Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints depicting scenes of court life and traditional Japanese figures, highlighting cultural themes of honor and art from the early 19th century.

Twenty-four Japanese examples of filial piety for the Honors (series title), Two noblemen in court greet each other. Through the opened doors you can see a second room in which two seated noblemen. The Sand and Pebble Collection (Shasekishû) is an anthology of 134 humorous Buddhist stories compiled between 1279 and 1283 by the monk Mujû (1226-1312). With one poem., Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1820 - 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 202 mm × w 181 mm

Twenty-four Japanese examples of filial piety for the Honors (series title), Two noblemen in court greet each other. Through the opened doors you can see a second room in which two seated noblemen. The Sand and Pebble Collection (Shasekishû) is an anthology of 134 humorous Buddhist stories compiled between 1279 and 1283 by the monk Mujû (1226-1312). With one poem., Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1820 - 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 202 mm × w 181 mm

Scene from Noh Dance. Artist: Kosetsu (Japanese, active early 19th century) (). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in. (21 x 18.3 cm). Date: ca. 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wine-Cup and Fan early 19th century Totoya Hokkei Japanese. Wine-Cup and Fan 54529

Courtesan. Artist: Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786-1868). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 3/16 x 7 3/8 in. (20.8 x 18.7 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

It is good to play again for the first time, Totoya Hokkei, c. 1822 A young woman is preparing to play the Shamisen, behind her New Year's decorations with ferns (Urajiro), pine branches and a crayfish. With two poems. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs in which it was indicated which activities could or should not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year. Japan paper color woodcut

Courtesan Kokonoe and Yadahei; poem by Ise-no Tayu; print 61 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist

Ichikawa DanjûRô VII EN SEGAWA KIKUNOJô VIN HET TONEELSTUK SHIBARAKU, KATSUKAWA SHUNTEI, 1819 The actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) in the role of Sadamitsu and the actor Segawa Kikunojô V (1802-32) in the role of Shôkajo, from the play Shibaraku that was presented in 1818 in the Tamagawa Theater Theater of the 13th year of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô V (1741-1806). With two poems, including one from Danjûrô himself. Japan paper color woodcut / polishing

Prachtige Dingen, Teisai Hokuba, C. 1823 print A Shirabyôshi dancer with a Hofthoed (Eboshi), a long sword and a staff with gold -colored strips of paper (Gohei). The Shirabyôshi dance was very popular at the court and special clothing was wore, as in the print. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut portrait of dancer. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. walking-stick, staff

. A kimono on which a rabbit hangs over a clothing standard. In addition, a tobacco cabinet. The print is a B copy.

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

BUGAKU DANCER, TEISAI HOKUBA, C. 1800 --c. 1805 print A masked Bugaku dancer with a sword and a spear. The symbol of the Dichtersclub Asagusagawa is processed on his clothing. The print is an almanac for the members of the club with instructions what to do or not on certain days, depending on year of birth. With two poems. paper color woodcut mask. weapons. sitting figure

Ichikawa Danjr as Soga no Gor. Artist: Utagawa Kunimasa II, Japanese, 1820-1844

Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses 1822 Katsushika Hokusai Japanese This surimono is one of thirty-three prints in a set that was commissioned for the year of the horse in 1822. However, the images are not of horses but are conjured up from words associated with the animal. The print illustrates a fan and a tobacco pouch above a tissue case. The tobacco pouch is made of deerskin dyed with a pattern of horses and dandelions in a technique known as shōbūkawa.Hokusai's intentionally paradoxical signature reads Fusenkyo Iitsu hitsu ("painted by Iitsu in his Nonpainting Studio").. Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses 54389

The Syllable Ta: Purification Ritual, c. 1770-1773, Katsukawa Shunshō, Japanese, 1726 - 1793, 8 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (22.2 × 15.6 cm) (image, sheet, chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, Number 16 in the series, which follows the iroha-system.

Ogura imitation of the one hundred poems. Yoshibei reads a love letter to the light of the moon. His younger brother-in-law is wounded on the ground and looks at the scammer Gengobei, who arrives in the distance. Scene from a Kabukite team. Poem by Sakyô No Daibu Akisuke.

