Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints depicting actors and scenes from traditional Japanese theater, characterized by intricate designs and historical themes.

Curtain née Izumiy's pleasure in Mikunia, the province of Echizen (Echizen Mikuni, Izumiya), from the series "Comparison of the villains and customs" (Tattoegusa fûzoku Awase)Minc, Bronisław and Elżbieta - collection, bijing, gift (provenance), woodcuts, Japanese art

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Sakura-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the First Month, 1772. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 30.2 x 14.2 cm (11 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of a multisheet print. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Mimasu Gennosuke in the role of Genshichi, the Tobacco Seller. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). circa 1820s. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Curtain née Izumiy's pleasure in Mikunia, the province of Echizen (Echizen Mikuni, Izumiya), from the series "Comparison of the villains and customs" (Tattoegusa fûzoku Awase)Minc, Bronisław and Elżbieta - collection, bijing, gift (provenance), woodcuts, Japanese art

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro IV. Utagawa School; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1860. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Calligraphy, from the series "Fashionable Versions of the Four Accomplishments (Furyu kinkishoga)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1771-1786. Dimensions: 39.2 x 26.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II 1763-1773 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Torii Kiyomitsu I

The actor Segawa Kikunojo V as Nuregami Chogoro 1825-1835 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

SASHIKAWA TANIZō HERO OF THEATER ART Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III as Hayano Kanpei and Mimasu Gennosuke as Enya Hangan. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1822. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role 1773-1783 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition ( ) . Katsukawa Shunko I

Portrait of Kō no Musashi kami Moronao / Kō no Musashi Kami Moronao, from the Series: The Beginnings of Loyalty of Devoted Roninów / Seichū GISHI HOTTAN Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I and Segawa Kikunojo I as lovers under an umbrella. Ishikawa Toyonobu; Japanese, 1711-1785. Date: 1740-1749. Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A lady arranging flowers in a vase., 1770. Woodcuts., Page from a book

Waitress ORITSU HIDING A Letter Behind Her Back, UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI (I), C. 1812 print Kabuki actor Iwai Hanshirô V in the role of the waitress Oritsu. Scene from a play in which Oritsu looks down from a balcony while hiding a letter behind her back. Upper part of a vertical diptych, where the hairdresser Gorôhachi is depicted on the lower part. paper color woodcut group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. letter, envelope. balcony

Hazy Moon. Date: 1844-1845. Dimensions: 38 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Connoisseurs of Contemporary Manners (Tosei fozoku tsu) The Geisha Style 1756-1806 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

The actor Sakakiyama Sangoro as Princess Odae, the daughter of the Senior Regent Michinaga 1794 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Tôshûsai Sharaku

The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House. Keisai Eisen (Japan, 1790-1848). Japan, circa 1820-1830. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Actor Ichikawa Yaozo with long sword, katsukawa shunsho, 1771 print Actor Ichikawa Yaozo, in clothing with fan pattern, long sword in the left hand, standing in front of tatami room, on wooden veranda, under a shelter. Japan paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. loggia, verandah, porch

Bandō Hikosaburō II Dressed as a Komuso and Carrying the Flute and Hat 1761 Ishikawa Toyonobu Japanese. Bandō Hikosaburō II Dressed as a Komuso and Carrying the Flute and Hat 56600

Colored woodcut by Kuniyasu depicting a lady seated in an interior setting, showing clothing details and interior elements.

Courtisane, with bundle of paper in right hand, accompanied by her kamuro (youngest servant of a courtisan), Tanabata: The courtesan Tsukioka from the Tamaya house Tanabata: Tamaya uchi Tsukioka, Poems on colorful paper for the five seasons (series title) Hana no irogami gosetsu yomiuta (series title on object), print maker: Utamaro (II), Kitagawa, (attributed to), print maker: Kitagawa Utamaro, (mentioned on object), publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindo/Mori), (mentioned on object), Tokyo, 1806 - 1812, paper, colour woodcut, h 383 mm × w 256 mm

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Ishi no Mae in the play Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1763 1763 Japan . Torii Kiyomitsu I

Courtesan, Keisei Eisen, Japanese, 1790 - 1848, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, Covered from head to toe is this well-dressed woman looking back at the viewer. Combs fill her hair, which signals her high ranked status as a courtesan. Each of her kimono layers is decorated with various floral motifs. Her black obi is adorned with floating clouds and compliments the black and yellow ensemble that is being balanced on her head. Above her is a little hand mirror acting as a window into an ocean view. Giant white sails and treetops take over the view into another landscape. On the right side contains various groupings of calligraphy., Japan, ca. 1830, theater, Print, Print

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58021

Akter Arashi Kichisaburô III JAKO KAJIWARA HEIZô KAGETOKI

A woman turns to a man, Keisai demands, c. 1815 - c. 1820 A woman looks at a man who holds a fan in front of him, on which a letter lies. Both poems on this print talk about love letters (Kesôbumi) that were sold at the start of the new year. The man is probably a seller of these kinds of love letters. Since these sellers were pariah, he has covered most of his face. The woman is probably from a high class and wears a special kimono that can cover her face like a veil. Japan paper color woodcut

Bust of the Actor Bando Tamasaburo in The Role of Hanazono Women Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Court Servant Shoheida Sadamori in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 1772-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; second-from-right sheet in a four-sheet print . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses), late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.).

