Japanese Woodblock Prints

Edo period artwork showcasing courtly figures, mythical scenes, and seasonal traditions. Features vibrant colors, intricate details, and themes of nature and celebration.

The Day Before the Beginning of Spring, c. 1790, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 8 3/8 × 6 in. (21.2 × 15.3 cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, For this print, Hokusai was inspired by a play dramatizing a popular ritual performed on setsubun, the eve of the first day of spring in the old lunar calendar. On this day, people in Japan scatter dried beans in their houses to drive out bad luck. In the play, a demon personifies an evil spirit who has come into a widow's house, even though she had created a protective talisman. The clever woman offers the demon sake (rice wine) and he soon becomes drunk. In the end, she successfully drives him away by throwing beans at him. For this print, Hokusai depicted the last scene, with the woman holding her box of beans and the demon on bended knee clutching at her. The triumphant smile on her face and the gesture by the masked actor who

Sumino Jūheiji Tsugifusa, Sheet 45 from the series: History of Loyal Fools. Gift by Justus Brinckmann

Stael, image reference: S9471800, museum/owner: SFF, name: Carl Fredrik von Knorring, 1811, 8x6.5 (oval) cm, painting, PORTRAIT; male, original: 32103.491, photo: Mäkinen, Janne/KKA, AgfaT5000+/ PS 6.0, data input: JVAINIO, 27.09.01

Young man in a ceremonial dress, with a fan YANAGAWA, SHIGENOBU (1787 1832)

Bottle with a goldfish design 1826-1829 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Picture Book: The Brocade of Spring, vol. 2, 1771, Suzuki Harunobu; Publisher: Yamazaki Kinbei; Carver: Endō Matsugorō; Author: Preface by Hekigyokudō, Japanese, 1725 - 1770, 8 7/16 x 6 1/4 x 1/8 in. (21.5 x 15.8 x 0.3 cm); chūbon, Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, A few months after Harunobus death, the two-volume Picture Book: The Brocade of Spring was published, offering poems alongside illustrations of prostitutes. Harunobu must have completed his illustrations in time for the book before his passing.

Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Plum rain water

Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami) 1788 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Ehon mushi erami (Picture Book of Crawling Creatures) is illustrated with fifteen designs of insects and other garden creatures by Utamaro. Published by Tsutaya Jūzaburō , the poems were selected and introduced by a preface written by the poet and scholar Yadoya no Meshimori (Rokujuen; 1753-1830), who later became head of the influential Go-gawa poetry group. Several of the top kyōka poets of the day were invited to contribute.. Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami) 37290

Potted Sago Palm, Plum and Adonis Plants, with Copper and Silver Ingots. Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japan, active circa 1799-1823). 1822. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Number nine of the Tokaido; Tokai Kyu; Clipping tables of the Tokaido; Tokaido Harimaze Zue. Harimaze with five small prints referring to stations of the Tokaido. Akasaka: The poet Morinaga Ason his lute closed; Chiniyu: balebasked print with image of irises; Narumi: textile drying at a willow; Okazaki: Yoshitsune at full moon have been flute; Fujikawa: Bergdorp in evening snow.

Auspicious Valuables, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799 print Flower arrangement with roller paintings and brushes in a pot. China paper color woodcut

Man in loincloth, a box and a mouse. Unclear representation of a kneeling man in loincloth, shifting a box with his foot, leaving a mouse.

Courtisane Ogiya from the Hanaogi House; Ogiya Uchi Hanaogi; Beauties like the seven komachi; Bij in Nana Komachi. Young woman with hand roll in hands, sitting at writing table on which a paint box, different brushes and a stack of books. (Bijinga)

Horn Flower-Vase. Artist: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 7/16 x 5 5/8 in. (13.8 x 14.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

De Vlieger, Yashima Gakutei, 1816 print A kite in the form of a falcon (Takadako) depends on New Year's Decorations of Fernens (Urajiro). This is a calendar print for the year 1816; The rope of the pilot indicates the short months of the year. Japan paper color woodcut (flying a) kite

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems 1787-1798 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Kitagawa Utamaro

A farewell gift for the horse; Uma no senbetsu; A series with horses; Umazukushi. A round box with salted fish (DEPU). At the front a bag for a pipe attached with a silver cord to a tobacco bag. The buckle in the bag is in the form of a seated horse. With three poems.

