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Traditional Japanese Art

Colorful woodblock prints illustrating scenes from everyday life, cultural gatherings, and mythological references in Japan's Edo period.

Kasanui, Making umbrellas., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, 1802., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 13.8 x 18.9 cm., Print shows a woman sitting with a man who is sewing an umbrella.
Kasanui, Making umbrellas., Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, 1802., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 13.8 x 18.9 cm., Print shows a woman sitting with a man who is sewing an umbrella.
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Dong Ho painting (Vietnamese: Tranh Đông Hồ or Tranh làng Hồ), full name Dong Ho folk woodcut painting (Tranh khắc gỗ dn gian Đông Hồ) is a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating from Dong Ho village (làng Đông Hồ) in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam. Using the traditional điệp paper and colours derived from nature, craftsmen print Dong Ho pictures of different themes from good luck wishes, historical figures to everyday activities and folk allegories. In the past, Dong Ho painting was an essential element of the Tết holiday in Vietnam.
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Kurama muko (Kyogen), from the series Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue) 1893-1903 Japan. Color woodblock print . Tsukioka Kôgyo
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Tiger hunting. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1830. Place: Kotah. Measurements: h 262 mm × w 365 mm; h 215 mm × w 305 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Interior of house and street life, detail on screen with eight panels depicting moments of everyday life signed by Kim Hong-do (1745-1814), ink and colours on silk. Korean civilization, Choson period 18th-19th century).
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'Somebody Come Back Home Rich'. China, City of Tianjin, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 49x33 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Anonymous watercolor depicting six people involved in manufacturing large jugs, showing human activity and vessel forms.
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Procession of the Emperor and His Suite. Artist: Kano School. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 10 1/4 in. × 41 ft. (26 × 1249.7 cm)overall (entire length): 10 1/4 in. × 43 ft. 4 1/16 in. (26 × 1321 cm). Date: 1626. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Denis, Mauritius (n.1870-11-25-D.1943-11-13), young girl at La Fontaine (main title), 1895. Etch in three colors on China Most of Carton. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.
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Charm , 20th century. Woodblock print, 17 x 12 5/8 in. (43.2 x 32.1 cm). Asian Art 20th century
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The Tribute Elephants (Zo no mitsugi) 1729 Japan. The Tribute Elephants (Zo no mitsugi). Japan. 1729. One volume of woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books
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Chinese woodcut: Daoyin exercises, Brocade of the Tiger, 1
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Theater in Saruwakamachi (Saruwakamachi shibai), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho) 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Hiroshige
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fine arts, China, brass rubbing, Sung general Yua Fe, apotropaic hair tassels, imperial seal, 960 - 1280, private collection,
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Genl. Kuropatkin ready for anything awaits the coming of the Japanese, Kobayashi, Kiyochika, 1847-1915, artist, 1904 or 1905, 1 print : woodcut, color., Print shows the Russian General A.N. Kuropatkin armed and waiting for an approaching Japanese soldier.
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Utagawa Toyokuni (1769 - February 24, 1825), also often referred to as Toyokuni I, to distinguish him from the members of his school who took over his gō (art-name after he died) was a great master of ukiyo-e, known in particular for his Kabuki actor prints. Utagawa was one of the heads of the renowned Utagawa school of Japanese woodblock artists, and was the person who really moved it to the position of great fame and power it occupied for the rest of the nineteenth century.
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Englishmen (Igirisujin). Utagawa Yoshikazu; Japanese, active c. 1850-70. Date: 1861. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Japan: Short-lived Second Brother Ruan Xiaowu or Tanmeijiro Gen Shogo, one of the 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin', underwater holding a rope, with a sword in his other hand. Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), 1827-1830. The Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu, known as Suikoden in Japanese, as well as Outlaws of the Marsh, Tale of the Marshes, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang in English, is a 14th century novel and one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Attributed to Shi Nai'an and written in vernacular Chinese.
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The Warrior Minamoto No Yoshitsune on Horseback from series 'Famous Warrior Heroes' by Utagawa Yoshimori (1830-1885) published 1886. Japanese coloured woodblock.
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Foreigners Hunting, Japanese Prints - Yokohama Namban - Foreigners
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Serenade; Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); 1908 (1908-00-00-1908-00-00);
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Japan: Fujimigahara in Owari Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830.
