Traditional Japanese Scenes

Woodblock prints depicting elegant scenes from Japanese culture, focusing on festivals and private moments, rich in detail and color.

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō, 1830-1833, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 9 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (25.08 × 37.47 cm) (image, sheet, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise 1784-1805 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban triptych . Chôbunsai Eishi

Scene in a Brothel from A Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses Compared. Kitao Shigemasa (Japan, 1739-1820)Katsukawa Shunshō (Japan, 1726-1792). Japan, 1776. Prints; woodblocks. Two pages from an illustrated book; color woodblock prints

HOOFDSTUK 39, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1851-1853 print Elegant dressed man standing by veranda, looking at woman sitting in room at Koto (Japanese string instrument); A male and a female servant watching. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Print Maker: Japantokotokyopublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut / nishiki-e loggia, verandah, porch. string instruments (plucked)

Banquet of the Next Full Moon at the Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series The Twelve Months (Choyo nochi no tsuki no en, Juni tsuki no uchi). Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: 14 5/8 x 30 1/8in. (37.1 x 76.5cm). Date: 1854. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō, 1830-1833, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 9 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (25.08 × 37.47 cm) (image, sheet, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Courtesans of Otawaraya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2. Katsukawa Shunsho; Japanese, 1726-1792; Kitao Shigemasa; Japanese, 1739-1820. Date: 1776. Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Wealthy townswomen, Tokyo, 18th century. Three young chonin women gather at the house of an older woman for a meeting. A maid brings tea to a young nursing mother. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo Sugata (Picture Book of the Modern Forms and Figures, Tokyo, 1916. Reprint of the original from 1802.

A strolling courtier waves to a lady-in-waiting sitting on a veranda with her youngattendant. Artist: Kubo Shunman, Japanese, 1757-1820

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi) 1769-1825 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban diptych . Utagawa Toyokuni I

Spring wind three women under a flowering cherry tree Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

Album titled Famous Products of Japan" (Dai Nihon bussan zue). Utagawa, Hiroshige III (1842-1894), graphic artist

The Domyoji Scene (Domyoji no dan), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)". Utagawa Sadahide; Japanese, 1807-1873. Date: 1825-1849. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Delivery of New Year gifts, 1804, Woodcuts

The brine maidens 1820-1829 Japan. Color woodblock print; horizontal oban . Kikukawa Eizan

Picture Book of Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana) 1801, first month Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese. Picture Book of Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana). Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Japan. 1801, first month. Set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing, mid- or late 1790s. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825). Triptych of woodblock prints, ink and color on paper; sheet: 36.6 x 23.7 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.); overall: 36.9 x 23.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.). In these prints, two courtesans of the giya brothel are entering an open pavilion, while another group gathers around a Japanese hibachi inside. Hanagi, the most celebrated courtesan of giya in the late 1700s, is depicted at a desk. Holding a brush in her hand, she turns her head to one side as if gathering her thoughts before writing in the book before her. Both her position and her loosened hair separate Hanagi from her courtesan companions who wear elaborate coiffures. This depiction of her captures both her knowledge of poetry and her skill as a calligrapher.

Two Young Women Playing a Game of Sugoroku. Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769-1825). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Diptych; each 15 x 10 1/16 in. (38.1 x 25.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Edo Yoshiwar Sanya, a group of saw women sitting on mats around New Year's gifts; Card from the album Hyakunin Jorô Shinoadame (types of courtesans in the opinion of a hundred people); Success, Nishikawa (1671-1751); 1723 (1723-00-00-1723-00-00);Koreywo, Olgierd (1909-1977)-collection, bijin, gift (provenance), woodcuts, courtesans, ukiyo-e

Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masayuki Surprising a Fox Ghost. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1865, 2nd month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Flower Viewing 1711 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, tan-e . Hishikawa Moronobu

Oyasumi-dokoro = Roadside tea-stall, Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), (Artist), Date Created: 1783.

