Arts of Asia — Page 77

The Poet Ariwara no Narihira on the bank of the Sumida River

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1764

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kamaya Buhei in the play "Fude Hajime Soga no Tamazusa," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1768

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1768

Two Actors Catching Fireflies

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1765/70

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the courtesan Umegae in the play "Hiragana Seisuiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764

Suzuki Harunobu, 1764

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo I (L) and Nakamura Matsue I (R)

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1770

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo I (L) and Nakamura Matsue I (R)

Torii Kiyomitsu I, c. 1770

Eight-Platform Bridge (Yatsuhashi), from the "Tale of Ise (Ise Monogatari)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Sano Crossing at Miwagasaki (Miwagasaki Sano no watari)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1760s

Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki yau), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, early 1760s

Poem by Sojo Henjo, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Poem by Kisen Hoshi, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Empress Jito (Jito Tenno), from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1763/64

Poem by Otomo no Kuronushi, from the series "Six Famous Poets (Rokkasen)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1764/65

Gathering Lotus Flowers

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

By the Stream

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Parody of Kawachi-goe from "Tales of Ise"

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

The Fan Peddler

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

By the Stream

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Casting a curse at the hour of the ox (ushi no koku mairi)

Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

Young Women Playing Cat's Cradle

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Evening Snow on a Floss Shaper (Nurioke no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Ono no Komachi Washing the Book

Suzuki Harunobu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1765/66

Evening Glow of a Lamp (Andon no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Autumn Moon in the Mirror (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

The Full Moon

Unknown, 18th century

The Thirteen Buddhas

Unknown, 16th century

The Evening Bell of the Clock (Tokei no bansho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woman Beside a Cherry Tree

Unknown, c. 1688/90

Tanabata Dance

Torii Kiyonobu I, Woodblock carved 1698, printed about 1915

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1718

The Actor Sawamura Kodenji I

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

The Actor Hanaoka Miyako

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a woman holding an umbrella and Nakamura Shichisaburo I as a young boy

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1700

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1714

The Actors Nakamura Takesaburō as Kewaizaka no Shōshō and IchikawaDanjurō II as Soga Gorō

Torii Kiyomasu I, 1715

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1725

The Actor Nakamura Takesaburo I in a female role

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1718

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1718

The Actor Fujimura Handayu II as Oiso no Tora

Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1715

The Actor Takii Hannosuke as an effeminate youth

Torii Kiyonobu I, c. 1707

A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight

Torii Kiyomasu I, c. 1715

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I in an Unidentified Role

Okumura Masanobu, c.1743

Courtesan Playing with a Cat

Kaigetsudo Dohan, c. 1715

A Courtesan and her Attendant

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1803/04

Young Woman Reading Tanzaku Tied to a Cherry Tree

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1741

Flower Wagon

Hanegawa Chincho, c. 1730