Traditional Japanese Woodblock Prints

A collection of classic Japanese woodblock prints featuring courtesans and scenes from daily life, showcasing intricate designs, vibrant colors, and historical themes.

Yui. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865)Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, Edo, 1797-1858). Japan, 1854, 8th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1769-1779. Dimensions: 39.5 x 28.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The good bye. .

Daikokuten, from the series The Seven Gods of Good Luck in Modern Life (Tosei Shichi Fukujin) 1764-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

Hour of the Dragon (Tatsu no koku), from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Hour of the Dragon (Tatsu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Chuban of the Chushingura Drama. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (25.7 x 18.7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Girls on a Veranda beside a Stream with the Moon. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725-1770). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms. Chobunsai Eishi; Japanese, 1756-1829. Date: 1788-1798. Dimensions: Approx. 33.0 x 23.2 cm (13 x 9 1/8 in.). Color woodblock print; center sheet of oban triptych (right sheet: 1925.3087). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Chobunsai Eishi.

Courtesan and Lover, late 1760s. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724-1770). Color woodblock print; sheet: 29 x 21.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.).

Yui. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japan, Edo, 1786-1865)Utagawa Hiroshige (Japan, Edo, 1797-1858). Japan, 1854, 8th month. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Painting (Ga), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments 1767-1780 Japan. Color woodblock print; o-oban . Utagawa Toyoharu

Archery (Sha), from the series "Informal Versions of the Six Accomplishments in the Floating World (Ukiyoe rikugei ryaku)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1768-1780. Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Lucky Dream for the New Year: Mt. Fuji, Falcon and Eggplants. Suzuki Harunobu (Japan, circa 1725-1770). circa 1768-1769. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

The Harugoma Dance. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1762-1770. Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 8 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Rustic Genji Hiding Behind a Screen, left sheet of the triptych Flowers, Birds, Wind and Moon. Date: 1849-1852. Dimensions: 37 cm x 26 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: UTAGAWA KUNISADA.

Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Akitsushima Kuniemon (right) and Sawamura Chojuro V as Takakura Hayato (left) Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786-1865). Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Akitsushima Kuniemon (right) and Sawamura Chojuro V as Takakura Hayato (left), 1850, 9th month. Woodblock print, color and ink on paper, a: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. Asian Art 1850, 9th month

Chidori (koshimoto Chidori) raising the fan; poem by councillor Sadayori (Gon chunagon Sadayori); print 64 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist

Hagi no Tamagawa Suzuki Harunobu Japanese. Hagi no Tamagawa 56421

Lonely House in asakusa /asakusa ga hitotsuya, from the series: Presentation of the Traces of Edo's Past /TOTO Meisho SAKA TSUKUSHI

A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shocho junikin). Artist: Chobunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm); W. 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm). Date: ca. 1791.Three young women and a small boy are perched on a balcony watching a bird flit by. In the background is Mount Fuji. Each print in this series captures a slice of everyday life in Edo Japan, while creating a seasonal setting with all of its poetic associations. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Chobunsai Eishi.

The Evening Bell under the Watch-tower. Artist: Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-ca. 1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm). Date: ca. 1771. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hour of the Cock (Tori no koku), from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Page from the Series Hanagata Wakana no Hatsu Moyo (Models for Fashion: New Design as Fresh as Young Leaves) Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, ca. 1766-1788). Page from the Series Hanagata Wakana no Hatsu Moyo (Models for Fashion: New Design as Fresh as Young Leaves), ca. 1775. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 3/4 x 10 in. (37.5 x 25.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1775

The Fourth Month (from the series Fashionable Monthly Visits to Temples in the Four Seasons), 1784. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Color woodblock print; sheet: 18.5 x 25.4 cm (7 5/16 x 10 in.).

And female monkey coach, Keisai iron, 1824 print A female Apentemmer performs on the occasion of the new year. With three poems. paper color woodcut monkeys, apes

Komatsu biki, Picking young pine., Yusai Kuniteru, artist, 1832., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 21.1 x 17.8 cm., Print shows a woman, wearing red kimono and holding a fan, directing a man to select certain young pines.