The Chrysanthemum Festival in the ninth month, Kikugawa Eishin, 1818 Woman, sitting on the floor, next to her a boy with toy tiger for a screen. Chrysanthemums are depicted on the standing screen, with New Year's Decorations behind it. The chrysanthemums are an allusion to the ninth month, which is normally also depicted with a tiger. With one poem. Japan Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut Woman, sitting on the floor, next to her a boy with toy tiger for a screen. Chrysanthemums are depicted on the standing screen, with New Year's Decorations behind it. The chrysanthemums are an allusion to the ninth month, which is normally also depicted with a tiger. With one poem. Japan Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku - A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui) 1747-1757 Japan. Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e . Ishikawa Toyonobu

Mad woman from the Miidera temple (Miidera Kyojo); poem by Ki-no Tomonori; print 33 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

Yashima Gakutei was a Japanese artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Gakutei is best known for his kyoka poetry and surimono woodblock works.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Oguri Hangan in the play "Mangetsu Oguri Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747. Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 ()-1763 (). Date: 1747. Dimensions: 31.3 x 15 cm (12 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Young Court Lady. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Isami Tomokichiro and Rokuya Ongundayu with Poem by Murasaki Shikibu (Murasaki Shikibu; Isami Tomokichiro; Rokuya Ongundayu), no. 57 from the series "Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets" (Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu). Ryukatei, Tanekazu (1807-1858), writer, Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist, Ibaya, Senzaburô (Dansendô) (c. 1815-1869), publisher

Court Hat and Court Dress. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.2 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Scene from the Drama "Kashiwa-ga-Tōge Kichirei sumō" ca. 1757 Torii Kiyohiro Japanese. Scene from the Drama "Kashiwa-ga-Tōge Kichirei sumō" 54495

Actors Nakamura Tomijūrō I and Nakamura Shichisaburō II as Agemaki and Sukeroku Torii Kiyohiro (Japanese, died 1776). Actors Nakamura Tomijūrō I and Nakamura Shichisaburō II as Agemaki and Sukeroku, 1753. Color woodblock print on paper, 16 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (42.2 x 29.5 cm). Asian Art 1753

Twenty-four Japanese examples of branch piety for the Honors (series title), A woman makes tea for a large family. An older couple in the background. The wife is the daughter of Tami no Atai, in addition to her own children, she also took care of the parents of her deceased husband and the children of her sister-in-law. With one poem, family, relationship, descent, Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1821, paper, colour woodcut, h 202 mm × w 182 mm

Folding-FanKite. Artist: Keisai Eisen, Japanese, 1790-1848

Nibu Horiyoshi, an example from the true story of three generations, Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821 The farmer Tanshô Kôkitsu walking over the rice fields. The 'Ware story of three generations' referred to in the title is a 50-part historiography for the years 858-887 and is compiled in 901. It is considered one of the six national histories of Japan. The poem on the print emphasizes the childish obedience, by equating it with the importance of the 'holy ropes that are tense over the rice fields'. Japan paper color woodcut sawahs, rice paddies

mori, from the series The Enoshima Travel Diary. Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780-1850

Representation of the Dance-Play "Dōjōji" Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. Representation of the Dance-Play "Dōjōji" 53977

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1778. Dimensions: 22.8 x 16.1 cm (8 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.). Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

History of Kamakura (where Minamoto Shogunate was Established). Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 x 7 1/4 in. (20.3 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Japan, Edanari, Yohôtei, Yonenari, Hônensha, A room divider with a kimono on a rack, passe-partout, bottom left - printed, A room divider with a rack in front of it on which a kimono with the image of a falcon and aubergines. The falcon and eggplants are elements from the first fortunate dream (hatsuyume) of the new year. The third element, Mount Fuji, is formed by the smoke from a pipe that someone smokes behind the screen. To ensure that one would receive such a lucky dream, an image of the Treasure Ship was placed under the pillow on New Year's Eve. With two poems., surimono, prints, pictures, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 222 mm, width 187 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1820 - 1829, first quarter 19th century, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind stamping, polishing, Japanese, poet

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu) 1793 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Horse Sekitoba and the General Guan Yu (Jp Kan'u), from the series A Series of Famous Horses (Meiba bantsuzuki) 1822 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Katsuta Shinemon Taktaka, Leaf 23 from the series: History of Loyal Fools. Gift by Justus Brinckmann

Wind; Kaze; Flowers, birds, wind and moon; Kachôfûgetsu. A man and a boy on a green mat look at a past flying parasol where a hand roller is attached to. The man is the Chinese immortal ôsho. His master, who had withdrawn into the mountains, sent him a letter by making it a parasol. With two poems.

