Arts of Asia — Page 15
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Act IX (Kudanme), from the series “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99
The Fifth Month (Gogatsu), from the series "The Twelve Months (Juni toki)"
Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1791
In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa (Shinagawa no rojo)
Chôbunsai Eishi, n.d.
The Courtesan Shizuka of the Shizutamaya
Chôbunsai Eishi, 1790s
Suma, from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"
Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1789/94
Gathering at a Teahouse on the Bank of the Sumida River
Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1788/90
Turning a Shamisen (Shamisen no nejime), from the series "Chanting to Shamisen by Young Women of Today (Tosei musume joruri)"
Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/06
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
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Honcho-maru Tsunagoro (?) in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1777 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777
The Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Shinoda Jirodayu in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1772
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Moshio (?) in the Play Honda Yayoi Meoto Junrei (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1778 (?)
Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1778
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Lady Yaehata in the Play Sanga no Sho Haru no Hanayome, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1787
Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1787
New Year in a Samurai Mansion, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "The Young God Ebisu (Waka Ebisu)"
Kitagawa Utamaro, New Year, 1789
"Ro": Seaweed, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
The Actor Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Yaguchi no Karasu-baba in the Play Hono Nitta Daimyojin, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1777
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777
Courtesan and Two Attendants
Torii Kiyonobu I, About 1705
Bottle with a goldfish design
Totoya Hokkei, c. late 1820s
Woman Playing with Pekingese Dog, or The Elegance and Freedom of Script (So), from the series "Three Works of Three Aesthetics (San tai san ban shoku)"
Totoya Hokkei, about 1830
Ryuo, the King of Dragon
Totoya Hokkei, 1820 or 1832
Visiting the Sanno Shrine
Totoya Hokkei, 1824
Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) defeats Benkei in a game of sugoroku
Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825
Strong man at pillar
Totoya Hokkei, n.d.
Courtesan carrying a decorated tray
Totoya Hokkei, early to mid–1820s
Rokugo, from the series "A Record of a Journey to Enoshima (Enoshima kiko)"
Totoya Hokkei, 1833
Children Playing Tug of War
Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century
Sake cup and fan
Totoya Hokkei, Early 19th century
Yu Qianlou (Jp: Yu Kinro), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko)"
Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825
Seated Guanyu Reading the Book of Chunqiu by Zuo Qiuming
Totoya Hokkei, 1820s
The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series "Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)"
Totoya Hokkei, c. 1834/35
Amanohashidate: Koshikibu no Naishi, No. 2 from "Three Famous Scenes (Sankei no uchi: Sono ni)"
Totoya Hokkei, c. 1833
Nobleman and court lady boating at night near a snow-covered shore
Totoya Hokkei, 1826
Two dancing karako, from the series "Happiness and Long Life for the Mimasu Group (Mimasu fukurokuju)"
Totoya Hokkei, c. 1823
Oniwakamaru subduing the giant carp
Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/35
Omori, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33
Hara, Yoshiwara, and Kanbara, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Three Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki sanshuku meisho)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843
Suo Province, from the series "Modern Scenes of the Provinces in Edo Brocades (Edo nishiki imayo kuni zukushi)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852
Actors as Ushiwakamaru, Kisanta, Kiichi Hogen, and Minazuru-hime
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847/52
Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842
Bai Sheng (Hakujisso Hakusho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30
Lu Junyi (Gyokukirin Roshungi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843
Caricatures of Laughing Actors Scribbled on a Wall (Hakumensho kabe no mudagaki)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/51
Jung You (Chu Yu), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50
Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Kawasaki, and Kanagawa, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Four Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki yonshuku meisho)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1830/35
Dashun (Taishun), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843
Snow on Benten Hill at Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan Bentenyama setchu no zu)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853
Yang Xiang (Yo Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1848/50