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Daytime in the Gay Quarters Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Daytime in the Gay Quarters, ca. 1739. Color woodblock print on paper, 10 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (27.3 x 38.8 cm). Asian Art ca. 1739
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'New Year Celebration'. China, City of Yanlyutsin, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 61x107 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Fujieda, cut from a harimaze print of Fujieda, Shimada, and Kanaya. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, Edo, 1797-1858). Japan, 1856, 2nd month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print
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Solomon commands the spirits of the world to submit to his will. The fisherman and the genie.. Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953). Illustrations. 1913. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Fairy Tales, Folklore, Supernatural beings, Smoke, Solomon, King of Israel, Serpents
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Anonymous watercolor showing caterpillar care inside a room constructed near a waterfall, emphasizing figures and environment.
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Pleasures of the Twelve Months, part two of a pair, late 17th - early 18th century, attributed to Sumiyoshi Gukei; Artist: attributed to Sonchō Hoshinnō, Japanese, 1631 - 1705, 12 13/16 x 340 15/16 in. (32.5 x 866 cm) (mount), Ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e
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Chotto hitokuchi hauta no ateburi, Just a few words about the song and dance., Toyohara, Kunichika, 1835-1900, artist, 1868., 1 print (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; 35 x 23.8 cm (left panel), 35 x 24 cm (center panel), 35 x 23.9 cm (right panel), Print shows several actors in various costume, posture, and roles.
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Scenic, Chinese Chippendale, ca. 1850; Printed by Desfossé et Karth (France); France; block-printed paper; 286 x 51.5 cm (112 5/8 x 20 1/4 in. )
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Scroll 3, scene 35. 1650 - 1699. Illustrations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection
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The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin (Shi-ju-shichi-shi), also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Aki vendetta, or the Genroku Aki incident (Genroku aki jiken) took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century. One noted Japanese scholar described the tale as the country's 'national legend'. It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushidi. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Ki zuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for two years to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves ordered to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder. With much embellishment, this true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that all good peopl
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Kaki-Kachi Mountain; Japanese fairy tales set; Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Number 5 from the series: the Japanese fairy tale Kaki-Kachi Mountain, in English; cover with title and image of decorated mole and konjin; inside cover, preface; Ten sheets English text with illustrations; Cover, colophon.
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The Namazu, also called the Onamazu, is a creature in Japanese mythology and folktales. The Namazu is a gigantic catfish said to cause earthquakes and tremors. They rose to new fame and popularity after the Ansei great earthquakes that happened near Edo in 1855. Catfish woodblock prints became their own popular genre. They were usually unsigned. The Tokugawa Shogunate censored and destroyed the prints. Only a handful survive to this day.
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Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō) October 1904 Kobayashi Kiyochika Japanese. Farce of the Death at stone bridge from the series Hurrah for Japan! One Hundred Victories, One Hundred Laughs (Nihon banzai hyakusen hyashushō) 55197
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The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin (Shi-ju-shichi-shi), also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Aki vendetta, or the Genroku Aki incident (Genroku aki jiken) took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century. One noted Japanese scholar described the tale as the country's 'national legend'. It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushidi. The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Ki zuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for two years to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves ordered to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder. With much embellishment, this true story was popularized in Japanese culture as emblematic of the loyalty, sacrifice, persistence, and honor that all good peopl
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'Zhaozhou Bridge'. China, late 19th - early 20th century. Dimensions: 60x35 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Ikoku kotoba. Japanese print shows a French woman and a Dutch man seated near the waterfront, ships in background. Includes Japanese translation of foreign terms for meteorology, geography and directions. Artist Yoshiiku Ochiai (1833-1904). Japan 1860.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798-1861. Overhead View of Upstairs of Kado-Ebiya. 1 chome Kyomachi in Shin'yoshiwara (Shin'yoshiwara Kyomachi itchome Kadoebiya so nikai no zu). about 1856. Oban vertical polyptych. detail.
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Dong Ho painting full name Dong Ho folk woodcut painting is a genre of Vietnamese woodcut paintings originating from Dong Ho village in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam. Using the traditional diep paper and colours derived from nature, craftsmen print Dong Ho pictures of different themes from good luck wishes, historical figures to everyday activities and folk allegories. In the past, Dong Ho painting was an essential element of the Tet holiday in Vietnam.
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China: 'Eight Immortals Opera', Zhang Chong, Ming and Qing Dynasty painter, 17th century
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Selling the Silk-worm Cocoons. Shinichi Suzuki (Japanese, 1835 - 1919)