Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints

A collection of colorful woodblock prints featuring courtesans and kabuki actors. Delicate lines, intricate patterns, and historical themes reflect cultural heritage and artistry.

Ichikawa Danjuro IX Als Watonai, toyohara Kunichika, 1898 print The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in the role of Watonai, halfway, with head cover in the right hand. Image of a tiger in cartouche at the top right. Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut actor (on the stage)

Avalokitesvara Sutra and Armor with Chrysanthemum-Stream Motif in Mandarin Orange, around 1900, After Katsushika Hokusai; Author: Poem by Sōkaen Takemaru, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 8 1/8 × 6 7/8 in. (20.6 × 17.4 cm) (image, sheet, shikishiban), Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Meiji-period reproduction

Print Nishikawa Sukenobu Japanese. Print 55592

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Dancing (Odori), 1909. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866-1942). Ink and color on paper; Kamisaka Sekka made preparatory drawings for his Flowers of a Hundred Worlds series on tracing paper with ink and color. The freehand sketches are much looser than the finished, printed compositions.

SEI SHônagon, 1846 print The banished Sugawara No Michizane, with his guard Terukuni behind him, looks around at the basket over which a red kimono is located. His daughter is hidden in the basket, who can see her father one last time in this way. Scene from a kabukitis piece. Poem by sei shônagon. paper color woodcut container made of plant material other than wood: basket. guard duty, keeping sentry. hiding, hiding oneself

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Tsurifune no Sabu. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (27.3 x 14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1796. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

No 19 Karuizawa, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi) 1830-1843 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Woman Putting Out a Light; Calligraphy: Abekawa Atsukaze no adanami. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, circa 1885. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Lu Zhishen, Originally Named Lu Da (Kaosho Rochishin shomei Rotatsu), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) 1822-1832 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Scene in a forest, an old man surrounded by Tengu Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Serie van twaalf koban Shunga met prostituées in de rol van acrobatische brandweerlieden.Series of twelve Koban prints with twelve half-naked women who run acrobatic tours on a ladder. Placed on each other per six, the twelve numbered blades form a parody of similar performances of firefighters who remove nutrient stunts. The inscriptions on the buckets on one after the bottom left links refer to the NavanoCho Street in the Yoshiwara District - the Prostitution district of Edo. This shows the large water vessel that stood at the gate of the Yoshiwara; The gate is on the right. The twelve prints may form a calendar with references to the short and long months.

Seven Lucky Gods by Katsushika Hokusai, Color woodcut, before 1801, 1760-1849, Private Collection

Kumagai Naozane and Taira no Atsumori at the battle of Ichi-no-tani 1715-1725 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; uncut hosoban diptych, urushi-e . Kondo Kiyoharu

New Year's Parade in the Yoshiwara Torii Kiyomine (Japanese, 1787-1869). New Year's Parade in the Yoshiwara, 1807-1808. Woodblock print, Each: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.5 x 25.1 cm). Asian Art 1807-1808

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

Picture of a Sumo Wrestling Match in Yokohama (Yokohama sumo no zu). Shigetoshi; Japanese, active late 19th century. Date: 1861. Dimensions: 36.3 x 24.4 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Shigetoshi.

Yang Xiang (Yo Ko), from the series A Child's Mirror of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushi ko doji kagami). Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 8 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (21.9 x 35.2 cm). Date: ca. 1843. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Actor Iwai Tojaku I as Shirai Gonpachi, c. 1833, Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, 14 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (36.83 × 25.72 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Related to the play 'Mitsu ichō gozonji no Edo-zome' 銀杏御存地染, performed at the Nakamura Theater, 1833, fifth month.

Tamausagi songoku, Songoku and jewel hare., Taiso, Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892, artist, between 1885 and 1890, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 32 x 21.8 cm., Print shows Son Goku, a monkey sometimes known as the Monkey King, holding a spiked sceptre and glaring at the Moon Rabbit, who apparently lives on the moon.

Karuizawa. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)); Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790-1848). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm). Date: ca. 1835. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ichikawa Danjuro's costume for Shibaraku, from the series Acting Skills of the Ichikawa Family, A Set of Three (Mimasuke no gei, sanban tsuzuki) 1813-1829 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Kawasaki, from the series The Tokaido in Fifty-Three Pairs. Date: 1845. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Lion Training Cub, c. 1835-1839, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 14 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (37.5 × 15.8 cm) (image, ōtanzaku), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th-19th century, Although lions are not native to China, the Japanese have long referred to them as karajishi, or Chinese lions, because the first lion images seen in Japan came from China in the 9th century. This prints subject alludes to a well-known Chinese proverb about a lioness testing the strength and stamina of her cubs by pushing them off a cliff. She accepts only those able to climb back up the rocky precipice. In some versions, the lioness conducts this terrible test when the cubs are only three days old. The first line of the accompanying poem probably refers to cubs that survived into their fourth day.

