Japanese Woodblock Prints

Traditional woodblock prints showcasing scenes from Japanese culture, depicting theatrical elements and historical narratives with detailed artistry.

Miyamoto Musashi and the Exorcism of the Evil Fox of Princess Osakabe, 1863, 6th lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yamazakiya Seishichi; Carver: Tatekawa Hatsue, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, vertical ōban triptych, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Miyamoto Musashi (C) and the evil fox Princess Osakabe 本無三四, 於佐壁之悪狐.

Chapter 39; Faithful images of the beautiful prince; Sono Sugata Hikaru No Utsushi-e. Elegantly dressed man standing at veranda, looking at woman sitting in room at Koto (Japanese string instrument); A male and a female servant watching. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems.

Stage Design: Act II, for the Chushingura, Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Senichi, Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color, Horizontal format. A stage set shows the interior of a house, with the figure of a samurai and kneeling woman. In the right middle distance, a woman kneels behind a painted screen. Garden with two figures on a porch, left background. Title, upper right. Border composed of motifs of actors' seals (tomo-e crests)., Japan, 1836, theater, Print, Print

Mishima, Morning Mist, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi), Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858, Hoeido firm, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, This is a scene of a group of six men. One man is in a kago while another is on a horse. As they travel through the eerie mist, they stumble upon the entrance to a Shinto temple on the right. Silhouettes of other figures and buildings are hidden amongst the haze., Japan, ca. 1834, landscapes, Print, Print

Young man playing the koto” and an attacker Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Yanagishima no Zu ca. 1835-42 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Yanagishima no Zu 45307

Miyamoto Musashi and the Exorcism of the Evil Fox of Princess Osakabe, 1863, 6th lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yamazakiya Seishichi; Carver: Tatekawa Hatsue, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, vertical ōban triptych, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Miyamoto Musashi (C) and the evil fox Princess Osakabe 本無三四, 於佐壁之悪狐.

An Incident from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari) ca. 1790 Kitao Shigemasa Japanese. An Incident from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari) 54806

Fan-shaped image showing counsellor for Emperor Yo-zei (869-949) seated right, delivering poem to poetess Ono Komachi (c825-c900). No 5 in Nana Komachi series. Katsukawa Sunsho (1726-1792) Japanese painter and printmaker.

Women in an open-air room, Nine women, with different activities, in a tatami room, in the foreground a koto (Japanese stringed instrument) and a folding screen, in the background a porch, grass and cloud patterns., Hosoda Eishi (mentioned on object), 1793 - 1797, paper, colour woodcut, h 383 mm × w 249 mm × h 382 mm × w 252 mm × h 380 mm × w 253 mm

Utsusemi, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari gojuyonjo) 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

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Print ca. 1789 Katsukawa Shunchō Japanese. Print 56842

Ishiyakushi ca. 1840 Japan. Ishiyakushi 37239

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. Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1828-1839. Dimensions: 24.6 x 37.2 cm (9 11/16 x 14 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Admiring the cherry blossom at Gotenyama, Katsushika Hokusai, After 1815 - After 1825 print Company of men and women on a hill near cherry blossom; In the foreground a picnic area; In the background people on the beach and the mountain Fuji on the Horizon. Japan paper nishiki-e / color woodcut Picnic, Alfresco, 'Lunch on the grass'. Beach. Trees: Cherry-Tree Fuji

Three men on a roof at night Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Two scenes collecting tea and a landscape with a bridge

Edo, Utamaro, Kitagawa, Making Mochi, Sixteenth and Seventeenth page from part two of Utamaro`s book: Events in the pleasure houses during the year., page, prints, engravings, Japan (collection), height 226 mm, width 158 mm, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, print maker, printmaker, 1804 - 1804, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut

'Battle Between Woman, Monkey and Pig'. China, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 54x31 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

A courtly young man grapples with an assailant: his woman companion reacts with shock as she hides her face (Chapter 46, beneath the oak, from the 'Tale of genji'). Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.

