Japanese Woodblock Prints

Vibrant color woodblock prints of actors and courtesans, showcasing traditional clothing and rich cultural narratives from Japan.

It is good to make the first things yourself Monotachiyoshi (title on object) A series for the Hanazono poetry association Hanazono bantsuzuki (series title on object), A woman measures dust with plovers on it, a scissors and ruler lie on the floor next to her. 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 could not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year., Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 203 mm × w 178 mm

Wandelender Courtisane, Keisai Eisen (Attributed to), 1825 print The Kimono of the Courtisane is decorated with black turtles. paper color woodcut courtesan, hetaera

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773 1768-1778 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

Portrait of the actor Otani Hiroji with a white cock

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Kyo no Jiro in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1763. Dimensions: 12 7/16 x 5 5/8 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Kakimura Kichisaburo as a Dancing Girl ca. 1705 Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese. The Actor Kakimura Kichisaburo as a Dancing Girl 37128

Kunisada, work, Role person Ushiwakamaru on Gojo's bridge, 1857, colored woodcut, graphics

One Kikugoro III in the role of a Courtisane. An actor's Osaka Surimono in the role of a Courtisane. Onge KikGoro III (act. 1820-1830) In a piece staged in 1826 in the Kado Theater in Osaka. With four poems.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke Yasuchika () in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (), Performed at the Nakamura Theater () in the Fifth Month, 1771 (). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1766-1776. Dimensions: 31.5 x 14.1 cm (12 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

It is good to make the first things yourself Monotachiyoshi (title on object) A series for the Hanazono poetry association Hanazono bantsuzuki (series title on object), A woman measures dust with plovers on it, a scissors and ruler lie on the floor next to her. 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 could not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year., Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 203 mm × w 178 mm

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1778 1773-1783 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition . Katsukawa Shunsho

Hazy Night Moon, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Momonoi Wakasanosuke Yasuchika ( ) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura ( ), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ( ) in the Fifth Month, 1771 ( ) 1766-1776 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as Tonase, in the Bridal Journey Scene, Act Eight of the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (Model for Kana Calligraphy: Treasury of the Forty-seven Royal Retainers), Performed at the Miyako Theater from the Fifth Day of the Fourth Month, 1795. Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819; Publisher: Iwatoya Kisaburo. Date: 1790-1800. Dimensions: 37.2 x 25.1 cm (14 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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.

The Hand-Drum Player, from an untitled series of five musicians. Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1780-1789. Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kite flying, Japanese Prints

Lady playing flute, 1770, Woodcuts, Page from book

A Courtesan with Wisteria on the Background Utamaro II Japanese. A Courtesan with Wisteria on the Background. Utamaro II (Japanese (died 1831)). Japan. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Household charm Nyobo no aiko (title on object) Five elegant charms (series title) Furyu goaiko (series title on object), Married woman, recognizable by black teeth and shaved eyebrows, with apron in hands, kneeling by cutting block and basket with vegetables and herbs., Kitagawa Utamaro (attributed to), Japan, 1800 - 1820, paper, colour woodcut, h 353 mm × w 225 mm

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the Role of Sayohime Disguised as Hanamasu 1773 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese. The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro in the Role of Sayohime Disguised as Hanamasu. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Japan. 1773. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro in The Role of Hasawa Danjo in The Sendai Hagi Drama Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

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

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as the maid Tsumagi in the play Otokyama O-Edo no Ishizue, performed at the Kiri Theater in the eleventh month, 1794 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shun'ei

Japan, Tsukimaro, Kitagawa, Courtesan with servant, A seated courtesan in an over-kimono with a pattern of cranes and peonies. In her hand a long silver pipe. Next to her a servant with a pot of plum blossoms in his hand. With one poem. The numbers of the long months of the new year of the dog (1814), are shown on the pot of the plant., print, prent, surimono, egoyomi (calendar leaf), prints, Japan (collection), height 193 mm, width 174 mm, Japanese - 1830, print maker, 1814 - 1814, first quarter 19th century, paper, color woodcut, blind printing

Ichikawa Ebijuro II as Ude no Jirobei, c. 1813-34. Gigadō Ashiyuki (Japanese, active 1813-34). Woodblock print; sheet: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.).

The actor Segawa Roko in the role of a woman Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

Komachi Washes the Book (from the series Seven Elegant Episodes from the Life of the Poetess Ono no Komachi), early 1810s. Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787-1867). Color woodblock print; overall: 38.2 x 25.4 cm (15 1/16 x 10 in.).

