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)

Japan, Oninuki, Shinraidô, Tôichi, Shôjudô, Hokuga, Katsushika Hôtei, Ume matsu sakura, Plum, pine tree and cherry, Matsu, Pine tree, A courtesan with her maid and a boy stand by a sacred pine tree with a twisted straw cord (shimenawa) from which votive plates (ema) and ferns (urajiro) hang. With two poems., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 142 mm, width 192 mm, Japanese, 1780 - 1856, print maker, printmaker, 1800 - 1800, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind printing, poet

Tkaid gojo santsugi. Ishiyakushi. Plate No 45. From the series: Fifty-three stations of the Tkaid Road., Late 1830's, Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, Kihei Sanoya. Gift of H.W. Shepherd, 1956.

Fujisawa, Ando, Hiroshige, 1797-1858, artist, between 1848 and 1854, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 18.3 x 25 cm., Print shows travelers on street among shops with banners in the commercial district of the Fujisawa station on the Tokaido Road.

Saruwaka, Torii, Kiyonaga, 1752-1815, artist, between 1789 and 1801, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 16.9 x 24.9 cm., Print shows two Saruwaka actors.

Scene of viewing the paintings in the palace unknown

The walk, painter from the Tosa school, from a traditional literature novel, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 19th century.

Picnic under blooming cherry trees. .

Looking at Theaters: Women of the Jōō Era (1652-55). Mizuno Toshikata (Japan, 1866-1908). 1891. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

A Triple Wedding in the Family of the Farmer Matsunosuke. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1875, August. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Junidanme, Act twelve of the Kanadehon Chushingura., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, between 1804 and 1812, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22.6 x 16.5 cm., Print shows the night attack on the villa and the capture of Morono (Kira). Scene from act twelve of the play Chushingura or revenge of the 47 Ronin.

Scene from the Hachinoki Story, 1843-1847, Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Sakurai, Japanese, 1798 - 1861, 14 9/16 × 29 5/8 in. (37 × 75.2 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Mariko, 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

Yayoi, The third month., Ishikawa, Toyomasa, active 1770-1790, artist, between 1764 and 1772, printed later, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 25.9 x 19.5 cm., Print shows children playing, two carrying a palanquin, outside the entrance to a house where, within, a man and a woman are eating.

First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon ca. 1769 Suzuki Harunobu Japanese. First Leaf of the Shunga; The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon 55371

Pilgrims Travelling to Ise 18th century Chg. Pilgrims Travelling to Ise. Chg (Japanese, active 18th century). Japan. 18th century. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

Crowd of People Looking at the Festival Dance at the Front of Futaara Shrine. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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

Backstage Celebrations of a Full-house Hit at the Nakamura Theater. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). 1810s. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; one sheet of a diptcyh

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities 1796 Kubo Shunman Japanese. Eight Women Performing New Year Activities. Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Japan. 1796. Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ike no Shoji and Segawa Kikujiro I as Hitachi Kohagi in the play Mangetsu Oguri Yakata, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747 1747 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyonobu II

Embroidered Fukusa, late 1800s-early 1900s. Japan, late 19th-early 20th century. Embroidered silk with metal thread; average: 139.7 x 66 cm (55 x 26 in.).

View of the new Yoshiwara, Utagawa Toyoharu, 1770 - 1775 print Calmmoon on which image of a face on the entrance gate of the Yoshiwara with the Hoofdstraat, Nakanocho, full of people with lanterns in hand; at night. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut screen, folding screen. gate, entrance. street YOSHIWARA

Print ca. 1820 Yashima Gakutei Japanese. Print 54370

Actors Viewing Votive Pictures of Themselves. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). Japan, 1858, 4th month. Prints; woodblocks. Diptych; color woodblock prints

MoChi. Sixteenth and seventeenth page of part two from Utamaro`s book: Events in the Lusthuizen during the year.

Electric act, from the series: the treasure house of the 47 faithful vassals. .

Capturing the Fortress at Niuzhuang (Gyusojo senryo). Hashimoto (Yoshu) Chikanobu; Japanese, 1838-1912. Date: 1895. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andi Hiroshige (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyusai Hiroshige. The Ti kaidi (East Sea Road) was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendi, the Ti kaidi travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshu, hence the route's name.

