Japanese Woodblock Prints

A collection of colorful Japanese woodblock prints depicting historical scenes, traditional clothing, and social gatherings from the Edo period.

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui) 1747-1757 Japan. Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e . Ishikawa Toyonobu

Double-page Illustration from Vol 2 of Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki) 1771 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book . Suzuki Harunobu

. Suzuki Harunobu

The Fourth Month ca. 1801 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. The Fourth Month. Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). Japan. ca. 1801. Two sheets of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

An Outing in Spring, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku azuma no nishiki). Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1778-1789. Dimensions: 39.0 x 26.0 cm (right sheet), 38.4 x 26.1 cm (left sheet). Color woodblock print; oban diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Entertainers of Nakazu, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1779-1789. Dimensions: 38.8 x 25.8 cm (right sheet); 39.0 x 25.5 cm (left sheet). Color woodblock print; oban diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The actors Nakamura Shikan and Segawa Kikunosuke in the roles of a man and a woman Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Heated slumber, from the series: 8 views of Yoshiwara. .

Puppeteers - A Set of Three (Ayatsuri sanpukutsui) 1747-1757 Japan. Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e . Ishikawa Toyonobu

Leaf from: Wood cut book about contemporary clothes. .

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto) 1789 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book . Kitagawa Utamaro

Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Konoshita Tokichi, Nakamura Daikichi as His Wife, and Iwai Hanshiro V as Masago in the Play Yakko Yakko Edo no Hanayari ca. 1819 Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Konoshita Tokichi, Nakamura Daikichi as His Wife, and Iwai Hanshiro V as Masago in the Play Yakko Yakko Edo no Hanayari 54353

Girl Leaping from Kiyomizu Temple. Torii Kiyotsune; Japanese, active c. 1757-79. Date: 1760-1775. Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 12 1/8 in. Color woodblock print; oban yoko-e, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Courtesans of the Tamaya, from the book Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), vol 1 1776 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book . Katsukawa Shunsho

Suzuki Harunobu (1724 July 7, 1770) was a Japanese woodblock print artist, one of the most famous in the Ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu used many special techniques, and depicted a wide variety of subjects, from classical poems to contemporary beauties (bijin, bijin-ga). Like many artists of his day, Harunobu also produced a number of shunga, or erotic images. During his lifetime and shortly afterwards, many artists imitated his style. A few, such as Harushige, even boasted of their ability to forge the work of the great master. Much about Harunobu's life is unknown.

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto) 1789 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book . Kitagawa Utamaro

Enemy waves are approaching the modern Prince Genji; Imayo Genji Yoseru Adanami. Woman with impeller and drum in hands, sitting in boat, sailing between irises; Stone lantern and nightly landscape in the background.

Two Immortal Poets Ono no Komachi and Fujiwara Kanesuke in the company of women and a girl EISHI, CHOBUNSAI (1756 1829)

Kyoka hassen sono ni, Eight Kyoka poets 2., Yajima, Gogaku, active 19th century, artist, between 1818 and 1824, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 18.3 x 25 cm., Print shows three men and a woman (poets); one man is standing behind a low screen, reading; another is sitting on the floor in front of the screen, feeding a turtle from a bowl; the third man and the woman are standing on the left.

Two Women in a Room Opening on a Verandah ca. 1730 Hasegawa Mitsunobu Japanese. Two Women in a Room Opening on a Verandah 56596

The ninth deed; Kyudanme; Scenes from the Kanadehon Chushingura story; Kanadehon Chushigura. Fight between men and two women in a room overlooking a snowy garden.

Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of Beauties (Yoshiwara keisei: Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami) 1784, first month Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) Japanese Courtesans were alluring not only for their great beauty but also for their artistic and social accomplishments. To be received into their company took aplomb as well as discreet but lavish expenditure. This book chronicles some of the leading women of the day, pairing their portraits with reproductions of each woman's calligraphy. Hinazuru, on the right, has selected a poem by the tenth-century poet Fujiwara Sanesada for her presentation:I turn to look for the summer warbler singing but there is nothing but the moon left at dawn.Her colleague, Chozan, uses a classic anonymous poem from the ninth-century Imperial Kokinshu Anthology:The flying geese leave the spring mists behind withouta glanceperhaps they are simply used to living in a villagewithout flowers.. Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing t

Yushima from the series Scenes of Ten Teahouses (Chamise jikkei) 1778-1788 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban, nishiki-e . Torii Kiyonaga

Chapter 13, Aoi, from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). Chapter 13, Aoi, from the series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji, 1858, second month. Woodblock print with embossing, 14 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. (35.9 x 49.2 cm). Asian Art 1858, second month

