Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints featuring theatrical characters, floral motifs, and traditional attire, reflecting Japanese culture and art styles.

Kunisada, work, Tanzen roppo scene in shosagoto play, 1856, color woodblock print, graphics

Theatrical Male Character with Sword Unknown.. Woodblock color print, mat: 13 7/16 x 9 1/16 in. (34.1 x 23 cm). Asian Art

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series "Contemporary Versions of Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)". Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1862. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; chirimen-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kunisada, work, Tanzen roppo scene in shosagoto play, 1856, color woodblock print, graphics

The Actor Ikushima Daikichi III as the Courtesan Naniwazu in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 1772-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition ( ) . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Dressed as Kakubei the Lion Dancer (Kakubei-jishi) (right) and Segawa Kikunojo III as Shizuka Gozen (left), in the Dance Sequence "Myoto-zake Kawaranu Nakanaka" (Everlasting Harmony of the Marital Cup), from the Second Part of the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune (Heavenly Child--The Fox Leaps Through the Shrine Gate), Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.4 x 23.1 cm (12 3/4 x 9 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; aiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Japan, Hokkei, Totoya, Môsô, Woman writing a letter, A woman writes a letter. She wears a skirt with bamboo on it. Copy after a print from the series Nijûshiko, twenty-four examples of parental love, for the Shippôren. This print is a b-copy., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 210 mm, width 185 mm, Work conception, Japanese, 1790 - 1850, after a print by, 1890 - 1900, paper, colour woodcut

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Kawarazaki Kunitaro I 1867 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Toyohara Kunichika

Ohana and Ofuku, from the series "A Selection of Entertainers from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro geisha sen)". Chobunsai Eishi; Japanese, 1756-1829. Date: 1789-1800. Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Chobunsai Eishi.

An Attractive Woman Who Looks Like the Actor Iwai Hanshiro V, 1806. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.6 x 24.5 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.).

Muraogi, from the series The False Murasaki's Rustic Genji (Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji), 1830s. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36 x 24.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.).

Courtesan, Shinohara and Kamuro of Tsuruya late 18th century Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese. Courtesan, Shinohara and Kamuro of Tsuruya. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Japan. late 18th century. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Actor in the role of a woman on the background of a mosquito net Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The Actor Ikushima Daikichi III as the Courtesan Naniwazu in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 32.2 x 15.5 cm (12 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Beauties Parodying the Seven Sages - A Selection of Younger Courtesans (Shichi kenjin yatsushi bijin shinzo zoroe) Hanasaki of the Daimonjiya 1788-1798 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Chôbunsai Eishi

Chushingura: Act IX of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.6 x 26.1 cm (14 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.). Stage version: In this dramatic scene depicted in Masayoshi’s stage version (see Chushingura: Perspective Picture for the "Treasure House of Loyalty" [1985.338.9), Tonase prepares to kill her daughter Tonami with her husband’s sword and then to commit suicide. The dire moment results from the humiliating rejection of her daughter’s marriage contract. Fortunately, her husband, Honzo, dressed as an itinerant Buddhist priest, appears just in time to stop the tragedy. Parody print: In the parody print, Utamaro turned this dramatic event into a scene of domesticity in which the mother brushes her daughter’s hair. An itinerant priest, wearing a deep-brimmed basket hat, reads to them from the gate.

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Lovers Parting in the Morning 1760-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

Geisha looking u cuckoo, Katsushika Taito II, A geisha washes her sake cup in a porcelain come with an iris leaf while she looks back to a calling cuckoo. On the floor a kettle with spiced sake and behind her a lacquer box in which her Koto (Japanese string instrument) is located. With two poems. The Irisblad refers to the boys' party, which is celebrated in the fifth month. The cuckoo also refers to that month. Japan paper color woodcut

Oiran Hinazuru of Chojiya, from the series: Beautiful Women from the Green Houses six famous poets /Seiro bijin rokkasen EISHI, CHOBUNSAI (1756 1829)

Woman Seated Holding a Cat ca. 1755 Torii Kiyohiro Japanese. Woman Seated Holding a Cat 56602