Gokuin sen'emon to okuri no onna, Gokuin Seneimon., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, between 1801 and 1805, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 13.4 x 17.2 cm., Print shows two actors in a kabuki play, one as a woman with a paper lantern standing next to Gokuin Sen'emon, one of the five chivalrous men.

Asakusa: Raincoat Market. Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849). circa 1802. Books. Double-page book illustration; color woodblock print

Hotoke Gozen Dancing before Taira no Kiyomori. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1765. Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 13 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Odawara Station, from the series The Tokaido in Fifty-Three Pairs. Date: 1845. Dimensions: 37 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Interior of a palace next to beach; A set of room screens. Two parts of a miniature room screen. View of a palace with courtiers and left a beach with pine trees and flying cranes. The hovelings in the palace are around a young pine; This was an old tradition on the first day of the new year and was probably a fruit-farming ritual of origin. With two poems.

The Tale of Genji, chapter 2: Prince Genji's visit to Utsusemi. Date: 17th century. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Ink, color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Kuwana, Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, 1804., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 11.3 x 16.6 cm., Print shows two woman and a child with baskets of eggs or colored stones.

Scroll 1, scene 18. text. Illustrations, Manuscripts. 1600 - 1625. Spencer Collection

Five Young Boys Rolling a Large Snowball. Attributed to Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Utagawa Kunisada, A Samurai of Great Quality Honored by Other Samurais, color woodcut on paper.

Women's Bathhouse and Laundry Made 1800-1850 Japan. Ink and colors on paper . Kitao Shigemasa

Genshogô Fighting Under Water, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1856 print The sugars hero Tanmeijirô Genshôgo underwater in fight with an opponent. paper color woodcut fighting. fishes. movement in water

De eik onder de golven, katsushika hokusai, 1821 A man is sailed in a rowing boat under an overhanging pine. This is the famous Shubi Pijnboom, the 'Rendez-Vous' pine on the western bank of the Sumida River, on the road to Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter of Edo (the current Tokyo). With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut A man is sailed in a rowing boat under an overhanging pine. This is the famous Shubi Pijnboom, the 'Rendez-Vous' pine on the western bank of the Sumida River, on the road to Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter of Edo (the current Tokyo). With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut

Act Eight: Journey. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1797-1861). 1854, 11th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

FujisawaNo 7, 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

'Ferocious Prince, Punishing Southern Thieves, Starts the Great Campaign'. China, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 106x61 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Actors in a shibaraku performance, Fifteen actors in a circular composition, in the foreground in the middle the actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, in red robe, with fan in right hand, group of actors, troupe, actors on the stage, Ichikawa Danjûrô V, Torii Kiyonaga (mentioned on object), Japan, 1800 - 1804, paper, gold (metal), colour woodcut, h 249 mm × w 385 mm

Hokusai's Album of Pictures, vol. 3 complete, 1849, Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 9 × 6 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.8 cm) (hanshibon), Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Presenting the Portentous Eagle to the Emperor, 1894, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 14 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (37.8 x 25.3 cm)

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892)Morikawa Chikashige (Japan, active second half 19th century). Japan, 1876-1882. Prints. Album of thirteen color woodblock prints from four series

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi) ca. 1833-34 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi) 36974

Fighting eats - a scene from the historical "History of the Three Kingdoms" (Sanguo Zhi Yanyai); 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Chinese (culture), Qing dynasty (1644-1911), illustrations, Chinese art

Preparing pumpkin noodles (unkyo); two cards from the Hokusai manga" album with sketches; vol. 25. Katsushika, Hokusai (1760-1849), graphic artist

Drawing Water from the Well, Ryûryûkyo Shinsai, 1809 print Two women get the first water of the new year from a well. Traditionally there is fern leaf and a twisted rope attached to the wooden bucket that holds one of the women. A flowering plum tree in the background. With two poems. paper color woodcut utilitarian, public pump or water fountain

A man with three eyes is fitted with spectacles, watched by a man and woman with fantastically elongated necks, both smoking pipes; a Buddhist monk () playing a shamisen looks away. Coloured woodcut by K. Hokusai, 1834.