Courtesans of the Obishiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2. Katsukawa Shunsho; Japanese, 1726-1792; Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1776. Dimensions: 21.8 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

IshiyakushiNo 45, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), also known as the Reisho Tokaido 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblcok print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Nakamura Utaemon IV actors as Senki Shinsuke and Bandō Shuka as a girl Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Osen of the Kagiya Teahouse at Kasamori Shrine with a View of Nippori in Yanaka ca. 1768 Suzuki Harunobu Japanese The Kagiya teahouse, located in the precinct of the Kasamori Inari Shrine in the capital, Edo, is depicted in the foreground. The landscape of Higurashinosato (Nippori) is seen in the background, including a popular spot for the recreational activity of throwing dishes over a cliff to watch their trajectory, which is depicted at top right.Tea shops, commonly found near the entrance to Shinto shrines, became popular meeting places during the Edo period, as much the object of the excursion as the actual visit to the shrine. Osen, a young tea maid at the Kagiya shop, located in front of the torii entrance to Kasamori Shrine, was made famous by Harunobu's several depictions of her and was perhaps the real object of his visits there during the late 1760s. Here, she turns coyly from an importunate admirer. Another tea maid, near a bench at the left, tries to ward off a bold custo

A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi). Artist: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 x 29 1/8 in. (37.1 x 74 cm). Date: September 1887.This print shows the emperor, empress, prince, and ladies of the court enjoying the cherry blossoms at a Western-style building in the precincts of Ueno Park. The women wear elaborate French-style day dresses, with cinched waists, high collars, and layers of heavy fabric over their bustles. The subject matter of prints dramatically changed with the modernization of Tokyo by showing themes such as people dancing in Western clothing and new advances in architecture in Ueno Park. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Yoshu (Hashimoto) Chikanobu.

One Hundred Women Classified According to their Rank, 1729, Nishikawa Sukenobu, Japanese, 1671 - 1750, 9 3/16 × 334 in. (23.34 × 848.36 cm) (image)9 3/16 × 362 5/8 in. (23.34 × 921.07 cm) (mount, without roller), Woodblock printed book; ink on paper, Japan, 18th century, This is the book Hyakunin jorō shina sadame 人女郎品定 originally published in 1723, assembled as a handscroll.

Couple of actors in the armourers workshop Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Carpenter's New Specimen Book, 1836, Woodcuts

Two Women Strugging for a Fan 1762-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

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Court Ladies Dragging a Cabinet along the Floor 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Court Ladies Dragging a Cabinet along the Floor 54020

SIXTY NINE STAGES OF THE KISO ROAD /KISOKUJUKYU TSUGI NO UCHI Eisen, Keisai (1790 1848), HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

Two Women Reclining on the Floor of a Room and Reading a Book. Artist: Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671-1750). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (26.4 x 41.9 cm). Date: ca. 1730. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Seated Man Plucking Beard with Standing Woman, 1741, Ogawa Ritsuō, Japanese, 1636 - 1747, 11 13/16 x 13 in. (30 x 33 cm) (image)46 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (119 x 44.5 cm) (mount) 50 cm W w/rollers, Ink and color on paper, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e

Children Delighting in their Reflection, 1810s, Utagawa Toyokuni; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō, Japanese, 1769 - 1825, 15 1/16 × 9 5/8 in. (38.2 × 24.4 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban) each sheet, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th-19th century

New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu) 1789 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from album . Kitagawa Utamaro

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58237

Shono, 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

A Mock Marriage Ceremony. Artist: Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-ca. 1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm). Date: ca. 1773. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III, Onoe Matsutake III, and Iwai Kumesaburo II 1820-1830 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban diptych . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Teahouse at Hirokōji ca. 1835-42 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Teahouse at Hirokōji 45314

Artist, Block Carver, Applying Sizing (Eshi, hangashi, dosa-biki), from the series The Cultivation of Brocade Prints, a Famous Product of Edo (Edo meibutsu nishiki-e kosaku) 1798-1808 Japan. Color woodblock prints; oban triptych . Kitagawa Utamaro

Mirror of Yoshiwara Beauties (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami). Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792); Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 × 7 3/8 in. (28 × 18.8 cm). Date: 1776. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A mother suffocates her baby; above, her vision of demons torturing her as punishment after her own death. Colour woodcut by Kuniaki Utagawa, 1868.

The second deed; Nidanme; Scenes from the Kanadehon Chushingura story; Kanadehon Chushigura. Man and woman on porch, outlined by woman at sliding wall; In the background a man sitting on porch, looking at man in garden.

