Arts of Asia — Page 62

Gourd-Shaped Vase with Encircling and Twisted Rope

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), c. late 17th/18th century

Cup with Blossoms and Peacocks

Unknown, 18th century

Actor Sakata Hangorô III as Takechi Mitsuhide in “Muromacho Chronicle in Kana Script” (“Kanagaki Muromachi bundan”)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, About 1791

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kazoe Uta Ta Ue Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776

Sun God Surya on His Chariot

Unknown, Pala period, 10th/12th century

Geese Descending on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of Prosperity in the Eastern Village (Azuma no sato eiga hakkei)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

A Woman Peddler of Needles and Thread

Hanegawa Chincho, c. 1730

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1781

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Matano no Goro in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1775

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1770

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

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1779

Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1785

Ginjuro's Wife Oyumi from the Play "Whirlpools of Awa" (Awa no naruto, Ginjuro nyobo Oyumi), from the series "Bamboo Nodes in Puppet Theater Designs (Ayatsuri moyo take no hitofushi)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1806

Tsukioka of the Hyogoya (Hyogoya uchi tsukioka), from the series "Seiro bijin meika awase"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801

Standing Court Official

Unknown, Style of Tang Dynasty (618–907), with later painted detail

Vase with Flattened Body

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign mark (1723–1735), 18th/19th century

Old Man Attended by Visitors

Unknown, 16th Century

Hawk on Plum Branch Looking Down at Fleeing Bird

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

The Autumn Moon at Tokaiji (Tokaiji no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of the Shinagawa (Furyu Shinagawa hakkei)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773/75

Young Woman Drops her Geta as She Boards a Boat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Wu Yong (Chitasei Goyo), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Zhuangzi (Japanese: Soshi), from the series "Shunshoku ressenkyo"

Teisai Hokuba, c. 1801/18

Snake (Mi), from the series "Parody of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Mitate juni shi)"

Hotei Gosei, early 19th century

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1820

Woman and attendant at entrance gate of Enoshima

Totoya Hokkei, 1810s/1820s

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1844

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Jar in the Form of Ancient Bronze Vessel

Unknown, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736–1795)

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u)

Unknown, 18th century

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u)

Unknown, late 17th/early 18th

Tripod Jar

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906)

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u)

Unknown, 18th century

Tribal Bracelet

Unknown, mid–19th century

Water Sprayer (Pichkari)

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Oval Plaque with Landscape

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, September 1887

Evening Snow on White Hair (Shiraga bosetsu), from the series "Personal Encounters from Eight Performances (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847/52

Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro no ko kikoku ju Ryugujo no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a courtesan and Nakagawa Hanzaburo as a young man

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

Courtesan and Two Attendants Parading by a Stream

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Tossing Dishes Over a Cliff

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Seen from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fujimi sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1827

The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu), from the series "Popular Customs of the Twelve Months (Fuzoku juni ko)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Ueno

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02