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New Rotation
Japan: A History of Style
March 8, 2021–April 24, 2022
Previously on view at
The Met Fifth Avenue
in
Galleries 223–232
Free with Museum admission
All exhibitions
Overview
Exhibition Objects
Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja)
Kaikei
early 13th century
A Mirror of Gathered Seaweed (Mokagami)
Various calligraphers
8th–17th century
Four-Legged Jar with Lid
Japan
8th century
Long-Necked Bottle
Japan
8th century
Jar
Japan
ca.9th century
“The Historical Buddha Preaching,” a section from The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)
Unidentified artist
mid-8th century
The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)
Unidentified artist
late 13th century
Three poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), known as the “Imaki Fragment” (Imaki-gire)
Fujiwara no Norinaga
12th century
Three Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū), one of the Araki Fragments (Araki-gire)
Fujiwara no Yukinari (Kōzei)
11th century
Urn
Japan
8th century
Four-Legged jar
Japan
9th century
Page from the Collection of Poems by Lady Ise (Ise shū)
Japan
early 12th century
Three poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Kokin wakashū)
Fujiwara no Tameyori
13th century
Water Dropper in the Shape of a Chrysanthemum
Japan
first half 19th century
Three Poems from the Later Collection of Japanese Poems (Gosen wakashū)
Monk Saigyō
late 12th century
Brush Rest (Fude-oki) in the Shape of a Narcissus Spray and Blossoming Plum Branch
Japan
first half 19th century
Two Poems from the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Continued (Zoku Kokin wakashū)
Nun Abutsu
13th century
Paperweight (Bunchin) with Maple Branch and Bugaku Hat from “An Imperial Celebration of Autumn Foliage” (Momiji no ga), Chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji
Japan
second half 18th century
Portrait of En no Gyōja
Jakusai 寂済
late 14th–15th century
Four Poems from the Sekido Version of the Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (Sekido-bon Kokin wakashū)
Fujiwara no Yukinari 藤原行成
mid- to late 11th century
Page from the Sekido-bon Version of the “Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern” (Sekido-bon Kokinshū
Fujiwara no Yukinari 藤原行成
mid- to late 11th century
Poems from the “Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern,” known as the “Murasame Fragments" (Murasame-gire)
Nijō Tameyo
early 14th century
Mirror with Zaō Gongen
Japan
11th–12th century
Zaō Gongen
Japan
11th century
Zaō Gongen
Japan
14th century
The “Kōetsu Version” of Waka Poems of the Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry (Kōetsu-bon Waka Sanjūrokkasen) 和歌三十歌仙
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1610
The Poet Koōgimi, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)l
Japan
15th century
Ariwara Narihira, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)
Japan
first half 15th century
Minamoto no Muneyuki, from the “Fujifusa Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Fujifusa-bon Sanjūrokkasen emaki)
Unidentified
Emperor Godaigo
early 15th century
The Poet Fujiwara Kiyotada, from the “Narikane Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals
Unidentified artist
13th century
The Poet Kiyohara Motosuke, from the “Tameshige Version” of Thirty-six Poetic Immortals (Tameshige-bon Jidai fudō utawase emaki)
Unidentified artist
15th century
The Poets Henjō and Jichin, from Stylus-Illustrated Competition of Poets of Different Periods (Mokuhitsu jidai fudō uta awase-e)
Unidentified artist
mid-14th century
Golden Tablets
Shinoda Tōkō 篠田桃紅
2011
Male and Female Shinto Deities
