Japanese Theater Actors

Woodblock prints of actors in traditional costumes, showcasing their roles in theater with detailed expressions and cultural motifs.

Iwai Kiyotaro in a Shosa Act, Holding a Kine (Pestle) ca. 1789 Katsukawa Shunk Japanese. Iwai Kiyotaro in a Shosa Act, Holding a Kine (Pestle). Katsukawa Shunk (Japanese, 1743-1812). Japan. ca. 1789. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top to bottom); Nakamura Nakazo I, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Bando Mitsugoro II (left, top to bottom) 1783-1793 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsei

Ichikawa Yaozo lll in the Role of Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu. Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 31.6 x 14.7 cm. Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Beauty with Dragon Obi, 1830s, Mihata Jōryū, Japanese, act. 1830s, 43 3/8 × 21 13/16 in. (110.17 × 55.4 cm) (image)75 3/4 × 26 7/16 in. (192.41 × 67.15 cm) (without roller), Ink and color on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e

The Actors Sanjo Kantaro II as Osome and Ichikawa Monnosuke as Hisamatsu in the play Osome Hisamatsu Tamoto no Shiro Shibori, performed at the Morita theater, 1720 1715-1725 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e . Okumura Masanobu

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II as Goto Saemon in the play Tokaido Yukumi Guruma, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1736 1736 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Torii Kiyomasu II

Courtesan for the Ninth Month ca. 1714 Kaigetsudō Doshin Japanese. Courtesan for the Ninth Month 45059

Stomach channel of leg yangming, C17/18 Chinese book art

Knight Hayashi Tanshirō Taketoshi with two caught opponents, board 35. From the series: from the life of the heroes of Taiheiki novel about the Great Peace / Taiheiki Eiyuden Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Courtesan on White Elephant. Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1765. Dimensions: 11 × 7 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actors Nakayama Kojuro VI as Osada Taro Kagemune (in Reality Hatcho Tsubute no Kiheiji) in the Guise of a Lamplighter of Gion Shrine (left), and Sawamura Sojuro III as Komatsu no Shigemori (right), in Act Three from Part One of the Play Yukimotsu Take Furisode Genji (Snow-Covered Bamboo: Genji in Long Sleeves), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1785. Attributed to Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1780-1790. Dimensions: 34.6 x 24.2 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; aiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Lady by Leon Bakst, Pencil, watercolour, gold on paper, 1909, Private Collection, 36, 5x26

The Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro in the Role of Yahei-byoe Munekiyo. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 11/32 x 5 1/2 in. (31.4 x 14.0 cm). Date: 12th month, 1768. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Iwai Hanshirō IV ca. 1780 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. Iwai Hanshirō IV 56960

Japanese actor in a kimono and background decorated with apple blossoms, by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825), woodcut, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 19th century.

Sanjo Kantaro, from A Triptych of Young Kabuki Actors Edo, Right (Iroko sanpukutsui Edo, migi) 1718-1728 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; right sheet of hosoban triptych, urushi-e . Okumura Masanobu

Scene from a Drama ca. 1749 Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese. Scene from a Drama 54486

The actor Nakamura Shikan as Sōjō Henjo. Donation Gerhard Schack

An Actor as Sanbaso, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1770. Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 6 in. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Children at the puppetry. .

Denchû, in the palace, anonymous, 1850 - 1860 print The woman sits on the floor and makes repellent gestures to the man, the bare lower bodies clearly visible. A fan behind them. paper color woodcut coitus, cohabiting, sexual intercourse. fan

Japan: Hua Rong or Shoriko Kaei, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', shooting at geese with a bow and arrow. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.

