Traditional Japanese Woodblock Prints

Colorful woodblock prints featuring women and actors in elaborate traditional clothing, often holding fans and depicted amidst poetic themes.

Japan, Nandara, Tôjuen, Fumi, Rikusekien, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Woman with a Fan in Her Hand, verso - stamped, A Woman (Iwai Hanshirô V (1776-1847)) in a kimono with a pattern of small and large shells, holds a fan in the hand of her outstretched arm. This may be the role of Hitomaru, the daughter of Kagekiyo, depicted on the right sheet, in the play Yaegasumi Soga no kuniito, performed in 1823 at the Ichimura theater in Edo. Left sheet of a diptych. With two poems., print, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), passe-partout, bottom left - printed, height 209 mm, width 184 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, print maker, printmaker, 1823 - 1823, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind printing, poet, 1782 - 1838

Japan, Nandara, Tôjuen, Fumi, Rikusekien, Kunisada (I), Utagawa, Woman with a Fan in Her Hand, verso - stamped, A Woman (Iwai Hanshirô V (1776-1847)) in a kimono with a pattern of small and large shells, holds a fan in the hand of her outstretched arm. This may be the role of Hitomaru, the daughter of Kagekiyo, depicted on the right sheet, in the play Yaegasumi Soga no kuniito, performed in 1823 at the Ichimura theater in Edo. Left sheet of a diptych. With two poems., print, surimono, prints, Japan (collection), passe-partout, bottom left - printed, height 209 mm, width 184 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, print maker, printmaker, 1823 - 1823, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind printing, poet, 1782 - 1838

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

Yukihime with the poem Dainagona Kintô, No. 55 from the series "Imitation of the collection from Ogura - one poem from one hundred poets" (Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu)Dembiński, Stanisław (1891-1940)-collection, decorative boards according to the anthology of a hundred poets, cycle, gift (provenance), Japanese (culture), Oban, Japanese art, ukiyo-e

The Courtesan Kisegawa of Matsubaya 1796 Eishōsai Chōki Japanese. The Courtesan Kisegawa of Matsubaya 56820

A Peddler of Colored Cloth (fukusa) 1719-1729 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Torii Kiyotomo

Beauty representing autumn, from an untitled series of beauties representing the four seasons. Utagawa Kuniyasu; Japanese, 1794-1832. Date: 1813-1835. Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Two traveling musicians, Kita BUSEI, c. 1825 Two traveling players. The man dances with a fan in front of his face, the woman, seen on the back, plays the shamisen. With four Haiku poems. The style in which this print is executed suggests a much earlier period in Japanese art history. It is possible that the artist made this print for an older work from his collection, something he often did. Japan paper color woodcut musician - CC - out of doors

The actor Segawa Kikunojo V as Nuregami Chogoro. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1825-1835. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The brush maker; Fudeshi; The thirty-six poets as a craftsmen; Shokunin Sanjûrokkasen. A brush maker checks the point of the brush in his hand. For him there is a pot with different brushes and beside him a black lacquer. Left plays a girl with a ball. With one poem.

The Arashi Tokusaburo actor changes his name to Arashi Kitsusaburo II and plays the role of Hyogonomoki Yorimasa from the play Yorimasa Nue Monogatari. The Arashi Tokusaburo actor changes his name to Arashi Kitsusaburo II and plays the role of Hyogonomoki Yorimasa (9/1822) from the play Yorimasa Nue Monogatari. In a cartouche the actor Arashi Kitsusaboro I (Rikan I) as Hyogonokami Yirimasa (9/1821). Naka theater. In the Cartouche the actor Arashi Kitsusaburo I (Rikan I) as Hyogonokami Yorimasa (9/1821) in the play Yorimasa Nue Monogatari.The poem by Kitsusaburo II is: grateful for my teachers Benefitiously wildly on my rain hat as a sudden autumn shower. Added the Text: I have been able to take the name of my teacher at the first commemoration of his death.