Japan
10th century
Teika’s Ten Styles of Japanese Poetry
Unidentified
early 18th century
Shinto Deity as a Seated Courtier
Japan
11th–12th century
Bugaku Mask (Sanju)
Japan
12th century
The Four Deities of Mount Kōya
Japan
late 14th century
Illustrated Handscrolls of The Tale of Genji
Ryūjo (Tatsujo)
1594
Dragon King
Unidentified
16th–17th century
“Taira no Koremori’s Farewell,” from The Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari)
Iwasa Matabei (Katsumochi)
ca. 1640
Chinese Couplet by Bai Juyi and Waka by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (partial) from “Japanese and Chinese Poems to Sing” (Wakan rōeishū)
Konoe Sakihisa 近衛前久
late 16th–early 17th century
Dainichi, the Cosmic Buddha (Mahavairocana)
Japan
12th century
One of the Four Heavenly Kings
Japan
12th century
Jar in Meiping Shape with Incised Floral Design
Japan
14th century
One of the Four Heavenly Kings
Japan
12th century
Fudō Myōō (Achala Vidyaraja), The Immovable Wisdom King
Mokujiki Shōnin
1805
Altar Cabinet (Zushi) for Fudō Myōō
Unidentified artist
19th century
Amida, the Buddha of Limitless Light
Japan
ca. 1250
Jizō, Bodhisattva of the Earth Store (Kshitigarbha)
Japan
late 12th–mid-13th century
The Bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
Japan
mid-11th century
Jūichimen Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion with Eleven Heads (Avalokiteshvara)
Japan
mid- to late 14th century
Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Benevolent Deities
Unidentified artist
late 14th century
Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and the Ten Great Disciples
Japan
early 14th century
Mandala of the Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) of the Eight Syllables
Japan
13th century
Memyō Bosatsu (Ashvaghosha Bodhisattva) Mounted on a Horse
Unidentified
15th–16th century
Iconographic Drawing of the Bodhisattva Memyō (Ashvaghosha)
Japan
12th century
The Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) with Five Topknots
Unidentified
14th century
The Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) with Eight Topknots
Japan
late 13th century
Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Arhats
Japan
14th century
Ten Rakan Examining a Painting of White-Robed Kannon
Katō Nobukiyo
1788–92
Portrait of Dengyō Daishi (Saichō)
Unidentified
early 18th century
Prince Shōtoku at Age Sixteen
Japan
14th century
Six of the Twelve Divine Generals (Jūni shinshō)
Japan
early 14th century
Fragment of Vol. 157 of Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Mahaprajnaparamita sutra; Daihannyaharamittakyō) 大般若波羅蜜多経巻第一百五十七
Unidentified artist
1383, sixth month (Eitoku 3)
Illustrated Legends of the Origins of the Kumano Shrines
Japan
late 16th–early 17th century
Ritual Ewer
Japan
13th century
Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”
Takuma Tametō
12th century
Ōtsu-e of Shōmen Kongōyasha (Vajrayaksha)
Japan
probably late 16th–early 17th century
Mandala of the Bodhisattva Hannya (Prajnaparamita)
Japan
14th century
Chōmeiji Temple Pilgrimage Mandala
Japan
second quarter 16th century
“The Mountain is Empty; A Pinecone Falls”
Zekkai Chūshin 絶海中津
late 14th century
"Abiding Nowhere, the Awakened Mind Arises”
Musō Soseki
early 14th century
The Torii Gate of Gion Shrine
Japan
early 17th century
Shaka (Shakyamuni), The Historical Buddha, Descending from the Mountains
Japan
15th century
Landscapes of the Four Seasons
Keison
mid-16th century
Quail, Sparrows, and Millet
Japan
early 16th century
Musk Cat
Uto Gyoshi
mid–late 16th century
Birds and Flowers
Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信
mid-16th century
White-robed Kannon
Japan
14th century