Ichikawa Danjr VII as Gongor Kagemasa. Artist: Utagawa Kunimasa II, Japanese, 1820-1844

Sumo Wrestler by Utagawa Yoshitora, color woodcut, 1840s, active 1850-1880, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 36x28

Horse and figures, 1810 - 1830, Woodcuts, Surimono

Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) 1822-1835 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression with light color . Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Publisher)

The Actor Tatsuoka Hisagiku in the Role of Kurenai 1739 Kiyonobu II Japanese The Osaka Kabuki actor Tatsuoka Hisagaku appeared in the role of the young woman Kurenai, carrying a New Year's decoration of pine, crane and tortoise in the play "Miyakozome Kaoru Hachinoki" which was produced in Tokyo at the Nakamuraza theather in 1739. Often the colors of a hand-painted print were enriched by a glossy, lacquer-like black (urushi) made by mixing black ink and glue. In addition, brass filings are sprinkled on the robe to highlight the design and to give the print a richer, more painterly effect. The artist's and publisher's names are prominently displayed in a cartouche across the bottom of the print.. The Actor Tatsuoka Hisagiku in the Role of Kurenai 56595

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as the Guard Yahazu no Yadahei in the Play Otokoyama O-Edo no Ishizue, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1794 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shun'en

Color woodblock print; oban.

Woman Wearing Black Hood 1761-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; hashira-e . Suzuki Harunobu

Matsushima Shunzei, No 1 from Three Famous Scenes (Sankei no uchi Sono ichi) 1828-1838 Japan. Color woodblock print; right sheet of shikishiban triptych (left 1954.589, center 1954.590), surimono . Totoya Hokkei

fine arts, Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798 - 1861), ""Geisha in the patio of a teahouse"", woodcut, Japan, circa 1840, private collection,

The Actors Sawamura Kijuro I as Ikazuchi Shinno, Prince of Thunder (far left), Ichikawa Danjuro V as the Buddhist Deity Fudo (second from left), Nakamura Sukegoro II as Seitaka Doji (second from right), and Bando Mitsugoro I as Kongara Doji (far right), in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof: The Moon also Shines Over the Yoshiwara Pleasure District), Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1766-1777. Dimensions: 17 x 27.4 cm (6 11/16 x 10 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that he was of Central Asian Turkic origin, and thoroughly familiar with camp and military life. The paintings appear in the 'Conquerors Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Muḥammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures. It seems likely that certain paintings contained in the 'Conqueror's Albums' are of Chinese origin and may have been used as stylistic guides for painters in the Siyah Kalem tradition.

Daoist Immortal Rin Nasei and a Crane. Yashima Gakutei (Japan, c. 1786-c.1855). Japan, circa 1820. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; surimono, ink and color on paper

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

Gamo Sadahide's Servant, Toki Motosada, Hurling a Demon King to the Ground at Mount Inahana, from the series New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts (Shinkei sanjuroku kaisen) 1890 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Horibe Yasube Taketsune during a night attack; Japanese brokats from the Genroku period; Genroku Yamato Nishiki. Horibe Yasube Taketsune with spear a opponent in a frozen more pushing; In snow landscape at night.

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as an Old Man with Long Gray Hair. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (32.1 x 14.9 cm). Date: ca. 1773. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

medicine arm artery abdominal artery woodblock printing China Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) private collection,

The Character "Hyo" from the Munjado , last half of 19th century. Ink and light color on paper, 30 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (76.8 x 41.9 cm). Asian Art last half of 19th century

Chinzei hachiro tametomo, The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo., Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820, artist, between 1764 and 1772, 1 print : woodcut ; 30.2 x 13.4 cm., Print shows the warrior Minamoto no Tametomo holding his bow, while a man or ogre is attempting to draw the string.

The Warrior Watanabe no Tsuna Fighting the Demon at Rashomon 1765-1775 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin (Shi-ju-shichi-shi), also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Aki vendetta, or the Genroku Aki incident (Genroku aki jiken) took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century. One noted Japanese scholar described the tale as the country's 'national legend'. It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushidi. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Ki zuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for two years to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves ordered to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder. With much embellishment, this true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that all good peopl

Beauty (Bijin), c. 1775-1849. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 97.2 x 27.6 cm (38 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.); overall: 185.4 x 46.4 cm (73 x 18 1/4 in.).