Scene from The Kōrin Picture Book (Volume 2), 1800s. Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819). Color woodblock printed book; Ogata Korin (1658-1716) was one of the most admired artists of Rimpa, or "decorative school painting." These books by the charming later-generation Rimpa artist Hochu record Korin's inventive designs.

Man with a twig of maple and a fan KIYOYOSHI

C19 Chinese ink drawing: 'Mountain root' and elbow boils

Tetheredox. Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780-1850

Later Emon, 1847 - 1850 print Yaoya Hanbei running between department stores, on his way to his wife. Scene from a kabukitis piece. Poem by Murasaki Shikibu.Picht by Akazome Emon. paper color woodcut running. shop, store. street

Benkei Leaming on Tosabô's Horse, Utagawa Kunisada (i), 1856 print Benkei with various large weapons, jumps on the horse -riding Tosabô. paper color woodcut riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. fighting. weapons

Fifty Years Old, late 18th - early 19th century, Matsumura Goshun, Japanese, 1752 - 1811, 7 × 6 1/2 in. (17.78 × 16.51 cm) (image)32 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (82.87 × 28.26 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th-19th century

Natamame or sword bean, Canavalia gladiata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901.

Pair of Portraits of Samurai-Officials: Hirai Kyosei and Hirai Rinsei, 1776. Sando Hyosho (Japanese), Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710-1786). Hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk; In this pair of figure paintings, the artist provided generational portraits of two clan leaders from the Hirai family, accompanied by lengthy inscriptions in a distinctive calligraphic style from separate scholar-officials.

Japan, Shakuyakutei, Aoki, Chôkintei, Mimihiko, Shikôsha, Shigenobu (II), Yanagawa, Meibazori, A series on famous horses, Sono roku - Surisumi, Number six: preparing the ink, A woman sits on the ground, near a red cloth with accessories for making fans. She rubs ink on the inkstone. The series was made for the New Year of the Horse, 1834. With three poems., print, prent, surimono, prints, prenten, Japan (collection), height 207 mm, width 181 mm, Japanese, print maker, prentmaker, 1822 - 1822, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock, poet, 1767 - 1845

C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - 'hanging corner' boil

Kotetsu no shoto, Blade by Kotetsu., 1806., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 10.3 x 15.1 cm., Print shows a sword forged by the Master Kotestu, with its case.

Young boatman. Nagasawa, Shigetsuna. 1612. Spencer Collection

Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakash), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire) 11th century Attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kzei) The long strands of calligraphy were inscribed without lifting the brush from the paper. Such “unbroken-line” (renmentai) brushwork, considered de rigueur for ladies of the palace during the age of The Tale of Genji (early 11th century), came to characterize much of the period’s poetic inscriptions. The “cloud paper” (kumogami) was made using indigo-dyed pulp, resulting in undulating blue or purple patterns favored as an attractive backdrop for poems.. Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakash), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire). Attributed to Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kzei) (Japanese, 972-1027). Japan. 11th century. Page from a booklet mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper. Heian period (ca. 900-1185). Calligraphy

Man in a low bow Shun'ei, katsukawa (1762 1819)

A Man Shooting with a Blowpipe, illustration for the Conch Shell (Horagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1821. Dimensions: 19.3 x 17.1 cm. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Cakes In a Box with Wrapping Cloth. Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799-1823). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (17.1 x 22.2 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Trout, section of a harimaze sheet. Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1858. Dimensions: 9.5 x 11 cm (3 11/16 x 4 2/8 in.). Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744. Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 ()-1763 (). Date: 1744. Dimensions: 31.8 x 15.2 cm (12 1/2 x 6 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kwaosho Rochishin, a tree stump chopping in half, c. 1827 - c. 1830 print Kwaosho Rochison, with bare tattooed upper body and barefoot, cuts a pine in half. paper color woodcut adult man. woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry. trees: pine

The Kōetsu Version” of Waka Poems of the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Kōetsu-bon Waka Sanjūrokkasen) ca. 1610 Unidentified artist The idea of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals dates back to the early eleventh century. In the early seventeenth century, woodblock printing spurred the dissemination of classical literature and imagery. Although traditionally attributed to the renowned calligrapher and painter Hon’ami Kōetsu (1558-1637), the handwriting here is in a generic style reflecting calligraphy conventions of the day.. The Kōetsu Version” of Waka Poems of the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Kōetsu-bon Waka Sanjūrokkasen). Unidentified artist Japanese. Japan. ca. 1610. Woodblock printed book; ink on paper. Momoyama period (1573-1615). Illustrated Books