The Actor Sanagawa Ichimatsu 1st as a Wakashu (Fashionable Youth) in the Drama "Momo-Chidori Shiraume". Artist: Torii Kiyonobu (Japanese, 1664-1729). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm). Date: ca. 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hakitame Omatsu, from the series Biographies of Famous Women, Ancient and Modern. Date: second month 1861. Dimensions: 35 cm x 25 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi as a Young Samurai in Woman's Clothes ca. 1756 Torii Kiyohiro Japanese. The Actor Arashi Otohachi as a Young Samurai in Woman's Clothes 54497

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Umegae 1821 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Utagawa Hiroshige

The Actor Segawa Kichiji as a Daimyo's Young Son, and Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Samurai Attendant ca. 1750 Ishikawa Toyonobu Japanese. The Actor Segawa Kichiji as a Daimyo's Young Son, and Sanogawa Ichimatsu as a Samurai Attendant 37106

Usuyukihime at a ferry; Sone no yoshitada; Decorative paper described according to the hundred poets; Ogura Nazorae Hyakunin Isshu. Woman in white cloak with walking stick and big black hat, standing at ferry in which surprised marriage ferryman. Poem in orange striped cartouche top left; Above Veerman a commentary on the show.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in the Role of Soga no Goro. Artist: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: ca. 1772. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sawamura Tanosuke no Yusuke nyobo Osen, The actor Sawamura Tanosuke in the role of Yusuke's wife Osen., Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, between 1810 and 1818, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.8 x 24.8 cm., Print shows Sawamura Tanosuke, an actor, in the role of Osen, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, carrying a wooden bucket containing flowers.

ARASHI RIKAN II ALS KONOSHITA Tôkichi, C. 1835 print Play player Arashi Rikan II in the role of Konoshita Tôkichi, against yellow background. Scene from the play "Konoshita Kage Hazama Gassen", staged in the Naka Theater, in the ninth month of 1835. With a poem signed by the author "Rikan". paper color woodcut hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. actor (on the stage)

The Actor Oneo Kikugoro in the Role of Soga no Goro. Artist: Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696-1716). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm). Date: ca. 1748.The kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro stands at the corner of a building near a water tank. The blossoming plum tree heralds the new year and the hidden calendar shows the long and short months of the lunar year. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

NAKAMURA UTAEMON ALS COURTISANE, C. 1838 print Play player Nakamura Utaemon in the role of Courtisane with a kimono on which a stylized butterfly motif. Scene from the play "Furumekashi Keredo Yahari Nanakabe", performed in the Naka Theater, in the first month of 1838. paper color woodcut female impersonation by actor. courtesan, hetaera

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Ishi no Mae in the play "Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the ninth month, 1763. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1763. Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Courtisane from the ebiya house. Courtisane, dressed in pink and green kimono, obi with water pattern and big carp first.

It is good to make the first boat trip; Funenorisomeyoshi; A series for the Hanazono poets association; Hanazono bantsuzuki. Woman with travel hat in hand, sits against a rolled up mat. With three 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.

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Goshaku Somegoro and Onoe Kikugoro III as Denkichi Tsuchizaemon (inset) 1839-1853 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Women at silk farming; print from the series: Kaiko (Silk Farming). Utagawa, Hiroshige II (1826-1869), graphic artist

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shizuka Gozen (). Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1762-1772. Dimensions: 31.1 x 13.6 cm. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Two women with a fan Ryuryukyo, shinsai (1764 1820)

Maisaka Station 30. The Master of a Pirate Ship with a Pipe /Maisaka, from the series: Fifty Three Parallels for the Tôkaidô Road /Tōkaidō gojūsan tsui

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Chigo Suzuri Aoyagi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1777 1772-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

Two Young Attendants on New Year's Day from the series Seven Women as the Gods of Good Fortune for the Hanagasa Poetry Club (Hanagasaren shichifukujin) 1815-1820 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Katsukawa Shuntei

Actor Ichimura Uzaemon (1699-1762) as a Comb Vendor. Artist: Okumura Toshinobu (active ca. 1717-1750). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); W. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm). Date: ca. 1730. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

New Year Decoration and a Set of Bed-Clothing 18th-19th century Hachifusa Shūri Japanese. New Year Decoration and a Set of Bed-Clothing 55111 Artist: Hachifusa Shuri, Japanese, 18th19th century, New Year Decoration and a Set of Bed-Clothing, 18th19th century, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 7 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (19.7 x 18.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP2195)