Ichikawa Danjr VII as the warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1865

Fujieda Station, actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Minamoto Yoshitsune, print from the series: 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi-no uchi). Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist

The Actor (Otani) Tomoemon in the Role of Asahina Tobei, from the series Fashionable Patterns: A Spring Shower of Colours. Date: eleventh month 1867. Dimensions: 37 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA.

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

The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigoro. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 1/3 ( 30.6 cm; W. 5 3/32 in. (12.9 cm). Date: ca. 1790-93.Hokusai occasionally treated the sumo world in his prints. He returned to the subject briefly in the early 1790s after a decade-long absence. Here, the sumo wrestlers Wadagahara Jinshiro on the right and Kachozan Gorokichi on the left are locked together during a fight. They are depicted with thinner, more refined lines than in the artist's early sumo prints. The signature Shunro ga ("painted by Shunro") is one he used for a period before choosing his most familiar name, Hokusai. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō V and the Mo troupe. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892)Daikokuya Kinnosuke (Japan, active mid-19th century). 1865, eighth month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Shikata nue, from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)". Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1700-1711. Dimensions: 27.2 x 37.7 cm. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Repeller of Demons (Oshimodoshi) Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Chinzei Hachirô Tametomo., 1852. Woodcuts. 14 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (36.5 x 26 cm)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - June 9, 1892), also named Taiso Yoshitoshi, was a Japanese artist. He is widely recognized as the last great master of Ukiyo-e, a type of Japanese woodblock printing. He is additionally regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras - the last years of feudal Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Like many Japanese, Yoshitoshi was interested in new things from the rest of the world, but over time he became increasingly concerned with the loss of many outstanding aspects of traditional Japanese culture, among them traditional woodblock printing.

Famous view of Tsukuda bay during night fishing (Tsukuda-no oki meisho shirauo); print from the series: Edo jiman sanjurokkei (36 Boastful Views of Edo). Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist, Utagawa, Hiroshige II (1826-1869), graphic artist

No. 1 (Sono ichi) Musician Playing a Drum, from the series The Cave Door of Spring (Haru no iwato)., 1824. Woodcuts., Surimono

Lu Zhishen, Originally Named Lu Da (Kaosho Rochishin shomei Rotatsu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 38.9 x 26.6 cm (15 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

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The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena 1770 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Second Ichikawa Yaozo as a Wrestler Standing in an Arena 36900

Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1835. Dimensions: 37.5 x 25.8 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.

Kotatsu Dojoji, no 5 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays 1711-1740 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e . Okumura Masanobu

Horii Tsuneemon Crucified. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1868. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Hiragawara Jirozô, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1864 print Portrait of Kabuki actor Kawarazaki Sanshô in the role of Hiragawara No Jirozô. In the background the sails of ships and flying plea. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. adult man

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Kan Shojo, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Composite print of three scenes: Ships sailing round a South American island; Orchid from Borneo; Three Frenchmen riding horses in a steeplechase. Anonymous Japanese print 1850-1900.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance. Torii Kiyohiro; Japanese, active c. 1737-76. Date: 1751-1761. Dimensions: 39.4 x 17.1 cm (15 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Soga no Juro 1727-1737 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Torii Kiyoshige

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 Tale of the Soga Soga Monogatari Utagawa Hirosada (1819-1865/ Japanese) Woodblock print Janette Ostier Gallery, Paris

Series of twelve Koban Shunga with prostitutes in the role of acrobatic firefighters, c. 1830 - c. 1835 print Series of twelve Koban prints with twelve half -naked women who do acrobatic tours on a ladder. The twelve numbered magazines placed in one six of them form a parody of similar representations of firefighters who do neck -breaking stunts. The inscriptions on the buckets on the second lower print left refer to the Nakanocho street in the Yoshiwara District - the prostitution district of Edo. This includes the large water barrel that stood at the gate of the Yoshiwara; The gate is on the right. The twelve prints may be a calendar with references to the short and long months. paper

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

Noritzune (Noto no Kami) at the battle of Dan no Ura, about to spring into Yoshitsune's boat., 1769. Woodcuts., 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)

Album of Theatrical Prints, 1820-1830. Album of 93 theatrical prints by Kunisade, Kuniyasu, Toyoshige, Kuniyoshi etc. .

A music party, Anonymous, 1836 Three courtings make a priest for their Lord among the flowering cherry trees and at a waterfall in the Yoshima Mountains. The golden clouds are colored by hand. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut / lacquering

Juichidanme, Act eleven of the Kanadehon Chushingura., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, between 1804 and 1812, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22.4 x 16.9 cm., Print shows a scene during the attack on Kira Yoshinaka's home by the 47 Ronin, with the samurai confronting Kira's guards and searching the grounds. Scene from act eleven of the play Chushingura or the revenge of the 47 Ronin.