Matsumoto koshiro, segawa kikunojo, iwai kumesaburo, The actors Matsumoto Koshiro, Segawa Kikunojo, and Iwai Kumesaburo., Utagawa, Toyokuni, approximately 1777-1835, artist, between 1818 and 1825, 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color., Print shows three actors beneath a tree with blossoms.

Courtesans sitting in an interior at an oval window with a winter landscape EISHI, CHOBUNSAI (1756 1829)

Performance of a Trained Monkey, from an illustrated poetry anthology entitled "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1789. Dimensions: 25.6 x 38.0 cm. Color woodblock print; page from an album. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

House cleaning in preparation for the New Year 1792-1804 Japan. Color woodblock print; three left sheets of oban pentaptych . Kitagawa Utamaro

Act VII, c. 1835-1839, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 9 1/4 × 13 15/16 in. (23.5 × 35.4 cm) (image, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Little Cherry, Most Beloved Tree in the Garden, right sheet of a triptych. Date: 1849-1852. Dimensions: 38 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

Painter Matabei and figures from the pictures Otsu e, stop in Otsu, board 53 from the series: Tokaido

Scene from The Kōrin Picture Book (Volume 1), 1800s. Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819). Color woodblock printed book; Ogata Korin (1658-1716) was one of the most admired artists of Rimpa, or "decorative school painting." These books by the charming later-generation Rimpa artist Hochu record Korin's inventive designs.

Kanadehon Chushingura (A Treasury of Loyal Retainers), Act 2: Momonoi no yashiki: matsu-kiri (At Momonoi's mansion: cutting the pine), circa 1820, Tokyo, by Keisai Eisen.

New Year's Day at the Ogiya Brothel, Yoshiwara Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). New Year's Day at the Ogiya Brothel, Yoshiwara, ca. 1810. Polyptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each sheet 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1810

No Title, 1742-1755. Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Color woodblock print; sheet: 25.4 x 37.5 cm (10 x 14 3/4 in.).

Kinryuzan in Asakusa in the eastern capital, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1830 - 1835 print Two women and a boy on the way to the Kinryu temple, shown above the stylized clouds. The boy wears a black jacket on which a pattern of dogs and pine cones, a fan with the Japanese flag in his hand. Japan paper color woodcut adult woman (+ two persons). child. city-view in general; 'veduta'

Osaka, Fujita, Hokuei, Shunbaisai, Furyu yakusha Suikoden, Modern actors in the Suikoden, Fight in the snow, verso - stamped, Actor with raised sword, fighting with three men in the snow; a lake in the background., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 256 mm, width 378 mm, Japanese - 1837, print maker, printmaker, 1833 - 1834, second quarter 19th century, paper, silver powder, gold powder, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

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

Poem by Kanke, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Poem by Kanke, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse, ca. 1835-1836. Color woodblock print on paper, 10 3/16 x 14 3/4 in. (25.8 x 37.5 cm). Asian Art ca. 1835-1836

HOOFDSTUK 9, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1849-1853 print Five women, sitting with hand lanterns, looking at Prince Genji against a background with blossoming tree and bird; Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Print Maker: Japantokotokyopublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut prince. lantern

YOEMON KILLING KASANE NEAR RIVER, UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI, 1852 print Yoemon killed with a sickle his deformed woman Kasane along the Kinu river. Her blue face indicates that her mind, in the form of an orange light, has left her body. The spirit of Kasane will continue to avenge Yumon throughout his life. paper color woodcut killing ~ aggressive relationships. river. agricultural implements: sickle

A contemporary version of the Genji story, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1855 Women, in a tea house, with various activities such as reading, playing the Shamisen (Japanese string instrument), cutting toenails and cuddling a cat; In the foreground a sake bottle, cups and lunch dishes; In the background view of a river. Japan paper color woodcut Women, in a tea house, with various activities such as reading, playing the Shamisen (Japanese string instrument), cutting toenails and cuddling a cat; In the foreground a sake bottle, cups and lunch dishes; In the background view of a river. Japan paper color woodcut

Landscape at Kusatsu. Date/Period: 1831. Print. Woodblock print on paper. Height: 230 mm (9.05 in); Width: 350 mm (13.77 in). Author: Hiroshige.

