Arts of Asia — Page 41

Willow Bridge and Waterwheel

Hasegawa Sôya, c. 1650

Cup with Peaches

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Guangxu period (1875–1908), c. 1894

Act V (Godanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act IV (Yondanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act III (Sandanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act II (Nidanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act X (Judanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act IX (Kudanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act VII (Shichidanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Act VI (Rokudanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushingura)"

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

Four Miniature inscribed portraits of four Lamas

Unknown, 14th century

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Bowl with Relief Parrot

Unknown, 15th century

Pear-Shaped (Yuhuchun) Bottle with Everted Lip

Unknown, Late 15th/early 16th century

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)

Unknown, 5th/6th century

Sovereign of the Clouds of Dawn (Bixia Yuanjun)

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 14th/15th century

The Poet Du Fu Riding a Donkey

Kanô Shigenobu, Early 17th century

Peach

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Lovers, a Cat, and a Mouse in front of a Folding Screen

Sugimura Jihei, c. 1684/98

White-Robed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) in "Thrice-Bent" Pose (Tribhanga), Holding a Vase with Nectar of Immortality (Amrta)

Unknown, Sui dynasty (589–618), early 7th century

Bodhisattava

Unknown, Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), dated 524

Dicang (Khsitigarbha), or "He Who Encompasses the Earth," Seated and Holding a Wish-Bearing Jewel (Cintamani)

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), c. 8th century

Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)

Unknown, Liao dynasty (907–1125), 11th century

Large Baluster-Shaped Vase

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

Wine Jar (Hu)

Unknown, Style of Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 2nd/1st century

Dish with Dragon amid Clouds and Lotus Petals

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Pear-Shaped Vase

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th century

Bulbous-Shaped Vase and Dragon Design

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795)

Monkey Trainer with a Monkey at the New Year

Kishi Bunshô, c. 1780s (1782?)

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Soga no Juro in the play "Tsuru Kame Osana Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1721 (?)

Torii Kiyotomo, c. 1721

Warrior on Horseback

Katsukawa Shunsei, late 1780s or early 1790s

Society Finches (Jushimatsu)

Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai), 1790s

Looking out to Sea from the Benten Shrine at Susaki in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Susaki Benten yori kaijo o nozomu), from the series "Eastern Capital (Toto)"

Shotei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Women viewing miniature landscape, from the series "Furyu moro hanami uwari"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, n.d.

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33

View of the Rokugo River Crossing at the Kawasaki Station (Kawasaki-juku Rokugo kawa watashi no zu), from the series "Tokaido Road (Tokaido)"

Shotei Hokuju, c. 1789/1818

Right-Hand Page: The Actors Bando Hikosaburo III as Soga no Goro (right), and Segawa Kikunojo IV as Onna Asahina (left), in the Play Ume-goyomi Akebono Soga; Left-hand Sheet: The Actors Onoe Matsusuke I as Furugori Shinzaemon (left), and Ichikawa Danjuro V and Kagekiyo (right) in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1780

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, c. 1780

Russian's Love for a Lady (Oroshiyajin fujin wo aisu)

Utagawa Yoshitoyo, 1860

The Courtesan Nareginu of the Wakanaya

Kikugawa Eishin (Hideyoshi), c. 1804/30

Kiyokawa and Bunshichi, from the series "Elegant Dew of Flowers (Furyu hana no tsuyu)"

Kikugawa Eishin (Hideyoshi), c. 1804/30

The Actor Nakamura Karoku I as Fujiya Azuma

Shunshosai Hokucho, 1827

The Actor Ichikawa Hakuen as Sukeroku

Shunshosai Hokucho, early 19th century

Model of a Coffin with Figures

Unknown, Han dynasty or earlier

The First Month (Sho gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, c. 1793

Tamashima River in Hizen Province (Tamashimagawa, Hizen), from the series "Fashionable Mirrors of Famous Places (Furyu meisho kagami)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Osada no Taro (?) in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1768 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1768

Mimosuso River in Ise Province (Mimosusogawa, Ise), from the series "Fashionable Mirrors of Famous Places (Furyu meisho kagami)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770/72