtsuNo 54, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Reisho Tokaido 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblcok print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

One of Six Impressions from Worn Old Blocks Unidentified artist. One of Six Impressions from Worn Old Blocks 56124

Women resting after gathering brushwood for fire. Kikugawa, Eizan (1787-1867), graphic artist

Interior Scene in the Yoshiwara ca. 1680 Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese In this unobstructed view, courtesans are entertaining customers with music, dance, food, and drink.. Interior Scene in the Yoshiwara 37256

Yumoto, from the series "Seven Famous Hot Springs of Hakone (Hakone shichito meisho)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions: 26.9 x 18.8 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Kyoto The Imperial Palace (Kyo, Dairi), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) 1832-1847 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Samurai and Courtesan Seated; A Servant Beside Them ca. 1685 Sugimura Jihei Masataka Japanese. Samurai and Courtesan Seated; A Servant Beside Them 56551

fine arts, Japan, graphics, theatre scene with samurai and two women, end 18th century, colour woodcut, 23,2 cm x 37,7 cm, private collection,

In the dressing room of the great theatre actor Nakamura za /Nakamura za taijin gakuya Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Lacscape and woman from Ohara, from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens 1820-1830 Japan. Color woodblock print; right sheet of shikishiban hexaptych, surimono . Ryuryukyo Shinsai

The Actors Bando Hikosaburo I as Araki Shozaemon and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Daidoji Tahatanosuke in the play "Chigozakura Futabajikki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the tenth month, 1746. Torii Kiyonobu II; Japanese, active c. 1725-61. Date: 1746. Dimensions: 31.9 x 14.8 cm (12 9/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Women and two men in an interior Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Man, standing on large chest, surrounded by samurai with drawn swords, The tenth act Judanme Scenes from the Kanadehon Chushingura story (series title) Kanadehon Chushigura (series title on object), print maker: Kuniteru, (mentioned on object), publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), (mentioned on object), Kinugasa Fusajiro, (mentioned on object), print maker: Japan, publisher: Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, 1851 - 1853, paper, colour woodcut, h 254 mm × w 373 mm

Yokkaichi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1801-1811. Dimensions: Approx. 24 × 18.3 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The poem Minamoto of Muneyuki Asona, from the series "Poems of a hundred poets as a Piastunk" (Hyakunin Isshu Uba Ga etoki)

The Courtesans Hanamurasaki and Koshikibu of the Tamaya Promenading in the Rain, c. early 1830s. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Color woodblock print; overall: 37.8 x 26.1 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.).

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