Arts of Asia — Page 32
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A Priest Sweeping in the Snow
Torii Kiyonobu II, 1731
Kumagai Naozane and Taira no Atsumori at the battle of Ichi-no-tani
Kondo Kiyoharu, c. 1720
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kamada Matahachi and Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju Tamoto no Shirashibori," performed at the Morita Theater, 1720
Torii Kiyonobu I, 1720
Returning Sails at Yabase (Yabase no kihan), No. 5 from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1730s
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Kuzunoha
Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1737
The Courtesan Komurasaki (Tayu Komurasaki)
Torii Kiyotada I, c. 1730
Sugawara no Michizane
Kondo Kiyoharu, c. 1720
Trimming Her Nails
Torii Kiyohiro, c. 1755
Sunset Glow at Seta (Seta sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"
Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s
Takigawa of the Ogiya in the First Sale of the New Year (Hatsu uri zashiki no zu), from the series "A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase)"
Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1794/95
Chinese Poet
Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1761/65
Sugawara Michizane Going into Exile
Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64
The Poet Nakamaro (Abe no Nakamaro), from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"
Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64
Smoking on a Bench
Suzuki Harunobu, 1765
Shirabyoshi Dancer standing in Asazuma Boat
Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1769/70
The Actors Anegawa Daikichi as Sankatsu and Bando Hikosaburo II as Hanshichi in the play "Soga Mannen Bashira," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the sixth month, 1760
Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1760
The Hole in the Wall
Suzuki Harunobu, 1765
Parody of the Story of Narukami
Komatsuken Kiyomitsu, 1765
Asuka Hill (Asukayama), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"
Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801
Two Egrets in the Snow
Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773
White Rabbit and Amaranth
Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771
The Sumo Wrestler Tanikaze and the Waitress Okita of the Naniwaya
Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1794
Toei Hill (Toeizan), from the series "Five Hills of Edo (Koto no gozan)"
Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801
The Courtesan Hanahito of the Ogiya and attendants Sakura and Momiji, from the series "Beauties of the Five Festivals (Bijin gosekku)"
Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1795/1800
The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Minamoto no Yoritomo in a dance interlude in scene two of the Joruri "Courtesan's Rouge on a Snow White Face (Oyama Beni Yuki no Sugao)" from the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums (Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata)," performed at the Ichimura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1770
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1770
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the Courtesan Agemaki in the Play Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsu-zakura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month, 1776
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776
Actors Nakamura Nakazô I as Danshichi Kurobei and Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Issun Tokubei in “Mirror of Osaka in the Summer Festival” (“Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami”)
Katsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1779
The actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the shop boy Chokichi
Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1796
Tomigaoka, from the series "Ten Scenes of Teahouses (Chamise jikkei)"
Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84
Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka hidari)
Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1745
Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as Shirabyoshi Hisakata, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"
Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1794
Takashima Ohisa
Kitagawa Utamaro, n.d.
Woman Dressing
Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801
Shoki, the demon-queller
Utagawa Toyoharu, c. 1770
Young man arranging irises in a vase
Utagawa Toyohiro, n.d.
Parody of Ariwara no Narihira's journey to the east
Masunobu, c. early 1770s
Priest Saigyo Contemplating Mount Fuji
Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1770s
Two Girls under an Umbrella
Chôbunsai Eishi, c. 1788/89
Plums and Biwa
Tanomura Shosai, 1860s
Rice-Pounding Rabbit
Tanaka Shutei, 1855
Parrot and Bells
Tanaka Shutei, n.d.
Parrot and Fans
Tanaka Shutei, n.d.
The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1783/84
Woman Holding a Branch of Kerria Flowers in the Rain (parody of Ota Dokan)
Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67
Inro Decorated with the Animals of the Zodiac
Koma Kyuhaku, 19th century
Inro Case
Somada Mitsumine, early 19th century
Bowl with Fish
Unknown, Jin dynasty (1115–1234) or later
Horse (Tomb Figure)
Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century, with restored head and neck