Ariwara no Narihira, from the series Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen) 1809-1822 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kikukawa Eizan

Miyato of the Kadotamaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Two women with a monkey Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

Actor at Bloempuk and Onder Cherry Blossom, After 1838 - Before 1839 print Play player Ichikawa Shinsho in the role of Hayaikawa Takakage, sitting at an Ikebana flower arrangement, with cherry blossom above him. The print was published in honor of his name change to Kanô Hinasuke. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage). flowers. sitting figure

A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series "Eight Fashionable Scenes of the Parlor (Furyu zashiki hakkei)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1772-1782. Dimensions: 22.1 x 15.0 cm. Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya Brothel (Ōgiya Hanaōgi), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin rokkasen) ca. 1794 (Kansei 6) Chōbunsai Eishi 文斎栄之 Japanese The high-ranked courtesan Hanaōgi (literally, “flowery fan”) from the Ōgiya (House of Fans) brothel in Yoshiwara is shown seated at her desk with the accoutrements of a writer, suggesting that she is a dedicated poet and calligrapher. We assume that Chōbunsai Eishi was creating an imaginary portrait of the talented Hanaōgi IV.Each print in this series includes in its title the phrase rokkasen, which sounds like it should mean Six Poetic Immortals, but the character for “poetry” has been playfully substituted with that for “flower,” suggesting that the women of the pleasure quarters are being compared to beautiful flowers.. The Courtesan Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya Brothel (Ōgiya Hanaōgi), from the series Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters as Six Floral Immortals (Seirō bijin rokkasen) 550

Edaibashi-no kei (View from the Edaibashi bridge): girl carrying tray with food; print from the series Tosei Edo kanoko" (Modern Tie-Dyed Fabrics of Edo). Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist

The sixth month; Minazuki; Twelve beauties; Bijin Junishi. Woman with impeller in right hand, sitting against sliding wall. Minazuki is the name for the sixth month of the old lunar calendar of Japan.

Courtesan and Sleeping Attendant, late 1760s. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Color woodblock print, with embossing; overall: 28.1 x 20.1 cm (11 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.). Note the embossing on the robe of the courtesan. This technique uses unpigmented blocks during the printing process.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro 3rd as a Man Stnding in a Pleasure-boat. Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm). Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The New Year's Offering 1764-1774 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Isoda Koryusai

Hour of the Tiger 4 am, Courtesan (Tora no koku, keisei), from the series Customs of Beauties Around the Clock (Fuzoku bijin tokei) 1793-1805 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Torii Kiyonaga (居清長, 1752 - June 28, 1815) was a Japanese ukiyo-e printmaker and painter of the Torii school. Originally Sekiguchi Shinsuke, the son of an Edo bookseller, he took on Torii Kiyonaga as an art-name (gō). Although not biologically related to the Torii family, he became head of the group after the death of his adoptive father and teacher Torii Kiyomitsu. The master Kiyomitsu died in 1785; since his son died young, and Kiyotsune, Kiyonaga's senior, was a less promising artist, Kiyonaga was the obvious choice to succeed Kiyomitsu to leadership of the Torii school. However, he delayed this for two years, likely devoting time to his bijinga (portraits of beautiful women) and realizing the immense responsibility that would fall on his shoulders once he took over the school. Thus, in 1787, he began organizing the production of kabuki signboards and the like, which the school held a near monopoly on. He also began to train Kiyomitsu's grandson, Torii Kiyomine, who was to succeed

Portrait of a woman improving her hairstyle, from the series: Presentation of the portraits of ten beautiful women /Bi jin men so ju tei no zu KITAGAWA, UTAMARO (1753 1806)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shimokobe Shoji Yukihira, in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho (Your Favorite Play Kanjincho The Subscription List), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1773 1768-1778 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; center sheet of triptych ( ) . Katsukawa Shunsho

Kiyomizu Komachi from the series Little Seedlings: Seven Komachi, c.1803. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.4 x 26.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.).