Portrait of the actor Iwai Hanshiro in the role of a woman, with two swords

Ushiwaka Playing a Flute. Totoya Hokkei (Japan, 1780-1850). Japan, circa 1830. Prints; woodblocks. Surimono; color woodblock print

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1787-1797. Dimensions: 38.8 x 25.3 cm. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Young man playing the flute Ryusai, Masazumi (Fl. 1801 1850)

The actor Nakamura Tomijūrō II as Koshimoto Otaka. Donation Gerhard Schack

Portrait of Toyozumi of Chojiya House, Writing a Letter. Artist: Eiju (Japanese, active ca. 1789-1801). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 15 7/16 in. (39.2 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1766-1776. Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Nakamura Sukegoro I holding a sword. Torii Kiyoshige; Japanese, active c. 1728-63. Date: 1752-1762. Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Second Yamashita Kinsaku in the Role of Shigenoi summer, 1772 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Second Yamashita Kinsaku in the Role of Shigenoi 36849

Tachibanaya: Ichikawa Yaozo III as Shimobe Hatsuhei, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)". Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1794. Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Portrait of a woman and a patent trader, Toyohara Chikanobu, 1848 - 1912 print paper color woodcut art dealer (+ graphic arts)

The Actor Ichikawa Tsunazo, from A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi) 1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book . Katsukawa Shunsho

Deku to kinchaku, Doll and money bag., Totoya, Hokkei, 1780-1850, artist, between 1818 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 20.8 x 18.7 cm., Print shows a puppet with face obscured by a veil sitting next to a traditional money bag.

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Momozono in the play "Katakiuchi Mogami no Inabune," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the seventh month, 1759. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1759. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1780. Katsukawa Shunko; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions: 30.3 x 14.7 cm (11 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sawamura Gennosuke, c. 1800 print Actor Sawamura Gennosuke, standing, the Kimono with a left hand; Papers roll in right hand. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage)

In the Style of a Young Man (Wakashu fu), Left Sheet of Triptych (Sanpukutsui hidari). Nishimura Shigenaga; Japanese, 1697 ()-1756. Date: 1725-1735. Dimensions: 13 x 6 3/8 in. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kabuki Actor Morita Kanya VIII as the Palanquin-Bearer in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaibanashi) 5th month, 1794 Tōshūsai Sharaku Japanese This figure, whose nickname "Uguisu" means "bush warbler," is a palanquin bearer, a profession that Edoites associated with petty hoodlums. Sharaku depicts him furtively rubbing his hands inside his kimono, a conventional gesture indicating his guilty awareness of the evil deed he is about to commit.Sharaku was a master at designing forceful graphic images. In this portrait, the strength of his draftsmanship is concentrated in the drapery folds and the varied lines of the facial features, where the essence of this character could be best expressed. The clipped starting points and tapered ends of individual lines are reminiscent of lines painted with a brush, yet the graphic quality is typical of the woodblock-print medium.. Kabuki Actor Morita Kanya VIII as the Palanquin-Bearer in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Ka

NAKAMURA MATSUE ALS OTAKA, SHUNBAISAI HOKUEI, 1824 print The actor Nakamura Matsue in the role of the Courtisane Otaka, standing with closed fan in the right hand. Osaka paper. color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. female impersonation by actor

A Doll Representing a Boy Playing a Flute. Artist: Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 x 7 1/8 in. (25.4 x 18.1 cm). Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as shirabyoshi dancer Makomo no Mae in the joruri "Iru ni Makase Yumiharizuki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767. Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1767. Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

ARASHI TOKUSABURO ALS OHASHI, UTAGAWA KUNIMASU, 1834 print Boste portrait of the actor Arashi Tokusaburo II in the role of the benefactor Ohashi, with bamboo whistle on the back and hairs in the form of a Chinese Hellebaard. Osaka paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress

Pop En Kistje, SHOZO ITTEI, 1820-1830 print A doll is next to a box of paintwork with four drawers and a large space to store the doll. On top is a handle to wear the box. The two poems refer to the Poppenfestival, a party for girls held on the third day of the third month. Japan paper. bronze powder color woodcut (playing with) dolls, toy animals. furniture for storage

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play "Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma" 1774 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese Ichikawa Yaozo III (1747-1818), a student of Danjūrō V, is shown in the role of Fuwa Banzaemon, who is a rival with Nagoya Sanza for the love of the same women. Yaozo wears a "thunder" robe, a striking pattern of lightning and clouds, embellished with the crest of the three nested squares. His straw hat rests on the ground behind him. Toyokuni added delicate touches of color to this bold print, such as light blue for details of Banzaemon's eyes and beard and light pink on the folds of the fan.. The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III in the Role of Fuwa Banzaemon from the Play "Ukiyozuka hiyoku no inazuma" 56992