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Goi no Sho Munesada with a Deer, in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji (Flower of Japan: Ono no Komachi's Five Characters), Performed at the Nakamura Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1771. Ippitsusai Buncho; Japanese, active c. 1755-90; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi. Date: 1766-1776. Dimensions: 30.1 x 13.6 cm (11 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II (formerly Utagawa Shirogoro) as Matsuomaru and Azumo Tozo I as Sakuramaru in the play "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami," performed at the Morita Theater, 1750. Ishikawa Toyonobu; Japanese, 1711-1785. Date: 1750. Dimensions: 44.8 x 31.9 cm (17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Hata Rokurozaemon Disguised as the Samurai's Manservant (Yakko) Igaguri Hanehei (left), and Nakamura Noshio I as the Lady-in-Waiting Koto no Naishi (right), in the Dance Sequence "Sodegasa Momiji no Tekuda" (Umbrella Sleeves: Coquettish Tricks at Maple Time), from the Fourth Act of the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki (The War Tale Taiheiki: With Din and Clamor of Battle), Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 30.3 x 20.4 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.). Color woodblock print; aiban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Ichikawa Sadanji plays Hanaoshō Shinkichi 1875 Toyohara Kunichika Japanese. Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Tōryūdai (Mitate Suikoden Tōrōdai) - Actor Ichikawa Sadanji plays Hanaoshō Shinkichi 55524

The Courtisane Sayokinu from the Yotsumeya; Yotsumeya Uchi Sayokinu; Model patterns of early spring leaves; Hinagata Wakana No Hatsu Moyo. The Courtisane Sayokinu in Kimono with pattern of crane birds, peach blossom branches arranging in a vase while two girls (her shinzo and kamuro) watching.

Japan, Tsurunoya, Gakutei, Yashima, Keisei mitate ressenden - nanaban no uchi, A parody of biographies of wise men by courtesans: a series of seven prints, Gama, The Immortal Gama, passe-partout, lower left - printed, A standing courtesan holding an origami toad. The toad identifies the courtesan as Gama, an immortal who is always depicted with a three-legged toad. With one poem., surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 206 mm, width 184 mm, Japanese, 1786 - 1868, print maker, printmaker, 1821 - 1822, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind stamping, 1765 - 1839, poet

Two Women, from the series Spring Poems on Ushiwaka for the Year of the Ox (Ushiwaka haru). Artist: Hishikawa Sori (active ca. 1797-1813). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 5/16 x 6 11/16 in. (13.5 x 17 cm) (trimmed). Date: 1805. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Regent Takenouchi no Sukune holding the Emperor jin as an infant. Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780-1850

Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as a Courtesan's Attendant. Artist: Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794-95). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 31/32 in. (31.8 x 15.2 cm). Date: 1794-95. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Uemura Kaemon ( ) 1701-1711 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, tan-e . Torii Kiyomasu I (Publisher)

Women and Children Playing in Snow Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). , 1830-1839. Color woodblock print on paper, 9 13/16 x 14 in. (25.0 x 35.5 cm). Asian Art 1830-1839

Shirasuka, board 33 from the series: Fifty three stages of Tokaido road (Tokaido)

Two Young Men in A Fight, Utagawa Kunisada (I), c. 1825 - c. 1826 print Two young actors, Ichikawa Ebizô VI, later Danjûrô VIII (1823-54) and another Ichikawa actor play the famous scene from the Soga brother Drama, where Soga No Gorô Tokimune breaks the harness of Asashina Saburô. In the Cartouche, the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859) looks at his sons. With two poems. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage)

Ichikawa Yaozo III 1784 Katsukawa Shunkō Japanese. Ichikawa Yaozo III 56851

Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print 1833-47 Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print 55164

Actor Ichikawa Danjr V. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsh, Japanese, 1726-1792

Biwa with Brocade Cover, from the series Musical Instruments. Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799-1823). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (14 x 18.7 cm). Date: probably 1808. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Actor nakura utaemon IV jaka takagi oriemonMinc, Bronisław and Elżbieta - collection, actors, gift (provenance), woodcuts, kabuki, Japanese art

Rokudaime iwai hanshiro shichikaiki tsuizen (shigenoi ko wakare), Iwai Hanshiro VI in a memorial performance., Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861, artist, between 1835 and 1840, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 35.2 x 23.4 cm., Print shows the actor Iwai Hanshiro VI, full-length, standing, facing slightly left, holding dish of rice cakes as a memorial offering, with a child at his feet holding a broadside or paper gameboard.

Emperor Seiwa (和天皇 Seiwa-tennō, 850-878) was the 56th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Seiwa's reign spanned the years from 858 through 876. Shuncho Katsukawa was born in Edo and was a pupil of Shunsho Katsukawa. Shuncho is famous for his prints of actors and bijin, beautiful women. After 1795 Shuncho Katsukawa gave up printmaking and became a writer of novels. This woodblock print of Fujiwara Sadayori is from his series: 'One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets'.