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Loyal Retainers). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1774-1785. Dimensions: 26.3 x 19.4 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A Woman Dressing a Girl for a the Kabuki Dance Musume Doj?ji,” with Brother Picture” (E-ky?dai) of a Monkey Trainer ca. 1795-96 Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese The Ukiyo-e artist inserted a small picture within his composition to thrust one scenic idea into the heart of another and thereby generate a compelling dialogue between the two. Until the third quarter of the eighteenth century, the picture within a picture was formulated according to a literal representation of real objects, such as a folding fan, an uchiwa fan, a hanging scroll, or a mural. But the pictorial merits of the picture within a picture had become so compelling that artists began to apply the principle directly and abstractly without troubling to contain it within real objects. Therefore, artists in Utamaro's generation incorporated small pictures into their compositions without any such representational excuses. They invented the "E-kyodai," literally "brother picture." As is seen here, this is a secondary picture in a

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). Japan. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Beauties in a spring storm, c. 1828 print Woman in Kimono with flower patterns, standing in the wind under a cherry blossom branch; Leaves blown on the ground. paper color woodcut adult woman. plants; vegetation

Takashima, from the series A Collection of Flower-like Faces of Beauties (Bijin kagan shu) 1780-1829 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Chôbunsai Eishi

Number four: the released geisha; Sono Yon - Teike No Hana; A comparison of flowers; Hana Awase. A geisha votes its shamisen. For her is a leaf with handle, tobacco bon, against which a music book is. The cat is watching. Blossom in the background. The word flower (Hana) is also synonymous with Geisha. The title refers to a free geisha but could also mean a personal assistant. With three poems.

Parody of Palace Servants Heating Sake over a Fire of Maple Leaves. Artist: Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 16 5/16 × 11 3/4 in. (41.4 × 29.8 cm). Date: ca. 1750.In one scene of The Tale of the Heike, Emperor Takakura happens upon servants who have swept up maple leaves to make a fire to heat sake. The emperor remarks that they seem to be aware of a poem by the Tang poet Bo Juyi alluding to just such a scene. In this parody of the episode, one of the servants plays a three-stringed shamisen, which is anachronistic, since the instrument was not used in Japan until the seventeenth century. Beside the scene the artist has added a hokku (seventeen-syllable seasonal poem), perhaps of his own compositionIrozuku ya momiji o takite sake no kanHow colorful!Burning crimson leavesto heat rice wine--Trans. John T. Carpenter. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woman on a Veranda and Kneeling Attendent, left sheet of the triptych Illustration of Eastern Genji Performing the Ritual of Releasing Living Creatures. Date: seventh month 1854. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

. Color woodblock print; chuban . Shichû

Admire flower arrangements; Parody on the Chushingura by famous beauties.; Komei Bijin Mitate Chushingura. Courtisane Hanaogi, with impeller pattern on kimono, looking at two flower arrangements, while her kamuro is behind her. In the foreground a third woman, on hands and feet; Daizaburo.

Woman on the background of an asagao morning glory Eizan, Kikugawa (1787 1867)

Actor Arashi Rikan II in a female role (onnagata). Shigeharu, Ryusai (1803-1853), graphic artist

The Actor Nakamura Matsue I as Kasaya Sankatsu () in the Play Hana no Gosho Konegen Butai (), Performed at the Nakamura Theater () in the Eighth Month, 1772 (). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 33.5 x 15.1 cm (13 3/16 x 5 15/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Country Samurai Sachuta and Odan 1854 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Wakaume of the Tamaya in Edo-cho itchome, and her child attendants Mumeno and Iroka (Edo-cho itchome, Tamaya uchi Wakaume Mumeno Iroka) 1788-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

The actors Sawamura Tosshio and Iwai Hanshiro Greeting the audience before the performance Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Japan: The servant girl Okiku is tied up and dropped in a well by a retainer of the samurai Aoyama, from the Himeji Castle version of the 'Ghost Story of Okiku', Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841-1899), 1871

Courtisane with two kamuro; One hundred poems of one hundred poets; Hyakunin ISSHU. Courtisane with two kamuro, one has a Daruma doll in her hands, walking along the veranda of a Yoshiwara house with a flowering cherry tree. A poem in a cloud-shaped cart shower along the top of the print.