MISHIMA IN OCHTENDMIST, HIROSHIGE (I), Utagawa, 1828-1835 print Travelers in a sedan chair and early in the morning in the village of Mishima; In the background the outlines of a Torii (gateway to a shinto sanctuary). print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut (carrying a person in a) sedan-chair. temple, shrine ~ non-Christian religions. mist, fog

Women playing and dancing Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn 19th century Unidentified artist. Early Evening in Yoshiwara Inn 58256

Twilight at Nakanocho, 1686-1764. Attributed to Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Color woodblock print; sheet: 24.4 x 34.5 cm (9 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.).

Scroll 3, scene 3. 1650 - 1699. text. Manuscripts, Illustrations. Spencer Collection

Commanders Receiving the Emperor's Drinking Cups 1886 (Meiji 19) Yamazaki Toshinobu Japanese. Commanders Receiving the Emperor's Drinking Cups. Yamazaki Toshinobu (Japanese, active ca. 1857-1886). Japan. 1886 (Meiji 19). Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Prints

Courtesans relaxing by writing poetry in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa (1618-1694) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.

Man talking with squatting woman, behind them a flowering tree and water can be seen, Japanese print, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Kinugasa Fusajiro, Murata Heiemon, 1851 - 1853

Album of prints from the series A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans, Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara (Keisei dōchū sugoroku, Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui) Keisai Eisen Japanese. Album of prints from the series A Tōkaidō Board Game of Courtesans, Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara (Keisei dōchū sugoroku, Mitate Yoshiwara gojūsan tsui). Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790-1848). Japan. Fifty-six woodblock prints mounted as an album; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

View of the Vismarkt on the beach in Shiba, Utamaro (II), Kitagawa, 1807 print Elegant dressed company on the beach fish copying and selling; Sea in the background. Japan paper color woodcut beach. market. fishes

Two humorous scenes from the Fucokuju: Fun in scaring and moving / ōnyū dō, hikkoshi, from the series: playful fun with the head of the Fuckujuju / Fucokuje Atama No Tawamure Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)". Hishikawa Moronobu; Japanese, ()-1694. Date: 1678-1688. Dimensions: 22.1 x 32.9 cm (8 5/8 x 13 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

HOOFDSTUK 53, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1852 print Elegant dressed man and woman, sitting on pillow, looking at over Koto (Japanese string instrument) bent woman; In the background face on a garden with stone lantern and blossoming trees, at night. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Print Maker: Japantokotokyopublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut / nishiki-e family life at home. one person playing an instrument. garden

Three women and luggage carriers on a coastal road with pine trees, Mount Fuji in the background, The eighth act Hachidanme Scenes from the Kanadehon Chushingura story (series title) Kanadehon Chushigura (series title on object), print maker: Kuniteru, (mentioned on object), publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendo), (mentioned on object), Kinugasa Fusajiro, (mentioned on object), print maker: Japan, publisher: Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, 1851 - 1853, paper, colour woodcut, h 251 mm × w 375 mm

Three Actors 1750 or 1751 Ishikawa Toyonobu Japanese. Three Actors 56601

Gathering Lotus Flowers. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1760-1770. Dimensions: 21.1 x 27.6 cm (8 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The third deed; Sandanme; Scenes from the Kanadehon Chushingura story; Kanadehon Chushigura. Battle in a room with wooden verandas; In the foreground a man, followed by a woman, boning on a large wooden door; In the background more rooms, adjacent to a garden.

A Hundred Comic Pictures vol. 1, 1832, 5th month, Ōishi Shinko, Japanese, 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 8 11/16 in. (0.6 x 16 x 22 cm), Woodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Boys wrestIIng HOKKEI, TOTOYA (1780 1850)

Ladies in Waiting of the Chiyoda Castle: Sword Practice and Puppet Kygen 1895 Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Ladies in Waiting of the Chiyoda Castle: Sword Practice and Puppet Kygen. Ysh (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912). Japan. 1895. Triptych from an album of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Meiji period (1868-1912). Prints

New Year's Games, from the printed book Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shiki no hana). Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (17.5 x 25.1 cm). Date: 1801. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Three samurai listen to a courtesan play the shamisen, as a kamuro brings food on a tray. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo, reprint circa 1880.

