Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints illustrating scenes from Japanese culture, depicting festive occasions, theater, and traditional attire.

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Saying: The face of a saint, if you lend, the face of the devil when you return, from the series: one hundred pictures of Kyōsai. .

Chushingura: Act VI (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty), c. 1790s. Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761-1824). Color woodblock print; image: 30.5 x 43 cm (12 x 16 15/16 in.); with margins: 33.7 x 46.1 cm (13 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.).

Ne no koku no yoshiwara, Yoshiwara at night in the day? of the rat., Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, ca. 1804, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 13.9 x 14.2 cm., Print shows a courtesan with two attendants(?).

Battle in the palace of Moronao in winter, from the series: Tale of the faithful vassals /Chuyu gi shin roku; 11th act Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony , early 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; overall: 38.2 x 26 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.).

Kameido umeyashiki, A villa in Kamedo., Katsukawa, Shunsen, 1762-approximately 1830, artist, 181-, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 24.7 x 37.8 cm., Print shows two men and two women and a child inside the walls of a country villa.

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki) 1839 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki) 36486

A gilded and painted scroll depicting scenes in Asakusa, Japan. Dated 18th Century

A Picture of the Viewing in the Pleasure Quarters, 1810s. Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787-1867). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.2 x 26.1 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.).

The Mouse Story. Date/Period: Muromachi to Momoyama period (16th century). Painting. Height: 338 mm (13.30 in); Width: 5,600 mm (18.37 ft). Author: UNKNOWN.

Cleaning out in Shin-Yorshiwara: Edo (Tokyo) red light district, c1775. Women collecting together in open hall. Some women are still with clients. Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814) Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. Enterainment Prostitution

Rokudanme, Act six of the Kanadehon Chushingura., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, between 1804 and 1812, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 22.3 x 16.6 cm., Print shows Kampei in the act of seppuku; a woman, probably Osai, the brothel-keeper who has come with the final payment for Okaru, is standing near Kampei, as a porter waits next to her sedan chair. Scene from act six of the play Chushingura or revenge of the 47 Ronin.

The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei) 1681-84 Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese A samurai with a servant has just passed the Omon, or great gate, the only entrance to the Yoshiwara quarter. Two men joke with two women on the main street, Nakamachi.. The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei) 37252

People returning from a flower-viewing party, 1790 Seventh and eighth page from the book Fugenzo by Utamaro. Or paper. color woodcut

Seven Chinese warrior figures interacting with a figure in civilian clothes. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

The Rain Shelter at Nii Hill by the Aji River, Osaka (Osaka Ajigawa Niiyama amayadori), from the series Famous Places in Osaka Fine Views of Mount Tenpo (Naniwa meisho Tenpozan shokei ichiran) 1829-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Yashima Gakutei

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

Nine Scenes from the Tale of Genji, early 17th century, Attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Japanese, died c. 1640, 31 3/4 × 127 3/4 in. (80.65 × 324.49 cm) (image)37 × 132 13/16 × 5/8 in. (93.98 × 337.34 × 1.59 cm) (outer frame), Ink, color, silver, gold, and gold foil on paper, Japan, 17th century, This screen shows nine scenes from consecutive chapters from the Tale of Genji in order from right to left. The far right panel depicts Genji sitting behind a writing desk and gazing out toward a setting sun. It is a specific moment from chapter 19 in which Genji, mourning the death of his lover, recites the following poem: 'A rack of cloud across the light of evening, as if they, too, wore mourning weeds.'

A Sage Fallen Asleep Over His Books ca. 1820 Yashima Gakutei Japanese. A Sage Fallen Asleep Over His Books 54339

Picture of the Bloody Battle of the Brave Generals of the Takeda Clan, 1867, 6th lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke; Carver: Koizumi Kanegorō, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (36.83 × 24.77 cm) (sheet, each, approx., vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Left half of hexaptych

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Minamoto no Yorimasa (right), Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as Yatsurugi Zaemon (center), and Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (left), In the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 17.3 x 27.7 cm (6 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Scroll 2, scene 4. 1650 - 1699. text. Manuscripts, Illustrations. Spencer Collection

HOOFDSTUK 50, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1851-1853 print Man and wife with fan, on veranda above pond in which flowering irises and large carp. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Print Maker: Japantokotokyopublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut loggia, verandah, porch. pond

Children playing in a garden. Origin: China. Date: 1368-1644. Period: Ming dynasty. Ink and color on silk. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

MINAMoto's war boat on a rough sea Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820). Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo, ca. 1770. Color woodblock print on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.5 cm). Asian Art ca. 1770

The Tale of Genji 1599-1699 Japan. Pair of six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper .

Fukaya Station from the series 69 Stations of the Kisokaido". Eisen,Ikeda (1790-1848), graphic artist

Toothpicks and Their Cover 19th century Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese. Toothpicks and Their Cover 54055 Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai, Japanese, active ca. 17991823, Toothpicks and Their Cover, 19th century, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/2 x 7 7/16 in. (14 x 18.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP2282)

An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya) mid-16th-early 17th century Tosa Mitsuyoshi Japanese Originally mounted on sliding-door panels, these screens once formed two walls of a Genji room. They demonstrate how Genji paintings, with their origins in small formats, were transformed into panoramic architectural programs, here depicting three outdoor scenes within a unified, expansive landscape. The dynamic composition and lavish use of gold epitomize the spectacular large-scale works commonly associated with Momoyama painting, while Tosa Mitsuyoshi’s fine craftsmanship and decorative tendencies are evident in the elaborate gold clouds, some of which contain the small squares of gold foil and gold dust characteristic of his miniature works. On the right is a falconry expedition by Emperor Reizei in Oharano. In the lower left corner is the famous scene of Ukifune and Niou traversing the Uji River in a boat.. An Imperial Excursion” (

Splendor of the Procession of General Grant from America (Beikoku Guranto-shi go tsuko no han'ei). Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (37.5 x 75.6 cm). Date: 1879.This print was commissioned to commemorate the former American president's visit to Tokyo (Edo was renamed Tokyo when the emperor made it his residence in 1868) and his attendance at a Kabuki performance. Like many prints executed during the Meiji era, this one acted as a type of Japanese photojournalism. As such, the speed with which it was executed and the number of copies made are partly responsible for the general decline in quality most noticeable in the color registration and uneven paint application. The setting of the print can be identified as Tokyo's new Western-style Main Street located in the Ginza district and designed by the English architect Thomas Waters. In their choice of setting, Kunichika and Kunisada III consciously celebrate the advent of mod

The First Calligraphy of the New Year (Kissho hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1782-1792. Dimensions: 25.2 x 38.0 cm. Color woodblock print; oban, page from an illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Revenge of the Taira Warriors 1843-47 Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese Kuniyoshi used silhouetteitself a symbol of evanescenceas a method of depiction such ethereal subjects as ghosts, around which developed a genre that became increasingly popular in the nineteenth century. Represented are the ghosts of the Taira warriors, who were vanquished at sea by the Minamoto clan from a twelfth-century clan rivalry. The Minamoto sail past the site of the earlier battle and is attacked by the ghosts of the Taira. The ghosts are differentiated from the living not only by a separate color palette but also by Kuniyoshi's device of contrasting of their soft, fluid outlines with the razor-sharp clarity and detail with which the Minamoto clan is treated.. Revenge of the Taira Warriors 55743

Drinking Festival of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup late 18th century Follower of Nagasawa Rosetsu The Tang dynasty poet Du Fu celebrated eight famous drinkers of his age in his poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup (Inch hassenka). In Nagasawa Rosetsu’s playful rendering of this theme, popular with Japanese painters from the late sixteenth century on, the artist has filled his composition with images of the eight drinkers, creating an almost bazaar-like atmosphere. The brushwork in the signature dances a bit compared with his typical style of signing; this could reflect Rosetsu’s harmonizing of his signature with the giddy mood of the painting. Rosetsu was Maruyama kyo’s student and pursued the carefree life of the literati. Hence he was attracted to the unrestrained lives of the individuals shown in this painting.. Drinking Festival of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup. Follower of Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754-1799). Japan. late 18th century. Hanging scroll; ink

Crossing the Sumida River on New Year's Day 1830-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession 1806 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese. Courtesans Imitating a Court Procession. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Japan. 1806. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Fishing Sardines at Kujukuri in Kazusa Province, from the series Collection of Images of Products from Great Japan. Date: 1877. Dimensions: 16 cm x 23 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE III.

Ten Kings of the Underworld , 19th century. Ink and color on silk, 28 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (72 x 39 cm). Asian Art 19th century

Pages from the New Illustrated Edition of 'Tales of the Water Margin'. Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849). 1805-1835. Books. Double-page book illustration; black and white woodblock print

Fuchu Station; print from the series: Tokaido gojusan tsugi-no uchi (53 Stations of the Tokaido). Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

People in the rain, 1819, (1924). Creator: Hokusai.