Kanke (Sugawara no Michizane), poet no. 24, from the series Hyakunin isshu esho (Pictures and commentaries on the One hundred poets, one poem each')., circa 1844, Tokyo, by Utagawa Kunisada.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III 1824 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

Oiran Aisone from the Ebiya bawdy house, from the series: Six contemporary Tama Rivers /Furyu roku Tamagawa Ichiensai Kunimaru

Preparing Seven Herbs on the Seventh Day of the New Year. Kubo Shunman; Japanese, 1757-1820. Date: 1798. Dimensions: 13.5 x 18.2 cm. Color woodblock print; surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Ichikawa Yaozo III. Artist: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (31.8 x 14.3 cm). Date: 1784. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ofusa tokubei, Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, between 1821 and 1830, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.4 x 23.9 cm., Print shows a full-length portrait of a Ofusa, a young woman about to depart on a suicide journey in order to spend eternity with her lover Tokubei.

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The Diving Woman of Shiga and Minamoto no Yoshitsune with Poem by Sangi Takamura (Sangi Takamura; Shiga no ama; Minamoto no Yoshitsune), no. 11 from the series "Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets" (Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu). Ryukatei, Tanekazu (1807-1858), writer, Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist, Ibaya, Senzaburô (Dansendô) (c. 1815-1869), publisher

Brushes and Paper Ornaments 19th century Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese. Brushes and Paper Ornaments 54173 Artist: Ryuryukyo Shinsai, Japanese, active ca. 17991823, Brushes and Paper Ornaments, 19th century, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. (21 x 18.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP2389)

Gathering the Seven Herbs of Spring, 1800 print A woman with her maid walk along a river to pick herbs. Next to them a boy with a suit on his back. The seven herbs are used for the New Year's horror that is customary on the seventh day of the new year. With two poems. paper color woodcut trees. gathering herbs. boy (child between toddler and youth)

Beautiful woman in colourful garments before the picture of the Buddhist rakan (arhat); print from the series Myodensu Juroku Rikan" (16 Wonderful Considerations of Profit); card 11 in the series. Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist

A lady holding a shamisen while another chants from a jruri libretto. Artist: Kubo Shunman, Japanese, 1757-1820

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58073

Lady Tokiwa fleeing with her sons through the snow. The Secrets of Strategy, no. 1, c. 1848, Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Ibaya Kyūbei, Japanese, 1798 - 1861, 14 13/16 × 10 1/4 in. (37.62 × 26.04 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Ch. 9, Aoi, from the series The Color Print Contest of a Modern Genji Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). , 1852, 2nd month. Color woodblock print on paper, 9 3/4 x 7 in. (24.8 x 17.8 cm). Asian Art 1852, 2nd month

Book "Ryujin Ryu-o Taro Daishi Shu" (four collections about Ryujin and Taro); Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864); 1847 (1847-00-00-1847-00-00);

Kunisada, Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the role of Yoshizumi, c. 1825, colored woodcut, graphics

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1783. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1778-1788. Dimensions: 31.2 × 13.6 cm (12 5/16 × 5 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; center sheet of triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Bunraku Puppetry from the series Competition of Precious Children Proud of their Arts, Among Seven Scrolls, 1805. Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, d. 1831). Color woodblock print; 36 x 26.4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.).

Pair of actors a man with a mirror and a standing woman Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as the Proefessional Jester Senraku ( ) in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu ( ), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ( ) in the Second Month, 1769 ( ) 1764-1774 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Reproduction: Benkei and YoshitsuneDembiński, Stanisław (1891-1940) - collection, yoshitsune, gift (provenance), Japanese art

Actor in character, 1701 - 1800, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (30.8 x 14 cm)

Number Five: The Heart Flower, from the seriesFlowers. Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Japanese, active ca. 1820-60

A Man Swinging a Large Axe, 1833 print A man, actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859), waves a huge ax over his head. He probably plays the role of Houthakker Nekko No Yokizô here. With one poem. paper color woodcut portrait of actor, actress. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: axe

Ise, section of sheet no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)". Utagawa Hiroshige ; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1852. Dimensions: 15.6 x 16.7 cm. Color woodblock print; section of harimaze sheet. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing in a Dramatic Pose ca. 1777 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The First Nakamura Nakazo as an Unarmed Man Standing in a Dramatic Pose 36836

Ishibe, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Gojusan tsugi), also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido) 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Utagawa Hiroshige

It is good to cut your nails, totoya hokkei, c. 1822 A sitting woman with scissors in the right hand, her nails cut. For her a bowl with herbs on a red lacquered tray on the floor. 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 should not be undertaken on certain days by people born in a certain year. Japan paper color woodcut