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro ca. 1790 Katsukawa Shunkō Japanese. The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro 56845

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shirabyoshi Renri in the play "Imayo Dojoji" performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1756. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1751-1761. Dimensions: 37.5 x 17.7 cm (14 3/4 x 7 in). Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese woodblock print, here the work Hazy Night Moon

Lady with sanshin, 1770, Woodcuts, Page from book

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII Commemorating the Sixth Anniversary of His Death, from the diptych Visions of Mementos in Double Mirrors (Awase kagami katami no omokage) 1860 Japan. Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych (right 1937.267) . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Shya, Archery., Yanagawa, Shigenobu, 1787-1832, artist, between 1818 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 20.9 x 18.4 cm., Print shows a man, standing, holding a large bow and an arrow.

Knielende Danseres, Hiroshige (I), Utagawa, 1845-1846 print The Shirabyoshi dancer hotoke, kneeling in front of a cartridge screen, a fan and sword next to her on the floor. Poem in Oranje Striped Cartouche at the top left; Comments on the performance underneath. Japan paper color woodcut / nishiki-e kneeling on both knees. adult woman. screen, folding screen

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro III as Oroku and Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro in the play Shomei Muken no Kane, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767 1767 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Abe no Muneto Disguised as a Peddler of Buckwheat Noodles, in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1768 1763-1773 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Kōno Musashinokami Moronao, Leaf 38 from the series: History of Loyal Fools. Gift by Justus Brinckmann

The actor Segawa Roko IV in the role of a woman in the play Onna Shibaraku” Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

Kunisada, Actress Nakamura Utaroku in the role of dancer O-Sode, c.1830-35, colored woodcut, graphics

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Yorimasa. Artist: Ippitsusai Buncho (Japanese, active 1760-1794). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (32.1 x 14.6 cm). Date: 1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woman improving her hairstyle Katsushika, hokusai (1760 1849)

. Color woodblock print; right sheet of hosoban triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu ca. 1835 Yashima Gakutei Japanese. The Filial Son at Kamakura, From the Book: Sasekishu 54180

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1779. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1774-1784. Dimensions: 30 x 15.4 cm (11 13/16 x 6 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Acteur Bando Mitsugoro II In de Rol Van Umeomaru, Katsukawa Shunsho, 1779 print Man, barefoot and sword in the left hand, standing in front of stone torii, looking aside to cart, of which only a small part is depicted on the print. Left leaf of Triptych. Japan paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Woman and man on the background of the phantom of a frog, from the series: Seisho Shichi Iroha Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The actor Nakamura Tomijūrō II as Aya No Dai. Donation Gerhard Schack

Print 19th century Utagawa Sadakage Japanese. Print 58036

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1776. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1776. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Mitake 50. stop. A knight from the Taira family AkushichiByoe Kagekiyo climbing on the Buddha statue in the Todai Temple, from the series: sixty nine stages of the Kisokidō / Kisokidō Rokujjujjujjujjujuju Tsugi no uchi Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Der Schauspieler Ichikawa Uzaemon Xii ALS Hosokawa Katsumoto in Dem Stück Meiboku Sendai Hagi.

The poet Ono no Tôfû Ono no Tôfû (title on object) A series about those who still have their teeth (series title) Shôshikai bantsuzuki (series title on object), Ono no Tôfû, or Michikaze (894-966) with a parasol in his hand, looking at a jumping frog. Ono no Tôfû was one of the big three calligraphers during the Heian period (794-1185). This performance refers to an event from his youth when he decided to continue his writer's career at the edge of a pond, after he saw frog making endless attempts to jump to a willow branch. With two poems., Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 211 mm × w 181 mm

Actor as Minamoto Yoritomo Kuniyoshi Ichiyusai (Japanese, 1797-1861). , 1849-1850. Color woodblock print on paper, 13 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (34 x 24.8 cm). Asian Art 1849-1850

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as the Yakko Nakahei Disguised as Miura Arajiro ( ) from the Play Ise Heishi Eigo no Koyomi ( ), Performed at the Ichimura Theater ( ) in the Eleventh Month, 1782 ( ) 1777-1787 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunko I