Gibbons in a Landscape
Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継
ca. 1570
Mynah Birds
Unidentified artist
early 17th century
Tethered Hawks
Soga Chokuan
Ittō Jōteki (Shōteki)
before 1606
Landscape with Pavilion
Kenkō Shōkei 賢江祥啓
Tōgen Zuisen 桃源瑞仙
1478–80
Flower Vessel
Japan
13th century
Hawk on a Pine
Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信
mid-16th century
Flower-shaped Negoro Tray (Kōban) with Three Feet
Japan
15th century
Brown-Eared Bulbul (Hiyodori) on a Branch of Plum
Kano Shōei
mid- to late 16th century
Round Negoro Tray (Ashitsuki-ban) with Three Feet
Japan
15th–16th century
Tea Bowl with “Hare’s-Fur” Glaze
China
12th century
Portrait of a Warrior
Unidentified artist
late 16th century
Hawks
Soga Nichokuan
mid-17th century
Mirror, and Mirror Box (Kagami-bako) with Feather Crest and Peony Scrolls
Japan
Daoist Sage and Hawk
Soga Nichokuan
mid-17th century
Portrait of Bodhidharma
Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴
mid-18th century
Bamboo in Summer
Takahashi Sōhei
1827
Chinese Poems and Calligraphy
Mitsui Shinna 三井親和
1779
The Four Accomplishments
Kano Motonobu 狩野元信
mid-16th century
Children Playing in Summer and Winter
Maruyama Ōshin
early 19th century
Eight Daoist Immortals Welcoming Jurōjin
Japan
17th century
Eight Daoist Immortals Welcoming Jurōjin
Japan
17th century
Moonlit Landscape
Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪
1794–95
The Daoist Immortal Liezi Flying on a Cloud
Kano Yukinobu 狩野之信
16th century
Three Laughers of Tiger Ravine
Sekishō Shōan 石樵昌安
mid-16th century
Tenjin Traveling to China
Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪
1787–88
Chinese Sages
Kano Sanraku
late 16th–early 17th century
Screens within Screens
Japan
late 17th–early 18th century
Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons
Kano Tanshin (Morimasa)
late 17th–early 18th century
Puppies in the Snow
Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪
1792–99
Flowers of Spring and Autumn
Ogata Kōrin
shortly after 1701
Boat under the Moon
Nagasawa Roshū 長澤蘆洲
early 19th century
Gourd-shaped Flower Basket (Hyōtangata hanakago)
Katō Tōshōsai
ca. 1920–30s
Jurōjin
Gan Ku (Kishi Ganku)
1838
Poem by Fujiwara no Okikaze with Underpainting of Clematis
Shōkadō Shōjō 松花堂昭乗
Tawaraya Sōtatsu 俵屋宗達
early 17th century
Square Dish with Spring Flowers
Ogata Kenzan
18th century
Portrait of Botanka Shōhaku
Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
second half 18th century
Picture Album by Old Man Maruyama (En'ō gafu) 円翁画譜
Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
1837, third month (Tenpō 8)
Flowering Plants and Vegetables of the Four Seasons
Japan
early 18th century
The Poet Li Bo's Visit to Mount Emei
Shiokawa Bunrin
1875
Hexagonal Jar (Rokkaku-tsubo) with Paulownia and Geometric Design
Japan
18th century
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi)
Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)
1870–80s
Landscape
Watanabe Shikō 渡辺始興
first half of the 18th century
Monk Ippen Giving a Warrior the Tonsure after His Wife Took Vows as a Lay Buddhist Nun
Yamada Shinzan
mid-20th century
Cherry and Maple Trees
Sakai Hōitsu
early 1820s
Four Perfect Views of Waterfalls
Tanaka Raishō
1917
Fragrant Garden under a Hazy Moon
Nakabayashi Chikutō
1843
Large Flower Basket (Hanakago)
Iizuka Hōsai II
ca. 1910s
Shrine Cabinet in the shape of a Mountain Monk’s Backpack (Oi)
Iizuka Hōsai II
1911
Pair of Vases with Phoenix Design and En-suite Stands
Suzuki Chōkichi
ca. 1877–82
Ryūrikyō Hanging Flower Basket (Ryūrikyō-shiki tsurioki hanakago)
Tanabe Chikuunsai I
ca. 1900–20
Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Dayflowers