Salt water wells, Fisher woman with child, drawing sea water in a bucket. A boy next to her points to the rising sun. With two poems, sunrise, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1827, paper, colour woodcut, h 211 mm × w 183 mm

Freshwater mussel; Shijimigai; A comparison of Genroku poems and shells; Genroku Kasen Kaiawase. Four children look at a toy seller, who sits on the floor and were shed on a wicker mat. He waving his impeller to let a paper lion move. The shell where the title refers to is shown in the fan shower. With two poems.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Oguri Hangan in the play Mangetsu Oguri Yakata, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1747 1747 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e . Torii Kiyomasu II

Imaginary portrait, Shuihuzhuan of Stage: Toryudai (Mitate Suikoden Torodai) - Actor Ichikawa Sadanji plays Hanaosho Shinkichi. Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm). Date: 1875. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor Arashi Otohachi I (facsimile) originally published ca. 1768 (Meiwa 5) Ippitsusai Bunchō 一筆齊文調 The kabuki actor Arashi Otohachi (1711-1769) was famous as a dōkegata (“clown person”), an actor who performs comic roles, derived from Saruwaka characters of the earliest stages of Kabuki in the seventeenth century. Though no information is given on the print, the actor can be securely identified by the crest on his robe that includes the character “shō” in a octagon made by cutting the corners of a square (sumikiri-kaku ni shō no ji 隅切り角に小の字). The matter needs to be further researched, but unsigned versions of this print (sometimes ascribed to Katsukawa Shunshō) are probably facsimile versions made at a later date. There is an impression of the original print signed “Ippitsusai Bunchō ga,” and impressed with the artist’s “Mori uji” 守氏 (Mori family) seal in the collection of The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University (acc. no. 201-6207).. The Actor Arashi Otohachi I (

The obedient son of Yôrô, a story from the ten moral lessons, Yashima Gakutei, c. 1821 The Houthaker Kôsagi stands at a waterfall, with a gourd and his ax ax next to him. The poor lumberjack wanted to provide his parents with rice wine (sake) every day, but when one day he had no money for Sake, he filled his gourd with water from the Yôrô Waterval. The gods changed the water to Sake because he took care of his parents so well. The first poem: The boy first drinks the water from the waterfall and then offers his parents a cup of spicy rice wine. Second poem: food for the elderly, but also immortals come here to drink the rice wine from the fog. Japan paper color woodcut waterfall

The Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as Murasaki Daijin in the play "Hatsu Akinai Omise Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1767. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1767. Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Strong washer womanOkane. Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Japanese, active ca. 1820-60

Actor in Female Role Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). Actor in Female Role, ca. 1798. Color woodblock print on paper, 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (17.5 x 11.7 cm). Asian Art ca. 1798

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Soga no Goro Disguised as a Komuso in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1771. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1766-1776. Dimensions: 31.2 x 14.3 cm (12 5/16 x 5 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition (). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Matsunaga Hisahide About to Commit Suicide, from the series "Yoshitoshi's Courageous Warriors" Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). 1883. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 x 9 9/16 in. (35.6 x 24.3 cm). Yoshitoshis Courageous Warriors was the artists last series based on historical subject matter. The compositions depict famous warriors from Japans past with an intensity and detailed care that demonstrate Yoshitoshis reverence for the role long played by warriors in the formation of Japan. Matsunaga no Hisahide (1510-1577) was a warrior who, when faced with certain death, defiantly broke a treasured tea utensil sought by his enemy and then killed himself. Asian Art 1883

Kabuki actor Takaki Setsuemon (); triptych fragment (). Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist

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 (). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1770-1780. Dimensions: 32.4 x 14.8 cm (12 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Actor nakura utaemon IV Jai Jako Fuwa BanzaemonJapanese (culture), Japanese art

Horikoshiya Ichichachi and his wife Oshino Ichihachi. Date/Period: 1850/1863. Woodblock print, diptych. Width: 25.4 cm. Height: 38 cm (sheet). Author: UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI.

A Boy Singer. Artist: Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 9/16 in. (37 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Liu Bei (Ry Bi), from the series The Three Heroes of Shu, No. 1 (Shoku Sanketsu sono ichi). Artist: Yashima Gakutei, Japanese, ca. 1786-1868 Subject: Liu Bei, Chinese, 161-223

The Actor Onoye Matsusuke I, as a Man Holding a Closed Fan in His Right Hand ca. 1780 Katsukawa Shun'ei Japanese. The Actor Onoye Matsusuke I, as a Man Holding a Closed Fan in His Right Hand. Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762-1819). Japan. ca. 1780. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

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