Arts of Asia — Page 139

Iwai Kumesaburo II as the Courtesan Takao in Banzei Okuni Kabuki

Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV), c. 1827

Kinugawa Yoemon, with Poem by Harumichi no Tsuraki, from the series "Ogura Versions of the One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae Hyakunin isshu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1845/48

View of Yokohama (Yokohama fukei), from the series "Famous Places along the Tokaido (Tokaido meisho no uchi)"

Utagawa Sadahide, 1860

Tamomo no Mae, with Poem by Fumiya Asayasu, from the series "Ogura Versions of the One Hundred Poets (Ogura nazorae Hyakunin isshu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1845/48

Pleasure-Boating on the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1788/90

The Village School Scene (Terakoya), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

The Carriage-pulling Scene (Kurumabiki no dan), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

The Opening Scene (Daijo), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

The Transmission Scene (Denjuba), from the series "Sugawara's Secrets (Sugawara denju)"

Utagawa Sadahide, c. 1830/44

The Jewel River of Plovers (Chidori Tamagawa), from the series "Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)"

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1804/18

The actor Morita Kan'ya, from the series "Pictures and Calligraphy of Kabuki Actors-Poets (Haika shoga kyodai)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1847/50

Netsuke

Unknown, Edo period (1615–1868)

Young woman releasing a bird

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1760/65

Procession of Wrestlers for a Fundraising Match (Kanjin ozumo dohyo-iri no zu)

Utagawa Yoshimune, early 1850s

The Utter Defeat of the Taira Clan in the Great Genpei War at Akama Bay in Nagato Province (Nagato no Akama no ura ni oite Genpei ogassen Heike ichimon kotogotoku horobiru zu)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1845

Library of a Chinese Residence (Tokan shobo no zu)

Unknown, c. 1800

Censer in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Rectangular Cauldron (Fangding)

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Two Girls, from the series "Twelve Physiognomies of Beautiful Women Representing Views of Famous Places (Meisho fukei bijin juni so)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803

Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Fish

Unknown, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th/13th century

The Courtesan Yosooi of the Matsubaya

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1799

Six Zodiac Figures

Unknown, Wei dynasty (386–550)

Musical Chime

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

Two Courtesans Watching an Attendant Play with a Rat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777

Two Girls Performing Kathak

Mughal, 18th century

Landscape

Oguri Sotan, 15th century

Architectural Fitting (Gong)

Unknown, Western Zhou dynasty, c.1050–770 B.C.

The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, from the series "Courtesans of the Five Festivals (Yukun gosekku)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1805

Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya and the Maidservant Suki, (Kakogawa Konami, Oboshi Rikiya, gejo Suki) from the series "Models of Love Talk: Clouds Form Over the Moon (Chiwa kagami tsuki no murakumo) "

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800

Courtesans and Their Child Attendants under Blossoming Cherry Trees

Torii Kiyonaga, 1785

Knowledge (Chi), from the series "Five Cardinal Virtues"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1767

Young Woman Feeding a Rat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Shoki in Love

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

The Poet Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shume no Hangan Morihisa (right), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Chujo (left), in the Play Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1769

Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1769

The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797

Ha... of the Southern Station (Nan'eki ha-jirushi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

Mother Nursing Child

Kitagawa Utamaro II, c. 1806/31

The Poet Fun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series "Modern Children as the Six Immortal Poets (Tosei kodomo rokkasen)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804/05

Goldfish

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Climbing a mountain in Liuzhou, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Clear autumn sky over a mountain temple, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Crossing the Yellow River, from the series "Picture Book of Chinese Poems (Toshi gafu no uchi)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1830/44

Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jugoban Yamashiro Kyo Imakumano), from the series "The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1859

Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei sanjuban Omi Chikubujima), from the series "The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1859

Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonban Omi Miidera), from the series "The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1859

The Extraordinary Phenomenon of the Popular Otsu Picture (Tokini otsue kidai no maremono)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijusanban Settsu Kachiodera), from the series "The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1859

Procession of Minamoto no Yoritomo across the Oi River (Minamoto Yoritomo ko Oikawa gyoretsu zu)

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863