Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints depicting actors in traditional attire, showcasing Japanese theater and elaborate costumes from the Edo period.

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai 1796 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai 56993

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Manko (Manko Gozen) ( ) in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga ( ), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ( ) in the First Month, 1780 ( ) 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II in an Unidentified Role 1774-1784 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai 1796 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. Bandō Minosuke (Mitsugorō III) in the Role of a Young Samurai 56993

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772 1767-1777 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; center sheet of triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

Iwai Hanshiro IV. Artist: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (31.1 x 14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1775. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Kiseru o motsu onna = Woman holding a pipe. 1793 - 1804. Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753-1806. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Smoking

The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Churo Onoe 1847 Japan. Color woodblock print; center sheet of oban triptych (right 1939.1034b) . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II as Chivalrous Commoner ca. 1790 Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese. The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II as Chivalrous Commoner. Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Japan. ca. 1790. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Bando Shuka I. Utagawa School; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1855. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Actor Mimasu Gennosuke IV as Minamoto Ushiwakamaru Utagawa Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841-1899). , 9th month, 1868. Color woodblock print with silver and brass on paper, 9 9/16 x 7 3/8 in. (24.3 x 18.7 cm). Asian Art 9th month, 1868

Actor NakamuraTomij?r?. Artist: Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815

Oiran () were the courtesans of Edo period Japan. The oiran were considered a type of yujo () 'woman of pleasure' or prostitute. However, they were distinguished from the yujo in that they were entertainers, and many became celebrities of their times outside the pleasure districts. Their art and fashions often set trends among the wealthy and, because of this, cultural aspects of oiran traditions continue to be preserved to this day. The oiran arose in the Edo period (1600-1868). At this time, laws were passed restricting brothels to walled districts set some distance from the city center. In the major cities these were the Shimabara in Kyoto, the Shinmachi in Osaka, and the Yoshiwara in Edo (present-day Tokyo). These rapidly grew into large, self-contained 'pleasure quarters' offering all manner of entertainments. Within, a courtesan’s birth rank held no distinction, which was fortunate considering many of the courtesans originated as the daughters of impoverished families who wer

Takigawa, from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin zoroe)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The actor Iwai tojaku as Hanaikada No O-Toku. Donation Gerhard Schack

Two Women with a Baby who is Playing on the Floor. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (52.7 x 19.4 cm). Date: ca. 1793.Two women are playing with a baby. The mother, whose exposed breasts are accented with pink, gazes down at her son; meanwhile, he looks up her kimono. Through the diaphanous material we see both the child's head and the mother's leg. Utamaro accommodated the vertical format of the print by cropping the image at each side.Here, as in many other prints in this exhibition, the artist covers the woman's legs but emphasizes her naked breasts. "With their obvious sexuality designed to feed erotic fantasies, these images may have served as a substitute for shunga, or explicitly erotic prints, whose publication was illegal. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Actor of from the Nakamura acting family in the role of a woman holding a scarf Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

Bust portrait of Iwai Hanshiro IV .. The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in women's role as the food wagon shigoi, with red and yellow bag in right hand; Against dark gray mica background. Scene from the play Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna, raised in the Kawarazaki-Za in 1794.

The Courtesan Hanatsuru of the Higashiōgiya Brothel as the Dragon Princess Otohime, from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono) 1822 Yanagawa Shigenobu 川重信 The courtesan Hanatsuru of the Higashi Ōgiya Brothel is elaborately garbed as Princess of the Dragon Palace (Ryūgū Otohime), for a costume parade that was held in the summer of 1822 in the Shinmachi licensed quarters in Osaka. Her crown is shaped like a coiled dragon, she grasps a fan in one hand, and her fabulous robes are decorated with a motif of waves, coral and magic jewels. Usually referred to as the Dragon Princess, Otohime is one of the protagonists in the popular legend of Urashima Tarō, a young fisherman. The Dragon Princess was also featured in Bugaku dance performances in a similar costume.. The Courtesan Hanatsuru of the Higashiōgiya Brothel as the Dragon Princess Otohime, from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono). Yanagaw

Yamatoya Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kikusui in the play "Matsuwa Misao Onna Kusunoki," from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)". Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 38 x 24.9 cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Yamabuki, the sister of Hata Rokurozaemon, in the play Shikai Nami Yawaragi Taiheiki, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1763 1763 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Suzuki Harunobu