Judanme, Act ten of the Kanadehon Chushingura., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, between 1804 and 1812, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22.5 x 16.8 cm., Print shows the Ronin samurai dressed as police to test the loyalty of the merchant Gihei. A scene from act ten of the play Chushingura or revenge of the 47 Ronin.

By the Stream. Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1760-1770. Dimensions: 28.5 x 21.1 cm. Color woodblock print; left sheet of chuban diptych (right sheet: 1925.2032). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

E Boyd, St John Nepomucene Painted on Buffalo Hide Prior to 1800, 1935 1942 St. John Nepomucene-Painted on Buffalo Hide Prior to 1800

Washing woman. Shinsai, Ryuryukyo (1764-1820), graphic artist

Preparatory Drawing for a Warrior Print 19th century Utagawa Yoshitora Japanese. Preparatory Drawing for a Warrior Print 73576

Russian (Oroshiajin), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku no uchi)". Utagawa Yoshitora; Japanese, active c. 1836-87. Date: 1861. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Lohan from a series of 500; No. 312, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699 China paper

Man with brush in hand, Ichirakasai, 1700 - 1900 drawing Japanese paper brush brushes ~ implements of painter

Illustration to the novel titledJourney to the West. unknown, graphic artist

Woman with back to observer playing samisen. ink on paper. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Date: 1760-1849. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Renegade Monk Zenjibo Disguised as Dainichibo in the Play Edo no Fuji Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1789. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1784-1794. Dimensions: 31.5 x 14.2 cm (12 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The actor Tanimura Torazo as Washizuka Hachiheiji. Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 37.0 x 24.9 cm. Colorwoodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu), also known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese, the story, set in the Song Dynasty, tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gathered at Mount Liang (or Liangshan Marsh) to form a sizable army before they are eventually granted amnesty by the government and sent on campaigns to resist foreign invaders and suppress rebel forces. In 1827, Japanese publisher Kagaya Kichibei commissioned Utagawa Kuniyoshi to produce a series of woodblock prints illustrating the 108 heroes of the Suikoden. The 1827-1830 series, called '108 Heroes of the Water Margin' or 'Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori', made Utagawa Kuniyoshi's famous.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Asahina no Sabura in the Play Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 29.9 x 14.3 cm (11 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

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Costume design for the Ballet 'Blue God' by R. Hahn by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924) Private Collection 1912 Russia Colour lithograph Graphic arts Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Ushjiwakamaru no takageta naoshi, Repairing Ushiwakamaru's high clogs (takageta)., Utagawa, Toyohiro, 1773-1829, artist, [between 1804 and 1818, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22.8 x 17.2 cm., Print shows a cobbler repairing the young warrior Ushiwakamaru's geta.

New Year Picture of Paired Door Gods with Knife-mounted Poles early 20th century Unidentified artist(s). New Year Picture of Paired Door Gods with Knife-mounted Poles. Unidentified artist(s) , early 20th century. China. early 20th century. Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Republic period (191249). Prints

Caricature of a dancer by Baitei Ki (1734-1810). Published between 1755 and 1810.

Masaki Taizen Tokiyoshi. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1868, ninth month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

A Modern Version of Urashima Taro 1730-1739 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Torii Kiyomasu II

Writing a Poem on a Crimson Leaf. Date: 16th century. Origin: China. Period: Ming dynasty. Ink and color on silk. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Hosokawa Sumimoto (1489 1520), by Kan Motonobu (1476 1559) Japan

Japan: 'Tsukinoe, Ainu Chieftain of Kunashiri', Kakizaki Hakyo (1764-1826), 1790

Otani Tokuji as the Servant Sodesuke, 1794. Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.2 x 25.2 cm (14 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The actor portrays a servant in the play Blooming Iris: Soga Vendetta, which opened at the Miyako Theater in June 1794. The play relates a 12th-century story about brothers who avenge the death of their murdered father. The clenched fist and mouth express the characters determination. Sharaku is mentioned in the most important biographical resource for actors compiled during the Kansai era (1789-1801). Since Sharakus career was so short, the text may reflect public reaction to his portraits: "Sharaku: another artist who did likenesses of actors, but his excess of zeal to draw the real realistically led him to produce strange works, so that his popularity did not last long, and he ceased to work within a year or two."

