Arts of Asia — Page 48
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The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Asahina Saburo in the Play Iro Maki-e Soga no Sakazuki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1773
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1771
Musashibô Benkei Brings the Captured Tosabô Shôshun to Yoshitsune
Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1782
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Kusunoki Uraminosuke Disguised as a Male Fox from Tsukamoto (?), in the Play Kumoi no Hana Yoshino no Wakamusha (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1786 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1786
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Kagekiyo Disguised as Omi Yawatanosuke in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1772
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
Vase with Stylized Petals
Unknown, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), or Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 12th/14th century
The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Yushichi (?) in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1772 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1776
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the Play Kite Hajime Hatsugai Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1774
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1775
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru (?) in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fourth Month, 1779 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1783
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1783
"Mu," page from "Picture Book of the Music of Pines Trees (Ehon matsu no shirabe)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1795
Taira no Atsumori Returning to Shore to Confront Kumagai no Jirô Naozane
Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1770
"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ra": Narihira Requests a Painting from a Former Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Re": The Imperial Huntsman, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Wa": Young Grass, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"No," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"U": Narihira Presents a Chancellor with a Model of a Pheasant, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Shi," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Me," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ko," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
The Actors Nakamura Denkuro II as Suma no Dairyo (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II as Ariwara no Yukihira (left), in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
The Actors Kasaya Matakuro II as Nobuyori Disguised as the Yakko Gunnai (right), and Miyazaki Hachizo as the Lay Monk Hambyo Nyudo (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
The Actors Nakamura Shichisaburo III (right), and Ichikawa Junzo I (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
Courtesans of the Matsubaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Matsubaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Spring Flowers: Violets and Dandelions, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Kajiwara Genta no Kagetoki (?), in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
Courtesans of the Gakuiseya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Ogiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Matsuneya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Asahimaruya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Wakanaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Tamaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Chojiya, from the book "A Comparison of Beauties of the Green Houses: A Mirror of Their Forms (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of the Chojiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 1
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776
Courtesans of Kado Daikokuya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2
Kitao Shigemasa, 1776