Actors and sumo wrestlers in a boat Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Symbols of Longevity: Jo and Uba. Nagayama Kōchoku (Japan, 1803-1862). Japan, second quarter 19th century. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; surimono

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated. Chokosai Eisho; Japanese, active 1793-1799; Publisher: Yamaguchi-Ya; Japanese, unknown. Date: 1790-1800. Dimensions: 36.0 x 75.1 cm. Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

The First Calligraphy of the New Year (Kissho hajime), from the illustrated book Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa) 1782-1792 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban, page from an illustrated book . Torii Kiyonaga

Oiso, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) 1801-1811 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Katsushika Hokusai

Watchtower Hill 1785 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese This scene from a book of famous places in Edo shows the Kameido Tenin Shrine, a spot in the city's eastern outskirts famous for its wisteria in spring.. Watchtower Hill. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Japan. 1785. Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

No. 9: Ushiwakamaru Defeats Musashibo Benkei at Gojo Bridge (Kyukai, Gojo no hashi ni Ushiwakamaru Musashibo Benkei o fusu), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidaiki no uchi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1827-1839. Dimensions: 25.3 x 37 cm (9 15/16 x 14 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), Utamaro, Kitagawa, Twee women and three men by a river, Two ladies flower-viewing at Kyoto, Eleventh and twelfth page from the book Fugenzo by Utamaro., page, prints, Japan (collection), height 254 mm, width 183 mm, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, print maker, 1790 - 1790, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, gold powder, color woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Sasaki Moritsuna Asking Fisherman to Reveal the Shallows Where His Troops can Cross and Attack the Taira Forces at Fujito in Bizen Province (Sasaki Moritsuna Bizen no kuni Fujito no watari ni Heigun o osowanto gyojin ni mizu no senshin o tou zu). Mizuno Toshikata; Japanese, 1866-1908. Date: 1884. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Cooling Off on a Summer Evening. Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1710-1715. Dimensions: 32.4 x 49.2 cm (12 3/4 x 19 3/8 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; tan-e, ô-ôban yoko-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Shower-Shelter on the Shore of Tempozan Bay 1838 Yashima Gakutei Japanese. Shower-Shelter on the Shore of Tempozan Bay 55443

A low-class prostitute, or yotaka (literally 'night hawk') tries to lure a low ranking samurai retainer (yakko) by tugging at his sash. She carries a straw mat so that she can provide her services under the stars. The first poem on the print puns on the word taka, literally 'hawk', and yotaka, 'nighthawk prostitute'. The last line meaning the strings attached to a hawk while hunting (Taka no ashigawa) can also mean the strap by which a samurai attaches his dagger to his sash. The second poem plays on the convention of seeing a hawk in a New Year's dream, but here the hawk is the prostitute.

Girls at pugging clay, from the series: Ise Monogatari Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

The Child of Horisaka Sahei Tied to a Rice Bale. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1875, April. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Women and Children Viewing the Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama. Artist: Katsukawa Shuncho (Japanese, active ca. 1783-95). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 3/4 × 25 1/2 in. (32.4 × 64.8 cm). Date: ca. 1787. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hyogo chikuto hitobashira no zu, Marking the new site for the capital at Hyogo., Utagawa, Yoshikazu, active 1848-1863, artist, 1852., 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 35.7 x 24.2 cm (left panel), 35.4 x 24 cm (center panel), 35.4 x 24.2 cm (right panel), Print shows a man presenting a city plan to the emperor at court with many ministers seated nearby.

Fujisawa, Utagawa, Toyohiro, 1773-1829, artist, [between 1804 and 1818, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 17.2 x 23.2 cm., Print shows travelers resting at a stopping point in Fujisawa on the Tokaido Road.

Sanno matsuri; print from the series: Edo meisho (Famous Views of Edo). Utagawa, Hiroshige II (1826-1869), graphic artist

Dutchmen's Quarters. Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849). circa 1802. Books. Single-page book illustration; color woodblock print

EL RETIRO DEL SABIO - 1510-1551 - PINTURA SOBRE SEDA. Author: KIU YING. Location: MUSEO DE PEKIN. Peking. China.