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII 1740-1750 Japan. Color woodblock print; center sheet of hosoban triptych, benizuri-e

Lady with picture in hand, 1770, Woodcuts, Page from book

It is good to make the first boat trip Funenorisomeyoshi (title on object) A series for the Hanazono poetry association (series title) Hanazono bantsuzuki (series title on object), Woman with travel hat in hand, sits against a rolled-up mat. With three poems. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs in which it was indicated which activities could or could not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year., Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 203 mm × w 176 mm

Hanging poems, Sonsai Kôichi, 1832 A woman hangs notes (Tanzaku) with poems on a flowering cherry tree, the other makes ink on an ink stone. On the left on the red mat is a picnic set. With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut

Tachibanaya Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e) 1794 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Koyurugi Motomenosuke () in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga (), Performed at the Nakamura Theater () in the First Month, 1790 (). Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1785-1795. Dimensions: 31.7 x 14 cm (12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kyo no Jiro Disguised as an Uiro (Panacea) Peddler from the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1770 1765-1775 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Ippitsusai Buncho

The Actor Sakata Hangoro III as the Groom Abumizuri no Iwazo in Koriyama, Actually Kurisaka Taro Tomonori (SAndai-me Sakata Hangoro no Koriyama no Umakata Abumizuri no Iwazo, jitsuwa Kurisaka Taro Tomonori) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e . Tôshûsai Sharaku

Portrait of the Sumo Wrestler Ikezuki Geitazaemon 1840-1850 Japan. Color woodblock print . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

USUYUKIHIME BIJ EEN VEERBOOT, HIROSHIGE (I), Utagawa, 1846 print Woman in white cloak with walking stick and large black hat, standing by ferry in which surprised ferryman. Poem in Oranje Striped Cartouche at the top left; Above Veerman a commentary on the show. Japan paper nishiki-e / color woodcut rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. adult woman. head-gear

Yoshida Chūzaemon Fujiwara Kanesuke. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1868, 6th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Segawa Kikunojo III as a Woman Standing under a Maple Tree in the Autumn. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 7/32 x 8 1/10 in. (31.1 x 20.6 cm). Date: ca. 1778. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

. Torii Kiyomitsu I (Publisher)

Japan: 'Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'. Album of thirty-six paintings and poems by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705). Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631 - April 23, 1705), born Sumiyoshi Hirozumi, was a Japanese painter from Kyoto. He became the first official painter of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, and was a Yamato-e artist, a painting technique based on traditional Japanese subjects and culture.

Battledore and shuttlecock 1743-1753 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e . Ishikawa Toyonobu

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichimura Takenojo V 1851 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kunimaro I

Ichikawa Morinosuke ALS NAGOYA SANZA, SHUNBAISAI HOKUEI, 1835-1845 print The actor Ichikawa Morinosuke in the role of Nagoya Sanza, his sword stuffed with the sandal of his left foot; Against and gray background. Osaka paper. color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

The actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Osan, Ippei's elder sister. Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 36.6 x 24.4 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Courtesan Walking 1709-1719 Japan. Woodblock prints are regarded as the most characteristic expression of the Japanese artistic genius. Great quantities of this popular art form, called ukiyo-e (ìpictures of the floating worldî), were made during the Edo period (1603-1868) and sold inexpensively to a pleasure-seeking public captivated by Kabuki theater, sumo wrestling, and the brothel districts. Prints such as Kaigetsudoís hand-painted Courtesan display a freedom and originality that were not possible in the rendering of tradition-bound religious images. The beautiful woman clutches her billowing kimono, which has been decorated with the words of a poem whose author is depicted in the lining.. Hand-colored woodblock print; tan-e, vertical o-oban . Kaigetsudo Anchi

The poet Ono No Tôfû; Ono No Tôfû; A series about those who still have their teeth; Shôshikai bantsuzuki. Ono No Tôfû, or Michikaze (894-966) with a parasol in hand, looking at a jumping frog. Ono No Tôfû was one of the large three calligraphs during the Heian period (794-1185). This show refers to an event from his youth, when he decided on the edge of a pond to continue his writers' carrier after he saw frog endless attempts to undertake to jump to a willow branch. With two poems.

Actor Bando Mitsugoro III in the role of Kizo .. The actor Bando Mitsugoro III, as kizo, sitting on bed with sake cup in right hand; in the foreground smoke racks and a sake boiler; In the background a room screen on which painting of plum blossom and bamboo.