Courtesan and apprentice viewing a shellscreen. Artist: Katsukawa Shuntei, Japanese, 1770-1820

Open Schelp, Katsushika Hokusai, 1821 Two court ladies in clothing from the Heian period (794-1185) sit at a cage with a pheasant. A mirror hangs on the cage. The shell to which the title refers is depicted in the fan -shaped cartouche. With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut walker and runner birds: pheasant

Mimeguri, from vol 1 of the illustrated book Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Toto shokei ichiran) 1800 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book . Katsushika Hokusai

New Year's Dancers, Ransei, 1804 print Two New Year's dancers next to the decorations of the season: a pine and bamboo; One dancer holds a small drum, the other a fan. Three haiku poems. paper color woodcut dancing. fan. percussion instruments

Women occupied with silkworm breeding; Figure from the Kaiko series (silkworm breeding); Utagawa, Hiroshige II (1826-1869); 1847-1848 (1847-00-00-1848-00-00);Koreywo, Olgierd (1909-1977)-collection, gift (provenance), woodcuts, Japanese (culture), Japanese art, ukiyo-e

Warrior with impeller between his teeth. A warrior stands apart with the legs and a folded range between his teeth, against a silver background. At the top right a bat-shaped cartouche with a white rat. The actor is Ichikawa Danjûrô (1791-1859) in the role of Arajishi Otokonosuke, from the play Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki. To protect his Lord, Arajishi Otokonosuke kills a large white rat, who turns out to be the wizard Nikki Danjô. Danjûrô played this role in 1818 and in 1829. With two poems.

Street Scene in the New Year Season 1814 Utagawa Kuninao Japanese. Street Scene in the New Year Season 54532

Poet the poet rush when it is rigited, from the series: One hundred Poets, One Stanza /Hyunin Isshu Katsushika, hokusai (1760 1849)

Horse and Groom. Origin: China. Date: 1368-1644. Period: Ming dynasty. Ink and color on silk. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Happy Ending 1710-1720 Japan. Woodblock print; oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e . Okumura Masanobu

Uramatsu Handayū Takanao, Sheet 19 from the series: History of Loyal Fools. Gift by Justus Brinckmann

Boat of Good Fortune. Artist: Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771-1844). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 7 5/16 in. (20.6 x 18.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sogen before the portrait of his beloved; poem by councillor Hitoshi; print 39 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

Japan, Sôri, Hishikawa, Still life with koto, A 13-string Japanese instrument (koto) in a half-open case. Next to it a flowering dwarf plum tree. With several poems. The print is a copy from the late Meiji period (1868-1912), print, prent, surimono, prints, prenten, Japan (collection), height 195 mm, width 280 mm, Work conception, Japanese, after a print by, 1890 - 1900, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock

Iga-no Tsubone and the spirit of Fujiwara-no Nakanori. Utagawa, Hiroshige I (1797-1858), graphic artist

Katô kiyomasa kills a tiger. Katô kiyomasa kills a tiger during the Korean campaign of 1592 -1596. With three poems.

The Actors Otani Oniji I as Soga no Goro and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as the sister of Yoshinaka in the play Fuji no Yuki Mitsugi Soga, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1746 1746 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyonobu II

. The actor Ichikawa Danjuro in the role of pedlar, with impeller in the left hand.

