Arts of Asia — Page 30

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Female Dancer

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE), about 2nd century BCE

Female Attendant (Tomb Figurine)

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), c. 2nd century B.C.

Female Dancer

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE), about 2nd century BCE

Cylindrical Jar with Three Bear-Shaped Feet and Mountain-Shaped Cover

Unknown, Han dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE

Female Attendant (Tomb Figurine)

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), c. 2nd century B.C.

Ogre-Headed Guardian Beast (Zhenmushou)

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

Winged Beast (Tomb Figure)

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–9 A.D.)

Lamp with Human Form

Unknown, Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 CE

Painted Banner (Thangka) with the Medicine Buddha (Bhaishajyaguru)

Unknown, 14th century

Dish with Stylized Lotus Flowers

Unknown, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

Foliate Bowl with Fish and Waves

Unknown, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 12th century

Dish

Unknown, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 13th century

Jar with Scholars in Garden

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century

Foliate Dish with Three Feet

Unknown, Song dynasty (960–1279)

Vase with Flowers and Vines

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Portrait of Tao Yuanming

Yu Zhiding, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 19th century

Dragon head halberd

Shibata Zeshin, 1885

Courtesan Painting a Screen, from a series of 12 erotic prints

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1711

Girls of Fukagawa - A Triptych (Fukagawa musume sanpukutsui)

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1755

Kumagai Naozane and Taira no Atsumori at the battle of Ichi-no-tani

Kondo Kiyoharu, c. 1720

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamada Matahachi and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju Tamoto no Shirashibori," performed at the Morita Theater, 1720

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1720

The Courtesan Komurasaki (Tayu Komurasaki)

Torii Kiyotada I, c. 1730

Sugawara no Michizane

Kondo Kiyoharu, c. 1720

Trimming Her Nails

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1755

Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s

Takigawa of the Ogiya in the First Sale of the New Year (Hatsu uri zashiki no zu), from the series "A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95

Chinese Poet

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1761/65

The Poet Nakamaro (Abe no Nakamaro), from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64

Shirabyoshi Dancer standing in Asazuma Boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70

Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Two Egrets in the Snow

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

White Rabbit and Amaranth

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

The Sumo Wrestler Tanikaze and the Waitress Okita of the Naniwaya

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1794

Toei Hill (Toeizan), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)"

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Rouge on a Snow White Face (Oyama Beni Yuki no Sugao)" from the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums (Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata)," performed at the Ichimura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1770

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the Courtesan Agemaki in the Play Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776

Actors Nakamura Nakazô I as Danshichi Kurobei and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Issun Tokubei in “Mirror of Osaka in the Summer Festival” (“Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami”)

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1779