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Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

Parody of Liu Bei (J: Gentoku) Visiting Zhuge Liang (J: Komei) in Wind and Snow (Gentoku fusetsu ni Komei o tazureru)

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1844

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Min Ziqian (Binshiken), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1842

Jar in the Form of Ancient Bronze Vessel by Unknown

Jar in the Form of Ancient Bronze Vessel

Unknown, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736–1795)

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u) by Unknown

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u)

Unknown, 18th century

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u) by Unknown

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u)

Unknown, late 17th/early 18th

Tripod Jar by Unknown

Tripod Jar

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–906)

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u) by Unknown

Woman's Amulet Box (Ga'u)

Unknown, 18th century

Tribal Bracelet by Unknown

Tribal Bracelet

Unknown, mid–19th century

Water Sprayer (Pichkari) by Unknown

Water Sprayer (Pichkari)

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Oval Plaque with Landscape by Unknown

Oval Plaque with Landscape

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

Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Moonlight through the Clouds off the Haneda Coast

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1929 (original design by Kiyochika; published posthumously)

Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Zhang Shun, the White Splash in the Waves, and Li Kui, the Black Whirlwind, in an Underwater Struggle (Rori Hakucho Chojun and Kokusenpu Riki)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, September 1887

Evening Snow on White Hair (Shiraga bosetsu), from the series "Personal Encounters from Eight Performances (Omi hakkei)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Evening Snow on White Hair (Shiraga bosetsu), from the series "Personal Encounters from Eight Performances (Omi hakkei)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1847/52

Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro no ko kikoku ju Ryugujo no zu) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Urashima Taro Returning Home from the Palace of the Dragon King (Urashima Taro no ko kikoku ju Ryugujo no zu)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a courtesan and Nakagawa Hanzaburo as a young man by Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a courtesan and Nakagawa Hanzaburo as a young man

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

Courtesan and Two Attendants Parading by a Stream by Isoda Koryusai

Courtesan and Two Attendants Parading by a Stream

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776

Tossing Dishes Over a Cliff by Suzuki Harunobu

Tossing Dishes Over a Cliff

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766/67

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Seen from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fujimi sanjurokkei)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Seen from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fujimi sanjurokkei)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827 by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1827

The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)" by Torii Kiyonaga

The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

The Sixth Month (Rokugatsu), from the series "Popular Customs of the Twelve Months (Fuzoku juni ko)" by Katsukawa Shunchô

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

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Ueno by Katsukawa Shunchô

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Ueno

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1780/1801

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Shell-Matching Game, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1789

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)" by Kitagawa Utamaro

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the play "Yukari no Edo-zakura" by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Sukeroku (R) and Onoe Kikugoro III as the white sake peddler Shinbei (L) in the play "Yukari no Edo-zakura"

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), c. 1823

Hand Ornament (Hathphul) and Thumb Ring (Arsi) by Unknown

Hand Ornament (Hathphul) and Thumb Ring (Arsi)

Unknown, 19th century

Pedestal with Squatting Bear by Unknown

Pedestal with Squatting Bear

Unknown, Han dynasty (206 B. C.–A.D. 220)

Dish with Clouds, Bats, Gourds, Flowers, and Jui Mushroom by Unknown

Dish with Clouds, Bats, Gourds, Flowers, and Jui Mushroom

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

Fitted Chest with Floral and Grape-Leaf Motifs by Unknown

Fitted Chest with Floral and Grape-Leaf Motifs

Unknown, 18th/19th century

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami by Islamic

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic, Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)

Tinder Pouch by Unknown

Tinder Pouch

Unknown, 19th century

Famile-Rose Bowl by Unknown

Famile-Rose Bowl

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

Oil Lamp with Christian Crosses by Unknown

Oil Lamp with Christian Crosses

Unknown, 16th/17th century

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796 by Utagawa Toyokuni I

The actor Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Iyo no Taro disguised as Bantaro in the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1796

Revanta, Son of Sun God Surya by Unknown

Revanta, Son of Sun God Surya

Unknown, c. 10th century

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)" by Suzuki Harunobu

Poem by Ariwara no Narihira, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

The Poet Sugawara Michizane by Kitao Shigemasa

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Climbing the steps one hundred times by Suzuki Harunobu

Climbing the steps one hundred times

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Double Pillow by Kitagawa Utamaro

Double Pillow

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Dagger-Axe (ge) by Unknown

Dagger-Axe (ge)

Unknown, Shang dynasty (1600 – 1046 B.C.)

Cylindrical Jar with Figures in a Landscape by Unknown

Cylindrical Jar with Figures in a Landscape

Unknown, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded by Twenty-Three Other Tirthankaras by Unknown

Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded by Twenty-Three Other Tirthankaras

Unknown, 1498

Jar with Sawtooth and Encircling Bands by Unknown

Jar with Sawtooth and Encircling Bands

Unknown, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)

Guardian Figure (Dvarapala) by Unknown

Guardian Figure (Dvarapala)

Unknown, c. 15th century

Dagger (Katar) by Unknown

Dagger (Katar)

Unknown, 18th century

Sheep Shed by Unknown

Sheep Shed

Unknown, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)

Man's Portable Amulet Shrine (Ga'u) by Unknown

Man's Portable Amulet Shrine (Ga'u)

Unknown, 18th century

Ewer with Abstract Swirls and Radiating Strokes by Unknown

Ewer with Abstract Swirls and Radiating Strokes

Unknown, Tang dynasty (618–907), 9th century

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