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Japanese Print Art

Woodblock prints showcasing traditional Japanese figures, vibrant colors, and intricate patterns from the Edo period.

Puppeteer Holding Puppet on Go Board, around 1900, After Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 8 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (21.6 × 18.1 cm) (image, sheet, shikishiban), Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Meiji-period reproduction
Puppeteer Holding Puppet on Go Board, around 1900, After Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 8 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (21.6 × 18.1 cm) (image, sheet, shikishiban), Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Meiji-period reproduction
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The Actor Onoe Kikugoro Als SHIRAI GOMPACHI, UTAGAWA HIROSADA, 1848 print The actor Ineu Kikugoro III in the role of the infamous Rover Shirai Gompachi, commanded in a rowing boat during a nightly chase. paper color woodcut / polishing seeking death, suicide. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. boat propelled by man or animal
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Fireworks in the Distance, from the series An Assortment of Women's Customs Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920). Fireworks in the Distance, from the series An Assortment of Women's Customs, 1891-1892. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm). Asian Art 1891-1892
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Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.
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Young Woman Throwing a Ball at a Young Man 1769-1779 Japan. Color woodblock print; hashira-e . Isoda Koryusai
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Japan: 'Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'. Album of thirty-six paintings and poems by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705). Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631 - April 23, 1705), born Sumiyoshi Hirozumi, was a Japanese painter from Kyoto. He became the first official painter of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, and was a Yamato-e artist, a painting technique based on traditional Japanese subjects and culture.
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The Spinning Wheel, by Wang Juzheng (early 11th century), Northern Song era, detail of woman spinning silk.
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11 p.m., from the series Twenty-Four Hours at Shinyanagi (Shinyanagi nijuyoji) 1880 Japan. Color woodblock print . Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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E-Goyomi (Horse and Hand Holding Brush) E-Goyomi (Horse and Hand Holding Brush), 1786-1787. Color woodblock print on paper., 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (11.5 x 9.6 cm). Asian Art 1786-1787
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Ichikawa Kodanji, 1862 print Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the role of Takeechi Mitsuhide; In his left hand a bamboo spear. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage)
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Japan: A Meiji Period woodblock scene of Hannya and Hoto Waterfalls, from the triptych series 'Nikko Meisho' (Famous Places in Nikko) by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912), 10 October 1891
1899-19188236
Toyohara Chikanobu, better known to his contemporaries as Yoshu Chikanobu, 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 Kano 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 artists of this period, he too portrayed kabuki actors in character, and is well-known for his impressions of the mie (formal pose) of kabuki productions. Chikanobu was known as a master of bijinga, images of beautiful women, and for illustrating changes i
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Album of Actor Portraits, c. 1790-1810. Shōrakusai (Japanese). Album of 25 leaves; ink and color on silk; album, opened: 28.1 x 42 cm (11 1/16 x 16 9/16 in.).
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Beauty Holding a Puppet with Kintaro Choki Eichosai (Japanese, active 1785-1805). Beauty Holding a Puppet with Kintaro, circa 1790-1800. Woodblock Print, 25 1/4 x 4 9/16 in. (64.1 x 11.6 cm). Asian Art circa 1790-1800
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PERSIAN GENIUS. - PERI.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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Lonely house on Adachi Moor, 1885 print Diptyk. A more highly pregnant woman is squeezed and hung on her feet above a fire. A half naked old woman is sharpening a knife next to the fire paper color woodcut
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. Color woodblock print; tanzaku . Isoda Koryusai
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On va goûter, ou La petite-fille au pot (A Snack, or Young Girl with aPitcher). Artist: Auguste Lepère, French, 1849-1918
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Tokyo, Bijutsusha, Japan, Shuho, Yamakawa, Fujo yondai, Four images of women, Akaieri, Red collar, verso - stamped, Bust portrait in profile of a young woman in bright pink kimono with red collar (bijinga)., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 389 mm, width 244 mm, Japanese, 1898 - 1944, print maker, printmaker, 1928 - 1928, second quarter 20st century, second quarter 20th century, paper, papier, mica, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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A stamp printed in China shows an ancient love story, circa 1983
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The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Tamaya 1796-1806 Japan. Color woodblock print; hashira-e . Kitagawa Utamaro
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Mary Cassatt, The Bath, American, 1844 - 1926, c. 1891, drypoint and soft-ground etching in yellow, blue, black, and sanguine
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Osaki Kioto illegible dancer. Artist: Suzuki Shin'ichi (Japanese, 1835-1919). Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.9 cm (9 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.). Date: 1870s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Madam Butterfly by Puccini Card by Leopoldo Metlicovitz showing scene by sceens. Museum: Fundazione Puccini, LUCCA, India.
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Alcove ornament 1780 Kimura Sakujiro Japanese. Alcove ornament. Kimura Sakujiro (Japanese,). Japan. 1780. Pottery, faience decorated with polychrome enamels. Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
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Shanghai advertising poster, c1930s. Artist: Unknown
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"Anonymous color print depicting a scene from a city theatre with Mr. Wu, the mandarin, created before 1916."