The Fifth Month ca. 1791 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese. The Fifth Month 54668

Picnic group on the shores of the Sumida River, 1768, Woodcuts

Two actors Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Igirisu Rondon no kaikoThe Port of London England. Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850-80). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image (a): 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm)Image (b): 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm)Image (c): 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm). Date: 2nd month, 1862. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

On the Way to Kyoto, Minamoto no Raikō Meets Kaidōmaru in the Ashigara Mountains of Sagami Province and Takes Him as a Retainer: Yamauba at Mount Ashigara. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1797-1861). circa late 1830s. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print, left panel of a triptych

The Taiwan News: Advance on Shimen during the Subjugation of Mudan, c. 1874, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Artist: Kobayashi Toshimitsu; Publisher: Yorozuya Magobei, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (36.83 × 24.77 cm) (sheet, each, approx., vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, With assistance of Kōsai Toshimitsu. The battle was in May 1874 and this print must have been issue shortly thereafter.

The Battle of Yashima left of a pair of Scenes from the Tale of the Heike, mid 17th century, Kano School, Japanese, 61 × 145 1/2 in. (154.94 × 369.57 cm) (image)67 × 151 1/2 × 3/4 in. (170.18 × 384.81 × 1.91 cm) (outer frame), Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper, Japan, 17th century, These screens illustrate two battles of the epochal Genpei War (1180-85) as narrated in the Tales of the Heike, an epic semihistorical account of two rival clans fight for control of Japan, written in the early 1200s. Each screen narrates a single battle through a number of small episodes divided and framed by gold clouds, landscape elements, and architectural spaces. The right screen shows scenes related to the Battle of Ichinotani, during which the Minamoto clan, identified by the white banners they carry, made a daring attack on the rival Taira clan at a Taira stronghold. The left screen shows the Battle of Yashima, another defeat for the Taira. The devastating war came to an end only a month later w

Akasaka: Inn with Serving Maids. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, Edo, 1797-1858). circa 1833-1834. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa 5th month, 1860 Utagawa Yoshitora Japanese. A Distant View of Yokohama from Kanagawa 73466

Fuefuki okina, Old man playing a flute., 1795 or 1796, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 25.4 x 36.5 cm., Print shows an old man kneeling on the ground playing a flute.

Scroll 3, scene 23. 1650 - 1699. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection

Man playing the flute and a goddess with a girl Gakutei, yashima (1786 1868)

Ehon Azuma Kagami, Vol. I Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1764-1824). Ehon Azuma Kagami, Vol. I, 1810. Paper, 8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (22.5 x 15.6 cm). Asian Art 1810

Japan: Examining a man with a cold. Handscroll painting from the Yamai no Soshi (Yamai Zoshi) or 'diseases scroll', mid-12th century CE.

The Night Attack, Part 3: Mission Accomplished (Youchi san, honmo), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1829-1844. Dimensions: 25.6 x 36.6 cm (10 1/16 x 14 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1837-1847. Dimensions: 36 x 24.9 cm (14 3/16 x 9 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Taking Shelter from the Rain. Artist: Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771-1844). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 15 1/2 × 27 5/16 in. (39.4 × 69.3 cm)Overall with mounting: 51 15/16 × 32 5/16 in. (132 × 82 cm)Overall with knobs: 51 15/16 × 34 3/4 in. (132 × 88.3 cm). Date: early to mid-19th century.Travelers caught in a sudden downpour take shelter under the eaves of a gate at a large estate. Men and women from different walks of life--a flower vendor, a bookseller with a stack of books, assorted pilgrims, a lion-dance performer, and a warrior--huddle under the roof. A restless child, untroubled by the rainstorm, hangs upside down from a beam. This painting is based on a pictorial theme made popular by Hanabusa Itcho (1652-1724), who rendered the scene to represent the summer season in various formats (including a screen in the Burke Collection). The style here adheres neither to Hokuba's usual hypermeticulous depictions of women of the pleasure quarters nor to his landscapes inspired

Lady Su Hui and Her Verse Puzzle. Artist: In the style of Qiu Ying (Chinese, ca. 1495-1552). Culture: China. Dimensions: Image: 10 1/16 in. x 10 ft. 2 3/4 in. (25.6 x 311.8 cm). Date: 16th century.This scene appears in a later copy of a Tang-dynasty painting illustrating the story of a literary legend, Lady Su Hui, who was supposed to have lived in the late fourth century. The dating of the original painting is supported by the types of instruments depicted in it. Both the harp (konghou) and the pipa played with a plectrum disappeared after the Tang.Front row, left to right: qin, pipa, pipa (played without plectrum), paibanBack row, left to right: dizi, xiao, sheng, konghou. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