The Poet Sojo Henjo, from the series Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen) 1780-1790 Japan. Color woodblock print; koban . Torii Kiyonaga (Publisher)

The Love Letter. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1760-1770. Dimensions: 26.1 x 20.4 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Evening Glow at Matsusaki (Matsusaki no sekisho), from the series "Eight Fashionabe Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)". Isoda Koryusai; Japanese, 1735-1790. Date: 1771-1786. Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Priest drove after manuscript to burn, Kunisada (II), Utagawa, 1860 print A priest burns in the presence of a sitting woman, a manuscript above a bowl. His robe is decorated with a motif of bundled leaves that look like skulls. Demons with three horns and three eyes fly away in the background. paper color woodcut burning of books. devils in purely fantasy shape. sitting figure - AA - female human figure

Evening Snow on Matsuchi Hilll, from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei) ca. 1765-70 Suzuki Harunobu Japanese Sugoroku, still current, is played with counters and a single die; the board game involves a race to the finish. The woman at the right is about to throw the die as the other makes her "move" on the board. Whoever reaches the goal first is the winner. Despite the cold weather, the shoji are drawn back to reveal Mount Matsuchi, a site in Edo famous for its snowy vistas. The well-structured landscape seems almost like a painting. In the middle ground snow-covered cottages and moored boats are arranged behind trees that are cut off in the foreground by the window frame. On top of the distant cliff at the left stands the famous temple Shōtengu, dedicated to the popular cult for the Esoteric Buddhist deity Kankiten (in Sanskrit, Nandikeshvara). On the right, a bridge crosses a river, probably the Asakusa River in Edo. The poem written at the top, inside a cl

Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa) first half of the 19th century Toyohara Sadatora Japanese. Fashionable Seven Autumn Plants (Fūzoku aki nanakusa) 58257

"Yo": A Man Meets a Former Lover, now Serving in a Provincial Household, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1778. Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.9 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.). Color woodblock print; koban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Watchers and the Watched 1764-72 Suzuki Harunobu Japanese Harunobu, who is credited with the introduction of the polychrome print, also depicts courtesans on display in a Yoshiwara teahouse, but there is considerable difference in his treatment of the subject. While Moronobu observes the watchers and the watched with a uniform and impersonal gaze, Harunobu contrasts the observers and the observed.Like Moronobu, Harunobu uses a window, a frame within a frame, to depict inside and outside simultaneously, but, instead of a view from the street, he situates the viewer within the intimacy of the pleasure house. The neutral vantage point of a passerby has become the psychologically charged perspective of someone on the inside. We have a privileged view of the courtesans and can feast our eyes on the sumptuous attire that accentuates their beauty.Harunobu intensifies our awareness of the courtesans' self-conscious display by making the stage and audience areas more distinct. In the print

The Day of Starting (Kotohajime), from the series The Fashionable Five Days of Starting (Furyu go kotohajime) 1768-1780 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Isoda Koryusai

Segawa of the Matsubaya: Returning Sails, c. 1773-1775, Isoda Koryūsai, Japanese, 1735 - 1790 , 8 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (22.5 × 15.9 cm) (image, sheet, koban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, This print is a mitate (visual parody) on the classical Chinese theme of the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers. It is one of a series that depicts popular prostitutes in scenes that allude to the eight views. Here, the prostitute Segawa and her attendant are playing the shamisen while returning boats—the theme of one of the views—can be seen in the background.

Admiring the cherry blossom in Asukayama, Katsukawa Shunchō, 1785 - 1790 print Three women walking in the Asuka hills, between blossoming cherry trees, Japan paper color woodcut low hill country (+ landscape with figures, staffage). adult woman (+ three persons). trees

Courtesans of the Asahimaruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1. 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, USA.

Mosquito Net, from the series A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase) 1779-1789 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Torii Kiyonaga

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58204

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill 1782-1792 Japan. Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych (left sheet 1939.2195, keyblock proof impression 1925.3090) . Chôbunsai Eishi

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58213

The Salt Maidens Murusame and Matsukaze ca. 1786 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese. The Salt Maidens Murusame and Matsukaze 56758

Courtesan and Shinzo. Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725-1770). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (28.6 x 21.6 cm). Date: 1725-1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Young Man Seated on an Ox. Shichu; Japanese, 18th century. Date: 1765. Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Listening to the snipe, Girl with hairpin in her right hand, sits against a window sill and looks out at a landscape with water and birds, next to her two books on the floor. Probably part of a diptych or triptych., Suzuki Harunobu (mentioned on object), Japan, 1765, paper, colour woodcut, h 272 mm × w 194 mm

Two Girls Enjoying the Evening Cool in a Garden. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1760-1770. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Eighth month (hazuki), from the series "twelve

Two women with a child and riders shooting from arches Utagawa, toyokuni (1769 1825)

Hour of the Sheep (Hitsuji no koku), from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki) 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

No 12 (juni), from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa) 1793-1805 Japan. color woodblock print; oban . Kitagawa Utamaro

Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Fashionable Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Furyu kodakara rokkasen)". Kikukawa Eizan; Japanese, 1787-1867. Date: 1809-1822. Dimensions: 15 x 10 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770 1765-1775 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition . Katsukawa Shunsho

Suzuki Harunobu (1724 July 7, 1770) was a Japanese woodblock print artist, one of the most famous in the Ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu used many special techniques, and depicted a wide variety of subjects, from classical poems to contemporary beauties (bijin, bijin-ga). Like many artists of his day, Harunobu also produced a number of shunga, or erotic images. During his lifetime and shortly afterwards, many artists imitated his style. A few, such as Harushige, even boasted of their ability to forge the work of the great master. Much about Harunobu's life is unknown.

Three Kabuki Actors Playing Hanetsuki ca. 1823 Utagawa Kuniyasu Japanese Compared to his teacher, Utagawa Toyokuni, Kuniyasu portrayed actors with more angular, sharp-edged lines, particularly in the treatment of facial details.This rare surimono triptych was produced in honor of the New Year. Three actors play the badminton-like game called hanetsuki, a traditional New Year's activity. Humorous poems by contemporary poets are inscribed throughout the three sheets.. Three Kabuki Actors Playing Hanetsuki. Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794-1834). Japan. ca. 1823. Triptych of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Nakatsu, from the series Fifty-three Stations in the Life of a Beauty, c. 1803. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 37.2 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.).

Gonchunagon Sadaie (Fujiwara no Teika), from an untitled series of parodies of the Three Evening Poems 1762-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

A second month (kisaragi), from the series "Twan Ciebie

Print. Artist: Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (21 x 18.4 cm). Date: 1780-1850. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Japan, Segawa Kikunojô V, Umenobo, Kajitsuen, Harunaga, Wajotei, Kuniyasu, Utagawa, Two Actors with New Year's Decorations, passe-partout, lower left - printed, A young man in formal dress and folded fan (child actor Ichikawa Ebizô VI (1823-54)), looks back at a woman with New Year's decorations in her hand (actor Segawa Kikonojô V (1802-32) in an unknown female role). The decoration consists of fern leaves, pine branches, daidai orange and a red lobster, all symbols of longevity: the pine tree remains evergreen, the curved lobster refers to the crooked backs of old people and means 'daidai' from generation to generation. With three poems, one by Segawa Kikunojô V: How nice it is to be born in the great city of Edo, Spring is full of flowers., surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 212 mm, width 172 mm, Japanese, 1794 - 1832, print maker, printmaker, 1830 - 1830, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind stamping, poet, 1802 - 1832

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi). Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1780-1790. Dimensions: 25.7 x 18.7 cm (10 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Asuka no Suika, form the series "Eight Scenes of Edo (Koto hakkei)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1776-1786. Dimensions: 25.9 x 19.2 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Gihei is bidding farewell to his wife Sono, while the servant lad Igo is peering at them through the portière. Created by Eijudo, a Japanese artist active in the 18th century. The woodcut dates back to 1790 and measures 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (26.7 x 19.1 cm)

DIE STUKA GOZEN AUS DEM STUCK YOSHITSUNE SENBOONZAKURA.

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I and Dekijima Daisuke II 1723-1733 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Torii Kiyonobu II

Benzaiten, from the series The Seven Gods of Good Luck in the Floating World (Ukiyo Shichi Fukujin) 1764-1770 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

Yui, from the series, 'The Highest Ranking Geisha's Journey', Keisei Eisen, Japanese, 1790 - 1848, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, The woman sitting against a shoji screen, resting on one arm, sits in contemplation. The framework of the building highlights the same orange color in her kimono. There is a window in the print that shows a natural landscape. Other Japanese characters written in kanji and hiragana are dispersed around the print., Japan, ca. 1830, theater, Print, Print

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan) 1770-1779 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, trimmed . Kitao Shigemasa

Nagauta Kihan. Artist: Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-ca. 1790). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 19.4 cm). Date: 1735-1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)". Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1778-1789. Dimensions: 25.1 x 18.7 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Courtesan and Her Child Attendant Playing with a Cat. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1763-1770. Dimensions: 28.6 x 21.2 cm (11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Mother andChild. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806

The Poet Fun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)". Kitagawa Utamaro ; Japanese, 1753 ()-1806. Date: 1805. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River ca. 1784 Torii Kiyonaga Japanese A seated married woman in black kimono, a young woman holding a fan and a maid in apron with saucer in her hand watch two courtesans walk by, hand in hand. A mistress of a teahouse in a blue and white summer yukata accompanies them. Because of its fine condition and colors, Japanese scholars judge our diptych to be the finest extant version in the world.. Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Japan. ca. 1784. Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The Actor Sawamura Tosshio in The Role of Taiko Chichibu Shigetada Kunisada, UTAGAWA (1786 1864)