Kudanme, Act nine of the Chushingura., Utagawa, Kuniyasu, 1794-1832, artist, between 1815 and 1818, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 19.7 x 26 cm., Print shows a man (possibly Yuranosuke) and two women (possibly Tonase and her step-daughter Konami, or Oishi, wife of Yuranosuke) in a room with doorway to the outside in the background.

Kanadehon Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), Act 8: Tokaido michiyuki (Journey along the Tokaido), circa 1820, Tokyo, by Keisai Eisen.

Shells pick up on the beach of Akashi, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1855 print Prince Genji, under pine, on stone elevation, overlooking the crowd on the beach; at night. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut crowd, mob. beach. night

Mishima, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi) 1801-1811 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Katsushika Hokusai

True Reflections on the Life and Manners of a Woman January 1748 Nishikawa Sukenobu Japanese. True Reflections on the Life and Manners of a Woman. Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671-1750). Japan. January 1748. Monochrome woodblock printed book; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Illustrated Books

Ichikawa Danjuro VII before a screen decorated with peonies 1842-1857 Japan. Color woodblock print; two sheets from oban triptych . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Edo, Utamaro, Kitagawa, Procession with lion's head and lanterns, Pages 30 and 31 of part one of Utamaro`s book: Events in the pleasure houses during the year., page, prints, engravings, Japan (collection), height 224 mm, width 158 mm, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, print maker, 1804 - 1804, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, colour woodblock print

Banquet at the Sagamiya Restaurant inHigashiyama. Artist: Harukawa Goshichi, Japanese, 1776-1831

Elegantly dressed man and woman, surrounded by court ladies, looking at kneeling man and woman, seen from behind, in a large room with three standing lanterns containing candles. Representation enclosed by brown border in which Genji emblems., Chapter 42 Faithful Depictions of the Splendid Prince (series title) Sono sugata Hikaru no utsushi-e (series title on object), print maker: Kunisada (I), Utagawa, (mentioned on object), Kinugasa Fusajiro, (mentioned on object), Murata Heiemon, (mentioned on object), print maker: Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo, publisher: Tokyo, 1851 - 1853, paper, colour woodcut, h 258 mm × w 383 mm

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho and Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro in the play "Bando Ichi Kotobuki Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1715. Torii Kiyomasu I; Japanese, active c. 1704-18 (). Date: 1715. Dimensions: 12 x 17 3/8 in. Woodblock print; o-oban yoko-e, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Japan, Eijûdô, Chiyohiko, Shôkôsha, Takeo, Bunsô, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Man and woman fighting, A woman falls to the ground during a fight with a man holding a bow. The man is actor Sawamura Gennosuke II (1802-53) and the woman is actor Segawa Kikunojô V (1802-32). This may be the kabuki play Matsuochikara Tomoe no fujinami, performed in 1831 in the Kawarazaki theater in Edo. Left part of a diptych, possibly middle sheet of a triptych. With three poems., print, prent, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), height 201 mm, width 180 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, print maker, printmaker, 1832 - 1832, second quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind printing, poet

Women Worshipping the Rising Sun between the Twin Rocks at Ise Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese Edo period (1615-1868)

A Disguised Scene from The Tale of Genji (Fūryū Yatsushi Genji), Chapter 33, Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no uraba)” ca. 1794 Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese This triptych presents one of the happiest scenes from The Tale of Genji: a gorgeous operatic pageant of beautiful ladies. Here, Yūgiri, the Shining Prince’s son, has won the love of Kumoinokari, daughter of Tō-no-Chūjū, at a wisteria party.. A Disguised Scene from The Tale of Genji (Fūryū Yatsushi Genji), Chapter 33, Wisteria Leaves (Fuji no uraba)” 57077

