Arts of Asia — Page 11

Soga no Juro and Soga no Goro ambushing Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Chrysanthemum Boy

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

Sketch of a High-Ranking Officer's Portrait, from the Great United States of America (Kita Amerika dai gasshukokujin, Jokan shozo no utsushi

Unknown, 1854

The Actor Nakamura Kojuro VI in a Daisho no Mai (Sword Dance), in the Play Gion Nyogo, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Tenth Month, 1786

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1786

Koganei, section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Kintai Bridge at Iwakuni, Suo (Boshu) Province from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of the Various Provinces”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Morning Market at Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi, asaichi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Minamoto no Yoritomo Hiding in a Tree

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1758

Emblem of the God Shiva with One Face (Ekamukhalinga)

Unknown, c. 6th century

Shunjo gidan mizuage cho

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1836

Bowl with Boys Playing amid Peony Flowers

Unknown, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th century

Lobed Cup and Stand with Chrysanthemum Motif

Unknown, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 12th-13th century

The Actors Anegawa Shinshiro I and Segawa Kikunojo I

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1733

Tenman Shrine Bell

Nakagawa Rogetsu, 1860s

Covered Jar with Thousand Flowers (Millefleurs) Design

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), probably Jiaqing period (1796–1820)

Bottle-Shaped Vase

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign mark and period (1723–1735)

Cong

Unknown, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2400 B.C.

Village on the Yoshino River, illustration for The Brocade Shell (Nishiki-gai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

Parody of Ariwara no Narihira's eastern journey

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1803

Peony Ikebana Basket

Unknown, Date unknown

Minowa, Kanasugi, Mikawashima, No.102 from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Mahavairochana

Unknown, 9th/10th century

The Courtesan Arihara of the Tsuruya, and Child Attendants Aoe and Sekiya (Tsuruya uchi Arihara, Aoe, Sekiya), from an untitled series of courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Pilgrim Kakuzan in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1781

Fukagawa Susaki and Jumantsubo (Fukagawa Susaki Jumantsubo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Ikuyo no mutsugoto (Nocturnal pillow talk)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c.1831

Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Hida no kami Masakiyo

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Edo period (1603–1867)

Ghosts

Yao Luan, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893

Rebirth of the Nun Anyo

Unknown, Early 18th century

The Actor Nakamura Utaemon I as Monk Seigen of Kiyomizu Temple in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1769

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1769

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as the Ghost of the Renegade Monk Seigen in the Play Edo no Hana Mimasu Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1783

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1783

Gathering Shells at Low Tide, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Fuchu—No. 20, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Odawara: The Sakawa River (Odawara, Sakawagawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34

Oiso: Saigyo's Hut at Shigitatsu Marsh (Oiso, Shigitatsusawa Saigyoan), no. 9 from the series "Famous Sight of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)," also known as the Vertical Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Nihon Bridge in Snow (Nihonbashi setchu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1842/44

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom along the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hanazakari), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Narumi: Shops Selling the Famous Tie-dyed Fabric (Narumi, meisan shibori mise)—No. 41, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Memorial portrait of the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburo I

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1805

The Second Month (Ni gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, c. 1793

Yakusha Sangai Kyo

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1801

Actor in a scene from a drama

Utagawa Toyokuni I, Late 18th century and early 19th century

Takinoya: Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Juro, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1794

The Compound on Mount Narita, Shimosa Province (Shimosa Naritasan keidai) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Nihonbashi from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto sanjurokkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), c. 1853

Amanohashidate in Tango Province (Tango Amanohashidate), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Tokaido Hodogaya, from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830–33