Tajima Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)". Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Japanese, 1797-1861. Date: 1852. Dimensions: 17.3 x 22.1 cm (6 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; bottom half of oban sheet. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Two actors at New Year's decoration. A young man in formal preaching and folded range (child-actor Ichikawa ebizô vi (1823-54)), looks at a woman with New Year's decoration in her hand (actor Segawa Kikonojô v (1802-32) in an unknown woman role). The decoration consists of fan leaf, pine branches, Daidai Sino cone and a red lobster, all symbols for a long life: the pine always remains green, the curved lobster refers to the curve back of old people and means 'Daidai' from generation to generation. With three poems, one by Segawa Kikunojô V: How nice it is to be born in the grand city of Edo, spring is full of flowers.

Overlooking the bay at Shinagawa. Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1785-1795. Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 10 in. Color woodblock print; sheet from an oban triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

A View of the Large New Room at Sakurai, early or mid 1830s. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Color woodblock print; sheet: 35.8 x 24.6 cm (14 1/8 x 9 11/16 in.).

Print. Artist: Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (26 x 19.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Geisha Tuning her Shamisen, c. 1825 - c. 1830 print A geisha votes her shamisen. In front of her stands a sheet with handle, tobacco bon, against which a music book is located. The cat watches. Blossom in the background. The word flower (Hana) is also synonymous with Geisha. The title refers to a released geisha but could also mean a personal assistant. With three poems. paper color woodcut string instruments (plucked). cat. courtesan, hetaera

Shima Province Arashi Rikan III as the Aunt of Fukuoka Mitsugi 1852 Japan. Color woodblock print; section of an oban sheet . Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Three men under a flourishing tree, from the series: Ise monogatari Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

Closer looking down to cranes. A poet with impeller in right hand, looks over the waka no ura bay to two cranes in the air.

Isoda Koryūsai Japanese 54585

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Kiyotaki in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784. Katsukawa Shunko I; Japanese, 1743-1812. Date: 1779-1789. Dimensions: 32.3 x 15 cm (12 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten Hill. Chobunsai Eishi; Japanese, 1756-1829. Date: 1782-1792. Dimensions: 36.9 x 24.6 cm (14 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban triptych (left sheet: 1939.2195, keyblock proof impression: 1925.3090). Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Chobunsai Eishi.

The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei ca. 1770 Ippitsusai Bunchō Japanese. The Lovers O-Hatsu and Tokubei 55148

Kunisada, work, Actor Iwai Shijaku in the play Kanadeho chusingura (Loyal, vassals), 1830, color woodcut, graphics

View of Okabe, c. 1833, Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei, Japanese, 1786 - 1865, 9 15/16 × 7 1/4 in. (25.24 × 18.42 cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century

Three Women at the Base of a Sacred Pine Tree 1785-1795 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Katsukawa Shunchô

Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment ca. 1794 Chbunsai Eishi Japanese. Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment. Chbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829). Japan. ca. 1794. Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Women and a Man in the Country; Some pageant() Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese. Women and a Man in the Country; Some pageant() 37345

Choryo Koseiko presents shoe. Old man in white robe with staff, gets a shoe looked at a kneeling younger man. With four poems.

Sawamura Tosshō and Bandō Mitsuemon. Donation Gerhard Schack

The Hanachirusato Chapter from The Tale of Genji (Genji Hanachirusato), from a series of Genji parodies 1705-1715 Japan. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e . Okumura Masanobu

A Young Male Actor on Parade in Autumn Rain. Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1760-1770. Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.0 cm. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Bunya No Yasuhide; Parody of the six poets; Mitate Rokkasen. Range print with woman in blue kimono with autumn leaf motif, a book above her head holding, looking at boiler. Above, around cartouche in which fall branch against blue background.

Perfuming a Robe as Visual Parody of the Four Accomplishments, Autumn 1767, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725 - 1770, 11 × 8 1/4 in. (27.9 × 20.9 cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century

Two women in a flowering Yamabuki bush: the second deed., Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795 - 1800 print Woman dressed as a tea house served, standing with scissors in hand at flowering Yamabuki bush, looking back at woman in black kimono and red Obi, standing on veranda, next to flower vase; Bamboo in the background. Japan paper color woodcut adult woman. plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming). tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: scissors

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