Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful 19th-century woodblock prints featuring elegant figures in traditional attire, embodying cultural themes and artistic techniques from Japan.

Tsukasa of Ōgiya. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japan, 1753-1806). 1805, twelfth month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Actors in a Shosa (Combination of Acting and Dancing) Performance. Artist: Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm). Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Asao Tamesaburo as a Stout Man with a Green Kimono ca. 1795 Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese. Asao Tamesaburo as a Stout Man with a Green Kimono. Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Japan. ca. 1795. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The geisha Roko from Hamamuraya and a girl with a samisen, from the series: Portraits of geishas in elegant style /Furyu geisha miburi sugata e Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

The Ninth Month. Artist: Ishikawa Toyomasa (Japanese, active 1770-1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm). Date: ca. 1767. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Sleeping Tea-Boy (parody of Hokaso). Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1762-1772. Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.2 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Mother and her son picking mushrooms; right panel of the triptych titled Pleasures of mushroom picking in autumn" (Chushu take-gari no kyo). Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist

Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the series "The Festival of the Kanda Shrine (Kanda go-sairei)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1774-1784. Dimensions: 26.1 x 19.8 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban, nishiki-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame) 1790-1800 Japan. Color woodblock prints; oban triptych . Eishosai Choki

Three women walking at Meer, Hosoda Eishi, 1793 - 1797 print Three women, the rear with fan in the right hand, walking in wooden construction with pine; A lake in the background. Japan paper color woodcut adult woman (+ three persons). landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage). housing

Two women in blue kimonos under a blooming tree Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The Actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo in a Woman's Role. Artist: Utagawa Kunimasa (Japanese, 1773-1810). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm). Date: late 1790s.Both Kunimasa and his teacher, Utagawa Toyokuni, produced prints of actors in close-up views (o-kubi-e) around 1795-96. Here, in an arresting image of Matsumoto Yonesaburo in a woman's role, Kunimasa captures a feminine quality in the elegant depiction of the actor's fingers touching the delicate layers of kimono neckbands. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fire in the Lamp Stand. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1878, December. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Listening to the cuckoo's cry Japan. Color woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e . Utagawa Toyohiro

Busteportret Van SANOGAWA ICHIMATSU III EN Ichikawa TOMIEMON., Toshusai Sharaku, 1900-1925 print The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III in the role of the Courtisane O-Nayo and the actor Ichikawa Tomemon as Kanisaka Toda; Against dark gray mica background. Scene from the play Hana Ayme Bunroku Soga, staged in the Miyako-Sza in 1794. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyopublisher: Tokyo paper. color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. female impersonation by actor

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1787. Dimensions: 26.1 x 38.8 cm. Color woodblock print; oban, page from an illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Flower Vendor. Nishimura Shigenobu (active circa 1735). Japan, after 1720. Prints; woodblocks. Hand-colored woodblock print; urushi-e, brass powder

Autumn evening / aki no yukei Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

De Toi Tama rivier in de provincie Settsu, in or after 1847 - in or before 1848 print Woman with rolls of white sheet under her arms, standing next to the dog; River and village between trees in the background. paper color woodcut fulling ~ cloth finishing

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58019

Nan'eki ha-jirushi = Ha...of the Southern Station, Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist).

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain 1761-1771 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

. Color woodblock print; chuban

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

Beauty looks at her hairstyle; Mirror; Kagami; Three holy treasures for the Sugawarian poets' association; Sugawararen Sanshu No Jingitakara. Kalebassoid cartouche in which a woman with two hand mirrors looks at the back of her hairstyle; Against a blue background with a pattern of stylized bats.

ChrysanthemumViewing. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725-1770

Women on the background of a plum tree orchard, from the series: Thirty six presentations (places) being the pride of Edo /Edo jiman sanjurokkyo HIROSHIGE II, UTAGAWA (1826 1869), Kunisada, Utagawa (1786 1864)

The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series The Twelve Months (Juni toki) 1786-1796 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Chôbunsai Eishi

Osaka, Wataya Kihei, Shigeharu, Ryûsai, Ko, Merchants, The actors Nakamura Matsue II and Ichikawa Sumizo in the roles of a merchant and his wife, walking near the castle in Osaka. Fourth sheet of a tetralogy., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 367 mm, width 214 mm, Japanese, 1803 - 1853, print maker, printmaker, 1830 - 1832, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Kichiza and Osugi in the snow, c. 1839 print Two actors in the snow. Play player Ichikawa Morinosuke II (left) as Page Kichiza with snowy hat in his hand and Nakamura Tomijûrô II as the maid Osugi, in the play "Date Musume Koi No Higanoko", staged in the Naka Theater, in the ninth month of 1839. paper color woodcut group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. snow. head-gear