Three Japanese women in a garden. A round show with three sitting Japanese women in a garden. One has a range stuck and her mouth comes with a cloud with butterflies.

Black chalk portrait of Eva Steiner by Egon Schiele on paper, 1918, showing facial features, posture, and clothing in detail.

An Actor as Sadakuro in the Forty-seven Ronins. Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration of the Deliberation to Invade Korea Illustration of the Deliberation to Invade Korea, 1868-1912. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (36.5 x 24.4 cm). Asian Art 1868-1912

Actor Ishikawa Monosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1793). Actor Ishikawa Monosuke II as Karigane Bunshichi, 1782. Color woodblock print on paper, 12 15/16 x 5 3/4 in. (32.8 x 14.6 cm). Asian Art 1782

Portrait of general FU YOUDE from the Ming era; 2. PO. Ming era (XV/16th century) (1500-00-00-1644-00-00);Generals, Mandarin squares, painting, portraits, Qilin (iconogr.), Chinese art, ganglings, vertical ganglings

Catharine-Walzer: für das Piano-Forte Caterina Walzer. Prints, Sheet music covers, Scores, Piano scores (4 hands). 1846. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Grahn, Lucile, 1819-1907, Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892, Catarina; ou La fille du bandit (Choreographic work : Perrot)

'An Actor', c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes.

Study for "Swiss Sentry at the Louvre". Dated: c. 1819. Dimensions: overall: 20.8 x 13.4 cm (8 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.). Medium: graphite on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Théodore Géricault.

Sawamura Sojuro no Ichihoshi Otomo Hitatinosuke Yamatogawa Tomigoro no Sukewaka Yonosuke, Sawamura Sojuro as Ichihoshi Otomo Hitachinosuke and Yamatogawa Tomigoro as Tsukewaka Yonosuke., Okumura, Toshinobu, active approximately 1717-1750, artist, Japan : Omiya Ky-bei of Hasegawa-ch, Printer, between 1716 and 1736, 1 print : woodcut, color, lacquer, powdered metal ; 33.1 x 15.8 cm., Sawamura Sojuro and Yamatogawa Tomigoro in the role of a samurai and his page who is offering him a cup of tea.

New Year Picture of scene from the drama, Luo Zhang gui lou (Luo Zhang Kneeling Upstairs) early 20th century Unidentified artist(s). New Year Picture of scene from the drama, Luo Zhang gui lou (Luo Zhang Kneeling Upstairs). Unidentified artist(s) , early 20th century. China. early 20th century. Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Republic period (191249). Prints

Mimasu tokujiro no san, Mimasu Tokujiro in the role of San., Katuskawa, Shunko, 1743-1812, artist, 178-, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 31 x 14.4 cm., Ukiyo-e actor print, full-length portrait showing the actor Mimasu Tokujiro in an onnagata role as San fixing her hair and holding large wooden container in left hand.

Bust Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Tanabe Bunzo in the play Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga (Blooming Iris: Soga Vendetta of the Bunroku Era), Performed at the Miyako Theater from the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month, 1794. Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 31.9 x 22 cm (12 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; aiban; mica background. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Oiran were the courtesans of Edo period Japan. The oiran were considered a type of yujo 'woman of pleasure' or prostitute. However, they were distinguished from the yujo in that they were entertainers, and many became celebrities of their times outside the pleasure districts. Their art and fashions often set trends among the wealthy and, because of this, cultural aspects of oiran traditions continue to be preserved to this day. The oiran arose in the Edo period (1600-1868). At this time, laws were passed restricting brothels to walled districts set some distance from the city center. In the major cities these were the Shimabara in Kyoto, the Shinmachi in Osaka, and the Yoshiwara in Edo (present-day Tokyo). These rapidly grew into large, self-contained 'pleasure quarters' offering all manner of entertainments. Within, a courtesans birth rank held no distinction, which was fortunate considering many of the courtesans originated as the daughters of impoverished families who were sold into

