Arts of Asia — Page 44

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1761

Kogo no Tsubone and Minamoto no Nakakuni

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s

The Lantern Shop

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Enoshima, from the series "Mount Fuji in the Four Seasons (Shiki no Fuji)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the ghost of Yatsuhashi, Sawamura Sojuro III as Soga no Juro, and Ichikawa Danjuro V as the ghost of Seigen, in the play "Sono Omokage Matsu ni Sakura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1783

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Minamoto no Yoshiie, in the play "Date Nishiki Tsui no Yumitori," performed at the Morita Theater in the eleventh month, 1778 (?)

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

The Actors Ichikawa Masugoro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Hayakawa Denshiro as Shinzaemon in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1727

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1727

Young Woman Hanging a Painting

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1771

Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Jar with Basketweave Pattern

Unknown, Three Kingdoms period (A.D. 220–265), 2nd century A.D.

The insistent lover, from an untitled series of erotic prints

Sugimura Jihei, c. 1684/98

Orchid and Bird

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1770

Jar (Hu) with Two Loop Handles

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 1st century B.C.

Globular Jar with Relief Cordons and Two Handles

Unknown, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), 1st century B.C.

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Karashi Baba (right), and Ichikawa Danjuro IV as Sanshodayu (left), in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1769

Jar in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Container (lei)

Unknown, Warring States Period (475–221 B.C.)

Hamamuraya: Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Koman, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1795

Rain in the Fifth Month (Samidare)

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

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

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Act Eleven from the series "The Chushingura Drama Parodied by Famous Beauties (Komei bijin mitate Chushingura Junimai Kuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Jar

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906)

Jar

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

Spouted Ewer

Unknown, Early Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

Pedestalled Dish

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906), 8th century

Round Covered Box with Flowers and Leaves

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907)

Stem Cup with Florets

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906)

Ring-Handled Cup

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906)

Stem Bowl with Foliate Medallions

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906), first half of 8th century

Fish-Shaped Oil Lamp

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906), first half of 8th century

Jar with Square Handles

Unknown, Six Dynasties period, Southern dynasties, c. 450/500 A.D.

Shallow Dish with Rosette Design

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

Globular Jar with Loop Handles and Medallions

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906), 8th century

Miniature Vase with Wire Strands and Variegated Materials

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907)

A pair of ducks by a lotus pond

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1879

Cup in the Shape of a Lotus Flower with a Figure of an Immortal

Unknown, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Lobed Dish

Unknown, Song dynasty (960–1279)

Chrysanthemum Boy leaning on a rock, from the series "Five Prints on Longevity (Kotobuki goban no uchi)

Yanagawa Shigenobu I, mid–1820s

Footed Jar

Unknown, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1050 B.C.)

A visit to a shrine, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1786

Bowl with Six Goats

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Daoquang reign mark and period (1821–1850)

The New Year's Festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1801

Ferry on the Rokugo River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

The Actor Takinaka Utagawa (Kasen)

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1741

The Eighth Month (Hachigatsu), from the series "Popular Customs of the Twelve Months (Fuzoku juni ko)"

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya

Ichirakutei Eisui, c. 1798

Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798

View of Mitsumata in the Eastern Capital (Toto Mitsumata no zu), from the series "Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto no zu)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, early 1830s