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Marsh-tits and Crab Apple Flowers ca. 1820 Teisai Hokuba Japanese Surimono are privately published woodblock prints, usually commissioned by individual poets or poetry groups as a form of New Years greeting card. The poems, most commonly kyōka (witty thirty-one syllable verse), inscribed on the prints usually include felicitous imagery connected with spring, which in the lunar calendar begins on the first day of the first month. Themes of surimono are often erudite, frequently alluding to Japanese literary classics in both texts and images.All four compositions on these leaves (JP2362-2365) come from the same set of prints, Six Bird-and-flower Prints for Utsunomiya in Shimotsuke Province (Kachō rokuban no uchi, Shimotsuke Utsunomiya). The series was commissioned by a branch of the Asakusa kyōka poetry group based in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Edo (present-day Tokyo). The artist Teisai Hokuba, an early pupil of the great ukiyo-e mast

Pillow for Women and a Bowl. Artist: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Calligrapher: Shibayamado (Japanese). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 7 1/4 in. (21.1 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Knight Hida Magobei Masatoshi protecting the spear tree, board 44. From the series: from the life of the heroes of Taiheiki novels about the Great Peace / Taiheiki Eiyuden Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Mask-box (Membako), 1808, Woodcuts, Surimono

Actor with dish. Actor, halves, with a dish in hands, looking aside. Print of the key block on which hand-applied corrections and instructions for color use.

Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Ukiyo-e Genji. Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1705-1715. Dimensions: 27.2 x 36.6 cm. Woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Lovers, a Cat, and a Mouse in front of a Folding Screen. Attributed to Sugimura Jihei; Japanese, active c. 1681-1698. Date: 1679-1703. Dimensions: 25.7 x 39.4 cm. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Hata-oriThe Weaving Factory. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.7 x 18.7 cm). Date: ca. 1802. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII. Utagawa Yoshimori; Japanese, 1830-1884. Date: 1862. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kyoka Hyaku nin Isshu (Literary celebrities), 1819, Woodcuts

Poems by Cao Zhenxiu, c1762. Paintings by Gai Qi, c1799. Han Zhao (49 - c. 120 CE or 45 - c. 117 CE), courtesy name Huiban was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician. She was the first known female Chinese historian. She completed her brother Ban Gu's work on the history of the Western Han, the Book of Han. She also wrote Lessons for Women, an influential work on women's conduct

Kakegawa, from the series The Tokaido in Fifty-Three Pairs. Date: 1845. Dimensions: 37 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Sketch of an Actor with Kyōgen Masks. Teisai Hokuba (Japan, 1771-1844). Japan, circa 1840. Drawings. Ink drawing from an album; ink on paper

Hanging Abalone Out to Dry, illustration for Abalone (Awabi), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)". Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1814-1824. Dimensions: 19.7 x 17.7 cm. Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kyoka Hyaku nin Isshu (Literary celebrities), 1819, Woodcuts

Cock, Hen, and Rising Sun, from the series "Seven Bird-and-flower Prints for the Fuyo Circle of Kanuma in Shimotsuke Province (Yamagawa Shimotsuke Kanuma Fuyo-ren kacho nanaban tsuzuki no uchi)". Kubo Shunman; Japanese, 1757-1820. Date: 1805-1815. Dimensions: 20.4 x 18.1 cm. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Mother and Daughter in Blue, Japanese Prints

Bat wood with portrait of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII and Norway lobster, A bat wood with portrait of Ichikawa Danjurô VII (1791-1859) in the kabuki play Shibaraku, next to a langoustine and fern herb. With two poems, crustaceans, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 201 mm × w 170 mm

Komatsu Shigemori, an example from the story of Heiki, Yashima Gakutei, 1820 - 1825 Taira No Kiyomori (1118-1181) is among books in a niche (tokonoma); His son Shigemori (1138-1179) is sitting in front of him. The son was more faithful on the emperor than his own father. Heiki's story tells about the battle between the Taira and Minaoto families. With one poem. Japan paper color woodcut

