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Gathering Seaweed at Omori
Gathering Seaweed at Omori
Japan · Ink and red pigment on paper
The Ghosts of the Heike Appear at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province (Sesshū Daimotsu no ura ni Heike no onryō arawaruru no zu)
The Ghosts of the Heike Appear at Daimotsu Bay in Settsu Province (Sesshū Daimotsu no ura ni Heike no onryō arawaruru no zu)
Japan
Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki)
Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama (Oyama Roben no taki)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1813–1825 · Color woodblock prints; oban triptych
Lu Zhishen, Originally Named Lu Da (Kaosho Rochishin shomei Rotatsu), from the series
Lu Zhishen, Originally Named Lu Da (Kaosho Rochishin shomei Rotatsu), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1822–1832 · Color woodblock print; oban
Hu Sanniang (Ko Sanjo Ichijosei), from the series
Hu Sanniang (Ko Sanjo Ichijosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1822–1835 · Color woodblock print; oban
Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series
Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the [Popular] Water Margin ([Tsuzoku] Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1822–1835 · Color woodblock print; oban
Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series
Yan Qing (Roshi Ensei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1822–1835 · Color woodblock print; oban
Wu Yong (Chitasei Goyo), from the series
Wu Yong (Chitasei Goyo), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1822–1835 · Color woodblock print; oban
Distant View of Mount Fuji at Dawn from Hakone
Distant View of Mount Fuji at Dawn from Hakone
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1823–1835 · Color woodblock print; shikishiban
Praying for Rain at Ryozengasaki in Kamakura, 1271 (Bun'ei hachi Kamakura Ryozengasaki ame inoru), from the series
Praying for Rain at Ryozengasaki in Kamakura, 1271 (Bun'ei hachi Kamakura Ryozengasaki ame inoru), from the series "Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go ichidai ryakuzu)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1825–1840 · Color woodblock print; oban
A Low Tide Pentaptych
A Low Tide Pentaptych
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830 · Pentaptych of color woodblock prints
Third Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Third Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830 · color woodblock print from a pentaptych
First Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
First Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830 · color woodblock print from a pentaptych
Fifth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Fifth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830 · color woodblock print from a pentaptych
Fourth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Fourth Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830 · color woodblock print
Second Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Second Print from A Low Tide Pentaptych
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830 · color woodblock print from a pentaptych
Rori Hakucho Chojun (from the series 108 Heroes of the Novel Shui Hu Chuan)
Rori Hakucho Chojun (from the series 108 Heroes of the Novel Shui Hu Chuan)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1820s · color woodblock print
Hara, Yoshiwara, and Kanbara, from the series
Hara, Yoshiwara, and Kanbara, from the series "Famous Places on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, Three Stations (Tokaido gojusan eki sanshuku meisho)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1825–1840 · Color woodblock print; oban
Casting a Mantra on the Waves at Kakuta on His Exile to Sado Island (Sashu rukei Kakuta nami daimoku), from the series
Casting a Mantra on the Waves at Kakuta on His Exile to Sado Island (Sashu rukei Kakuta nami daimoku), from the series "Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go ichidai ryakuzu)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1825–1840 · Color woodblock print; oban
Act 11: The Night Attack (Juichidanme, youchi no zu), from the series
Act 11: The Night Attack (Juichidanme, youchi no zu), from the series "Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1826–1837 · Color woodblock print; oban
Asakusa Imado, from the series
Asakusa Imado, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1827–1838 · Color woodblock print; oban
Kasumigaseki, from the series
Kasumigaseki, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1827–1838 · Color woodblock print; oban
Sunrise on New Year's Day at Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode no zu), from the series
Sunrise on New Year's Day at Susaki (Susaki hatsu hinode no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1827–1838 · Color woodblock print; oban
Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s · Color woodblock print
New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s · color woodblock print
Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness
Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830s · ink on paper
Geisha Standing on the Bank of the Sumida River (from the series People Who Like the Latest Fashions and Manners)
Geisha Standing on the Bank of the Sumida River (from the series People Who Like the Latest Fashions and Manners)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s · color woodblock print
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V
Memorial Portrait of the Actor Segawa Kikunojo V
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1832 · Color woodblock print; oban
Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series
Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyu mitate junishi)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1835–1845 · Color woodblock print; oban
Yamanobe no Akahito, from the series
Yamanobe no Akahito, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1837–1847 · Color woodblock print; oban
Oe no Chisato, from the series
Oe no Chisato, from the series "One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1837–1847 · Color woodblock print; oban
Meng Zong (Moso), from the series
Meng Zong (Moso), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1838–1848 · Color woodblock print; oban
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)"
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1838–1848 · Color woodblock print; oban
The Utter Defeat of the Taira Clan in the Great Genpei War at Akama Bay in Nagato Province (Nagato no Akama no ura ni oite Genpei ogassen Heike ichimon kotogotoku horobiru zu)
The Utter Defeat of the Taira Clan in the Great Genpei War at Akama Bay in Nagato Province (Nagato no Akama no ura ni oite Genpei ogassen Heike ichimon kotogotoku horobiru zu)
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1840–1850 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych
The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge
The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1843–1853 · Color woodblock prints; oban triptych
Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre
Edo Japan · Kuniyoshi · c. 1844
A sorceress summons a gigantic skeleton across the ruined palace of Princess Takiyasha. Kuniyoshi's triptych stretched across three sheets and into legend — Japanese woodblock at its most lurid.
Odawara Station: Minamoto Yoritomo Visits the Daughter of Ito Nyudo (from the series Fifty-three Paired Illustrations for the Tokaido)
Odawara Station: Minamoto Yoritomo Visits the Daughter of Ito Nyudo (from the series Fifty-three Paired Illustrations for the Tokaido)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · mid-1840s · color woodblock print
Caricatures of Iwafuji and O-Hatsu, and a Game of Toad-Tiger-Fox
Caricatures of Iwafuji and O-Hatsu, and a Game of Toad-Tiger-Fox
Japan · 1847
Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V
Memorial portrait of the actor Ichimura Takenojo V
Japan · Japanese (culture or style) · 1851 · Color woodblock print; oban
The Strange Occurrence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings
The Strange Occurrence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1853 · diptych, color woodblock prints
The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings
The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1853 · color woodblock print
Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay
Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1854 · Triptych of color woodblock prints