Okada Akito
ca. 1930s
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Autumn Grasses and Moon
Unryūan (Kitamura Tatsuō)
2014
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern
Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II)
first half of the19th century
Dish with Bamboo Leaves
Ogata Kenzan 尾形乾山
18th century
Dish with Bamboo Leaves
Ogata Kenzan 尾形乾山
18th century
Tea-Ceremony Chest (Chadansu)
Nakata Kinseki
1940
Black Seto (Seto-guro) Tea Bowl, named Iron Mallet (Tettsui)
Japan
late 16th century
Kettle (Kama) with Stripes and Rhomboid Pattern
Hata Shunsai III 三代畠春斎
2020
Used-Water Container (Kensui)
Japan
mid-19th century
Double-cut (Nijū-giri) Flower Container (Hanaire), named Cool Summer Morning (Shinryō)
Kōgetsu Sōgan
early 17th century
Tea Caddy (Chaire)
Japan
late 16th century
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi)
Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽
2018
On Reclusion
Sesson Yūbai 雪村友梅
first half 14th century
Round Negoro Tray (Kōban)
Japan
first half 15th century
Calligraphy
Tōkei Sōboku 東渓宗牧
late 15th–early 16th century
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi)
Japan
early 17th century
Large Tenmoku Bowl “Wind”
Hisada Shigeyoshi
1994
Silver Freshwater Jar with Dolphin (Nanryō irukamon mizusashi)
Miyata Ryohei 宮田亮平
2020
Round Flower Vase
Hannya Tamotsu 般若保
2016
Harmony (Wa)
Iino Ichirō 飯野一朗
2015
Wood-Grain Metal Vase
Tamagawa Norio 玉川宣夫
2019
Winter Grove (Fuyu no kodachi) Flower Container
Okuyama Hōseki 奥山峰石
1997
Morning Calm (Asanagi) Bowl
Yamamoto Akira 山本晃
2011
Wood-Grain Metal Tea Caddy (Chaki)
Sako Ryuhei 佐故龍平
2020
Flower Container
Taguchi Toshichika 田口壽恒
2015
Brook (Seseragi)
Iede Takahiro 家出隆浩
2020
Checked Box in Red and Black
Tanaka Terukazu 田中照一
2020
Flower Vase
Katsura Morihito 桂盛仁
1987
High Tide Comes In (Shiomitsu)
Osumi Yukie 大角幸枝
2007
7 o'clock NY
Nakagawa Mamoru 中川衛
2020
Flower Vessel "Chuyo"
Ozawa Kōmin 大澤光民
2015
Distant (Yū) Silver Vase
Otsuki Masako 大槻昌子
2007
Waves at Suminoe
Nakamura Takuo 中村卓夫
2012
“Waterfall “ Character
Hashimoto Kansetsu 橋本関雪
ca. 1940
Evening Haze (Banka) Document Box
Oshiyama Motoko 押山元子
2009
Peacocks and Cherry Blossoms
Imazu Tatsuyuki
ca. 1925
Egrets in a Lotus Pond
Yamamoto Baiitsu
1852
A Carp Ascending a Waterfall
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Parrot on an Ancient Pine
Takeuchi Seihō
1916
Tiger, Tigress and Cub
Kishi Chikudō
1892
Aged Pines
Suzuki Shōnen 鈴木松年
late 19th century
The Actors Matsumoto Hyōzō I as a Wakashu and Nakamura Denkurō I as a Samurai Retainer
Torii Kiyonobu I
ca. 1699–1700
An Actor of the Ichikawa Family Scattering Beans during the Setsubun Festival to Drive Out Evil Spirits
Torii Kiyomasu I
ca. 1709–15
Taira no Atsumori in the Battle of Ichinotani
Sugimura Jihei
ca. 1684–1700
“Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1825
Primavera (Haru)
Kainoshō Tadaoto 甲斐庄楠音
1929
Women’s Kabuki
Kano Takanobu
mid- to- late 1610s
A Courtesan and Her Attendants with a Revolving Shadow Lantern
Okumura Masanobu
ca. 1715–20
The Tragic Lovers Osome and Hisamatsu
Torii Kiyomasu I
1710–15
Courtesan of Shimabara with a child attendant (kamuro); center sheet of a triptych with courtesans of Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo (Sanpukutsui, Kyō, naka)
Ishikawa Toyonobu
late 1740s
The Onnagata Actor Segawa Kikunojō II as Yaoya Oshichi Holding a Doll of Her Lover, Kichisaburō
Torii Kiyomitsu
ca. 1761–67
Bowler Hat
Hayakawa Shōkosai I
ca. 1880s–90s
Pipe and Pipe Case with Tobacco Pouch
Shibata Zeshin
early 19th century
Young Woman Preparing Tea
Miki Suizan
before 1952
Obi Sash with Butterflies and Plum Blossoms
Japanese
second half 20th century