Actor ArashiRikan. Artist: Hokush?, Japanese, active ca. 1808-32

The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II in an Unidentified Role 1774-1784 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe no Mae in the Play Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778 1773-1783 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition ( ) . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Village of the Falling Flowers Chapter Eleven, Hanachirusato, from the Series Lingering Sentiments of a Late Collection of Genji, left sheet of a diptych. Date: eleventh month 1859. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin-zoroe)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 37.7 x 25.0 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Bust portrait of the Courtisane Kisegawa from the Matsubaya house.; Matsubaya Uchi Kisegawa; The Seven Komachi from the Lusthuizen; Seiro Nana Komachi. Bust portrait of Courtisane with loose hair, hands under her Obi on which dragon motif; Against yellow background. In addition to the print title the names of her two Kamuro (youngest holines of a Courtisane): Sasano and tasks. (Bijinga)

The Courtesan Emon of Maruebiya with a View of Tago Bay (form the series Courtesans with a Playful Group of Eight Views), c. late 1820s or early 1830s. Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794-1834). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.).

Nijn with Koto, c. 1845 print Geisha, in purple kimono with butterfly and crane motif, playing the koto under pink blossom branches. paper color woodcut adult woman. string instruments (plucked). plants; vegetation

The Actor Yamashita Mangiku I in an Unidentified Role. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1780-1784. Dimensions: 31.5 x 14.4 cm (12 3/8 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Nakamura Riko I in an Unidentified Role. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions: 30.8 x 14.5 cm (12 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Takigawa of the Ogiya in the First Sale of the New Year (Hatsu uri zashiki no zu), from the series A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase) 1789-1800 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Chôbunsai Eishi

SCHAUSPIELER ONOE KIKUGORō II ALS SHIZUNOME OKIKU, NAKAMURA TSURUZUNOME OKUKU. IV.

Yoshizawa Iroha as a Woman (Tomoe Gozen) Standing on the Bank 1774 or 1775 Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 Japanese. Yoshizawa Iroha as a Woman (Tomoe Gozen) Standing on the Bank 36864

The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Samurai 1773 or 1774 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Second Nakamura Juzo as a Samurai 36601

The Actor Arashi Hinasuke I as Watanabe Choshichi Tonau in the Play Tokimekuya O-Edo no Hatsuyuki (Thriving Now The First Snow of Edo), Performed at the Morita Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The actor Sawamura Tosshō in the piece of Gohenge. Donation Gerhard Schack

Woman with a black box Eisen, Keisai (1790 1848)

Iwai Hanshiro IV as Murasame or Matsukaze, mid 1770s. Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726-1792). Color woodblock print; sheet: 31.5 x 15 cm (12 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.).

An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro Torii Kiyonaga Japanese. An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro 56034

The Dance Interlude (Shosagoto) "Shinodazuma" (The Wife from Shinoda Forest), from the series "Oshie-gata (Designs for Patchwork Pictures)". Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1790-1800. Dimensions: 37.5 x 24 cm (14 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman Walking Toward the Right. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 11/16 x 5 3/4 in. (32.2 x 14.6 cm). Date: 1774 or 1775. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A woodcut from a book featuring a lady with a pipe, leaning on one hand., 1770

Segawa Kikunojo II. Artist: Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711-1785). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (40.3 x 17.5 cm). Date: 1758.The various kimono patterns shown here were enriched by a few colors in a technique called benizuri-e (literally, "picture printed in red"), which probably derived from Chinese printing. The new technique did not rely on the old method of hand-painted colors but used printed colors, mainly red and green.Ishikawa Toyonobu was among the most prolific creators of benizuri-e prints about the middle of the eighteenth century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kitsune ga Saki Otama ( ) in the Play Miyakodori Yayoi no Watashi ( ), Performed at the Kiri Theater ( ) in the Third Month, 1787 ( ) 1782-1792 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunko I

Plum Blossom, from the series Five Dawns in Spring by the KatsushikaClub. Artist: Yashima Gakutei, Japanese, ca. 1786-1868

Ei of the Nakamoriken Brothel, who was a favorite of Yamamura Goto, as Lady Huayang (Kayō Fujin Yamamura Goto gonomi Nakamoriken Ei),” from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi District in Osaka (Naniwa Shimanouchi nerimono) 1836 Ryūsai Shigeharu 柳斎重春 The courtesan Ei of the Nakamoriken Brothel in the Shimanouchi pleasure quarters is shown holding a stem of peonies as she participates in a costume parade dressed as Lady Huayang, the concubine of the first Qin emperor of ancient China. Both figures appear as fictional characters in the Noh play The Kan’yō Palace (Kan’yōkyū). As related in the play, the emperor was about to be attacked by a pair of would-be assassins but pleaded with them to have one last chance to hear his favorite concubine Huayang (Japanese: Kayō) play the koto. They acceded to his request, but were lulled to sleep by the soothing koto music, enabling the emperor to kill both attackers. A companion print, known from other collections, shows the courtesan Kona