Two Boys and a Screen early 19th century Yashima Gakutei Japanese. Two Boys and a Screen 54459

Shrine Aridôshi (Aridôshi). Takehara, Shunchôsai (czynny 1772- 1801), graphic artist

Girl Filling a Bucket with Sea Water ca. 1830 Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese. Girl Filling a Bucket with Sea Water 54355

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (shichifuku-jin) celebrate the NewYear. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849

Itinerant Actors. Artist: Kengetsudo (Japanese, active 18th century). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 41 7/8 × 18 3/8 in. (106.4 × 46.7 cm)Overall with mounting: 65 7/8 × 23 3/16 in. (167.3 × 58.9 cm)Overall with knobs: 65 7/8 × 25 3/8 in. (167.3 × 64.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ceremonial Things for the Celebration of Setting Up a New House 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Ceremonial Things for the Celebration of Setting Up a New House 54992 Artist: Kubo Shunman, Japanese, 17571820 (), Ceremonial Things for the Celebration of Setting Up a New House, 19th century, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (20 x 18.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP2137)

Ceremonial Things for the Celebration of Setting Up a New House. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820) (). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (20 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Picture Book of Poems on Shells 1748 Nishikawa Sukenobu Japanese. Picture Book of Poems on Shells. Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671-1750). Japan. 1748. Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Waterloze Schelp, Katsushika Hokusai, 1821 Frogs sitting on stones in a cage. Behind a space screen with the image of a man on horseback accompanied by servants. The three books on the ground refer to a collection of poems from the 15th century. The image on the folding screen refers to General Minamoto No Yoshiie at the Ide River. The frogs that are not in the water, but on stones, refer to the title of the print. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut screen, folding screen

Twenty-four Japanese examples of filial piety for the Honors (series title), Two boys in front of a screen showing a surf and the moon, between them in a gold piece. The boys have recently lost their fathers, one is poor and the other rich. The poor boy saw his father in a dream who told him to pay off the rich man's son. Here he tries to do that by offering a gold piece. The rich boy refuses the gold piece and asks him to make a sacrifice to both their fathers instead of payment. With two poems, one poem is about the dream: Waking up to the first prosperous dream is like a hundred pieces of gold when the ear also hears the song of the mockingbird, screen, folding screen, Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1820 - 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 202 mm × w 182 mm

Dragon rises from a fan, Totoya Hokkei, 1832 A woman paints a dragon on a fan that then seems to fly away. Or is it also a dragon on the folding screen she is sitting next to, shown On the ground a paint box, paper and brushes. On the left a box with unpainted fans. With one poem. Japan paper color woodcut fan

The waterless shell; Minasegai; A comparison of Genroku poems and shells; Genroku Kasen Kaiawase. Frogs sitting on stones in a cage. After a room screen with the image of a man on horseback accompanied by servants. The three books on the ground refer to a collection of poems from the 15th century. The image on the room screen refers to General Minamoto No Yoshiie with the Ide River. The frogs that are not in the water, but on stones, refer to the title of the print. With two poems.

Landscape and ôharame; A set of room screens. Two parts of a miniature room screen: on the left a woman from Ohara walking next to a buffalo with a branch forest on her head; On the right a landscape with a river over which a narrow bridge. With two poems.

Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1882, May. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Kan U enjoying the view of the blossoming peach tree; poem by Fujiwara-no Yoshitaki; print 50 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist

The Second Coming of the Fifth Patriarch, c. mid-1300s. Yintuoluo (Chinese, c. 1285-c. 1355). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 32.7 x 44.6 cm (12 7/8 x 17 9/16 in.); overall: 245 x 62 cm (96 7/16 x 24 7/16 in.).

Famous Products of the Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakausa Kinryuzan meibutsu), section of a sheet from the series Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho) 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet . Utagawa Hiroshige

Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), 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: 1822-1835. Dimensions: 39.3 x 26.9 cm (15 1/2 x 10 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Boyasha Sonjijō. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, c. 1867. Prints. Page from an illustrated book; ink on paper

The Vision of Kumagai Renshobo. Attributed to Sugimura Jihei; Japanese, active c. 1681-98. Date: 1685-1695. Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, tan-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A horses amulet; Mayoke; A series with horses; Umazukushi. A porcelain pot with a bonzai pine and a spring anemone, stands next to a towel rack. In the foreground a water sum and pouring gun of lacquer. The amulet from the title of this print, probably refers to the reflective water surface in the bowl (a mirror Weert evil off). With one poem.