Goten Hill (Goten-yama), from the series "Flower Viewing in Edo (Edo hanami tsukushi)". Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1820-1829. Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Suketakaya Takasuke III (Sawamura Sojuro V). Artist Unknown; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1853. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Gate of the Yoshiwara. Artist: Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786-1868). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (21.7 x 18.7 cm). Date: ca. 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Love poem for Osagawa Tsuneyo; Osagawa Tsuneyo; A look behind the scenes at the actors; Yakusha gakuya tsu. Bust portrait of the actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II, in woman role, in blue striped kimono, hands under a black Obi, depicted under a love poem aimed at him. Leaf from the Japanese book Yakusha Gakuya Tsu.

Kunisada, work, Actor Bando Mitsugoro III, c.1830, colored woodcut, graphics

Sandaime Onoe Kikugoro no Oboshi Yuranosuke, The actor Onoe Kikugoro III in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1824 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 38.5 x 26 cm., Print shows a full-length portrait of Onoi Kikugoro, actor, facing left, holding sword in right hand, wearing robe, in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke, one of the 47 Ronin, in his farewell performace. Greeting and poem written above image.

Iwai Hanshiro v in de Rol Van yaoya Oshichi, utagawa kunisada (i), 1812-1816 print Bosteportet of the actor Iwai Hanshiro V in the role of Yaoaya Oshichi, the daughter of the greengrocer, in pink Kimono with pattern of plum blossom; Against mica background. Japan paper. nishiki-e / color woodcut portrait of actor, actress

Print 19th century Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese. Print 58074

Hosoda Eisho was active from 1780 - 1800 as an ukiyo-e painter and print designer. Details of his life are unknown except that, along with Hosoda Eiri, he was a pupil of Hosoda Eishi. Hosoda Eisho produced only a few known paintings, but many prints specializing in okubi-e (portrait print or painting showing only the head or the head and upper torso) and bijinga (beautiful women).

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Lady Manko (Manko Gozen) ( ) in the Play Soga Musume Choja ( ), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ( ) in the First Month, 1784 ( ) 1779-1789 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the Role of Kagekiyo in the Play Enlightenment from a Series of Portraits of Danjuro. Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni II (Japanese, 1777-1835). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 x 6 3/4 in. (17.8 x 17.1 cm). Date: ca. 1834.This surimono shows a close-up image of Ichikawa Danjuro IV in the role of Kagekiyo, who attained salvation as a faithful follower of Buddhism, despite his villainous battles. In this swaggering performance, he wears a kimono displaying a triangular pattern of scales, symbolizing a dragon or snake. This surimono of the fourth Danjuro is from a series of portrait busts of Danjuro I-VIII. This has a modified frame decorated with a seal script go (five), perhaps a part of another of Danjuro's names, Gogawa. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The actor Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Kumagai No Jiro Naozane .. Portrait on the actor of the actor Nakamura Utaemon III in the role of the Kumagai no Jiro Naozane, with impeller in the right hand above the head; Print in honor of the final implementation of the actor in this role.

It is good to start learning, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1822 print A lady reads a book on a standard. With one poem. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs in which it was indicated which activities could or should not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year. Japan paper color woodcut adult woman. book. reading

Onoe Tamizo as a Samurai Woman. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 5 3/8 in. (30.3 x 13.7 cm). Date: ca. 1775 or 1776. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka). Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1788-1799. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Ichikawa Danjuro VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjuro I in a Portrait. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm). Date: ca. 1820.This print shows the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII gazing at a portrait of his ancestor Danjuro I. Seemingly in confrontation, the men adopt exaggerated poses (mie) and lance each other with piercing gazes. The famous family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) is incorporated into the design of the actors' costumes and into the frame of the portrait of Danjuro I. The print also includes two kyoka (literally, "crazy poems"), the artist's signature "Gototei Kunisada ga," and the mimasu seal. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Artist: Torii Kiyonobu II, Japanese, 1706-1763, Osaka Kudari YamamotoHanasato, December1725, Polychrome woodblock print, Urushi-e, sheet: 12 × 6 in. (30.5 × 15.2cm), Japan, Japanese, Edo period(1615-1868), Works on Paper -Prints

Ebisu and Benten walking under an umbrella, surimono. Utagawa, Toyohiro (1773-1828), graphic artist

Ogie (HI): Actor Ichikawa Udania and from the series "Comparisons of the saws" (Mitate Gogyô no Uchi)Akrety, kitten, UKo-e

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tsukuba, Wife of Yoshioki (Shodai Nakayama Tomisaburo no Yoshioki Midai Tsukuba Gozen). Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 31.3 x 14.5 cm. Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Sukeroku in the Play Sukeroku Yukari no Edo-zakura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Sixth Month, 1782. Katsukawa Shunjo; Japanese, died 1787. Date: 1777-1787. Dimensions: 31.3 x 14.7 cm (12 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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