Yoshizawa Iroha as a Woman Standing on the Engawa of a House by a River. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm). Date: ca. 1778. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Court Lady Asaoka Watching a Mouse on a Screen. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, circa 1875-1876. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Takigawa of the Ogiya Pleasure House early 19th century Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese Robed in a splendid floral kimono, the famous courtesan, Takigawa of the Ogiya Pleasure House, sits before a hanging scroll portrait of Ono no Komachi in her late years. Ono no Komachi, a great poet of the Heian period, was admired for her beauty. Her legendary decline into decrepit old age was taken as a paradigm for the Buddhist concept of the ephemerality of life and its pleasures. Toyokuni shows the two famous beautiesone his contemporary and the other her predecessor by many centuriesfacing each other in mirror image. This striking juxtaposition accentuates the dramatic contrast between them; Takigawa appears in the full bloom of her beauty, emphasized by the vivacious wildflowers which flow through her kimono, while the old woman Ono no Komachi leans on her staff among drab ditch reeds in the colorless hanging scroll. Thus, the great beauty of Takagawa is threatened by a pungent memento mori.. T

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shizuka Gozen ( ) 1762-1772 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyonaga

Miyuki, from the unreading series of Genji's paintingsKoreywo, Olgierd (1909-1977)-collection, gift (provenance), woodcuts, Japanese art, ukiyo-e

The Twelfth Month (Goku getsu), from the series Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu) 1788-1798 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

Segawa Roko no Matsukaze, The actor Segawa Roko in the role of Matsukaze., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, between 1811 and 1818, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 34.2 x 24.7 cm., Print shows Segawa Roko, an actor, as Matsukaze, one of two sisters, with a shoulder pole carrying salt water from the sea.

Print. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

PRUIMENBLOESEM, YASHIMA GAKUTEI, C. 1829 A young lady wears a kimono with plum blossom pattern. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

Onoe kikugoro no hayano kanpei, The actor Onoe Kikugoro in the role of Hayano Kanpei., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1818 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 38.5 x 26.6 cm., Print shows the actor Onoe Kikugoro, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in the role of Hayano Kampei (Kayano Sanpei), a retainer of Enya Hangan from the Chushingura.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV. Utagawa School; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1852. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Japan, Bunchô, Ippitsusai, Actor as dancer, left, lower middle - stamped, Actor in female role dressed with sword and fan in right hand, standing by clock tower, print, prints, Japan (collection), height 327 mm, width 151 mm, Japanese, print maker, printmaker, 1768 - 1772, third quarter 18th century, paper, color woodcut

Odari KafuStyle of the Dancer. Artist: Nishimura Shigenobu (Japanese, active 1729-39). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 6 in. (30.2 x 15.2 cm). Date: first half of 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792) , New York, NY (1936; sold to MMA).. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 13 x 6 in. (33 x 15.2 cm). Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fit; Niaiso.; 32 aspects of habits and use; Fuzoku Sanjuniso. Geisha from the Koka period (1844-48), in men's clothing on which pattern of peacock feathers, with open impeller; At full moon. During the Niwaka Festival it was common for Geisha to take care of comic performances in the Yoshiwara quarter.

Bust portrait of Nakamura Noshio II. The actor Nakamura Noshio II in women's role, as a Tokujo, wife of Gotobei, in checkered kimono, a big coffin on a yoke over the shoulder.

The Actor Segawa Kitsuji III as Murasame in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773 1768-1778 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of triptych ( ) . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku) 1790-1805 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Ichirakutei Eisui

Godaime matsumoto koshiro no kudo saemon no suke, Matsumoto Koshiro V as Kudo Toraemon Kudosuke., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1828 and 1835, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 36.9 x 25.6 cm., Print shows actor Matsumoto Koshiro V, full-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing geta, standing in a courtyard.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1763-1773. Dimensions: 12 x 5 1/8 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sukeroku in the Joruri Sukeroku Kuruwa no Natori-gusa (Sukeroku Peony of the Pleasure Quarters), from the Last Act of Part Two of the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga (The Seven Guises of Soga), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month, 1782 1777-1787 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunko I

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Omi no Okane in the play "Kongen Okuni Kabuki" performed at the Nakamura Theater in the seventh month, 1754. Torii Kiyohiro; Japanese, active c. 1737-76. Date: 1754. Dimensions: 31.6 x 14.5 cm (12 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Pausing in a Novel, Japanese Prints

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in an Unidentified Role 1770-1780 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Taira no Masakado Disguised as the Pilgrim Junjo in the Play Masakado Kammuri no Hatsuyuki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 1772-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

Yujo and her understudy (kamuro). Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Date: 1615-1868. Full color, lacquer black, and slight gold on paper on panel. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

