Japanese Woodblock Prints

A collection of colorful woodblock prints featuring famous Kabuki actors, scenic landscapes, and traditional Japanese themes, highlighting rich cultural elements and historical contexts.

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Kabuki actors play as Oashibara Ueno no kami Masahira, Tokiwa Mikuriya Betto Tsuneaki, Tairano Shinno Masakado, Musashi Goro Takeshiba. Artist: Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822-1866). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 24.1 cm). Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sunrise on New Year's Day at the Musashiya Restaurant in Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode, Musashiya), from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1833-1845. Dimensions: 26 x 39.1 cm (10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Act III: Enya Held from Attacking Moronao by Honzō; Kampei Sending Bannai Outside of the Castle to Receive Honzō's Gifts Said to Be from Wakasanosuke. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). Japan, circa 1835. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Women on a Veranda, c. 1800. Hishikawa Sōri III (Sōji) (Japanese). Color woodblock print; sheet: 26.8 x 39.2 cm (10 9/16 x 15 7/16 in.).

The Aoyagi Restaurant in Ryogoku (Ryogoku, Aoyagi), from the series "Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo komei kaitei zukushi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1833-1845. Dimensions: 26.4 x 38.7 cm (10 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

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

Courtesan with a kettle and a man with a large goblet Kubo, SHUNMAN (1757 1820)

Kunisada, B, work, Actor Ichikawa Danzo V in the play Kanadeho chusingura (Faithful vassals), 1837, color woodcut, graphic

Mishima: Morning Mist, Hiroshige, 1860

Otchime, the Daughter of the God of the Sea, with a Dragon on a Rock ca. 1800 Totoya Hokkei Japanese. Otchime, the Daughter of the God of the Sea, with a Dragon on a Rock 54385

Print ca. 1840 Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 54395

Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki) 1811 Utagawa Kunisada Japanese This triptych is a rare example from Kunisada's early career. It features the scene of Kumagai's camp from the Kabuki play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani, which was first performed in 1811. The three actors are arranged one to a sheet, and the artist has captured them striking exaggerated poses (mie) in front of a large, blossoming plum tree.. Kabuki Scene at Kumagai's Camp, from the play The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani (Ichinotani futaba gunki). Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). Japan. 1811. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Tsurishinobu mebae no futsuzuka, Dance performance of Tsuri shinobu mebae no fusuzuka., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, between 1848 and 1854, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 35.6 x 24.5 cm (left panel), 35.2 x 24.2 cm (right panel), Print shows a dance performance from a play with a woman dancing with musicians in the background, also a portrait of a warrior hanging on the wall in the upper right.

Act V of series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer, with the characters Hayano Kanpei (Shigenji), his wife Okaru, Onosada Kurō and Farmer Yoichibei. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). Japan, 1854, 5th month. Prints; woodblocks. Triptych; color woodblock prints

Woman with broom in snowy garden, behind which, through opened wall, face of room with woman and reading man seated near stove. Representation enclosed by brown border in which Genji emblems., Chapter 46 Faithful Depictions of the Splendid Prince (series title) Sono sugata Hikaru no utsushi-e (series title on object), print maker: Kunisada (I), Utagawa, (mentioned on object), Kinugasa Fusajiro, (mentioned on object), Murata Heiemon, (mentioned on object), print maker: Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo, publisher: Tokyo, 1852, paper, colour woodcut, h 252 mm × w 373 mm

Juichidanme, Act eleven of the Chushingura., Utagawa, Kuniyasu, 1794-1832, artist, between 1815 and 1818, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 19.5 x 25.7 cm., Print shows three Ronin samurai attacking the entrance to Morono's (Kira Yoshinaka) home.

An actor as a hero in armour, with an old woman and a boy. Colour woodcut by Yoshitoyo, early 1860s.

No 9 Ushiwakamaru Defeats Musashibo Benkei at Gojo Bridge (Kyukai, Gojo no hashi ni Ushiwakamaru Musashibo Benkei o fusu), from the series The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidaiki no uchi) 1827-1839 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

The Surface of the Water ca. 1831 Komatsubara Suikei Japanese. The Surface of the Water. Komatsubara Suikei (Japanese, 1780-1833). Japan. ca. 1831. Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Suehirogari, A Noh kyogen, Suehirogari., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, between 1801 and 1844, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 20.7 x 31.9 cm., Print shows two dancers, one holding a fan and the other holding a parasol.

