Arts of Asia — Page 22

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Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Chushingura

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Women Walking by a Moat

Katsukawa Shunchô, 1780s

Women watching fireworks at Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96

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

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

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

Tsukioka Kôgyo, 1898

A Peddler of Colored Cloth (fukusa)

Torii Kiyotomo, c. 1724

Dandelions and clovers beneath cherry tree

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1807

The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigoro

Toyohara Kunichika, 1867

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Juro in the play "Hanabusa Bunshin Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1733 (?)

Torii Kiyonobu II, c. 1733

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oishi (?) in the Play Kanadehon Chushin Nagori no Kura (?), Performed at the Nakamora Theater (?) in the Ninth Month, 1780 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780

Maple Leaves in Shimosa Province (Shimosa, momiji), section of sheet no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

The Actor Anegawa Chiyosaburo from Kyoto

Nishimura Shigenobu, 1734

Four PM, from the series "Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi and Yanagibashi"

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, n.d.

Beauty representing winter, from an untitled series of beauties representing the four seasons

Utagawa Kuniyasu, c. 1818/30

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Umeo-maru in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1768

Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1768

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kumenosuke and Takinaka Hidematsu I as Oume, from "Sharing an Umbrella: A Triptych (Aigasa sanpukutsui)"

Torii Kiyonobu II, c. 1745

Woman and Child Looking Out at Plum Tree in Garden

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, early 19th century

Jewel of the Full Tide (Manju), from the series "The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1820

Plum blossoms and poet, from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1825

Minamoto no Yoshiie on horseback and a bird on a branch, from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1825

Monkey Trainers and Scenes of Chinese Life (耕作図屏風)

Kano Yasunobu, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century

Plum blossoms and poet, from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1825

Empress Komyo (Komyoko), from the series "Three Beautiful Women (San bijin)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1820

Landscape and Oharame (a woman from Ohara), from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1825

Yellow (Ki), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, c. 1820

Ladies Drinking Tea

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, date unknown

Mii Temple, from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, early 19th century

Komachi, from the series "Six Immortal Poets (Rokkasen)"

Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1789/90

The Hanging-Cloud Bridge at Mount Gyodo near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

Cranes at the Sea Shore

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Sekkei, Late 17th–early 18th century

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Hachio-maru Aratora in the Play Chigo Sakura Jusan Kane, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1774

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall, 1768

Ippitsusai Buncho, c. 1768

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Onatsu in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1781

Katsukawa Shunjо̄, c. 1781

The Actor Matusmto Koshiro IV as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Mizoro no Sabu in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shirahata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780

Katsukawa Shunjо̄, c. 1780