Japan, Chôchôshi, Kakaen, Hokuun, Katsushika, Woman with a drum, Woman with a small drum, white cranes are depicted on her black overkimono. With one poem. The print is a b-copy from the late Meiji period (1868-1912)., print, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 210 mm, width 185 mm, Work conception, Japanese, after a print by, 1890 - 1900, paper, colour woodcut, blind printing, poet

Poem above. Signature and seal. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Ink and color on silk. Date: ca. 1814-1815. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Actors as the Five Manly Men: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hotei Ichiemon, Ichikawa Kuzo II as An no Heibei, Sawamura Tossho I as Gokuin Sen'emon, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Karigane Bunshichi, and IChikawa Ebizo V as Kaminari Shoku Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861). Actors as the Five Manly Men: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hotei Ichiemon, Ichikawa Kuzo II as An no Heibei, Sawamura Tossho I as Gokuin Sen'emon, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Karigane Bunshichi, and IChikawa Ebizo V as Kaminari Shoku, 1847-52. Woodblock print, 13 x 9 1/2 in. (33 x 24.1 cm) each. Asian Art 1847-52

Woman with a bunch of brushwood on her head and a small kite, surimono. Katsushika, Hokusai (1760-1849), graphic artist

Yoshiwara: Tonase, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. Date: third month 1852, Edo. Museum: Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet, Paris. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

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. Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1777-1787. Dimensions: 32.5 x 15.1 cm (12 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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; left sheet of a multisheet composition . Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actors Matsumoto Yonesaburo and Segawa Kikunojo Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). The Actors Matsumoto Yonesaburo and Segawa Kikunojo, ca. 1803. Color woodblock print on paper, 15 3/16 x 9 15/16 in. (38.5 x 25.2 cm). Asian Art ca. 1803

Two traveling musicians. Two tours of players. The man is dancing with a range for his face, the woman, seen on the back, plays the shamisen. With four haiku poems. The style in which this print in suggests a much earlier period in Japanese art history. It is possible that the artist made this print to an older work from his collection, something he did more often.

The actors Ichikawa Komazo III as Akuhachiro Tokikage and Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Yushide, the sister of Rokurozaemon, in the play "Hana to Mimasu Yoshino no Miyuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1798. Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1798. Dimensions: 38 x 25.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Kneeling dancer; Sojo Henjo; Decorative paper described according to the hundred poets; Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu. The Shirabyoshi dancer hotke choses, kneeling for room screen, a range and sword next to her on the floor. Poem in orange striped cartouche top left; Below it comment on the show.

Act I of the Drama "Sugawara" 1769-1825 Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese. Act I of the Drama "Sugawara" 56015

Japan: 'Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals'. Album of thirty-six paintings and poems by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705). Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631 - April 23, 1705), born Sumiyoshi Hirozumi, was a Japanese painter from Kyoto. He became the first official painter of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, and was a Yamato-e artist, a painting technique based on traditional Japanese subjects and culture.

Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, whose attendants are Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke, Wakagi, Wakaba), from the series “Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day ( Toji zensei bijin-zoroe ) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Seki, Lady of the Evening, from the series A Selection of Framed Paintings of Women for the KatsushikaClub. Artist: Yashima Gakutei, Japanese, ca. 1786-1868

The Courtesan Komurasaki of the Kadoebiro House, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-1892)

The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III, from A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi) 1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book

SOGA NO GORô TOKIMUNE, YASHIMA GAKUTEI, 1823 print The actor Ichikawa Danjurô VII (1791-1859) in the role of the Soga Brother Soga No Gorô Tokimune. With two poems. Second leaf (VRNL) of a five -part. Japan paper color woodcut actor (on the stage)

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII. Utagawa School; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1854. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as Murasaki Daijin in the play Hatsu Akinai Omise Soga, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1767 1767 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

The courtesan Yachiyo of Matsubaya, from an untitled series of courtesans on parade 1809-1819 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kikukawa Eizan

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro, who Died on the 28th Day of the Sixth Month of the First Year of Man'en (1860), Aged 63. Date: 1860. Dimensions: 38 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

. Artist: Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-ca. 1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the rule of the shogun in the late 16th century, a rule that ended only with the opening of Japan to the Western world in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His work was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari Province. Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a third of Japanese daimyo before his death in 1582. His successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a loyal Oda supporter, would eventually become the first man to conquer all of Japan and the first ruler of all Japan since the Ōnin War.