Wind-screen and cherry tree. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Date: 1615-1868. Color over gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

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. Author: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu.

fine arts, Japan, woodcut, actors Ichikawa Ebijuro and Ichikawa Danjuro, coloured woodcut by Tokoyuni disiples, 1830/1840, Museum for East Asian Art, Berlin,

Ferry on the river Sumida, Torii Kiyonaga, 1785 - 1789 print Ferry with six passengers, sailing to two waiting women on a river bank. Japan paper color woodcut ferry. river

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ukiyo-e’ series of large, color woodblock prints by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707-08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 km southwest of Tokyo. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol and icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photographs. It is one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains’ along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. Fuji is nowadays frequently visited by sightseers and climbers. It is thought that the first ascent was in 663 CE by an anonymous monk. The summit ha

Kuwana: The Post Station at Tomita (Kuwana, Tomita tachiba no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido). Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1832-1847. Dimensions: 17 × 22.7 cm (6 11/16 × 8 15/16 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Chushingura: Act VII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty), c. 1790s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824). Color woodblock print; image: 30.2 x 43 cm (11 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.); with margins: 33.8 x 46 cm (13 5/16 x 18 1/8 in.).

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Chinese seated figures wait outside a royal tent. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

The Hundred Sons Unidentified artist. The Hundred Sons. Unidentified artist. China. Handscroll; ink and color on silk. Ming (1368-1644) or Qing (1644-1911) dynasty. Paintings

Act 3 (Sandanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1829-1844. Dimensions: 25.5 x 36.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Illustrated Tale of the Heiji Civil War (The Imperial Visit to Rokuhara) 3 scroll by Anonymous / Tokyo National Museum/ 13th century/ Japan/ Watercolour and ink on paper/ The Oriental Arts/ 42,2x952,9/ History

Sumidagawa funa-asobi = Pleasure-boating on the Sumida River, Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist).

Workers cultivating rice in a paddy field, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

A Chinese sage with visitor and attendant. Gouache by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

Pleasure Quarter Party as Mitate of Seven Gods of Good Luck, c. 1735, Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686 - 1764, 13 3/4 x 20 7/8 in. (35 x 53 cm) (image)48 1/16 x 22 1/16 in. (122 x 56 cm) (mount) 59cm W w/roller, Ink, color, and gofun on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e

Yamato-e is a style of Japanese painting inspired by Tang Dynasty paintings and developed in the late Heian period. It is considered the classical Japanese style. From the Muromachi period (15th century), the term Yamato-e has been used to distinguish work from contemporary Chinese style paintings (kara-e), which were inspired by Song and Yuan Dynasty Zen Buddhism paintings. The Yamato-e often tell narrative themes with text along with them, show the beauty of nature, e.g. famous places (meisho-e), and the four seasons (shiki-e). The pictures are non-symbolic and have the objective of depicting the beauty in nature. The pictures are often on scrolls that can be hung on a wall (kakemono) or handscrolls (emakimono) that could be read from right to left with the accompanying story or on a folding screen (byoubu) or panel (shouji). Although they received their name from the Yamato period (250-710 CE), Yamato-e pictures rather stand for a style and are not restricted to a particular period.

From a series of sixteen scenes of the death and burial of a man in Japan. Date: 19th century. Japan watercolor on silk or paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

'New Year'. China, City of Yanlyutsin, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 109x60 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

China: 'At a Confucius Shrine'. Qing Dynasty painter Jiao Bingzhen (1689-1726)

Capturing the Fortress at Niuzhuang (Gyusojo senryo) 1895 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban triptych . Hashimoto (Yoshu) Chikanobu

The FerryBoat. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725-1770

Han Wei and Watonai, Utagawa Hiroshige, 1820's,

China: 'The Sixteen Luohans'. Detail (6, right) of handscroll painting by Wu Bin (active 1583-1626), 1591. Wu Bin (active 1583-1626), nickname Zhiyin Toutuo and social name Wenzhong, was a Chinese painter born in Putian during the Ming Dynasty period, under the reign of the Wanli Emperor. He worked mainly in Nanjing, and was a devout Buddhist, living and working in a Buddhist temple, where he produced hundreds of hanging scrolls depicting arhats and luohans.

Shells pick up on the beach of Akashi, 1855 print View of wide beach full of people; at night. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut shell fishery. beach (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Group of Blind Masseurs in Niigata Injured by a Speeding Rickshaw. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1875, June. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

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