De Plevier Schelp, Katsushika Hokusai, 1821 A hand drum apart, the loose top and bottom of which depicts a lapwing. Kieviten are often depicted in Japanese art; Usually flying above a stream or a river. Here the pleated blue cloth represents a wavy river. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut / polishing drum (musical instrument)

Courtesan as Daruma Attributed to Utagawa Toyoharu Japanese ca. 1800; inscription ca. 1810 Though a painting of a young woman, the red cape and cowl are associated with traditional imagery of Daruma (Bodhidharma), the legendary monk who traveled from India to China to establish Chan (Zen) Buddhism, who is often depicted in similar garb. The painting here, unsigned but most likely by Toyoharu based on stylistic considerations, is intended as a parodic depiction of a Yoshiwara courtesan. The poem by Shokusanjin plays on Buddhist phrases related to the Darumas nine years of zazen meditation in a cave to connote a drinking party.Drinking sake aged nine years, along with crumbs of snacks such as Zazen beans, we realize that originally there was nothing at all. View more. Courtesan as Daruma. Attributed to Utagawa Toyoharu (Japanese, 1735-1814). Japan. ca. 1800; inscription ca. 1810. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

Fujiwara Clan: the pearls of Eb and Vloed and the Fujiwara Zeis, Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1822 The pearls of ebb and flood with the scythe of the Fujiwara Clan on a silk cloth decorated with plum blossom, draped over a three -legged table. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut agricultural implements: scythe

Gishi Shozo Sanshi (Annotated Portraits of Loyal Retainers) Gishi Shozo Sanshi (Annotated Portraits of Loyal Retainers), 1850. Paper, 10 3/8 x 7 in. (26.4 x 17.8 cm). Asian Art 1850

Egoyomi (Rabbit on Moon) Egoyomi (Rabbit on Moon), 1780-1785. Color woodblock print on paper, 4 13/16 x 4 5/8 in. (12.2 x 11.8 cm). Asian Art 1780-1785

Utagawa Kunisada IV; Wakasaya Yoichi / 'Ilustración de la novela de Tamegawa Shunsui Jidai kagami (La era del espejo)', 1865, Japanese School, Paper, 173 mm x 117 mm, G05696. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Smallpox illustration, Japanese manuscript, c. 1720

Helmet and Plum Blossoms. Artist: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (14 x 18.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Zhu Shouchang (Shu Jusho), from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko) 1843-1855 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Table-Clock and Kakemono of a Treasure Boat. Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799-1823). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 6 9/16 in. (18.3 x 16.7 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Bad Tiger Cub 1725-1735 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban yoko-e, urushi-e .

Kyoka Hyaku nin Isshu (Literary celebrities), 1819, Woodcuts

Baums and compartments. .

Panel with cranes over an immortal land dated 1777 China Two cranes holding sticks in their beaks fly above a landscape. A pavilion below holds a vase containing several more sticks. Cranes and sticks symbolize longevity; the source of the imagery is a legend about a man who measured his age by the number of sticks he stuck into an immortal land. The poem embroidered on the right is dated 1777 and describes this immortal land, making this panel an ideal gift for a birthday celebration. The poem bears seals of Niu Yizu (active late 18th century), a prefect of Xuzhou known for his calligraphy, who wrote the script that was used for the embroidery.. Panel with cranes over an immortal land. China. dated 1777. Silk embroidery on satin. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). Textiles-Embroidered

GATSU Kapsels, 1860 print In the upper half of the print, eleven different hairstyles are depicted, against a dark blue background, all with a name with name. In a cartouche in the form of a toilet mirror, the bust of an actor. In the bottom half a box, fan and other attributes. The names mentioned at the hairstyles are repeated on a paper roll. paper color woodcut styles of hairdress - AA - ~ women

Japanese calligraph and a Japanese bookbinder, c. 1900 drawing paper. watercolor (paint) brush Japanese. calligraphy. bookbinding

Medallions with Rooster and Chicks Hanzan Matsukawa (Japanese, died 1882). , 1861 (Year of the Cock). Woodblock print; horizontal Chûban yoko-e format, 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (18.1 x 25.1 cm). Asian Art 1861 (Year of the Cock)

Arrangement of Plum, Fukujuso (Adonis Flower), and Scissors. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (20 x 13.7 cm). Date: 1798. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gishi Shozo Sanshi (Annotated Portraits of Loyal Retainers) Gishi Shozo Sanshi (Annotated Portraits of Loyal Retainers), 1850. Paper, 10 3/8 x 7 in. (26.4 x 17.8 cm). Asian Art 1850

Narihira passes Mt. Fuji (Episode 9. Azuma kudari). text. Illustrations. 1608. Spencer Collection

. Two women rake salt from the beach. With two poems.