Courtesans of Matsubaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2. Katsukawa Shunsho; Japanese, 1726-1792; Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1776. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kunisada, B, work, Actors Iwai Shijaku and Seki Sanjuro II, characters Izumo no O-Kuni and Nagoya Sanzo, c.1830, color woodblock print, graphics

An Actors' Boating Party on the Sumida River. Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1784-1794. Dimensions: 36.8 × 25.1 cm (right sheet); 36.8 × 25.1 cm (center sheet); 36.9 × 25.2 cm (left sheet). Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men) 1897 Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men) 55873

Courtesan Leaning on the Railing of a Veranda. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (14 x 19.4 cm). Date: probably 1816. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei). Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Oban 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (26 x 38.7 cm). Date: ca. 1830-32.The Sazaido (literally, Turban-shell Tower, owing to its spiral staircase) is a three-story tower that was built in 1741 as a temple dedicated to the five hundred Rakan, or arhats, legendary disciples of Buddha. Men and women admire the view of Mount Fuji across the marshes from the temple's balcony. Mount Fuji serves here almost as a vanishing point, with the figures spread fan-like below. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Courtesans of Ogiya, from the book Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), vol 1 1776 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book . Kitao Shigemasa

Act 2 (Nidanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1829-1844. Dimensions: 24.5 x 37 cm (9 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Three Young Ladies Visiting Together. Artist: Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771-1844). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (14 x 28.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mishima Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Hoeido Tokaido 1828-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

Flower (Hana), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka) 1771-1844 Japan. Color woodblock print; surimono . Teisai Hokuba

Woman with broom in snowy garden, behind her a woman and a man can be seen in a room, Japanese print, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Kinugasa Fusajiro, Murata Heiemon, 1852

Two Lovers ca. 1675-80 Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese Moronobu, the earliest ukiyo-e master, was trained in his family's textile business. He used his knowledge of fabric in the design of his prints, which were the first to explore the theme of beautiful women. He adapted a calligraphic style to black-and-white woodblocks, creating expression by manipulating line. This print, a leaf from an album of shunga, or erotica, shows Moronubu's ability to suggest human sensibilities through inanimate objects. Contrasting the curves of the costumes with the straight lines of the architectural setting, he portrays a woman and her lover, whose bodiesand robesare beginning to intertwine. Behind them, seeming to float in space because of the artificially high viewpoint, is a cast-off uchikake (outer robe). The sleeves lie parallel, reinforcing the idea of the couple's intimacy, as does the association of the stringed instrument and the sword.. Two Lovers 37123

Scroll 1. Scene 11. 1500 - 1525. text. Illustrations. Spencer Collection

Shokei Senzai (A Thousand Years of the Pine Affinity), 1767, Woodcuts, 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm)

Triptych with the adventures of Coxinga/ Watonai by Hachiman Taro Yoshiie, 1842-1843, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), woodcut, Japan. Japanese Civilisation, Meiji period, 19th century.

Scene from the play Okin, Kawanabe Kyôsai, 1865 - 1870 print Waaierprent on which five noh actors. Japan paper nishiki-e / color woodcut actor (on the stage). fan

Chapter 53; Faithful images of the beautiful prince; Sono Sugata Hikaru No Utsushi-e. Elegantly dressed man and woman sitting on cushion, looking at over Koto (Japanese string instrument) curved woman; In the background face on a garden with stone lantern and blossom trees, at night. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems.

Kunisada, B, work, Actors Ichikawa Gado, Morita Kanya and Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the play Hana shobu otoko-kagami (Flowering Swords of Misery), 1855, technique : color woodcut, graphics

Eating and Cooking, theatre scenes, series of Kabuki theatre, ukiyo-e print, 19th century

Two men and the bust of an actor in a medalIIon Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Heian court beauty, 1801 - 1900, Woodcuts, Color; surimono, Paper / Sheet 8 9/16 x 7 5/16 in. (21.8 x 18.5 cm)

Collected Thirty-six Kyoka Poets (Kyoka roku roku shu). Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)); Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 15/16 × 6 5/16 in. (22.7 × 16.1 cm). Date: 1840. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Caesarean section: a scene from Japanese legend. Coloured woodcut, 1646.