Tokugawa Ieyasu Examining the Head of Kimura Shigenari at the Battle of Osaka Castle. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1875, July. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

First parade of the new Shinzo`s, 1804 Sixteenth and seventeenth page of part one of Utamaro's book: Events in the Lusthuizen during the year. Or paper color woodcut

Courtisanes with two male guests, 1804 Eighth and ninth page of part two of Utamaro's book: Events in the pleasure houses during the year. Or paper color woodcut

Chapter 31; Faithful images of the beautiful prince; Sono Sugata Hikaru No Utsushi-e. Prince Genji, an elegantly dressed woman and a maid, looking at girl with paper in hands, sitting on cushion, at Komfoor; Due to the opened walls view of white blossom against a blue background. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems.

Fujieda: When changing carriers and horses, sheet 23 from the series: The 53 stations of the Tōkaido, Hoeido Edition. .

Chushingura: Act III (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty), c. 1790s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824). Color woodblock print; image: 30.1 x 42.7 cm (11 7/8 x 16 13/16 in.); with margins: 33.8 x 45.9 cm (13 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.).

Miya, Atsuta Shin Ji ca. 1834 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Miya, Atsuta Shin Ji. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1834. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Boat to the Yoshiwara, 1800s. Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771-1844). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; overall: 153.3 x 76.2 cm (60 3/8 x 30 in.); painting only: 40 x 55.3 cm (15 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.). Attendants with checkered robes serve refreshment to a client on his way to the Yoshiwara, the storied men's pleasure district of the metropolis of Edo, today's Tokyo. A figure at the fore of the boat tends to the kitchen. A courtesan at the aft surveys the scene along the Sumida River, perhaps contemplating her strategy for the evening's program of entertainment. The gate of Mimeguri Shrine appears along the opposite shore. Acquaintances converse in modest commuter boats, and fishers put in to a tiny island. Ukiyo-e artist Teisai Hokuba placed the boat near the entrance to the San'ya Canal, where pleasure seekers would disembark.

Ishiyakushi and shono; A trip on the Tokaido with Yaji; Tokaidochu Kurige No Yuji Uma. Two images in the chuban format, printed up each other on one sheet. Upstairs: The Ishiyakushi station, the three-three resting place along the Tokaido; Two men sitting at teahouse with dog. Below: Shono station, the four-fingered resting place along the Tokaido; Two travelers proud with sitting woman with sickle.

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Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Tengu. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1865, 8th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Kuniyoshi, Utagawa, Series of twelve koban Shunga with prostitutes in the role of acrobatic firefighters, Series of twelve koban prints with twelve half-naked women performing acrobatics on a ladder. Placed six in a row, the twelve numbered sheets form a parody of similar depictions of firefighters performing daredevil stunts. The inscriptions on the buckets in the second-to-bottom print on the left refer to Nakanocho Street in the Yoshiwara district - the red-light district of Edo. Below is shown the large water vat that stood at the gate of the Yoshiwara; the gate is on the right. The twelve pictures may form a calendar with references to the short and long months., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 91 mm, width 122 mm, Japanese, 1798 - 1861-04-14, print maker, printmaker, 1830 - 1835, paper, woodcut