Kitsune Tadanobu and Shizuka Gozen,' created by Jakukyoya Kyuichi, a Japanese artist active in the 18th-19th century. The woodcut pillar print measures approximately 25 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches (64.1 x 11.4 cm) and was created in 1788

Krishna, The Divine Flutist. India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, circa 1775. Drawings. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Emperor Tenji ( Tenji-tenno, 626 - January 7, 672), also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. As prince, Naka no Oe played a crucial role in ending the near-total control the Soga clan had over the imperial family. In 644, seeing the Soga continue to gain power, he conspired with Nakatomi no Kamatari and Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro to assassinate Soga no Iruka in what has come to be known as the Isshi Incident. Although the assassination did not go exactly as planned, Iruka was killed, and his father and predecessor, Soga no Emishi, committed suicide soon after. Following the Isshi Incident, Iruka's adherents dispersed largely without a fight, and Naka no Oe was named heir apparent. He also married the daughter of his ally Soga no Kurayamada, thus ensuring that a significant portion of the Soga clan's power was on his side.

Igirisu nyojinEnglishmen Woman on Horseback. Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850-80). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 1/2 x 10 1/16 in. (36.8 x 25.6 cm). Date: 1st month, 1861. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A 1915 pen drawing by Paul Klee on French intogrees paper mounted on cardboard, depicting a figure on a donkey in an imaginative composition.

Chelishchev, Pavel Fyodorovich (1898-1957) Private Collection 1922 40x32 Gouache on paper

The death of Kose no Hirotaka, 1886. Artist: Unknown

Japan: 'Sumimoto Hosokawa on horseback'', painting by Kano Motonobu (1476-1559) in 1507. Eisei Bunko Museum, Tokyo

Actor with sword, utagawa kunimasa, 1795 - 1800 print Waaierprent: BostePortret of actor with sword, between rocks, by night. Japan paper color woodcut / nishiki-e portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. rocks

'Dharmakirti'. China, 19th century. Dimensions: 64x48,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Imperial Portrait of a Prince, c. 1775, 117 x 75 in. (297.18 x 190.5 cm), Ink, colors, and gold on silk, China, 18th century, This life-sized portrait depicts a prince. He is shown clad in his symbolic dragon gown, formally seated on a red lacquer throne in front of an imperial nine-dragon screen. Virtually every element in this painting symbolically represents Prince Duo Luo's position within the Imperial hierarchy of the Chinese court. Portraits of this scale, painted in exceptional detail with the finest mineral pigments on the most expensive silk, typically were hung in the great halls of the Forbidden City, the Imperial Palace in Beijing.

Arhat Panthaka from the book Against the background of the landscape; 20th century () (1890-00-00-1910-00-00);

Lohan from a series v. 500; No. 312 ..

Portrait of a dignitary male; 19th/20th century (1368-00-00-1644-00-00);Women, coil painting, portraits, Chinese art, officials, scrolls, vertical scrolls

Salon Pedal. Date/Period: 1897. Poster. Colour lithograph on paper. Height: 1,394 mm (54.88 in); Width: 485 mm (19.09 in). Author: Alexandre de Riquer.

Object ID #18548675; pen and brown ink, brown wash support: white laid paper laid down on white wove paper; 13.3 x 9.1 cm (5 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.) mount: 16.9 x 12.4 Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

Narasimha Avatara Narasimha Avatara, ca. 1910. Watercolor, ink and silver on paper, 17 1/4 x 11 in. (43.8 x 27.9 cm). Asian Art ca. 1910

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