Erotic print, 1770 - 1771, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (17.5 x 22.5 cm)

Flirtation under the Cherry Tree. Attributed to Sugimura Jihei; Japanese, active c. 1681-98. Date: 1679-1703. Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. Woodblock print; o-oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Two Men and A Woman on a Porch on the background of a park at night /kamakura kenbushi. HIROSHIGE, Ichiryusai (1797 1858)

Standing woman and man sitting on pillow, in the background a screen with painting of a phoenix, Japanese print, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Mera Taichiro, Murata Heiemon, 1847 - 1850

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Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo shoga kaiseki no zu, onajiku sono ni) 1827 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

A Man Standing Outside the Gate of a Large House ca. 1738 Okumura Masanobu Japanese. A Man Standing Outside the Gate of a Large House 36658

Viewing Cherry Blossoms 1790 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese At times the observer is the main subject. In this leaf from a book by Utamaro, a lively group of women takes in the view from a balcony in the Yoshiwara district. They crowd against the railing, some leaning over to call out to those below. The objects of their attention cannot be seen, but their presence is indicated by the parasols that bob among the sea of blossoming trees in the foreground. This depiction may be a humorous play on the convention of portraying women viewing cherry blossoms, because in this case the women are more interested in the passerby than in the celebrated flowers.. Viewing Cherry Blossoms 37337

Eight Drunken Immortals (Inch hassen), from the series Ten Famous Numbers (Meis jban). Artist: Yashima Gakutei, Japanese, ca. 1786-1868

De Binischijker, 1887 - 1896 print Woman with handbag, looking at by binoculars a pighs girl. paper color woodcut balcony. optical instruments. adult woman (+ two persons)

The Ninth Month (Kikuzuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu juni tsuki)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1765-1777. Dimensions: 5 x 5 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Spring; Haru; Nine plays for entertainment in the spring; Harukyôgen Kyû No Maki. A standing and a sitting woman in a leaving for an open shifted shoji. On the right a large closed bag, on which the seal of the Hokuba Poetvereniging has been processed. With two poems.

Full women along the six Tama Rivers, Kubota Shunman, 1785 - 1790 print Left leaf: the toi tama river in the province of Settsu; Two women, clothing on matte under pine, following two standing women; River in the background. Right magazine: the Chofu Tama River in the province of Musashi; Woman, drawing cloth in the river, looking sideways to man with a pipe in the right hand, behind which decently dressed woman with Helpster. Japan paper color woodcut fulling ~ cloth finishing

Jo and Uba of Takasago Looking at the Rising Sun; Symbolic Representation of Longevity and Conjugal Harmony. Artist: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wind from the Matsuchi Hill /Matsuchi no serian board from the series: Eight views of the Sumida River /Sumidagawa hakkei

Scroll 1, scene 13. text. Illustrations, Manuscripts. 1600 - 1625. Spencer Collection

Drinking party at restaurant Kawachiro (Kawachiro_ / Hiroshige-ga), Japanese Prints - Hiroshige

Taira no munemori mikazuki osen ebizako no ju, Actors in the roles of Taira no Munemori, Mikazuki Osen, and Ebizako no Ju., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, between 1845 and 1854, 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color., Print shows three actors in a line, the one in the middle is wearing oversized garments, which are being pulled to the right and left by the other two actors.

Album of 27 prints from the series Pairings of Actors with the Fifty-three Stations (Mitate yakusha gojusan tsui no uchi) 1839 Japan. Color woodblock-printed book . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Two travellers, one standing one kneeling holding a fan, a large trunk between them. Print 1804. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Japanese Ukiyo-e artist.

Man sitting with bowl in hand, looking at woman in purple kimono standing in closet, Japanese print, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Kinugasa Fusajiro, Murata Heiemon, 1851 - 1853

Actor in women's clothing touches a sitting woman, 1800 - 1899 print An actor who played a women's role touches the breast of a sitting woman. paper color woodcut amorousness, desire. man and woman cohabiting

Poeta ariwara no narihira ason nad rzeką tatsuta / ariwara no narihira, plansza 17. z serii: ZE STU POETów Po Jednej Strofie / Hyakunin ISSHU NO UCHI Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Restaurant Specializing in Eel. Katsukawa Shuntei (Japan, 1770-1824). Japan, circa 1804-1810. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Itinerant musicians. Nissaka, from the series: Fifty Fifty three stops on the Tokaido highway /Tokaido gojusan tsugi Katsushika, hokusai (1760 1849)

Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance probably 1810 Kubo Shunman Japanese The design of this surimono, a sumptuous print, commissioned by one of the poetry clubs that flourished in the urban society of early-nineteenth-century Edo, uses the accoutrements of a Bugaku performance as auspicious imagery for a New Year's greeting. It evokes an aura of courtly romance in classic literature.. Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance. Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Japan. probably 1810. Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

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

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