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaid ( Kiso Kaid Rokujky-tsugi) or Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road, is a series of ukiyo-e works created by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Keisai Eisen (1790-1848). There are 71 total prints in the series (one for each of the 69 post stations and Nihonbashi; Nakatsugawa-juku has two prints). The common name for the Kiso Kaid is 'Nakasend' or 'Central Mountain Highway', so this series is salso commonly referred to as the Sixty-nine Stations of the Nakasend. The Nakasend was one of the Five Routes constructed under Tokugawa Ieyasu, a series of roads linking the historical capitol of Edo with the rest of Japan. The Nakasend connected Edo with the then-capital of Kyoto. It was an alternate route to the Tkaid and travelled through the central part of Honsh, thus giving rise to its name, which means 'Central Mountain Road'. Along this road, there were sixty-nine different post stations (-shuku or -juku), which prov

A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thousand Years on Tokiwa Bridge, early 1790s. Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese). Color woodblock print; overall: 36.9 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.).

Ôkura Ubain Yorifusa, an example from the chronicles of great peace, Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821 print De Krijger ôkura Ubain Yorifusa and the kneels at the feet of Minamoto No Yoritomo (1147-1199). With one poem. Japan paper color woodcut officer. the soldier; the soldier's life

The gods of fortune Ebisu and Daikoku 1797 Japan. Color woodblock print; surimono, egoyomi . Katsushika Hokusai

Courtesans amusing themselves with various pastimes., 1730, Woodcuts

View of the Interior of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama 4th month, 1860 Utagawa Hiroshige II Japanese. View of the Interior of the Gankirō Tea House in Yokohama 73426

Colored woodcut by Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting a historical warrior scene, left panel of a triptych. The print shows samurai figures, armor, weapons, and landscape in Edo period style.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Matsukaze (right), Ichikawa Komazo II as Ariwara no Yukihira (center), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Murasame (left), in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 17.2 x 27.4 cm (6 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Actors preparing, scene from a reel, by Miyagawa Choshun (1682-1752), Japan. Japanese Civilisation, 17th century.

Untitled album HISHIKAWA SORI

Embarking on Pleasure Boats in Summer, from the illustrated book Picture Book Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana), vol 1 1801 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book . Kitagawa Utamaro

Conversation on the a doorstep, from the series: Ise Monogatari Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

Sorori Shinzaemon and Hideyoshi. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japan, 1839-1892). Japan, 1882, May. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Preparations for the doll party, Katsukawa Shunchō, 1785 - 1800 print Several women, in the rooms of a large house, preparations aptly for the doll festival; A face on the garden with flowering trees through open doors. print maker: Japanpublisher: Tokyo paper color woodcut puppet and marionette show. festivities. trees (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)

Scenes from city life; two album pages. Ôishi, Matora (1792-1833), graphic artist

The seven happiness gods in the cultivation of silkupsen, Utagawa Yoshiiku, 1875 print Women during different stages in the breeding process of Zijderupsen; In the background the seven Japanese lucky gods. Silk was an important export product for Japan and the cultivation of the sideups during this period an important part of the economy. Japan paper color woodcut textile industry and clothing industry

Courtesans of Shin Kanaya, from the book Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), vol 2 1776 Japan . Kitao Shigemasa

Woman at a balcony; The story of Genji; Genji Monogatari. Sitting maid in clothing from the Heian period (794-1185), a large range in hand, leaning against the balustrade of a wooden terrace that overlooks the sea. The reference to Uji in the poem identify the lady like Ukifune, from the 51 chapter of the story of Genji. With two poems.

Album of Fifteen Triptychs of Famous Battlescenes 19th century Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese. Album of Fifteen Triptychs of Famous Battlescenes. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Japan. 19th century. Album of 15 triptychs of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Scene from a Shosa (DancingAct). Artist: Torii Kiyohiro, Japanese, 1737-1776

Sumidagawa, Mimeguri. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 15/32 x 9 4/5 in. (36.8 x 24.9 cm). Date: 3rd month dragon year 1868. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women) 1895 Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu Japanese. Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women) 55825

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter Gankutsu no Gorozo (right), and Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 17.6 x 27.7 cm (6 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The poetess Murasaki Shikibu, 1825, Woodcuts, Surimono