Ōkubo Hikozaemon Carried to the Shogun's Castle in a Tub. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1886, March. Prints; woodblocks. Diptych; color woodblock print

Two Manzai Dancers and Kite Flying Women and Children at the New Year. Date: c. 1875. Dimensions: 81 cm x 38 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: ONBEKEND.

Great Victory of Our Troops at the Fierce Battle of the Ansong Ford (Anjo no watashi waga gun taisho no zu). Migita Toshihide; Japanese, 1863-1925. Date: 1894-1895. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Forging a Sword, Japanese Prints

Actors as Ushiwakamaru, Kisanta, Kiichi Hogen, and Minazuru-hime 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The actor Arashi Rikan II as Watōnai. Donation Gerhard Schack

The goddess Benten playing the koto and a dragon, from the series: The dragon and the tiger Gakutei, yashima (1786 1868)

Getting Dressed, 1765-1769, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725 - 1770, 11 1/8 × 8 1/8 in. (28.3 × 20.6 cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century

Figure study (actors), 1830, Woodcuts, Surimono

The Actors Ichimura Tamagashiwa I as Iwaki Hime, Murayama Heiemon III as Katsuta Jiro, and Katsuyama Matagoro as Minamoto no Yoshiie in the play "Yoroi Kurabe Oshu Kogane," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1716. Torii Kiyomasu I; Japanese, active c. 1704-18 (). Date: 1716. Dimensions: 10 1/2 X 15 3/4 in. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A famous jockey at Shōkonsha, January 1881, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 5/8 × 9 11/16 in. (37.15 × 24.61 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban (two uncut horizontal chūban)), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Station 32, Arai: View of the Distant Lake and the Horie Area; Identity Inspection Granny at the Lake, from the series The Fifty-three Stations by Two Brushes Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Station 32, Arai: View of the Distant Lake and the Horie Area; Identity Inspection Granny at the Lake, from the series The Fifty-three Stations by Two Brushes, 1855, 4th month. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (36.2 x 25.1 cm). Asian Art 1855, 4th month

The Emperor Go-Toba Forging a Sword', c1840. Go-Toba, c1221, in exile on island of Oki studied swords and swordmaking. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. Craftsman Swordsmith Metalworking Weapon

Throwing snowballs, c. 1825 print Snow landscape six women of which three are throwing snowballs while the others watch. In the background a frozen lake, in the snow in the foreground various prints of footsteps. paper color woodcut throwing snowballs

Picture of Kusunoki Tamonmaru Conquering the Old Badger, 1860, 4th lunar month, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kakumotoya Kinjirō, Japanese, 1839 - 1892, 14 1/4 × 29 1/16 in. (36.2 × 73.8 cm) (vertical ōban triptych), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Chikudōmaru 童丸 (R), Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura 楠多門丸正行 (L).

Ayame no Sikku Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, 1618-1694). , 2nd half of 17th century. Woodblock print on paper, 8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (22.5 x 32.7 cm). Asian Art 2nd half of 17th century

Shutendō JI, BLATT 19..

A tea-house scene: evening cooling (noryo). Woodcut, 1815.

The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai 1878-1888 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban triptych . Toyohara Kunichika

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58062

Beauty in a Boat during a Rainstorm. Totoya Hokkei (Japan, 1780-1850). Japan, circa 1804. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; surimono

Mariko, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1801-1811. Dimensions: Approx. 24 × 18.3 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga Goro and Bando Mitsugoro III as Kobayashi no Asahina. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1827. Dimensions: 22.5 x 19.6 cm. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kuruwa no hana shin modorikago, Flower cart for a new Modorikago dance., Katsukawa, Shunsen, 1762-approximately 1830, artist, 1806., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 34.5 x 22.8 cm., Print shows two men standing next to a flower cart.

Het Station Tsuchiyama; Tsuchiyama; De 53 Stations van de Tokaido; Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi NO Uchi. Reizigers, In de Regen Lopend Over Modderig Pad, In Berglandschap.