Perpsective View (uki-e) of a Kabuki Theatre, with a Performance of The Crest Patterns of the Soga Brothers and Nagoya Sanza (Mon-zukushi Nagoya Soga)
Okumura Masanobu
1748 (Enkyō 5), first month
Perspective Print (Uki-e) of the Theaters in Sakaichō and Fukiyachō on Opening Night
Utagawa Toyoharu
ca. 1780
Courtesan with a Young Man (Wakashu) beside a Screen
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
ca. 1679–84
Female Entertainer with a Young Man
Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣
ca. 1679–84
“A Courtesan as the Immortal Tieguai [Tekkai]”
Okumura Masanobu
ca. 1710
Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi
Gigadō Ashiyuki 戯画堂芦幸
1832
The Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Wrestler Iwakawa Jirokichi
Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英
1837
The Actor Arashi Koroku IV in the Final Farewell Performance of His Career (Shōgai onagori kyōgen) as the Female Bandit Hotei Oichi
Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲
1826
Tsutsui Toshimine
ca. 1906
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Admiring Ichikawa Danjūrō I in an Inset Portrait
Utagawa Kunisada
1819
Scent and Shadow
Takeuchi Keishū
ca. 1906
Print
Tomioka Eisen
ca. 1906
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Arajishi Otokonosuke
Utagawa Kunisada
1829
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Preparing New Year's Gifts
Utagawa Kunisada
ca. 1830
Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Role
Utagawa Kunimasa II
1823
Summer Kimono with Design of Plovers, Waves, Chinese Bellflowers, Pinks, Pines, Carriages, and Fences
Japan
first quarter of the 20th century
Kimono with Pines, Bamboo, and Plum
Japan
second quarter 20th century
The Actor Bandō Mitsugorō I
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
1780–81
The Actors Segawa Kikunojō III as Okiku, Nakayama Tomisaburō as Kasane, and Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Yoemon
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英
1796
The Onnagata Actor Nakamura Rikō I as Oniō nyōbō Tsukisayo and Ichikawa Yaozō III as Oniō Shinzaemon
Katsukawa Shunkō
1785, 1st month
A Young Couple in an Up-to-Date Reworking of Narihira’s Journey to the East
Suzuki Harunobu
1767–68
A Family Visiting a Shrine in the “Eleventh Month” (Kagura-zuki), from the series Fashionable Poetic Immortals in the Four Seasons (Fūzoku shiki kasen)
Suzuki Harunobu
ca. 1768
“Evening Glow at Ryōgoku Bridge” (Ryōgoku-bashi no sekishō), from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Fūryū Edo hakkei)
Suzuki Harunobu
1768
The Courtesan Umematsu of the Atarashiya Brothel Costumed as an Ohara Maiden
Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭
early 1790s
The Onnagata Actor Hanagiri Toyomatsu (Shisei) III as Ohaya
Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭
1793
A Celebration of Actors (Yakusha mono iwai)
Ryūkōsai Jokei 流光斎如圭
1784
Yotsu of the Matsukiyo Brothel Performing as a Shirabyōshi, from the series Sacred Dances in Shinmachi
Gochōtei Sadahiro 五蝶亭貞広
1841
Ichikawa Yonezō as the Ghost of Oiwa
Enjaku 猿雀
1865
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamashichi
Enjaku 猿雀
1860
Daimyo Procession to Edo
Hishikawa School
ca. 1700
Triptych of Loving Couples Playing a Trio of Musical Instruments” (Sanpukutsui hiyoku no sankyoku)
Nishimura Shigenaga
ca. 1746
“The Chrysanthemum Boy of the Zhou Dynasty” (Shū no Kikujidō)
Tamura Yoshinobu
ca. 1729
Woman Catching Fireflies
Torii Kiyohiro
ca. 1751–64
The Actors Mimasu Daigorō IV as Umako Daijin (right), Ichikawa Ebizō V as Umaya Daijin (center), and Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Prince Shōtoku (left)
