Arts of Asia — Page 116

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Two Itinerant Musicians

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765/70

Evening Rain at Nihonzutsumi (Nihonzutsumi no yau), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

The Eiraku-an teahouse in Kyoto

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa (?) in the Play Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1768 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1768

The Courtesan Michinoku of the Tsutaya House with her Kamuro Midare and Shinobu, from the series "Kikkaku Hokufu"

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774

Young Women Playing Poem Cards

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Pausing to admire Mt. Fuji (parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east)

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Tying Thread, from the series “Women’s Handicrafts: Models of Dexterity" ("Fujin tewaza ayatsuri kagami")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797/98

The actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Goshogun Kanki and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Watonai Sankan in the play "Kokusanya Kassen," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1850

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1850

The actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the fisherman Fukashichi, actually Kanawa Goro Imakuni (Ryoshi Fukashichi jitsu wa Kanawa Goro Imakuni)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1847/52

The actor Matsumoto Kinsho I as Igami no Gonta at Gontazaka, between Hodogaya and Totsuka, from the series "Tokaido"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1852

Armband Amulet (Bazuband) Inscribed "In the Name of God"

Islamic, Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century, dated 1832 (1248 A.H.)

Miniature Stacked Boxes Simulating Food Containers (Mingqi)

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Shallow Bowl Inscribed with Blessing

Islamic, 17th century

The Actors Tomizawa Hanzaburo II as Nagoya Sanzaemon (often called Sanza) (right), Nakamura Juzo II as Fuwa Banzaemon (center), and an Unidentified Actor as the Pickpocket Matsumoto Daishichi (left), in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

Conical Bowl with Phoenixes and Peonies

Unknown, Song dynasty (960–1279)

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1770

A Polo Game: Page from a Kulliyyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di

Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, c. 1585

One of a Pair of Blue and White 'Phoenix' Bowls

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli reign mark and period (1572–1620)

Dish with Ten Fish

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng peirod (1723–1735)

Bowl with Everted Rim and Scrollwork

Unknown, 15th century

Actors as Fujisawa Shiro, Asari Yoichi, and Hangaku, from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1851/52

Actors as Genroku, Otsuma, and Shokuro, from an untitled series of half-block images of kabuki scenes

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1851/52

Keisai soga (Sketches of Keisai), one vol. of 5

Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai), 19th century

The Old Badger from the series "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, from the series "New Forms of Thirty-Six Ghosts"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

The Earth Spider Slain by Brave Samurai Watanabe no Tauna (center image)

Katsukawa Shunsho, n.d.

Potted Violets: Jiraiya (Tsubo sumire, Jiraiya), from the series "Contemporary Parodies of the Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1862

The Country Samurai Sachuta and Odan

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1854

The Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato from the Yotsumeya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)"

Kitao Masanobu, 1784

Carp

Katsushika Taito II, c. 1830/44

Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gompachi (Miuraya Komurasaki, Shirai Gompachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

The Courtesans Shizuka and Akashi of the Tamaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Gathering Seaweed at Omori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, n.d.

Censer in the Form of Ancient Bronze Tureen (gui)

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Double-page Illustration from Vol. 2 of "Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1771

Double-page Illustration from Vol. 2 of "Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1771

Clearing Weather of the Fan (Ogi no seiran), from the series "Fashionable Parodies of the Eight Parlor Views (Furyu mitate zashiki hakkei)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773/75

Monkey bridge

Katsushika Taito II, c. 1830/44

Fishing at Iwaya, Enoshima

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1790

Priest Saigyo Contemplating Mount Fuji

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1770s

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Aigo no Waka (right), and Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora (left), in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774