The Fourth Month (Uzuki), from the series "Popular Versions of Immortal Poets in Four Seasons (Fuzoku shiki kasen)". Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1763-1770. Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.0 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Elopement Scene in Katsuragawa Renri no Shigarami (Katsuragawa renri no shigarami, michiyuki), from the series A Selection of Ancient and Modern Dramas (Kokon Joruri zukushi) 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Taira no Masakado Disguised as Otomo no Kuronushi ( ) or Sugawara Micihizane ( ) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga ( ) or Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami ( ), Performed at the Morita Theater ( ) in the First or Fifth Month, 1775 ( ) 1770-1780 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunko I

The Actor Sawamuro Sojuro III as Oda Kazusanosuke Harunaga in "The Banquet," the Final Act in Part One of the Play Kanagaki Muromachi Bundan (Muromachi Chronicle in Kana Script), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the First Day of the Eighth Month, 1791. Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1786-1796. Dimensions: 32.5 x 15 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban triptych (right: 1939.2216, center: 1980.276a). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Iwai Hanshiro IV Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1793). Iwai Hanshiro IV, ca. 1785. Color woodblock print on paper, 12 3/8 x 5 11/16 in. (31.5 x 14.3 cm). Asian Art ca. 1785

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as Oiso no Tora ( ) in the Play Shida Yuzuriha Horai Soga ( ), Performed at the Morita Theater ( ) in the First Month, 1775 ( ) 1770-1780 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Woman sitting with a fan next to the an aquarium

Toyokuni I, Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII. Lion Dance in Shosagoto Play, (1817), Color Woodcut, Graphics

Courtisane Morokoshi from the Echizenya House; Tiger lily; Echizenya Morokoshi; Six beauties from the Lusthuizen compared to flowers.; Seiro Bijin Rokkasen. The Courtisane Morokoshi, in transparent black kimono, sitting at writing table on which stack of books, her chin resting on right hand holding brush. Tiger lily in middle cartouche top left.

Actor standing barefoot Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Courtesan of the Chikiriya in Furuichi, Ise Province, from the series "Comparison of Proverbs and Customs (Tatoegusa fuzoku awase)". Kikukawa Eizan; Japanese, 1787-1867. Date: 1809-1819. Dimensions: 14 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Okaru in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1787. Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1782-1792. Dimensions: 32 x 14 cm (12 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

Onoe Kikugorô II in de Rol Van Sugawara NO MICHIZANE, UKIYO SHIGEKATSU, 1820 print The actor Ineu Kikugorô II (1784-1849) in a black kimono over a white court pants (Hakama), a Hofthoed (Eboshi) on his head. Kikugorô played the role of Sugawara No Michizane in the play Sugawara Risei No Tobiume, performed in 1819 in Osaka. With four poems, including one of the actor himself. Japan paper color woodcut / polishing actor (on the stage) (+ Japanese art). historical persons

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichimura Takenojo V. Utagawa School; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1851. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Nakajima Mioemon II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)". Ippitsusai Buncho; Japanese, active c. 1755-90. Date: 1770. Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 6 in. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Paarden-Schelp, Katsushika Hokusai, 1822 A boy plays a horse; The stirrups are made of shells to which a rope is attached. On the left a large burning candle. With one poem. Japan paper color woodcut horse

Ichikawa Ebizo V as Benkei, in the March 1840 Edo Kawarazaki-za premiere production of Kanjincho. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school. The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.

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The Second Segawa Sangoro in the Role of Kiyomihara Tengyoku ca. 1761 Torii Kiyomitsu Japanese. The Second Segawa Sangoro in the Role of Kiyomihara Tengyoku 54491

Ichikawa Sadanji as Dozaemon Denkichi in a Kabuki Play. Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 x 9 1/8 in. (35.6 x 23.2 cm). Date: September, 1882. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Uwaki no sí´ = The fancy-free type, Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: ca. 1793-ca.1804.

Pleasure Boat at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku suzumibune), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1852. Dimensions: 24 x 6.8 cm (9 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV, 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.

Otawaya Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e) 1795 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Actor Danjuro III as an Itinerant Peddler 1726-1792 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Actor Danjuro III as an Itinerant Peddler 56003

Kanaya: The actor bandō shūka I as asagao, leaf 25 from the series: the 53 stations of the Tōkaido. .

Woman on Veranda. Artist: Takizawa Shigenobu (Japanese, active 1720-40). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 39 15/16 × 18 3/8 in. (101.5 × 46.6 cm)Overall with mounting: 71 7/16 × 22 11/16 in. (181.5 × 57.6 cm)Overall with knobs: 71 7/16 × 24 7/8 in. (181.5 × 63.2 cm). Date: ca. 1730. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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