Gosōtei Hirosada 五粽亭広貞
1849
The Actors Ichikawa Ebizō V as the Outlaw Nippon Daemon (right) and Kataoka Gadō as Tokushima Gohei
Gosōtei Hirosada 五粽亭広貞
1849
“One-Legged Umbrella Monster” (Kasa ippon ashi)
Gosōtei Hirosada 五粽亭広貞
1857
Nine Prints Depicting Dual Portraits of Actors in Roles
Utagawa Hirosada
ca. 1852
Chinese Ships at Nagasaki
Unidentified artist
ca. 1840
Camels with Dutch Handlers
Unidentified artist
ca. 1821
“America”: A Native American Woman on Horseback in the Snow
Utagawa Hiroshige II
1860
Russians at Nagasaki
Unidentified artist
ca. 1830
Newly Imported Great Elephant (Shinto hakurai no daizō)
Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo
1863
The Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Soga Gorō
Torii Tadamasa
1940
A New Record Comparing the Handwriting of the Courtesans of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami) 吉原傾城新美人自筆鏡
Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) 北尾政演 (山東京伝)
1784, early spring (Tenmei 4)
Onoe Kikugorō VI as Hayano Kanpei
Natori Shunsen
1931
A True View of a Trading House of a Yokohama Merchant
Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide
1861
Brocade Prints of the Thirty-six Poetesses (Nishiki zuri onna sanjūrokkasen) 錦摺女三十六歌仙
Chōbunsai (Hosoda) Eishi , 鳥文斎(細田)栄之
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
1801
Thirty-Six Poets
Chōbunsai Eishi
ca. 1795
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII in a Shibaraku Role Confronting the Catfish Priest
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞
Shōtei Hokuju 昇亭北寿
1809 (Bunka 6), 11th month
Artisans, Beauties, and Annual Events
Toyohara Kunichika
1874
Picture Book of Kyōka Poems: Mountains upon Mountains (Ehon kyōka yama mata yama) 画本狂歌山満多山
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
1804
Fine Views of the Eastern Capital at a Glance (Tōto meisho ichiran) 東都名所一覧
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
1800, first month (Kansei 12)
Men’s Stomping Dances (Otoko tōka) 男踏歌
Multiple artists/makers
1798
Newly Selected Fifty Poets of the Tenmei Era, One Poem Each (Tenmei shinsen gojūnin isshu) 天明新鐫五十人一首; 吾妻曲狂歌文庫(あずまぶり)
Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden) 北尾政演 (山東京伝)
1786
Mirror of Yoshiwara Beauties (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) 青楼美人合姿鏡
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政
1776
The Actor Nakamura Nakazō II as Matsuōmaru
Utagawa Kunimasa
1796
The Actor Iwai Kumesaburō I as Yae, the Wife of Sakuramaru
Utagawa Kunimasa
1796
The Actors Nakajima Wadaemon as Bōdara Chōzaemon and Nakamura Konozō as Gon of the Kanagawaya Boathouse
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1794, fifth month
The Actor Ōtani Tokuji I as the Retainer Sodesuke
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1794, fifth month
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III as Tanabe Bunzō
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1794, fifth month
The Actors Ichikawa Yaozō III as Fuwa no Banzaemon Shigekatsu and Sakata Hangorō III as Kosodate Kannonbō
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1794, 7th month
The Courtesan Emu of the Matsuya Brothel as a Cormorant Fisherwoman (Ukai Matsuya Emu), from the series “A Costume Parade in the Shimanouchi District” (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英
1836
“Ei of the Nakamoriken Brothel, who was a favorite of Yamamura Goto, as Lady Huayang (Kayō Fujin Yamamura Goto gonomi Nakamoriken Ei),” from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi District in Osaka (Naniwa Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ryūsai Shigeharu 柳斎重春
1836