The Suigetsurō Restaurant in Unemechō. Kanaki Toshikage (Japan, active early to mid-Meiji era, 1868-1892)Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1871, 9th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Hakata in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 31.5 x 14.5 cm (12 3/8 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III and his attendant making cermonial rounds at New Year's 1778-1788 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban

Two women in an interior, Toyohara Chikanobu, 1848 - 1912 print paper color woodcut book. pipe ~ tobacco

A Young Man and Women in the Moor of Musashino; Parody of the Akuta River episode of the Tale of Ise (Ise monogatari) ca. 1765-66 Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu This image is a parody of the iconic episode of The Tales of Ise in which the young hero of the amorous saga abducts another young girl. He takes her to Musashi Province, far east of the capital, and, pursued by the local authorities, he hides the girl in a field of tall flowering grass and escapes. In order to force him out of hiding, his pursuers begin to set fire to the field; then they hear the voice of the girl:Field of MusashiDo not burn it down today!Like the young grasseshere my lover crouching hidesand I too lie in hiding.(trans. H. Jay Harris)Here the artist, whom we presume is Suzuki Harunobu because of the distinctive figural style, has represented the characters from the tenth-century classic in the garb of contemporary Edo. The kneeling figure, though represented with effeminate facial features, has the distinctiv

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kajiwara Heiji ( ) in the Play Hiragana Seisuiki ( ), Performed at the Morita Theater ( ) in the Third Month, 1776 ( ) 1771-1781 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunko I

Mrs. To. Artist: Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-ca. 1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gio and Gijo, from the series Legends of Chaste and Virtuous Women. Date: c. 1842, Edo. Museum: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58199

DAK SCHELP, KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI, 1821 Two women; One cuts tuks rice cake, the other reads a book by the light of a lantern. In the background two New Year's decorations, consisting of, among other things, fern leaf, rice cake and pine branches. The shell to which the title refers is depicted in the fan -shaped cartouche. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut

Restaurant Shōgetsurō at Yanagibashi, 1867, Utagawa Kunisada II; Artist: Miyagi Gengyo; Publisher: Daikokuya Kinnosuke, Japanese, 1823 - 1880, 27 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (70.17 × 24.92 cm) (image, kakemono-e)45 5/16 × 13 1/4 in. (115.09 × 33.66 cm) (mount, without roller), Vertical woodblock print diptych (kakemono-e); ink and color on paper; mounted as a hanging scroll, Japan, 19th century

Night Rain at Karasaki Pine. Kubo Shunman (Japan, Tokyo, 1757-1820). early 1780s. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women) 1895 Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women). Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Japan. 1895. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Prints

Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women, c. 1798. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 38.8 x 25.2 cm (15 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.).

Hofdame at riverside; The Ide River in Yamashiro, number one; Yamashiro - Sono Ichi; The six jewelry rivers; Mutamagawa no uchi. A woman in court dress, with range in her hand and very long hair, standing next to a river. With one poem. The theme of the six jewelry rivers (Mutamagawa) is a classic theme in Japanese poetry and was also taken over in the visual arts.

A Child Lighting Fireworks, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 6 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (17.1 × 25.1 cm). Date: 1801. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The actor Onoe Kikugoro III in the role of the ghost of an evil vixen with nine tails transformed into the woman Tamamo Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

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

Toyohara Chikanobu, better known to his contemporaries as Yoshu Chikanobu, was a prolific woodblock artist of Japan's Meiji period. His works capture the transition from the age of the samurai to Meiji modernity. In 1875 (Meiji 8), he decided to try to make a living as an artist. He travelled to Tokyo. He found work as an artist for the Kaishin Shimbun. In addition, he produced nishiki-e artworks. In his younger days, he had studied the Kano school of painting; but his interest was drawn to ukiyo-e. Like many ukiyo-e artists, Chikanobu turned his attention towards a great variety of subjects. His work ranged from Japanese mythology to depictions of the battlefields of his lifetime to women's fashions. As well as a number of the other artists of this period, he too portrayed kabuki actors in character, and is well-known for his impressions of the mie (formal pose) of kabuki productions. Chikanobu was known as a master of bijinga, images of beautiful women, and for illustrating changes i

Dreaming of the Heron Maiden. Komai Yoshinobu; Japanese, active c. 1764-81. Date: 1766-1776. Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A woodcut depicting a ferry boat crossing the Sumida River at Mukojima, with Fuji-san in the background. Created by Yamamori (Japanese, active 1796) around 1805, it is one sheet of a triptych. The image measures 15 x 10 inches (38.1 x 25.4 cm)

FirefIIes in Ochiai, from the series: Thirty six presentations (places) being the pride of Edo /Edo jiman sanjurokkyo

"Shi," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1778. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The fisher women of Awabi ( Fisherwomen on the seashore) 1912 by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 ñ 1806) Japanese artist

Beauty in a Boat on Sumida River, c. 1801-4. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 191.8 x 53.3 cm (75 1/2 x 21 in.); painting only: 95.3 x 33 cm (37 1/2 x 13 in.). The Sumida River was a popular refuge from the heat and humidity of the city during the summer. One can see the torii gate of Mimeguri Shrine just to the left of the woman's fan.