The Card Game. Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1785-1795. Dimensions: 37.0 x 74.3 cmleft sheet: 37.0 x 25.3 cmcenter sheet: 37.1 x 25.2 cmright sheet: 37.0 x 25.2 cm. Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Leaders of the Pacification of the Kagoshima Rebels Celebrating with Cups of Wine from the Emperor (Kagoshima zokuto chinsei ni yotte shosho tenhai chodai no zu). Artist: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image (each): 14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (36.8 × 24.8 cm). Date: September 20th, 1877.The emperor, in an admiral-style uniform, and the empress, in traditional garments, sit on the dais at left and oversee the presentation of the Emperor's "Gift Cups" to military leaders who had been involved in quelling Saigo Takamori's "Satsuma Rebellion." Imperial attendants carrying long-handed gold-lacquered ladles fill oversized, red-lacquered cups with sake. Seated next to the emperor is the Prime Minister Sanjo Sanetomi. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Game of Hand Sumo in the New Yoshiwara. Artist: Furuyama Moromasa (Japanese, 1712-1772). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Oban: 12 31/32 x 18 1/2 in. (33.0 x 47.0 cm). Date: ca. 1740. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Musicing company under a cherry tree, Hishikawa Moronobu (attributed to), 1673 - 1677 print Eight people behind a curtain attached to a branch of a flowering cherry tree; Two music -making men and a koto playing woman are sitting with five other women around a sake bottle and lunch boxes. Japan paper more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champíªtre'. trees: cherry-tree. curtain ~ stage

Yuranosuke in the Ichiriki tea house in Kyoto, scene from the 7th act of the drama: Treasury of fideIIty /Chishingura

HOOFDSTUK 33, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1851-1853 print Three women in a rowing boat sailing through tunnel; In the background a second rowing boat and landscape with blossoming trees. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Japan paper color woodcut / nishiki-e rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. passengers ~ ship. adult woman (+ three persons)

Miya, Atsuta-jingū, c. 1832-1833, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 9 7/8 × 14 3/8 in. (25.1 × 36.5 cm) (sheet, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Outdoor theatre scene with musicians in the pit, painter from the Tosa school, from a traditional literature novel, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 19th century.

ISHIYAKUSHI EN SHONO, UTAGAWA YOSHIIKU, 1860 print Two images in Chuban format, printed on top of one leaf. Upstairs: the ISHIYAKUSHI station, the forty -three -day resting place along the Tokaido; Two men sitting at Theehuis with Dog. Below: the Shono station, the four -style resting place along the Tokaido; Two travelers talking with sitting woman with sickle. Japan paper nishiki-e / color woodcut eating and drinking. dog. landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Above, two deities (), one of whom is holding a red ball which has rays and the image of a fox emanating from it; below, two women lying on the grass with a cat, with the Hashiba ferry seen crossing the Sumida river between Asakusa and MukÅjima, in the background. Colour woodcut by KyÅsai, botom image by MÅsai (Yoshitora), ca. 1870.

Japan: Hikifuda advertising poster depicting the seven Lucky Gods or shichifukujin. It has been left blank so that the printer can add the text required by the purchaser in the column on the left hand side. Late Meiji (1868-1912), c. 1904

View of Miyozaki in Yokohama (Miyozaki Yokohama ichiran). Utagawa Yoshimori; Japanese, 1830-1884. Date: 1860. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A young maid kneels to massage the shoulders of her mistress, who is seated on a verandah. Woodcut by H. Suzuki, 1767.

SARUWAKACHO STREET /SARUWAKACHO HANJO NO ZU, from The Series: Famous Views of Edo /Edo Meisho

Women in a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River, early 1790s. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.8 x 25.8 cm (15 1/4 x 10 3/16 in.).

Dai shichi, Act Seven., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1840 and 1860, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22 x 34.1 cm., Print, possibly from act seven of the Chushingura, shows a dinner party with several geishas and four men sitting around a table, one man telling an amusing tale and one woman, standing, uses chopsticks to measure the man's brow.

Three women in a rowing boat sailing through tunnel; in the background a second rowing boat and landscape with flowering trees, Japanese print, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Kinugasa Fusajiro, Murata Heiemon, 1851 - 1853

Duel in Heavy Rain SOGA JURO in The Clash with Nitta Shirō Tadatsuna / Soga Yo Uchi no Zu Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Minaiture of the Genji Monogatari, stories of 11th c. attributed to Murasaki Shikibu. Japanese art. Miniature Painting.