The Courtesan Emi of the Kyōki Brothel as Shizuka Gozen (Shizuka Kyōki Emi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi District in Osaka (Naniwa Shimanouchi nerimono)
Jukōdō Yoshikuni 寿好堂よし国
probably 1836
Konami of the Kurahashiya in the Front Group of Musicians (Saki-bayashi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono)
Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信
1822
The Courtesan Hanatsuru of the Higashiōgiya Brothel as the Dragon Princess Otohime, from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono)
Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信
1822
The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune), from the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ōsaka Shinmachi nerimono)
Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信
1822
Oriental Masterprint – 17, from the series Oriental Masterprints
Roger Shimomura
1975
Oriental Masterprint – 18, from the series Oriental Masterprints
Roger Shimomura
1975
Oriental Masterprint – 13, from the series Oriental Masterprints
Roger Shimomura
1975
Oriental Masterprint – 14, from the series Oriental Masterprints
Roger Shimomura
1975
Oriental Masterprint – 19, from the series Oriental Masterprints
Roger Shimomura
1975
Woman Cooling Herself
Utagawa Toyohiro
ca. 1800
Spying with a Telescope, from the series Seven Fashionable Bad Habits (Fūryū nakute nanakuse)
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1801–2
Female Entertainer with a Koto
Utagawa Toyoharu
Shokusanjin (Ōta Nanpo)
ca. 1785; inscription early 19th century
Teahouse Waitress behind a Bamboo Blind, from the series Eight Views of Tea Stalls in Celebrated Places (Meisho koshikake hakkei)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1795–96
Parading Courtesan
Momokawa Shikō
late 18th century
Wistful Love (Mono-omoi koi), from the series Anthology of Poems: The Love Section (Kasen koi no bu)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1793–94
Procession of Women Crossing a River with a Young Falconer
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1804
Woman Playing a Shamisen while Her Son Clasps Her; “Sekidera Temple” (Sekidera), from the series Fashionable Adaptations of the Seven Komachi Plays (Fūryū nana Komachi)
Kitagawa Utamaro
ca. 1803
Women Buying Potted Plants from a Street Vendor, from the series Fashionable Brocades of the East (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)
Torii Kiyonaga
ca. 1784
A Youthful Male Performer (Gakudoji) Dressed as a Woman, with Attendant, from the series “Pictures of People from the Ryūkyū Islands” (Ryūkyūjin no zu)
Utagawa Toyohiro
ca. 1796
Bandō Mitsugorō III as Daihanji Kiyozumi and Arashi Koroku IV as Koganosuke
Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲
1821
The Actor Onoe Fujaku III as Kobayakawa Takakage
Seiyōsai Shunshi 青陽斎春子
mid-1820s
The Actors Arashi Kitsusaburō II as the Hairdresser Kamiyui Tasuke, and Arashi Koroku IV as Gonza the Lancer (Yari no Gonza)
Gigadō Ashiyuki 戯画堂芦幸
1824
The Actor Arashi Tokusaburō as the Female Gallant (Onnadate) Ohashi
Utagawa Sadamasu (Kunimasu) 初代歌貞升
1838
The Actor Asao Gakujūrō I (previously Yūjirō I) as Mashiba Hisatsugu
Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲
1822
The Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Inanoya Hanbē
Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲
1820
Doll Festival
Shinohara Ushio
1966
The Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Ishikawa Goemon
Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲
1822
Three Oiran (Courtesans)
Shinohara Ushio
1969
Samurai and Wakashu (Male Youth)
Miyagawa Isshō
early 18th century
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ōmezō I