A love couple has anal community. A range behind them.

Hagi no tamagawa, Bushclover at Tamagawa., Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, between 1780 and 1820, 1 print : woodcut, color., Print shows three women, one holding a lantern, looking at bushclover on the banks of the Tama River.

Actor in Women's Rol, Katsukawa Shunjo, 1780 - 1790 print Actor in the role of Geisha, standing, in Kimono with dragon and leaf motif, in front of a wooden building. In the left hand bundle paper. Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut portrait of actor, actress

Omori Hikoshichi comes across a ghost; Omori Hikoshichi Michi No Kaii Ni au zu; New appearances of 36 ghosts; Shinkei Sanjurokkaisen. Omori Hikoshichi, on his back a beautiful lady he met along with a river about wearing. The moon shows her true form in the water, a monstrous ghost with horns.

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V, 1785-1792, Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762 - 1819, 12 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (31.9 × 14.4 cm) (image, hosoban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, A pupil of Katsukawa Shunshō, Shunei started designing prints around 1778. Although his work is dominated by Kabuki subjects, both as single-sheet prints and as illustrations for playbills (banzuke), he is also admired for a series of women performing Kabuki dances and for his sumō-e, or pictures of wrestlers.

Returning from a Poetry Gathering 1780-1794 Japan. Color woodblock print; center sheet of oban triptych (right 1925.2572) . Kubo Shunman

Outdoors, 1815 - 1823 print Man in black and white checkered kimono and headscarf, doing love with young woman, in the open air. paper color woodcut man and woman cohabiting

Tokyo, Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), Japan, Eishi, Hosoda, The Visit, Kneeling girl and woman standing with their backs to a court lady in a black kimono and a branch of wisteria with an imitation bird; at the veranda with a woman looking on., print, prent, prints, Japan (collection), height 346 mm, width 251 mm, 1756 - 1829, print maker, prentmaker, 1788 - 1792, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, colour woodcut, kleurenhoutnijder, Publication (Event), Publication, Japanese, publisher

The Actors Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (right), and Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune (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: 1765-1775. Dimensions: 30.3 x 13.8 cm (11 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow 1824 Keisai Eisen Japanese One of the most eccentric ukiyo-e artists, Eisen was frequently found drunk in brothels, and in his later years actually became the owner of one himself. His coquette is a far cry from the lovely aristocratic beauty portrayed some three decades earlier by Utamaro. Her angular features, long slanting eyes, half-open pouting lips with a touch of iridescent green, little red ribbon and suggestive crook of a finger betrays her coy and slightly wanton nature.. Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow 55012

Fishing, from the series A Set of Ten Beauties in Flowerlike Styles (Enshoku hana fuzoku ju awase) 1777-1787 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Torii Kiyonaga

Catching Fireflies, central sheet of the triptych Stars. Date: 1844. Dimensions: 34 cm x 24 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

Yamauba Combing Her Hair and Kintoki ca. 1801 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese The story of Yamamba and Kintoki celebrates the freedom of the spirited mother and son who lived together in the wilderness. Yamamba's bare breasts express her maternity and her closeness to the earth.In this print Yamamba combs her hair while Kintoki clings to her back with grasping hands. Utamaro's exceptional linear virtuosity is demonstrated in the contrast between the broad, expressive lines of Yamamba's garment, which rests at her waist, and the fine, delicate lines that represent the hair at her forehead and neck.. Yamauba Combing Her Hair and Kintoki 54858

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru). Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1839-1849. Dimensions: 38.4 x 78.1 cm (15 1/8 x 30 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Ichikawa DanjûRô VII ALS YOSHIMUNE NO MUNESADA MET WAAIER EN Ichikawa Omezô in de Rol Van Sekibei Met Bijl, Utagawa TOYOKUNI (i), 1822 print The actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) in the role of Yoshimune No Munesada and Ichikawa Omezô (1769-1833) as a Sekibei from the play Tsumoru Koui Yuki No Sekinoto, performed in the Ichima theater theater Bigger, but the three poems have been cut off. Japan paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. actor (on the stage). weapons