Springtime in Japan - cherry blossom and a pair of birds Date: 19th century

Roses and Bamboo with Nightingale. Artist: Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771-1844). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (21.1 x 18.6 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gift with Acer leaves, Tanaka Shûtei, c. 1850 - c. 1855 print Gifts are located on a quotation table (Sanbô). A few red Acer leaves around it. With multiple poems. paper color woodcut ritual practices ~ Shinto

Illustrated book 1893 Japan. Illustrated book. Japan. 1893. Ink on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Illustrated Books

Colophon, 1608, Yoshida, Soan (1608, Kyoto)

Woman Making Motoyui Paper Cords for Binding Hair. Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849). circa 1804-1810. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; surimono

Chrysanthemum Boy leaning on a rock, from the series Five Prints on Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi) 1823-1827 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Yanagawa Shigenobu I

Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Stalactite water

Doek met nô-Masker, Sadanobu (I), Hasegawa, c. 1820 - c. 1840 print On a nô costume is a mask of a man with a gray beard. A mask for an old man, Okin, from the piece of Sambaso. A folded Surimono, so -called Yoko Nagaban. These sheets were folded in four, so that the text is printed in reverse at the bottom. paper color woodcut mask

Shiran or Chinese ground orchid, Bletilla striata. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900.

The Servants of the Dragon King of the Sea: Fish and Shells Kuwagata Keisai Japanese. The Servants of the Dragon King of the Sea: Fish and Shells. Kuwagata Keisai (Japanese, 1764-1824). Japan. Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 7 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, nanahen) 1819 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese. Transmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things: Hokusai Sketchbooks, volume 7 (Denshin kaishu: Hokusai manga, nanahen) 57684

Chinese representation, sheet from the episode "Picturae Sinicae". Chinese representation with Chinese characters in octagonal frame, leaf from the episode "Picturae Sinicae AC Surattae, Vasis Tabellisque Exhibitae, Admiranda; Colligente Petro Schenkio Cum Privil. Amstelaed: 1702.

Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Mid-air river water

Japan, Shunman, Kubota, Kasumiren gunchô gafu, A series of prints with butterflies for the Kasumi poets' association, Five butterflies, passe-partout, lower left - printed, One large and four smaller butterflies. With one poem, this print is a copy from the late Meiji period (1868-1912)., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 205 mm, width 180 mm, Work conception, Japanese, 1757 - 1820, after a print by, 1890 - 1900, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock

Battledore and Shuttlecock. Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799-1823). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 5 11/16 in. (10.5 x 14.4 cm). Date: 1810. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

NEGEN ACTEURSPORTRETTEN, UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI, 1847 print Wall on which graffiti representing nine actor portraits. Japan paper nishiki-e / color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. drawing, sketch

Japan, Hokkei, Totoya, Washo kurabe, A comparison of Japanese writings, Chomonjû, An anthology of heard things, present and past (variant), Snake, two melons and a wooden box. The Chomonjû is a 30-part book written by Tachibana no Narisue in 1254. One of the stories is about a melon given to Fujiwara no Michinaga (921-1005). There appears to be a snake in the melon, which is discovered in time. With one poem. The print is a b-copy., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 210 mm, width 185 mm, Work conception, Japanese, 1790 - 1850, after print by, 1890 - 1900, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock print, blind printing

Poets Studio in Homage to Bash?. Artist: Ry?ry?kyo Shinsai, Japanese, 1764-1820 Subject: Matsuo Bash?, Japanese, 1644-1694

Daruma. Artist: Totoki Baigai (Japanese, 1749-1804). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 10 11/16 × 22 5/16 in. (27.1 × 56.7 cm)Overall with mounting: 46 1/4 × 23 15/16 in. (117.5 × 60.8 cm)Overall with knobs: 46 1/4 × 26 in. (117.5 × 66 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Teasing the Daruma. Helen Hyde; American, 1868-1919. Date: 1905. Dimensions: 139 x 238 mm (image/block); 245 x 282 mm (sheet). Color woodcut on ivory Japanese paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

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