The Poet Bunya no Yasuhide, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen) 1805-1815 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Katsushika Hokusai

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play Fujibumi Sakae Soga, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763 1763 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomitsu I

Japan, Shunsho, Katsukawa, Actor in the role of highwayman, Man in sandals, dressed in black and orange, with black lantern in right hand and sword in left hand, standing in front of a thatched fence., print, prints, Japan (collection), height 307 mm, width 146 mm, Japanese, 1726 - 1792, print maker, printmaker, 1780 - 1790, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, colour woodcut

Woman with clock; Elegant women like the heroes of the Suikoden - from a series of one hundred and eight; Fûzoku Onna Suikoden - Hyakuhachiban No Uchi. A woman sitting on a pillow with a pipe in hand is reading. Behind her is a table clock (Daidokei) on a table. With two poems.

The actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII in Wakana No GE, sheet 35 from the series: The 54 chapters of the Edo Violet. .

Courtesan with Book and Hair-Pin 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Courtesan with Book and Hair-Pin 54979

Colored woodcut by Kitagawa Utamaro showing a teacher and students walking inside a house, highlighting figures, interior details, and Edo-period Japanese print techniques, circa 1795-1800.

Puppeteer holding puppet on "go" board. Katsushika Hokusai ; Japanese, 1760-1849. Date: 1820-1829. Dimensions: 20.8 x 18.3 cm. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Ogura imitation of the one hundred poems. Fuwa Banzaemon in the Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter of the capital. Scene from a Kabukite team. Poem by Fujiwara No Kitsune.

Woman with dragon crown and quotation table, utagawa kuniyoshi, 1832 A woman with long red hair and a crown in the shape of a dragon holds a sacrificial table. Her over-kimono has a pattern of stylized chrysanthemums and jewelry. She proposes one of the daughters of the Dragon King, with one of the 'tide jewels' in her hands. With two poems. Japan paper color woodcut

Knight and a girl with a quiver Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Lady Shizuka

Fire, Sôkômei Hi - Sôkômei (title on object) The five elements and the Suikoden (series title) Suikoden Suiko gogyô (series title on object), Kohôgi Sôkômei is one of the 108 heroes of the Suikoden (Stories from the waterfront), a Chinese novel, stands next to a lamp. With one poem, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1825, paper, colour woodcut, h 211 mm × w 179 mm

On the Road, A Lady of the Genkō Era (1313-34), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections, 1894. Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866-1908). Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; Each of the prints in the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections features a woman from a different time period, as befits an artist who was interested in history painting. Most of the prints are set in the Edo period (1615-1868). Mizuno Toshikata was a favored student of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), and took over his post as a newspaper illustrator.

Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya with Attendants Senkaku and Banki 1756-1806 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Woman Writing a Letter, c. 1821 print A woman sitting in front of an alcove (tokonoma) writes a long letter. With one Haiku poem. paper color woodcut sitting figure - AA - female human figure. interior of the house. writing and letters

Number three: the New Year sky with Chitose from Tsuruya San - Hatsusora no Tsuruya uchi Chitose (title on object) The Nakanochô for the Hisakataya poetry association (series title) Hisakataya Nakanochô (series title on object ), Chitose, a senior courtesan from the Tsuruya house, walks with a courtesan in training (shinzô) and to the right a maid (kamuro) along New Year's decorations in Nakanochô, the main street of Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter of Edo (present-day Tokyo). With two poems. This is the third page (vrnl) of a five-part, on which high-standing courtesans (oiran) from the various houses from the Yoshiwara are depicted, courtesan, hetaera, Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1827, paper, colour woodcut, h 205 mm × w 182 mm

Yuranosuke with Moronao's Head at Enya's Tomb, from the Series: Tale of the IIFE of The Faithful Oboshi (Yuranosuke) /SEICHU OBOSHI Ichi Ichi Ichi Hanashi Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Chinese C18 woodcut: External medicine - Herpes zoster

Kataoka Gadô II like Hanaya (florist) Tokubei, in the piece 'Keisei Setsugekka', Naka Theater. Above the actor name is mentioned Hachidaime, indicating the eighth generation Kataoka actors.

Young man sitting at the heart and reading a scroll; actor in the role of Tomonojo. Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)". Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 37.5 x 25.8 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Woman and Plum Tree. Date: 1820-1829. Dimensions: 35 cm x 23.3 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: Keisai Eisen.

It is good to harden the teeth; Hagatame oshi; A series for the Hanazono poets association; Hanazono bantsuzuki. A woman uses a knife to cut dried rice cake, with behind her New Year decorations. At the start of the new year it was eating hard things such as dried rice cake something that one would make the teeth harder and would also extend life. 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 that indicated which activities did not or better not to be taken on certain days by people born in a given year.

Man with long pipe. The actor Ichikaiwa ebizô v (1791-1859) in the role of a samurai with a long pipe in hand. Against a background of colored clouds and spots, in imitation of old paintings. With one poem. Left sheet of a triptych.

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