Arts of Asia — Page 52
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The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1792
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as a Dragon Maiden Disguised a Tamanami, in the Play Oyafune Taiheiki, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1775
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Sakura-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1776
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776
The Actor Yoshizawa Iroha I as Tamamo no Mae (?) in the Play Sakuya Kono Hana no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1776 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776
Actor Otani Hiroemon III as Hige no Ikyû in “The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush Warbler” (“Hitokidori harutsuge Soga”)
Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1764
The Actor Otani Tomoemon I as Otsuma in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1781
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1781
The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo III as the Thunder God, an Incarnation of Sugawara Michizane, in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1776
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fourth Month, 1779
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kudo Saemon Suketsune (?) in the Play Sakai-cho Soga Nendaiki (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1771 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1771
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Moriya no Daijin Disguised as Rokuju-rokubu in the Play Miya-bashira Iwao no Butai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Seventh Month, 1773
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1773
Globular Jar
Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906), first half of 8th century
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1777
Covered Jar with Spouts
Unknown, Song dynasty (960–1279) or later
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kongara Doji in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780
The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora Disguised as Shikishima Wakahei in the Play Juni-hitoe Komachi-zakura, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1784
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1784
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Gokuin Sen'emon in the Play Hatsumombi Kuruwa Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1780
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780
The Goddess Benten Holding a Biwa and a Young Man Holding a Shoulder Drum, from the series "Comparing the Smiles of the Lucky Gods (Fukujin egao kurabe)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, late 1780s
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Palanquin Bearer Gohei in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Hito-maru Disguised as the Courtesan Chiyozaki, in the Play Kuruwa no Hana Katsuragi no Kane, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third Month, 1775
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1775
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 Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782
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
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1771
Musashibô Benkei Brings the Captured Tosabô Shôshun to Yoshitsune
Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1782
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo Disguised as an Ascetic Monk, in the Play Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1780
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Kusunoki Uraminosuke Disguised as a Male Fox from Tsukamoto (?), in the Play Kumoi no Hana Yoshino no Wakamusha (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1786 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1786
The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Kagekiyo Disguised as Omi Yawatanosuke in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1772
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
Vase with Stylized Petals
Unknown, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), or Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 12th/14th century
The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Yushichi (?) in the Play Keisei Momiji no Uchikake (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Seventh Month, 1772 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo in the Play Koi Musume Mukashi Hachijo, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1776
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1776
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo in the Play Kite Hajime Hatsugai Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1774
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1774
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1775
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1775
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1782
The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Matsuo-maru (?) in the Play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Fourth Month, 1779 (?)
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1779
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772
"I": Coming of Age, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Oboshi Yuranosuke in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1783
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1783
"Mu," page from "Picture Book of the Music of Pines Trees (Ehon matsu no shirabe)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, 1795
Taira no Atsumori Returning to Shore to Confront Kumagai no Jirô Naozane
Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1770
"Ni": Akutagawa, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ra": Narihira Requests a Painting from a Former Lover, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Re": The Imperial Huntsman, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Wa": Young Grass, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ku," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"No," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"U": Narihira Presents a Chancellor with a Model of a Pheasant, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73
"Ki," from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1772/73