Utagawa Kunisada
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII
painting ca. 1833; inscription dated 1858
Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II
Utagawa Kunisada
ca. 1827–29 (Kansei 10–12)
The Actor Arashi Kitsusaburō I (Kichisaburō II) as Prince Koretaka
Shunkōsai Hokushū
1821
Kimono with Pheasants amid Peonies
Japan
first half of the 20th century
Kimono with Pines and Mist
Japan
second quarter 20th century
Beauties as Artisans in a Printer's Studio, “Artisans” (Shokunin), from the series An Up-to-Date Parody of the Four Classes (Imayō mitate shi-nō-kō-shō)
Utagawa Kunisada
1857, 8th month
Beauties as Shopkeepers Selling Prints, “Shopkeepers” (Shōnin), from the series An Up-to-Date Parody of the Four Classes (Imayō mitate shi-nō-kō-shō)
Utagawa Kunisada
1857, 8th month
Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei
Utagawa Kunimasu 歌川国升
1850
Nakamura Shikan IV as the Fishmonger Aratota
Hasegawa Sadamasu 長谷川貞升
1841
The Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Isogai Tōsuke, from the series Lives of Men who Carried Out Revenge for Loyalty or Filial Piety
Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信
1848
Ichikawa Ebizō V as Senso Dōjin (right); Jitsukawa Ensaburō as Jiraiya (left)
Hasegawa Sadanobu 長谷川貞信
1854
“Harunobu’s Bathtub,” from the series: A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo
Paul Binnie
2007
“Kuniyoshi’s Cats,” from the series: A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo
Paul Binnie
2004
“Sharaku’s Caricatures,” from the series: A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo
Paul Binnie
ca. 2011
Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1794
Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter
Chōbunsai Eishi
Shokusanjin (Ōta Nanpo)
ca. 1811
The Nanpo Album (Nanpo jō) 南畝帖
Nagayama Kōin (Hirotora) 長山孔寅画・蜀山人
1824
“The Famous, Unrivaled Sculptor Hidari ‘Left-Handed’ Jingorō” (Meiyo: Migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingorō)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
ca. 1848
Turtle Fun: Wonderful, Wonderful (Kiki myōmyō)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
ca. 1848
Three Heroes of the Water Margin Capture the Bandit Queen Ichijōsei, from the series One Hundred Eight Heroes of the Theater Suikoden
Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英
ca. 1835
“View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)
Hasegawa Sadamasu 長谷川貞升
1836
“The Waterfall Where Yoshitsune Washed His Horse at Yoshino in Yamato Province,” from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1832
“Hokusai’s Waterfalls,” from the series: A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo
Paul Binnie
2006
“Hiroshige’s Edo,” from the series: A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo
Paul Binnie
2015
“Jūmantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige
1856
Courtesan with a Kitten
Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信
early 18th century
Courtesan of Eguchi
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Butsumo Keisen
painting:1770−80; inscription: 1820s–30s
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Kohei Nawa 名和晃平
2011
Ku-131 (Free Essence-131)
Ikuta Niyoko 生田丹代子
2019
Seascape
Fukami Sueharu 深見陶治
2004
Autumn Festival
Morino Hiroaki 森野泰明
2004
Bird
Suzuki Osamu 鈴木冶
ca. 1974
Genesis
Miyashita Zenji
2009
KE-5 (Recollected Vistas in Clay)
Kishi Eiko
2011
Galaxy
Kondō Takahiro
2002
Faceted Covered Vessels with Pale Blue Glaze
Yagi Akira
2004
Round Closed Vessel
Kitamura Junko
1998
Footprint of the Buddha (Bussokuseki)
Kondō Yutaka 近藤豊
1979
Aquarium (Gyosō)
Enomoto Chikatoshi 榎本千花俊
1939