The Legendary Empress Jing mid-19th century Ksai Hokushin Japanese Jing, a legendary empress of Japan, was a warrior-ruler, said to have been active in the third century. A wet nurse cradles her son, the future emperor jin. Takenouchi no Sukune, her wizened general, holds a fan inscribed with the words “destroyer of armies,” referring to a militarily auspicious star in the Big Dipper, and a reminder that Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) and many of his students—including Ksai Hokushin—were adherents of the cult of the North Star.. The Legendary Empress Jing. Ksai Hokushin (Japanese, 1824-1876). Japan. mid-19th century. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

Collected Thirty-six Kyōka Poets 1840 Totoya Hokkei Japanese. Collected Thirty-six Kyōka Poets. Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Japan. 1840. Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Courtesan and Attendant at the Yoshiwara District Gate. Yashima Gakutei (Japan, c. 1786-c.1855). Japan, circa 1820. Prints; woodblocks. Surimono; woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as Banzui Chōbei (R) and Iwai Kumesaburō III as Shirai Gonpachi (L), 1850, 3rd month, Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, 14 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (36.5 × 24.5 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban) each sheet, Woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, Related to the play 'Kakitsubata tamuke no Hanakawado' 若手向花川戸, performed at the Kawarazaki Theater, 1850, 3rd month.

Admiring the moon Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823 1880)

Print, Theatrical scene, probably from the Chushingura; Print Maker: Utagawa Kunisada; Japan; 1951-189-1

Usugumo, sheet 19 from the series: Genji clouds together with Ukiyo-e. Donation Gerhard Schack

Act VI (Rokudanme), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura) 1787-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; horizontal o-oban . Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagara Keisai)

Scroll 1. Scene 13. 1500 - 1525. text. Illustrations. Spencer Collection

Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: A Fisherman Dreaming ca. 1700 Unidentified artist. Parody of the Tale of Young Man Lu: A Fisherman Dreaming 56501

The Seige and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1867, 1st month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

BANDO MITSUGORO OP EEN TRAP, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1815-1842 The actor Bando Mitsugoro, sitting on stone stairs, with pulled sword. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut The actor Bando Mitsugoro, sitting on stone stairs, with pulled sword. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut

Gathering Lotus Flowers. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1765. Dimensions: 20.3 x 27.6 cm (8 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Palace of Longevity 1831 Japan. Color woodblock print; otanzaku, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Prince Genji in modern dress with lady attendants visiting Ashikaya (north Kantō Plain) in the fifth lunar month; peasants in the broad, panoramic landscape setting are busy with the spring planting. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.

Wood: Rôchishin uproots a tree, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825 print Rôchishin upwards a tree. Rôchishin is one of the 108 heroes of the sugars (stories of the waterfront), a Chinese novel. With one poem. Japan paper color woodcut trees

KAMEYAMA EN SEKI, UTAGAWA YOSHIIKU, 1860 print Two images in Chuban format, printed on top of one leaf. Upstairs: the Kameyama station, the forty -five resting place along the Tokaido; Two men on the street were laughing at two women and travelers. Below: the Seki station, the forty -sixth resting place along the Tokaido; Two men attacked by rain and wind. Japan paper nishiki-e / color woodcut rain. street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). laughing

RAIKO and HIS GENERALS FIGHTING DEMONS / RAIKO OEYAMA IRI NO ZU Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Samurai receiving a letter from a courtesan in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.

Kunisada, work, Actor Onoe Kikugoro III in the play Tsui no omigasa (The Last Reed Hat), 1831, colored woodblock print, graphics

Captain Higuchi, a fierce warrior, stands prepared to sacrifice his life for mercy at Fort Motianling. Created in 1895, the artwork is a woodcut in color on paper, measuring 14 9/16 x 10 1/16 inches (37 x 25.5 cm)

Actor in a black kimono with the pattern of carriage wheels, in the role of Genkuro Kitsune Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Courtesan and Attendant at the Yoshiwara District Gate. Yashima Gakutei (Japan, c. 1786-c.1855). Japan, circa 1820. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; surimono

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane) and Segawa Kikunojo V as Umeomaru in the play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the ninth month, 1832 1832 Japan. Color woodblock print; vertical shikishiban diptych, surimono . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Fujieda: Changing Porters and Horses (Fujieda, jinba tsugitate), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1828-1839. Dimensions: 23 x 35.6 cm (9 1/16 x 14 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Kabuki theaters, 1883 - 1884, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 14 3/16 x 9 11/16 in. (36 x 24.6 cm)