TAKASAKI, Scene at A Teahouse on the River Bank, Board 14 from the Series: Sixty Nine Stages of The Kiso Kaido Road /Kaido Rokujukyuuugi NO Uchi NO Uchi NO Uchi

New Year Games of Shuttlecock, Battledore, and Hand Ball, from the illustrated book Picture Book Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana), vol 1 1801 Japan. Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book . Kitagawa Utamaro

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 5 1/2 x 1 in. (14 x 2.5 cm). Date: 1796. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actors Bando Zenji I as Nagahashi Saburo, Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otatsu-gitsune, Nakamura Konozo as Hagai Ujitsune, and an Unidentified Actor (right to left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1777. Dimensions: 17.6 x 27.7 cm (6 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Courtesans Achter de Ramen, 1804 Pages 20 and 21 of part one of Utamaro`s book: Events in the pleasure houses during the year. Or paper color woodcut

The Four Accomplishments left of a pair, second half 19th century, Shibata Zeshin, Japanese, 1807 - 1891, 60 1/8 × 140 5/8 in. (152.72 × 357.19 cm) (image), Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Japan, 19th century, This pair of screens shows fashionable youths in the pleasure quarters enjoying the so-called Four Elegant Accomplishments: music, the board game go, calligraphy, and painting. Music is represented by the women and blind elderly man in the left screen. A go board appears in the far right panel. Nearby, books, scrolls, and writing implementscollectively representing calligraphyhave been laid out for figures who surround a low black-lacquer desk. Some of them turn to admire a pair of folding-screen paintings depicting Chinese landscapes.

Knight on a black horse Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thousand Years on Tokiwa Bridge, early 1790s. Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese). Color woodblock print; sheet: 36.9 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.).

HOOFDSTUK 31, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1851-1853 print Prince Genji, an elegant dressed woman and a maid, looking at girl with paper in his hands, sitting on kisses, at Komfoor; Through the open walls view of white blossom against a blue background. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Print Maker: Japantokotokyopublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut sitting figure - AA - female human figure. paper (writing material). screen, folding screen

Bedroom Scene. Artist: Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 15 in. (27.3 x 38.1 cm). Date: ca. 1739. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Empress Jingu (left), and Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune (right). Katsukawa Shun'ei; Japanese, 1762-1819. Date: 1785-1789. Dimensions: 16.7 x 24.8 cm (6 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), Utamaro, Kitagawa, Children playing in the snow, Chinese boys playing in the snow, Eleventh and twelfth pages of the book Ginsekai by Utamaro., page, prints, Japan (collection), height 257 mm, width 190 mm, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, print maker, printmaker, 1790 - 1790, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, gold powder, color woodcut, blind stamping, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Poem by Dainagon Kintō. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1797-1861). circa 1840-1842. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

HOOFDSTUK 42, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1851-1853 print Elegant dressed man and woman, surrounded by court ladies, looking at kneeling man and woman, seen on the back; In a large room with three standing lanterns in which candles. Presentation enclosed by brown edge in which Genji emblems. Print Maker: Japantokotokyopublisher: Tokyo paper nishiki-e / color woodcut royal household; courtiers, retinue, train. kneeling figure. lantern

Ezo Shima Kikan, 3 of a set of three scrolls Ezo Shima Kikan, 3 of a set of three scrolls, ca 1840. Ink on paper, braid silk, 10 7/16 x 193 5/16 in. (26.5 x 491 cm). Asian Art ca 1840

Woman Lighting a Candle, central sheet of a triptych Figures in Edo Purple: The Utsusemi Chapter from the Tale of Genji. Date: 1851. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

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

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami) 1837-1847 Japan. Woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Seki, from the series The Tōkaidō Road Utagawa Hiroshige II (Japanese, 1826-1869). , 1864. Color woodblock print on paper, 10 x 7 3/8 in. (25.4 x 18.7 cm). Asian Art 1864

Prosperity: Scholar Ding Gu Dreaming of the Pine Tree, from the series Happiness, Prosperity, andLongevity. Artist: Yashima Gakutei, Japanese, ca. 1786-1868

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