Pinks: nurse and baby, from an untitled series of beauties and flowers. Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1812. Dimensions: 15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

An older woman is undressing; her broad sash (obi) lies on the ground behind her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.

A Waitress of the Sakai-ya Teahouse Standing and Looking. Artist: Ippitsusai Buncho (Japanese, active 1760-1794). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 1/32 x 5 5/8 in. (30.6 x 14.3 cm). Date: ca. 1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ukifune of the Kanaya, from the series Models for Fashion New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo) 1771-1881 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Isoda Koryusai

Scene from the Noh theater piece Arashiyama, Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1923 print Dancing noh actor with white wig, turned to the left, fan in the right hand. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage)

The Actor Ichikawa Kodanji II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1770. Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 6 in. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Seiro niwaka 1756-1806 Japan. Color woodblock print; aiban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Takigawa of the Ōgiya Brothel: The First Reception Room Appointment of the New Year (Hatsu-uri zashiki no zu: Ōgiya Takigawa), from the series A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō bisen awase) ca. 1794-95 Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese The high-ranking courtesan Takigawa self-consciously adjusts her hair and clothing in preparation for receiving a customer. Her gorgeous garments are of the variety that a contemporary popular writer had in mind when describing high-class courtesans wearing undergarments of white damask and two robes: an under-robe of scarlet and white kanoko shibori [fawn spots” and the outer one of pale.. silk, dyed and embroidered.” Chōbunsai Eishi adds a dark obi sash that dramatically contrasts with the delicate blue-and-purple robe. The sparkling mica background completes the air of sumptuousness. Eishi’s prints, characterized by elegant, elongated figures and meticulous draftsmanship, evoke his artistic training by Kano-school painters..

Ogura imitation of the one hundred poems. Midai and Chidori play backgammon. Midai is the first wife of Shiguji, Chidori his concubine. The status of the first woman can, among other things, be seen on her seat, where there is a armrest. The poem by Fujiwara No Sanekata Ason refers to the deep jealousy that the women feel. Scene from a Kabukite team.

Courtesan with attendant holding a kite from Almanac of a Town inSpringtime. Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780-1850

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi. Toshusai Sharaku ; Japanese, active 1794-95. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 39.3 x 25.8 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

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Vrouw een kimono Opbergend, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1836 - 1838 print Woman in blue Yukata with bird pattern, a men's kimono storing in cupboard; Room partially illuminated by an unortitated lamp. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut standing figure - AA - female human figure. household chores. wardrobe

The Actor Segawa Yujiro I in an Unidentified Role 1770-1780 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Making of Silk Floss. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm). Date: ca. 1790.Utamaro's fundamental curiosity about women was not limited to any one group or activity. In this print, he shows us women working in silk production, an important occupation for women and an important part of the Edo economy. Its composition reads more like a tableau vivant, with the workers merely suggesting their activities.The inscription in the cloud-band tells us about the procedures. The mood is sensual, and the selective use of color in Utamaro's refined version of labor is delicate and idealized. The workers' robes are in shades of violet, blue, green, yellow, and pale gray. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

De Chofu Tama Rivier in de Provincie Musashi, Kikugawa Eizan, 1812-1814 print Courtisane, the right hand at the hairstyle, in the left hand a tissue, standing against white background on which poem, above which river landscape. print maker: JapanJapanpublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut river. adult woman

Cooling off at Sashiye ca. 1782 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese. Cooling off at Sashiye. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Japan. ca. 1782. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Two Women and a Child Viewing the Full Moon. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1762-1770. Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/4 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Osada no Zenjo Kagemune in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu (First Performance Day of the Izu Calendar), Performed at the Morita Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1772 1767-1777 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunko I

Painful (Itaso), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso) 1888 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

During the Edo period (1603 - 1868), the Japanese clock was divided into twelve units of time, or hours, with each one named after one of the zodiacal symbols of the lunar calendar, and with the day being divided up into six daytime hours and six night-time hours. This woodblock print is taken from Kitagawa Utamaro's 1794-1795 ukiyo-e series 'Twelve Hours of the Green Rooms', sometimes styled 'Twelve Hours of the Yoshiwara', featuring everyday events in the lives of courtesans in Edo's Yoshiwara pleasure district. It is the Hour of the Dragon and the alarm rings for the residents of the house. It is time to wake up but the two apprentices, still drowsy from lack of sleep, steal a few extra moments of rest.

