Arts of Asia — Page 68

Emblem of the God Shiva (Linga) with Serpent Base

Unknown, 12th/13th century

Head of a Female Adorant

Unknown, 4th/5th century

Altar Table with Mandala of Female Tantric Enlightened Being (Vajrayogini)

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Buddhist God Mahakala

Unknown, 15th century

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

Unknown, 9th/10th century

Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

Sukoku Ko, late 18th century

Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

Sukoku Ko, late 18th century

Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) on lotus base

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

Rooster on tile

Ito Jakuchu, about 1793

Two Huts in Snow

Matsumura Keibun, about 1779–1843

European Banquet Scene (or The Marriage Feast at Cana?)

Mughal, Mughal period, c. 1600

Snow View (Yuki no nagame), from the series Fashionable Genji (Furyu Genji)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), about 1853

Vessel in the Form of a Fantastical Frog

Unknown, Western Jin dynasty (265–316 AD)

Hibiscus and Magpies

Baiitsu Yamamoto, 1847

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1833

Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) and the demon kite

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1825

Tile depicting Khusrau Happening upon Shirin Bathing

Unknown, Qajar dynasty (1789-1925), late 19th century

Globular Jar

Unknown, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th century

Jar

Unknown, Song dynasty (960–1279), 13th century

A Courtesan with Her Child Attendant

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1715

Girl Boarding a Boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

The Actors Yamashita Kinsaku II and Segawa Kikunojo II

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1757

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo I as Miura Osuke, Ichikawa Danjuro lV as Okazaki Akushiro, and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Kato Arajiro in the play "Miura no Osuke Bumon no Kotobuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1754

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu (right), Nakamura Tomijuro (center), and Nakamura Kumetaro (left), from A Comparison - Set of Three (Nazorae Sanpukutsui)

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1753

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1756

Three Young Dreamers

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1760

The Actors Segawa Kichiji II as Okichi, Bando Hikosaburo II as Shuntokumaru, and Onoe Kikugoro I as Sagizaka Bannai in the play "Yura Sengen Tsuki no Minato," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1754

Torii Kiyohiro, 1754

Beauty Carrying a Wedding Decoration

Nishimura Shigenobu, c. 1735

The Fourth Month (Shigatsu), from an untitled series of twelve months

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1750

Beauty Carrying a Wedding Decoration

Nishimura Shigenobu, c. 1735

Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a puppeteer

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1749

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

Young Man on a Horse

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1760s

Beauty Reading a Letter

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1758

Parody of Komachi praying for rain

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1765

Matsukaze, from "Album of Courtesans (Keisei ehon)"

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

Wandering minstrels dressed as nuns (utabikuni)

Kondo Katsunobu, c. 1716/36

Hollyhocks and Peacocks (Aoi ni kujaku)

Nishimura Shigenobu, early 1730s

The Actor Otani Oniji II as Asahina Saburo in the play "Hatachiyama Horai Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1759

Torii Kiyosato, 1759

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sukeroku in the play "Choseiden Fudan-zakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fourth month, 1756

Torii Kiyohiro, 1756

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Night Rain at a Shrine

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Beauties of the Three Capitals: Shimabara in Kyoto (right), Yoshiwara in Edo (center), and Shinmachi in Osaka (left)

Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1755

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

Eight-Platform Bridge (Yatsuhashi), from the "Tale of Ise (Ise Monogatari)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Sano Crossing at Miwagasaki (Miwagasaki Sano no watari)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s