'Emperor Xiang-Feng Qing Spends Time with Concubines in the Palace Yuanminyuan'. China, City of Tianjin, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 50,5x35 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Scenes from the Tales of Ise, mid-1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color and gold on paper; image: 95.2 x 267 cm (37 1/2 x 105 1/8 in.); overall: 109.3 x 258.9 cm (43 1/16 x 101 15/16 in.); closed: 109.3 x 48.5 x 11 cm (43 1/16 x 19 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.).

Suhara, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, 1835 or 1836. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.2 x 25.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 in.).

Old man carrying a flag is leading a group of male citizens in a procession at night, Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915, artist, 1904 or 1905, 1 print : woodcut, color.

Ehon Azuma Kagami, Vol. III Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1764-1824). Ehon Azuma Kagami, Vol. III, 1810. Paper, 8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (22.5 x 15.6 cm). Asian Art 1810

Basket weaver, detail of Chinese wallpaper from the artisan life of the Chinese, Chinoiserie, Chinese room, Sala cinese, 18th century, Castle, Castello Govone, architect Guarino Guarini, Baroque, Govone, Roero, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Europe

Tengu nado, Tengu and miscellany., between 1830 and 1868, 1 drawing : ink ; 28.9 x 37.7 cm., Drawing shows five vignettes, warrior on horseback, man with sword, warrior with large ax, figure upside down with long staff, and old man sitting, beating drum, with a man kneeling before him.

Scenes nine and ten from the favourite kabuki play, 'The treasury of loyal retainers'. Colour woodcut by Yoshitoshi, 1880s.

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

One of Fifteen Triptychs of Famous Battlescenes Various artists/makers 19th century

Paintings after Ancient Masters: Laozi Riding an Ox, 1598-1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99-1652). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.).

Oyasumi-dokoro = Roadside tea-stall, Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: 1783.

A Picture Book Mirror of Various Occupations 1685 Hishikawa Moronobu 川師宣 Japanese. A Picture Book Mirror of Various Occupations. Hishikawa Moronobu 川師宣 (Japanese, 1630/31?-1694). Japan. 1685. Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

The prayer of Emperor Sanjo, from the series: One hundred poems painted according to explanations of the nurses /Hyakunin isshu ubaga etoki Katsushika, hokusai (1760 1849)

True View of Foreign Buildings along Kaigandōri as Seen from the Yokohama Wharves, c. 1875, Utagawa Hiroshige III; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi, Japanese, 1843-1894, 18 1/16 × 36 in. (45.8 × 91.4 cm) (mat, vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, This triptych shows the bustling harbor settlement of Yokohama with its thriving, multinational population. After two centuries of isolationism ended in 1853, the Japanese were intensely interested in the outside world. Yokohamas prints document the beginning of foreign influence on Japanese life, including dress, modes of transportation, and building styles.

Rice culture and irrigation, attributed to Cheng Chi, Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th century AD, China

Battle scenes from the Tale of Heike (Heike Monogatari) by Anonymous / Art Gallery of South Australia / First third of 17th cen. / Japan / Watercolour and ink on paper / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 155x357

Scenes from the three chapters of The tale of Genji Genji monogatari. Date/Period: 17th century. Decorative Arts. Single six panel screen, colour and gold on paper. Height: 91 mm (3.58 in); Width: 232 mm (9.13 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

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

360 professions "; early 20th century () (1901-00-00-1910-00-00); was downloaded from the Muse of the National Museum in Warsaw; printing / print / color printing; products from W Paper; height 38.8 cm, width 52.0 cm; Skazvr 88 MNW; all rights are reserved.

'Spring Arrival'. China, City of Yanlyutsin, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 103x59 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Serenade; Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); 1908 (1908-00-00-1908-00-00);

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono). Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1779-1861. Date: 1848. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Seven scenes from humorous paintings imitating childrens games /Kimpira kodomo asobi, board 8 pasted onto a makimono: Selection of a hundred painters from the Ukiyo e school from Edo /Toto ukiyo e hiakkasen; part 5 Chiyojo

Walkers in a landscape with flowers, Nishikawa sukenobu (attributed to), 1700 - 1750 print Two sheets stuck together from a Japanese book. Left: two women, followed by a luggage -bearing man, looking at the flowers and butterflies along the path. Right: a walker with a hat in a landscape with a winding road. Japan paper landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage). road, path

Igirisukoku Rondon no zu (Picture of London, England). by Yoshitora Utagawa, active 1850-1870, dated 1866. Japanese triptych print shows cityscape view of London with pedestrian bridge over the Thames River and vehicular traffic in the foreground.