Kintarô Dreaming of His Youth, Totoya Hokkei, 1829 The old Kintarô (also known as Kintoki) fell asleep against a sake vessel and dreams of his childhood when he overpowered a bear with his ax. With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear

'Insurance girl' (hoken musume), illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club) Tomioka Eisen Japanese. 'Insurance girl' (hoken musume), illustration from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club). Tomioka Eisen (Japanese, 1864-1905). Japan. Frontispiece; woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Prints

Watanabe, Nobukazu (n.1872 - D.1944), Sino -Japanese war scene (common name), 1894. Museum Cernuschi, Museum of Asia in the city of Paris.

Actors in confrontation. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.

Sino-Japanese War: Two Generals at the Battle of Fenghuangcheng (Nisshin gekisen ryosho Hoojo sen no zu). Yosai Nobukazu; Japanese, 1872-1944. Date: 1894. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A Man Slaying a Monster Carp with a Sword ca. 1830 Totoya Hokkei Japanese. A Man Slaying a Monster Carp with a Sword 54307

Sasai Kyuzo Masayasufrom the series 'Heroic stories of the Taiheiki (Taiheiki eiyuden)'. Date/Period: Ca.1847-50. Print. Nishiki-e, oban, colour woodblock print. Height: 35.70 mm (1.40 in); Width: 25.70 mm (1.01 in). Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Hotei Smoking his Pipe, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu) 1809-1819 Japan. Color woodblock print (album sheet) . Katsushika Hokusai

GRABADO JAPONES. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

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

Above, a Kabuki play scene, showing a woman washing the feet of another, watched by a man; below left, the changeling 'JizÅ' (Kshitigarbha); below right, an 'entertainment woman' (geisha?) standing on a jetty on the Sumida river at MukÅjima. Colour woodcut by KyÅsai, with bottom right design by MÅsai (Yoshitora), ca. 1870.

Lady Tamamushi raising a fan target. Attributed to Sugimura Jihei; Japanese, active c. 1681-98. Date: 1676-1703. Dimensions: 59.8 x 29.8 cm. Hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Actor in a scene on horseback with a turnip in his hand (in the role of Soga Goro) Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Two men eating a meal and watching a fireworks display Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.

Segawa Kikujiro in the role of the 'onna hinin katakiuchi' (avenging beggar woman) Kokonno Odeke, Urukogataya (Japanese, active 18th century), 1730, Woodcuts, 11 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (29.8 x 14.6 cm)

Tobae mitate ryugen sennin. Translation: Toba-e correspondence of a Chinese sage. By Utagawa, 1773-1829, Japanese artist. Published: [between 1804 and 1818. print : woodcut showing a man smoking a cigarette in a long holder, and a dragon ascending in a plume of smoke coming from a box on the ground next to him; a child() gestures toward the dragon. .

Kabuki actors, Otani Hiroji II and Otani Tomoemon in a fight scene. Torii, Kiyotsune (fl. 1755-1775), graphic artist

Kunisada, B, C, work, Actors Ichkawa Danjuro VII, Ichikawa Ebijuro and Arashi Tokusaburo in the play Hisago no gumbai (Pumpkin-shaped fan), 1820, technique : color woodcut, graphics

Actor, Nakamura Shikan plays as Ootomo no Kuronushi, Onoe Taganojō plays as Kurosome no rei, from Tsumoru koiyuki no sekinoto Hashimoto Naoyoshi Japanese dated 1882

Suzaku Gate Moon, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature. The Nakasendō (Central Mountain Route), also called the Kisokaidō, was one of the five routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 stations between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi, Kōzuke, Shinano, Mino and Ōmi provinces. In addition to Tokyo and Kyoto, the Nakasendō runs through the modern-day prefectures of Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga, with a total distance of approximately 534 km (332 mi).

Mount Ashigara Moon - Yoshimitsu, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

Sumow competition. Sumowic match between the wrestlers Sakanoko and Deshakayama. Two referees; Links Kimura Shonosuke.

The actors Iwai Hanshiro VI, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Ebizo V as the woodcutter Nekko no Yokizo 1833 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Knight with a sword over his head, the other one, falIIng, behind him YOSHIIKU, UTAGAWA (1833 1904)

Kintaro Viewing an Illusttttstrated Book /Ehon o Miru kintaro KIYONAGA, TORII (1752 1815)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798-1861. Hakukaja Yoshun and Shinki Gunshi Shubu (right). Kyumonryo Shishin (center). Chokanko Chintatsu (left) Series: One of the 108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) about 1830-31. Oban vertical triptych.

