Arts of Asia — Page 20

Autumn: Harvesting Rice (Aki: inekari no zu), No. 3 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1730s

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II as Shinozuka Goro in the play "Funayosooi Mitsugi Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1743

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1743

Winter: Storing Rice (Fuyu: kome osame no zu), No. 4 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1730s

The Actor Tamazawa Saijiro in an unidentified role

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1740

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Sage Guru Padmasambhava Seated Holding a Thunderbolt (Vajra) and Skull Cup (Kapala)

Unknown, 18th century

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Potter Tsuchihei in the Play Higashiyama Momiji no Kadode, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1778

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1778

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as a White Fox Disguised as Ukishima Daihachi in the Play Shinasadame Soma no Mombi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1770

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1770

The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Asahina Saburo in the Play Iro Maki-e Soga no Sakazuki, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1773

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV Doing a Quick Change Between the Roles of Sadakuro and Yoichibei, in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1781

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1781

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

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as Tonase in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Third Month, 1781

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1781

Courtesans of the Obishiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Katsukawa Shunsho, 1776

The Actor Bando Matataro IV as Bando Taro in the Play Gohiiki Kanjincho, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Atomi no Ichii in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1773

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III (right), in His Dressing Room in Conversation with the Actor Segawa Kikunojo III (left)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780/83

Parody of the Armor-pulling Scene (Kusazuribiki), from the series "Fashionable Parodies of Bravery in Love (Furyu mitate iro-buyu)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

The Actor Nakamura Riko I as Osen of the Komatsuya House (?) in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1782 (?)

Katsukawa Shunjо̄, c. 1782

Two Courtesans

Isoda Koryusai, 18th century

Mekari, from the series "One Hundred No Dramas (Nogaku hyakuban)"

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898/1903

The Sixth Month (Roku gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, c. 1793

Girl Reading Letter while Mother and Child Gaze at Sparrows

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1791

The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu), from an untitled series of genre scenes in the twelve months, with kyoka poems

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Courtesan Walking

Kaigetsudo Anchi, c. 1714

Reading a Letter in Front of a Screen, from an untitled series of 12 prints

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1710

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1719

Flirting Lovers

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1673/81

A Parody of Hachi no ki

Utagawa Toyokuni I, n.d.

Iris Garden

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1781/89

Out for a Walk

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Visit to the Masaki Inari Shrine

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1786

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1771

Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1771

Osome and Hisamatsu

Okumura Toshinobu, c. 1720

Golden pheasant

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Parrot on Quince Tree

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770

After a little music, from an untitled series of 12 erotic prints

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1673/81

Pheasant and pine tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

A Battle in Mid-Stream

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1705/10

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the Spirit of Joro-gumo (Harlot Spider) Disguised as the Maiko Tsumagiku (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake (left), in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1781

Descending Geese at Katada (Katada rakugan), from the series "Fashionable Eight Views of Omi (Furyu Omi hakkei)"

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1814/17

Fire: Song Jiangming (Ka, Sokomei), from the Series "Shuihuzhuan Heroes for the Five Elements (Suiko gogyo)"

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Kogo no Tsubone, from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fujin awase)"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Ono no Tofu, from the series "A Gathering of the Elders of Poetry (Shoshikai bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1820

Warbler in a cage, from the series "A Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)"

Totoya Hokkei, 1823

Lady Seated by a Tokonoma Alcove

Totoya Hokkei, 1829

Lighthouse at Sumiyoshi, Osaka

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Tea House and Fishing Farm by the Grand View of Kanto

Totoya Hokkei, early 19th century

Kasuya Takenori, from the series "Parody of the Seven Spear-bearing Samurai of Yanagase (Ito no Yanagase shichihon yari ume)"

Kubo Shunman, c. 1803/04

Peacock, Pine Tree, and Peonies, from the series "A Set of Three Petals (San hira no uchi)"

Kubo Shunman, 1810s