Arts of Asia — Page 16

A Parody of the Tales of Ise

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1789/95

A Hunt in the Mountains of Heaven

Unknown, Late Ming /early Qing dynasty, 17th century

Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Landscape

Gong Xian, Qing dynasty/early Republican period, 19th/early 20th century

The Four Accomplishments: Calligraphy

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 16th/early 17th century

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84

Landscape with Daoist Immortals Playing Weiqi

Dai Jin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th-16th century

Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)

Chôbunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615–1868), about 1788

Border Tile With Vegetal Motif

Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 17th/18th century

Irises: beauty arranging hair, from an untitled series of beauties and flowers

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1812

Women Coming Ashore from a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Viewing Cherry Blossoms from a Teahouse on Asuka Hill

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

The Kinuta Jewel River in Settsu Province (Settsu Kinuta no Tamagawa), from the series "Six Jewel Rivers in Various Provinces (Shokoku Mu Tamagawa)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1835/37

Harbor of Chinese Ships, Nagasaki, Hizen Province (Hizen Nagasaki karafune no zu) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Set of Three Hanging Scrolls, Day Dream Plays (Kakemono sampukutsui utsusu no asobi)

Nishimura Shigenaga, c. 1755

Bowl with Incised Decoration

Islamic, 12th/13th century

"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

The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1727

Okumura Masanobu, 1727

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Okaru in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eighth Month, 1787

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1787

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Oiso no Tora in the play "Nigiwai Suehiro Soga," performed at the Morita Theater in the first month, 1721 (?)

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1721

Yamauba Watching Kintaro Wrestle a Boar

Kubo Shunman, late 18th/early 19th century

Qur'an leaf in Eastern Kufic script

Islamic, 11th century

The actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Nagoya Sanza in the play "Sato no Haru Meibutsu Amigasa," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1827

Numazu, section of sheet no. 3 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1848/52

View of Konodai and the Tone River (Konodai Tonegawa fukei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Cup with Handle in the Form of a Scholar Seated Beneath a Pine Tree

Unknown, Late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 17th/18th century

Actor in riding garb

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1834

Ceramic Architectural Decoration

Islamic, 13th century

Recital on a verandah overlooking Sumida River

Utagawa Toyokuni I, c. 1790/95

Acrobats on a Ladder

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 18th-19th century

The Soga Shrine, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

The Poetess Shunzei no Musume, from the series The Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri onna sanjurokkasen)

Chôbunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615–1868), 1801

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century

Comb Rashomon (Sashigushi Rashomon), no. 3 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1716–35

Women Visiting an Inari Shrine

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

England (Igirisu), from the Countries of Europe (Yoroppa-shu no uchi)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1709

Woman Holding Basket with Tabacco Pipe

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1760s

No. 37, from the series "That Purple Image in Magic Lantern Shows (Sono sugata yukari no utsushie)"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1847/52

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryôgoku Bridge in Edo (Edo Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no kei)

Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai), Unknown

Perspective Picture of the Night Attack from Act XI of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura juichidanme youchi no uki-e)

Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai), c. 1791/94

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

Portrait of the Sumo Wrestler Ikezuki Geitazaemon

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1845

Act 3 (Sandanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1834/39

Kacho chaya

Utagawa Toyokuni I, c. 1792/93

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kume no Heinaizaemon Disguised as the Street Fortune-teller Kosaka Jinnai, in the Play Kotobuki Banzei Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1783

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1783

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagasaki Kageyuzaemon Disguised as Gorohachi the Sake Seller, in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke I, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770