Moon and the Helm of a Boat, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

Empress Kōmyo. Donation Gerhard Schack

OKYO`s School Komb Tot Leven, TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI, 1882 print Leaf on which two prints printed in Chuban format. Upstairs: the painter Maruyama Okyo is shocked by the spook he painted, which suddenly comes to life. Below: the painter Sesshu, as a child, tied to a tree after mischief, looking at the mice that he drew in the sand with his toe. paper nishiki-e / color woodcut spirit, ghost. artist at work, in his workshop - BB - out of doors. rodents: mouse

The First Nakamura Tomijuro as an Outlaw ca. 1775 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The First Nakamura Tomijuro as an Outlaw 36866

The Actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Nozarashi Gosuke, likened to Shi Jin the Nine Dragoned (Kyūmonryū Shishin ni hisu), from the Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden) 1854, 7th month) Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 Japanese This print is part of a triptych likening Kabuki characters to heroes of the Water Margin (Chinese: Shuihuzhuan; Japanese: Suikoden), a Chinese literary classic of military valor. This triptych is unified by the decorative pine silhouette background. For the other two prints in the triptych, see JP3360 and JP3361. Shi Jin’s tattoo is a spectacular pattern of nine dragons, hence his nickname Kumonryū, "Nine Dragoned.". The Actor Ichikawa Ichizō III as Nozarashi Gosuke, likened to Shi Jin the Nine Dragoned (Kyūmonryū Shishin ni hisu), from the Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden) 55527

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Shibaraku (Shibaraku), 1909-10. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866-1942). Color woodcuts with gold and silver; sheet: 29.9 x 22.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.). This print from a set of three woodblock printed albums displays the graphic design prowess of Kamisaka Sekka. The images were first distributed one by one to subscribers to the series but later were reissued in bound form, like this book, for mass consumers. Each print features a vignette taken from nature or Japanese literature. Many of the scenes have a long history in Japan, originating in the 900s or 1000s and having been interpreted by all manner of artists since that time. Sekkas selections hew closely to precedents from the Rinpa style originated by painter Tawaraya S?tatsu (c. 1570-c. 1640) and calligrapher Honami K?etsu (1558-1637).

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - June 9, 1892), also named Taiso Yoshitoshi, was a Japanese artist. He is widely recognized as the last great master of Ukiyo-e, a type of Japanese woodblock printing. He is additionally regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras - the last years of feudal Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Like many Japanese, Yoshitoshi was interested in new things from the rest of the world, but over time he became increasingly concerned with the loss of many outstanding aspects of traditional Japanese culture, among them traditional woodblock printing.

A Fashionable Genji, A Set of Piled-Up Pictures, right sheet of triptych. Date: 1869. Dimensions: 37 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA YOSHITORA.

Minamoto no Yoshitsune ( 義経, 1159 - June 15, 1189) was a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and the third and final son and child that Yoshitomo would father with Tokiwa Gozen. Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo (the third son of Yoshitomo) founded the Kamakura shogunate. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai fighters in the history of Japan. Musashibō Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶, 1155-1189), popularly called Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk (sōhei) who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore.

fine arts, Korea, graphic, month Hae (""pig""), coloured woodcut, circa 17th - 19th century, private collection,

Japan: 'The Tiger of Ryogoku', woodblock print by Utagawa Hirokage (active 1855-1865) and poem by Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894), c. 1860

Two boys gather Hagi (branches with leaf) from a raft on a river, Isoda Kôryûsai, c. 1771 print The boy who pushes it smoothly wears a shirt with a hare on it (reference to the hare). From the series 'Small children on the six' 'crystals' 'rivers'. Inscription is a poem by Minamoto No Toshiyori: the moon, shining over the teaching speza, came to life in the colorful waves of the crystal clear river Noji, as if, the morning would never come. Minamoto No Toshiyori, the Noji No Tamagawa is one of the 'six crystal clear rivers'. 'Hagi' is Lespedeza, a Japanese clover, the bush that the boys attract. paper color woodcut raft. boy (child between toddler and youth)

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

The Cry of the Fox, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

English Woman, Chinese Dog, and Sheep (Eikoku fujin, karainu, rashiyamen), from the series "People of the Five Nations (Gokakoku jinbutsu zue)". Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu); Japanese, 1826-1869. Date: 1860. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Two scenic scenes, one with a man and a woman and one with a man and a fox woman. Sheet with two scenic scenes: one with a man kneeling with a rope at the feet of a woman, hiding a sword under the kimono; The other with a man who pulls a sword to defend himself against a fox woman.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kiyohime in the Play Hidakagawa Iriai-zakura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Ninth Month, 1770 1765-1775 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Ippitsusai Buncho

Oharame, Village girl from Ohara., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, ca. 1799, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 18.7 x 10.5 cm., Print shows the head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman carrying bundle sticks on her head. The bundle appears to be bound by a small cut-out figure in the shape of a man.

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

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