The Poet Kisen Hoshi, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen) 1805-1815 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Katsushika Hokusai

Asahina Saburo. Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1840. Dimensions: 37.7 x 54.7 cm (14 13/16 x 21 9/16 in.). Color woodblock print; yokonaga surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Takezaiku no hebi, Bamboo snake., 1797., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 11.7 x 15.4 cm., Print shows a woman and a man looking at a toy snake made out of bamboo.

No 7 Votive paintings of Six Immortal poets, flying geese, and a pagoda made of coins, from the series Seven Pictures for the Hisakataya (Hisakataya shichiban no uchi) 1810-1819 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono with metallic pigments . Kubo Shunman

Shells Under Water 1790 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese. Shells Under Water 37300

Frogs in a Cage Before a Painted Screen, illustration for The Dry-Shallows Shell (Minasegai), from the series A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase) 1816-1826 Japan. Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban . Katsushika Hokusai

Men and Women in Court Costume Dancing. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820) (). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.2 x 18.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

De hitomaro kersenbloesem, yashima gakutei, c. 1821 --c. 1822 The poet Kakinomoto No Hitomaro, a fan in his hand, sitting on a balcony, looking out over the sea. His work was included in, among other things, the collection of ten thousand leaves (Manyôshû), from the 8th century and in a hundred poems by a hundred poets (Hyakunin Isshu) from 1235. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

Inro and Two Netsuke 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Inro and Two Netsuke 54690

Ehon HimetsubakiPicture Book: Camellia (Ehon Himetsubaki). Artist: Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671-1750). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 7in. (26.7 x 17.8cm). Date: 1745().This book features illustrations of exemplary women. According to the text in the upper section of these pages, a beautiful plum tree owned by a poor woman was to be transferred to the garden of Emperor Goichijo's palace by imperial order, but the emperor, moved by the lady's poem expressing sympathy for the warblers that would lose their nest, decided not to take the tree.The brushwork of the plum tree reveals Sukenobu's training in the Kano idiom. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Lacquer box and canvas, Kikugawa Eishin, 1818 A still life of a lacquer box decorated with bamboo, a cloth with the image of a creeping tiger and blindly printed plum blossom and decorative strips (Noshi Awabi). With three poems. Japan paper color woodcut beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger. plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

Ebisu and Benten Walking in the Snow. Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1763-1828). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (21.7 x 19.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Medicine Case Upon a Fan, 1798 print A pill box (inrô) of black lacquer and a decoration of cherry blossom is located on a partially folded fan. On the flat belt knot (Netsuke) of the pill box are shown in the long months before the year 1798. With two poems. paper color woodcut fan

Kameido tenjin, Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1818 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.1 x 25.2 cm., Print shows a woman sitting on the floor looking at a wall hanging of the bridge at the Kameido Tenjin shrine.

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

A strongman lifting a boat with a buffalo and a flutist Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Shirai Gompachi; poem by Suo-no naishi; print 67 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist

Still Life; Design of Yogoyomi; Pictorial Calendar. Artist: Unidentified Artist. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 71/6 in. (14 x 47.8 cm). Date: 1816. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sleeve-Letter Takasago (Sodefumi Takasago), no. 2 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays. Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1711-1740. Dimensions: 27.2 x 38.5 cm. Hand-colored woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Yazama Shinroku Mitsukaze, Leaf 40 from the series: History of Loyal Fools. Gift by Justus Brinckmann

The Actors Nakamura Kiyosaburo I as Okiku and Ichimura Kamezo I as Kosuke in the play "Hiyoku no Kagamon," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the seventh month, 1751. Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 ()-1763 (); or; Torii Kiyonobu II; Japanese, active c. 1725-61. Date: 1751. Dimensions: 29.7 x 14.5 cm. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Ox-motif incense box with camellia and feather, from the series Seven Utensils for the IncenseCompetition. Artist: Suibokuan Y?shin, Japanese, active ca. 1818-30

Purple Magnolia and Hornbill ca. 1830 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese. Purple Magnolia and Hornbill. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Japan. ca. 1830. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

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