Arts of Asia — Page 78

Falcon Perched on a Tree

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1785

Crossing the Frozen Suwa Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwa kosui kori watari)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1833/34

An Elegant Lady

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1715

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

Torii Kiyonobu I, 1718

The Actors Otani Oniji I as Soga no Goro and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as the sister of Yoshinaka in the play "Fuji no Yuki Mitsugi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1746

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1746

The Actor Ichimura Kamezo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Hatsugoyomi Kotobuki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1745 (?)

Torii Kiyonobu II, c. 1745

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Urashima Taro and Takinaka Hidematsu I as Kanemoto Gozen in the play "Ichi no Tomi Seiwa Nendaiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1746

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1746

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Minamoto no Yorimasa and Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsura's wife Karumo in the play "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

The Actors Bando Hikosaburo I as Araki Shozaemon and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Daidoji Tahatanosuke in the play "Chigozakura Futabajikki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the tenth month, 1746

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1746

The Actors Fujikawa Heikuro as Masamune and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Rai Kunitsugu in the play "Shin Usuyuki Monogatari," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the sixth month, 1746

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1746

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi and Arashi Koroku as Makomo no Mae in the play "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1747

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Soga no Goro in the play "Monzukushi Nagoya Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1748

Torii Kiyonobu II, 1748

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as a madwoman in the play "Kabuto Goban Tadanobu," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1728 (?)

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1728

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Kenkaya Gorouemon and Segawa Kikunojo I as Osen in the play "Hatsugoyomi Akinai Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1732

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1732

The Actor Ichimura Takenojo IV as Kanaya Kingoro in the play "Ima wa Mukashi Omokage Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1737

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1737

The Bad Tiger Cub

Unknown, c. 1730

Advertisement of the drama "Haru no Akebono Kuruwa Soga," at the Ichimura Theatre

Torii Kiyomasu II

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Onio Shinzaemon and Onoe Kikugoro I as the courtesan Usugumo in the play "Nanakusa Wakayagi Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1744

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in the play "Haru wa Akebono Kuruwa Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1743

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1743

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Ushiwakamaru, Segawa Kikunojo I as Oroku, and Otani Oniji I as Matano Goro in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Tokiwa in the play "Tonozukuri Genji Junidan," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1744

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1744

Calling upon the Lady Tamakazura, from the illustrated book "Collection of Pictures of Beauties (Bijin e-zukishi)"

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1683

Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)"

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1681/84

An Interrupted Embrace

Sugimura Jihei, c. 1685

The Tengu King Training his Pupils

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1690

Blue bird on clematis

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Warbler on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Sparrows and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo II casting a curse at the hour of the ox

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1745

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as Utabikuni in the play "Fuji Miru Sato Sakae Soga" (?), performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1742

Torii Kiyomasu II, 1742

Six actors dreaming of their roles, from the series "Spring Plays of 1804: The Pillow of Kontan (Koshi haru kyogen kontan no makura)"

Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1804

Viewing Maple Trees

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1835

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazuru)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Summer Twilight on the Banks of the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Matsuchi Hill after Snowfall

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Onio Shinzaemon (?) in the Play Bunshin Sugatami Soga (?), Performed at the Morita Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1765 (?)

Katsukawa Shunsho, c. 1765

Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku

Katsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1780

Actor Ichikawa Raizô I as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in “The Soga Play: Announcement of the Spring Season by the Bush Warbler” (“Hitokidori harutsuge Soga”)

Katsukawa Shunsho, About 1764

Standing Courtesan

Kaigetsudo Dohan, c. 1715

A Snowy Gorge on the Fuji River

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1842

Gathering Spring Flowers

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767

Picnic Party at Hagidera

Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1785/95

The Treasure Ship

Furuyama Moromasa, c. 1712

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Fox Fires on New Year's Eve at the Changing Tree in Oji (Oji shozoku enoki omisoka no kitsunebi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Fireworks at Ryogoku (Ryogoku hanabi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi), No.56 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857