Viewing the parade down the main street, Nakanochô, in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter, 1790 Third and fourth page from the book Fugenzo by Utamaro. Or paper. color woodcut

Two humorous scenes from the Fucokuju: New Year and the river passage / O Shōgatsu, Watashi coffee, from the series: playful fun with the head of the Fuckujuju / Fukurokuju Atama No Tawamure Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

France (furansukoku). Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850-80). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image (a): 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (36.5 x 24.4 cm)Image (b): 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (36.8 x 24.1 cm)Image (c): 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm). Date: 2nd month, 1865. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1782-1792. Dimensions: 25.9 x 38.4 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/8 in.). Woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Ryogoku Kanjin Ōsumō sei-ten oatari hanjo no zu ca. 1778 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. Ryogoku Kanjin Ōsumō sei-ten oatari hanjo no zu 37156

Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1835, Woodcuts

Shiki no Nagame Maru-ni-I no Toshi, Toshi actor, scene from The Four Seasons, 1839, by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864), printing, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, Edo period, 19th century.

Scene of a party in a brothel. Date: late 17th century. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Genji Enjoying a Screen by Hanabusa Itchō. Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japan, 1833-1904). Japan, 1860, 3rd month. Prints; woodblocks. Triptych; color woodblock prints

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Chasing Out Demons at Lunar New Year. Katsushika Hokusai (school of) (飾北斎) (Japan, mid- to late 19th century). Japan, 1849. Books. Double-page book illustration; color woodblock print

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

Chapter 35; Faithful images of the beautiful prince; Sono Sugata Hikaru No Utsushi-e. Man sitting on veranda, his shoes at seeping, looking at woman in pink kimono with pattern of irises; A second woman watching between the sliding doors. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems.

Ikebana ('living flowers') is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadi (the 'way of flowers').

Chinzei hachiro tametomo, The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo., Katsukawa, Shuntei, 1770-1820, artist, between 1813 and 1822, 1 print (2 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 37.7 x 25.1 cm (left panel), 37.5 x 25 cm (right panel), Print shows Minamoto, Tametomo, a giant warrior with great archery skills, here is shown using his considerable strength to overpower several warriors on a dock on a river.

The daimioss entourage passing by a fabrics shop, from the series: Famous views of Edo

Games of Football Being Played by Nobles. Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chōhan. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1883, December. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Pair of actors a man with a mirror and a standing woman Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Two Brothers Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li mid-19th century Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese This extremely rare preparatory drawing presents the story of two brothers, Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li (J.: Chōkō and Chōrei). Li, while searching for nuts to feed his starving mother, was accosted by bandits. Imploring them to let him feed his mother before they killed him, he was permitted to return temporarily, only to have his brother Xiao intervene with the bandits and offer his own life instead. Profoundly moved, the bandits not only set the brothers free but also gave them food.. Two Brothers Zhang Xiao and Zhang Li 56790

Genroku no hanami, Cherry blossom viewing during the Genroku period., Totoya, Hokkei, 1780-1850, artist, between 1818 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.9 x 51.2 cm., Print shows two women on a red cloth spread on the ground behind a screen, and three men walking away, looking back at them.

Japan, Ibaya Senzaburô, Muramatsu Genroku, Fukushima Giemon, Hiroshige (I), Utagawa, Jorurimachi hanka no zu, Illustration of prosperity on Joruri Street, Evening market with street theatre on Joruri Street, verso - stamped, Various market stalls during an evening market, including a street theatre in the upper left, next to it a stall with second-hand goods, a seller with toy lanterns, a plant stall and a gold seller., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 373 mm, width 251 mm, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, print maker, printmaker, 1852 - 1852, third quarter 19th century, paper, nishiki-e, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, censor, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

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.

Reporting a Happy Event 19th century China. Reporting a Happy Event 63780

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 salso 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 prov

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men) 1897 Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men). Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Japan. 1897. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Prints

Print ca. 1800 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Print. Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1800. Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The First Archery Practice of the New Year (Yumi 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

Kusatsu. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm). Date: ca. 1838. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Fifth Month ca. 1767 Ishikawa Toyomasa Japanese. The Fifth Month 54524

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