Big French circus on the grounds of Shokonsha (Yasukuni) shrine (Sho_konsha keidai Furansu o_kyokuba no zu) #1, Japanese Prints - Hiroshige

Triumph by Morris H Traubel (1820-1897). Print on wove paper : lithograph printed in pale green, buff and black. A large, elaborate allegory predicting the triumph of the Union over the dark forces of the Confederacy and 'King Cotton'. A published key accompanying the print describes the secession of the South in heavily moralistic terms, as the working of an insidious 'Hydra of human discord', spawner of treachery and rebellion.

Amerika Washinton fuCity of Washington in America. Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active ca. 1850-80). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image (a): 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (36.2 x 24.4 cm)Image (b): 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (36.2 x 24.4 cm)Image (c): 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. (36.2 x 24.4 cm). Date: 1st month, 1862. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji 1594 Ryjo (Tatsujo). Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji. Ryjo (Tatsujo) (Japanese, active late 16th century). Japan. 1594. Five handscrolls; ink and color on paper (illustrations); ink on paper (texts). Momoyama period (1573-1615). Paintings

Kohanasan, 1892 book Crepe booklet with music and English text about the Courtisane Kohana from Kobe; 11 sheets, numbered: cover, title and landscape; inside, colophon; 1-5, music beams and text; 6-19, text, landscapes and courtesanes; Back, full moon and silhouette of two crows on a tree branch. paper color woodcut

Scroll 3, scene 37. 1650 - 1699. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection

Snow on the Banks of the Sumida River, 1810. By Katsukawa Shunsen

The Namazu, also called the Onamazu, is a creature in Japanese mythology and folktales. The Namazu is a gigantic catfish said to cause earthquakes and tremors. They rose to new fame and popularity after the Ansei great earthquakes that happened near Edo in 1855. Catfish woodblock prints became their own popular genre. They were usually unsigned. The Tokugawa Shogunate censored and destroyed the prints. Only a handful survive to this day.

Woodcut, colour, poster of Ukiyo-e print illustration showing boys enjoying the first of five sekku holidays, the Seiyo, or spring holiday. Artist, Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861).

Sixteen individual images, combining the traditional with the modern, each lettered with wordplay on modernisation. Colour woodcut by Matsuki Heikichi, 1883.

Japan: 'The Dry Goods Store Ebisuya'. Woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825), c. 1795. Utagawa Toyokuni (1769 in Edo - 24 February 1825 in Edo), also often referred to as Toyokuni I to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his go (art-name) after he died, was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his kabuki actor prints. He was the second head of the renowned Utagawa school of Japanese woodblock artists, and was the artist who really moved it to the position of great fame and power it occupied for the rest of the nineteenth century.

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

Japan, Sadahide, Utagawa, Procession of People from the Five Lands, Right sheet of the triptych., print, prent, prints, Japan (collection), height mm, width mm, Japanese, 1807 - 1873, print maker, printmaker, 1861-03 - 1861-03, paper, papier, houtsnede

Kanō Naizen (野内膳, 1570 - 1616) was a Japanese painter of the Kanō school, particularly known for his screen paintings (byōbu) of Namban (Southern Barbarians, i.e. Europeans). The Nanban trade (南蛮貿易 Nanban bōeki, 'Southern barbarian trade') or the Nanban trade period (南蛮貿易時代 Nanban bōeki jidai, 'Southern barbarian trade period') in Japanese history extends from the arrival of the first Europeans - Portuguese explorers, missionaries and merchants - to Japan in 1543, to their near-total exclusion from the archipelago in 1614, under the promulgation of the 'Sakoku' Seclusion Edicts.

Japan, Tsujiokaya Bunsuke, Hiroshige (II), Utagawa, Edo meisho, Famous places in Edo, Procession in Kasumigaseki, Festive procession of decorated floats and groups of people on a street between tall buildings and a park fence. Cloud patterns at the top and bottom of the print., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 217 mm, width 342 mm, 1826 - 1869, print maker, printmaker, 1862 - 1866, third quarter 19th century, paper, nishiki-e, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, Publication (Event), Publication, Japanese, publisher

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