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Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask by Kitagawa Utamaro

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/04

Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Versions of the Six Immortal Poets (Imayo fuzoku rokkasen)" by Isoda Koryusai

Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Versions of the Six Immortal Poets (Imayo fuzoku rokkasen)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81

Boy as Hotei, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune by Kitao Shigemasa

Boy as Hotei, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Kitao Shigemasa, 1780s

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Third Princess (Nyosan no Miya) in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof: The Moon also Shines Over the Yoshiwara Pleasure District), Perfromed at the Morita Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1771 by Ippitsusai Buncho

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Third Princess (Nyosan no Miya) in the Play Fuki Kaete Tsuki mo Yoshiwara (Rethatched Roof: The Moon also Shines Over the Yoshiwara Pleasure District), Perfromed at the Morita Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1771

Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1771

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1790 by Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1790

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1790

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onami Disguised as the Dragon Princess in the Play Saki Masuya Ume no Kachidoki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1778

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1778

Kaoru of the Shin-Kanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)" by Isoda Koryusai

Kaoru of the Shin-Kanaya, from the series "Models for Fashion: New Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyo)"

Isoda Koryusai, 1780

A Fashionable Female Version of the Shikisanban Dance (Furyu onna shikisanban) by Utagawa Toyokuni I

A Fashionable Female Version of the Shikisanban Dance (Furyu onna shikisanban)

Utagawa Toyokuni I, c. 1788/89

The Love Letter by Suzuki Harunobu

The Love Letter

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Kiyotaki in the Play Oakinai Hiru ga Kojima, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784 by Katsukawa Shunkо̄

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 Shunkо̄, c. 1784

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1773 (?) by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1773 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox Disguised as the Beancake Peddler Hyugaya, in the Dance Sequence "Myoto-zake Kawaranu Nakanaka" (Everlasting Harmony of the Marital Cup), from the Second Part of the Play Chigo Torii Kitsune (Heavenly Child - The Fox Leaps Through the Shrine Gate), Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 by Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as a Male Fox Disguised as the Sake Seller Iseya (left) and Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox Disguised as the Beancake Peddler Hyugaya, in the Dance Sequence "Myoto-zake Kawaranu Nakanaka" (Everlasting Harmony of the Marital Cup), from the Second Part of the Play Chigo Torii Kitsune (Heavenly Child - The Fox Leaps Through the Shrine Gate), Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777

Shoki the Demon Queller by Katsukawa Shun'ei

Shoki the Demon Queller

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1793

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Tonase (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1787 (?) by Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Tonase (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura (?), Performed at the Kiri Theater (?) in the Eighth Month, 1787 (?)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1787

The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozô with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwa Okita by Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Sumo Wrestler Kurogumo Otozô with the Teahouse Waitress Naniwa Okita

Katsukawa Shun'ei, Early 1790s

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793/97

Buddhist Deity Vajrasattva with Bell (Ghanta) and Thunderbolt (Vajra) by Unknown

Buddhist Deity Vajrasattva with Bell (Ghanta) and Thunderbolt (Vajra)

Unknown, 18th century

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers by Suzuki Harunobu

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori no Tamagawa), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Peonies, Magnolia, and Dandelions by Tawaraya Sôtatsu

Peonies, Magnolia, and Dandelions

Tawaraya Sôtatsu, Unknown

Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Supernatural Beings at Shirazunoyabu in Yawata

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1881

Chickens and Drum by Rintei

Chickens and Drum

Rintei, n.d.

Flower Arrangements by Unknown

Flower Arrangements

Unknown, active 17th century

The Ninth Month, from the series Five Amorous Festivals of Love (Aibore iro no gosekku) by Kitagawa Utamaro

The Ninth Month, from the series Five Amorous Festivals of Love (Aibore iro no gosekku)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Astrolabe by Islamic

Astrolabe

Islamic, Qajar dynasty (1786–1925), Late 18th century with later additions

Transom panels (ramma) from the Phoenix Pavilion (Hōōden) by Takamura Kо̄un

Transom panels (ramma) from the Phoenix Pavilion (Hōōden)

Takamura Kо̄un, 1893

Transom panels (ramma) from the Phoenix Pavilion (Hōōden) by Takamura Kо̄un

Transom panels (ramma) from the Phoenix Pavilion (Hōōden)

Takamura Kо̄un, 1893

Courtesan and two attendants by Kawamata Tsunemasa

Courtesan and two attendants

Kawamata Tsunemasa, about 1723

Landscape by Oguri Sotan

Landscape

Oguri Sotan, 16th century

Crow on pine branch. by Kawanabe Kyôsai

Crow on pine branch.

Kawanabe Kyôsai, about 1868-1889

Dish with Incised Fan Pattern by Siamese

Dish with Incised Fan Pattern

Siamese, Lan Na period, 14th–15th century or later

Dish with Incised Rings by Unknown

Dish with Incised Rings

Unknown, Lan Na period, 14th–15th century or later

Sawankhalok Bowl by Siamese

Sawankhalok Bowl

Siamese, Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

Crowned Head by Khmer

Crowned Head

Khmer, Angkor period, 12th‒13th century

Temple Guardian (Rakshasa) by Siamese

Temple Guardian (Rakshasa)

Siamese, Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

Figurine of Elephant and Rider by Unknown

Figurine of Elephant and Rider

Unknown, Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

Figurine of a Mother and Child by Siamese

Figurine of a Mother and Child

Siamese, Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with Lotus Bud Knob by Siamese

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with Lotus Bud Knob

Siamese, Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box by Siamese

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box

Siamese, Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century or later

A Goddess by Khmer

A Goddess

Khmer, Angkor period, 11th–12th century or later

Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu) by Kawanabe Kyôsai

Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu)

Kawanabe Kyôsai, c.1865

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801

Full Moon and Autumn Flowers by the Stream by Ogata Gekko

Full Moon and Autumn Flowers by the Stream

Ogata Gekko, c. 1895

Manuscript Cover from the Five Protectors (Pancharaksha) by Unknown

Manuscript Cover from the Five Protectors (Pancharaksha)

Unknown, 12th century

The Poetess Gishumon-in no Tango, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen) by Chôbunsai Eishi

The Poetess Gishumon-in no Tango, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chôbunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615–1868), 1801

Portrait of Americans: Oven for Breadmaking (Amerika-jin no zu, pansei no kamato) by Utagawa Yoshikazu

Portrait of Americans: Oven for Breadmaking (Amerika-jin no zu, pansei no kamato)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Americans on an Outing (Amerikajin yuko no zu) by Utagawa Yoshikazu

Americans on an Outing (Amerikajin yuko no zu)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1860

French photographer by Utagawa Yoshikazu

French photographer

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

John James Audubon discovering his drawings eaten by a rat by Unknown

John James Audubon discovering his drawings eaten by a rat

Unknown, 1870s

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