Arts of Asia — Page 2

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

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1820

The Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Onoe in the Play Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1790

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1790

Snow on the Way Back from the Public Bath

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Young Couple Under an Umbrella in the Snow

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

An Actor as Senzai, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1770

"Ro": Seaweed, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1770

Baluster Vase with Women Performing the "Four Accomplishments" and Children in a Garden

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780

Memorial portrait of the actor Iwai Hanshiro VIII

Adachi Ginko, 1882

Double-page Illustration from Vol. 2 of "Picture Book of Spring Brocades (Ehon haru no nishiki)"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1771

Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851

Banner Depicting Kintaro Battling Bears

Unknown, 18th century

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Holding Lotus-Form Cup

Unknown, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), 14th century

Ama, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Nagao Terutora in the Play Kuruma-gakari Tekuda no Gumbai, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1783

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1783

Jar

Unknown, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)

Shiga, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Yokihime, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

Serpent King (Nagaraja) Emerging from a Lotus

Unknown, 2nd century

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)

Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1770s

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Khmer, Angkor period, late 12th–early 13th century

Kay Khosrow Crosses the Sea of Zareh on His Way to China, a scene from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), about 1550

Garden Scene

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), mid–15th century

Head of a Bodhisattva

Unknown, Kushan period, About 3rd/5th century

Memorial Monument for Utagawa Hiroshige II

Utagawa Hiroshige III, 1882

Sado Province: Gold Mines (Sado, Kinzan), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Totomi Province: The Narrow Inlet of Inasa near Kanzan Temple on Hamana Lake at Horie (Totomi, Hamana no umi, Horie Kanzanji, Inasa no hosoe), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853

Brush Washer

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi reign mark and period (1662–1722)

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I as Taira no Kiyomori (right), and Yamashita Kinsaku II as Tokiwa Gozen (left), in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

Otsuki Plain in Kai Province (Kai Otsuki no hara), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

The Actors Ichikawa Somegoro (right), Segawa Kikunojo II (center), and Bando Sampachi (left), in Unidentified Roles in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

Echizen, section of sheet no. 10 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

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

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Architectural Fragment

Islamic, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), 13th century

"Ru": Northern Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73

Architectural Panel with Parrots

Unknown, 9th/10th century

Seki: Priest Ikkyu and the Hell Courtesan, from the series "Fifty-three Pairings for the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsui)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1845/46

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon Vll as Iyo no Taro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796

Roppo, from the series "Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Kajiwara Genta Kagetoki in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772

Tiger-Shaped Pillow with Floral Spray

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

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Goro Tokimune Disguised as Agemaki no Sukeroku in the Play Sukeroku Yukari no Edo-zakura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782

No. 4: Yoshitsune Leading His Cavalry Down Hiyodori Pass at Ichinotani (Yonkai, Yoshitsune chiryaku Ichinotani Hiyodori-goe saka otoshi), from the series "The Life of Yoshitsune (Yoshitsune ichidaiki no uchi)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1832/34

Actual View of Kata Bay, Kishu Province (Kishu kata no ura shinkei), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)”

Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu), 1859

Courtyard of a Palace

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

The Hall of Thirty-Three Bays at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Sanjusangendo), No.69 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857