Returning Sails at Ryogoku River (Ryogoku no kihan), from the series Eight Parodies by Contemporary Beauties (Tosei mitate bijin hakkei) 1767-1800 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitao Shigemasa

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I looking at a guidebook to the pleasure quarters 1745-1755 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e . Ishikawa Toyonobu

An Unidentified Actor ca. 1790 Katsukawa Shunkō Japanese. An Unidentified Actor 36753

Sosei hoshi, from the series Mirror of Ethics for Girls by the 36 Immortal Poets. Date: 1843. Dimensions: 38 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

The 12th month: fair, from the series: the twelve months of the beauties of the flowing world. Donation Gerhard Schack

Portrait of the Oiran Sugawara of Tsuruya, Yamamori (Japanese, active 1796), 1807, Woodcuts, 15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)

Geisha Playing The Shamisen, Yanagawa SHIGENOBU (II), C. 1822 print Two geishas in a porch, one plays a three -pane lute (Shamisen). Left on the ground a tray with bowls and bowls. The flowering plum tree in the background is associated with the winter, just like the black incense from the title. With three traditional New Year's poems. paper color woodcut one person playing string instrument (plucked). adult woman (+ two persons). nutrition, nourishment

A spring banet for the eastern Genji; Azuma Genji Hana No Yuen. Girl with tray and two musicing women, one with Koto, the other with shamisen, on terrace over pond; In the foreground a blossoming tree.

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)". Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Japanese, 1839-1892. Date: 1888. Dimensions: 37.3 x 25.5 cm (14 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

New Years Gift. Utagawa Toyohiro (Japan, 1773-1828). Japan, late 18th-early 19th century. Prints; woodblocks. Surimono; color woodblock print, embossed

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III for a Fire Troupe. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892)Daikokuya Kinnosuke (Japan, active mid-19th century). 1865, eighth month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Parody of the Emperor Xuanzong and YangGuifei. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725-1770

By the Stream 1760-1770 Japan. Two women in light, semi-transparent, summer kimono are relaxing by a stream. One has slipped her foot out of her wooden clogs and rests on a bench with her fan close at hand. The other ties her sash (obi), and has placed a brazier, pipe, and tobacco pouch on the bench.. Color woodblock print; right sheet of chuban diptych (left sheet 1925.2031) . Suzuki Harunobu

The sixth prescription, Torii Kiyonaga, 1782 - 1786 print Man, sitting against red mattress, brushing his teeth next to sitting Kamuro (youngest servant of a courtisane) and standing Courtisane, behind which Kamuro with a tray in his hands; In the background tree branches in the rain. Japan paper color woodcut courtesan, hetaera. adult man. adolescent, young woman, maiden

Woman with book sitting next to a New Year pull toy 1816-1819 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Fashionable Man Viewing the Snow. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865). Japan, circa 1843-1846. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). Japan. 19th century. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the ghost of Naruto no Mae 1842-1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku. Artist: Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711-1785). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (29.2 x 13.7 cm). Date: probably January 1749. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58069

Wind, from the series Bird and Flower, Wind andMoon. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1865

Seated Woman Washing Clothes in a Wooden Tub, 1786-1864. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Color woodblock print; image: 36.9 x 24.5 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.).

Two actors, one in the role of Spook, Utagawa Toyokuni (I), 1779 - 1825 print Together they hold a hand role. paper color woodcut scroll - LL - scroll unfolded. group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage

The Hobby Horse 1762-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

The Poet Sojo Henjo, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1780-1790. Dimensions: 20.8 x 15.0 cm. Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

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