Courtesan and Her Maid Chōkōsai Eishō Japanese. Courtesan and Her Maid 56541

The Travellers, 1901. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada

Brenner, Elias, work name: Nicodemus Tessin nur., holder: Kansallisgalleria / Sinebrychoff art museum, on card, painting, 3.9 cm x 2.8 cm

Shirabyoshi Dancer standing in Asazuma Boat 1764-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

Going to the Theater 1765-1776 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

A Young Woman Seated in a Room and Looking at a Kakemono of Fukurokujin. Artist: Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-ca. 1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 x 7 11/32 in. (25.4 x 18.7 cm). Date: ca. 1768. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Japan, Gakutei, Yashima, Katsushika sakuratsukushi, A series of cherry blossoms for the Katsushika poets' society, Komachisakura, The Komachi cherry blossom, verso - printed, Komachi looking at the blooming cherry blossoms from a veranda. Ono no Komachi (c. 825-900) was a Japanese waka poetess who was very famous for her beauty. With two poems. Facsimile from the Meiji period (1868-1912)., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 208 mm, width 180 mm, Work conception, Japanese, 1786 - 1868, after print by, 1868 - 1912, paper, colour woodcut, blind stamping

Courtesan watching her maids roll a snowball, Shiba Kôkan (attributed to), c. 1770 print paper color woodcut

Emperor among Court Ladies ca. 1880 Attributed to Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Emperor among Court Ladies 55184

Catching Fireflies, c. 1796-97. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; overall: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.). Caught up in a frenzied pursuit of fireflies, one boy has waded into a stream after his quarry, while a younger one watches in anticipation as a young woman thrusts her fan into the air in the hope of capturing hers. In the center of the composition, a girl examines the insects trapped in her elegantly carved cage.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese colour woodcut, here the work Pleasure Is This

The Nightwatchmans Bed, from the series Three Genji Legends. Artist: Hishikawa S?ri III, Japanese, active ca. 1797-1813

Kunisada, work, Actor Ichkawa Danjiro VII in the play Imose no en risho kumi-ito (The braid of the fate of a husband and wife), 1817, colored woodcut, main class : graphics

'Snow, Moon and Flowers', c1812. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsen

Woman by a Lantern. Kikukawa Eizan (Japan, 1787-1867). 1810s. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

The Battle of Sannō Shrine at Tōeizan Temple. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1874. Prints; woodblocks. Triptych; color woodblock prints

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II, Possibly as Princess Ayaori in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1768. Ippitsusai Buncho; Japanese, active c. 1755-90. Date: 1763-1773. Dimensions: 31.5 x 14.3 cm (12 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in the Hanagasa Dance in the Play Iromi-gusa Shiki no Somewake, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1781. Katsukawa Shunjo; Japanese, died 1787. Date: 1776-1786. Dimensions: 32.2 x 14.8 cm (12 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Mad Woman of Yawata (Yawata no kyōjo) from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel ca. 1905 Mizuno Toshikata Japanese. The Mad Woman of Yawata (Yawata no kyōjo) from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel 55381

Hoti looking at two dancing Chinese boys, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1823 Two dancing Chinese boys against a golden background; Around white flowers against a colored background with different patterns. Poem in rectangular cartouche on the left. Left leaf of diptyk. Japan paper. copper powder. nishiki-e / color woodcut

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

Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō in Yoshiwara ca. 1795 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō in Yoshiwara 54880

A Monarch of Japan 1901 United States. Color woodcut on ivory Japanese paper . Helen Hyde

American lady playing accordion (Amerika jokan hansui o gansuru no zu), Japanese Prints - Hiroshige

Tokyo, Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), Japan, Eishi, Hosoda, The Visit, Woman standing at open door, behind which second woman looking at nobleman and kneeling lady-in-waiting with sword., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 374 mm, width 242 mm, 1756 - 1829, print maker, printmaker, 1788 - 1792, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, colour woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, Japanese, publisher

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo (Yoshitsune's Koshigoe Petition), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month, 1790 1785-1795 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shun'ei

Husband and Wife Caught in an Evening Shower (Fufu no Yudachi), from the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World ( Ukiyo San Seki ) 1795-1805 Japan. Color woodblock print; naga-oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Day Dreams 1901 United States. Color woodcut on paper . Helen Hyde

Roshungi (Chinese, Lu Zhunyi) as a Woman with a Pipe Riding on a Buffalo. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. (20.5 x 18.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lettering geisha. A letter reading Geisha with in the background travelers who cross the river to the Mitsuke plaster located at the foot of the Fuji mountain.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 9 June 1892) one of the last great masters of the classical Japanese colour woodcut, here the work Cherry Trees Blossom

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