Crossing the Bridge at Sano. Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1769-1779. Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama 9th month, 1861 Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide Japanese. Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama 73415

Het station Tsuchiyama, in or after 1843 - in or before 1845 print Travelers, walking in the rain on muddy path, in mountain landscape. paper color woodcut 'en route', traveller under way. rain

View of Sagano (Sagano fukei), from the series A Modern Genji Picture Contest (Furyu Genji e-awase) 1853 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban triptych . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

THREE ACTORS During A Snowstorm Iwai Shijaku in The Role of Aburaya OSOME, Ichikawa Danjuro in The Role of Kihei and Iwai Kumeshiro Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The Soga Festival. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-85. Date: 1763-1773. Dimensions: 29.2 x 30.5 cm (11 1/2 x 12 in.). Color woodblock print; benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Act V: Meeting of Kampei and Yagorō, Kampei Pays to Join the Rōnin in Vengeance with Money Stolen by Sadakurō from Yoichibei; Sadakurō the Robber Murdering Yoichibei, Father of Kampei's Fiance, Okaru. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). Japan, circa 1835. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

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

Jiang Wu (Shōbu) and the Elephant. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1865, 9th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

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. Living in the mud under the Japanese isles, the Namazu is guarded by the protector god Kashima, who restrains the catfish using the kaname-ishi rock. Whenever Kashima lets his guard down, Namazu thrashes about and causes violent earthquakes. The Namazu rose to new fame and popularity after the Ansei great earthquakes that happened near Edo in 1855. This led to the Namazu being worshipped as a god of world rectification (yonaoshi daimyojin), sent by the gods to correct some of the imbalances in the world. Catfish woodblock prints known as namazu-e became their own popular genre within days of the earthquake. They were usually unsigned and often depicted scenes of a namazu or many namazu atoning for their deeds. They were quickly squashed by the Tokugawa Shogunate, the prints censored and destroyed, with only a handful surviving

Rustic Genji Seated on a Veranda, right sheet of the triptych The Iris Garden at Horikiri in the Eastern Capital. Date: 1865. Dimensions: 37 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II.

Kunisada, B, work, Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII and Bando Jutaro in the play Honcho nijushiko (Twenty-four obedient Japanese), (1817), colored woodcut, graphics

Courageous Warriors (Musha burui): 25: Gen sanmi Yorimasa, 1883-85, Tokyo, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.

Ishikawa goemon ichidai banashi sawamura gennosuke ichikawa danjuro, The first tale of Ishikawa Goemon., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1825 and 1830, 1 print (2 sheets) : woodcut, color., Print shows two actors in the role of Ishikawa Goemon.

Drinking a Cup of Wine Before Retiring for Bed (From an Untitled Series), late 1760s. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 29.6 x 36.2 cm (11 5/8 x 14 1/4 in.).

Mishima, Asa Kiri ca. 1833-34 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese A man on horseback wears a garment with the well-curb pattern (resembling a ticktacktoe board) that is strongly identified with the ikat, or kasuri, technique. Hiding his face under a hat, he creates an atmosphere of melancholy. Another individual is in a palanquin, among other travelers leaving the torii gate of Mishima Shrine in the early morning. The background silhouettes of building and trees are in tones of blue and gray to suggest mist.. Mishima, Asa Kiri 36933

Tomoe Gozen; wiersz cesarza Koko. Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)". Hishikawa Moronobu; Japanese, ()-1694. Date: 1676-1689. Dimensions: 27.1 × 40.9 cm. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

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

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

Court scene by Katsushika Hokusai, color woodcut, 1830-1833, 1760-1849, Russia, Moscow, State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 25x37

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama 1861 Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide Japanese A group of foreigners and Japanese gather at the gate of a foreign business. The Japanese women wear elaborate kimonos with decorative obi, while the foreign women have fantastically ornate gowns. This is a fanciful setting with an improbable juxtaposition of figures, since one would never expect to see such elegantly dressed people strolling leisurely among foreign trading houses.. Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama. Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide (Japanese, 1807-1878/79). Japan. 1861. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

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

Poem by Chunagon Atsutada, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by a Wet Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)” 1921 Japan. Color woodblock print . Katsushika Hokusai

Li Kui (Kokusenpu Riki, ichimei Ritetsugyu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1822-1832. Dimensions: 38.8 x 26.6 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Battle at Uji River, 1849, Tokyo, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

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