PrintsJapanese19th century

Courtesans Matsushima of the Matsubaya and Yashio of the Ogiya

early to mid 19th century

Artists

Kikugawa Eizan 菊川英山Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

One print of woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 36.8 × W. 25.4 cm (14 1/2 × 10 in.)

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Ishiyakushi: Ishiyakushi Temple (Ishiyakushi, Ishiyakushi-ji), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, c. 1833-1834

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Itahana, Station 15 from the series "Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō" (Kisokaidō rokujūkyūtsugi no uchi)

Keisai Eisen 渓斎英泉, Edo period, circa late 1830s

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Illustrated Book of Professions with Kyōka (Kyōka Yamato jinbutsu), 4th of 7 Volumes

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Seven thread-bound books; ink and color on paper

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Cherry Blossom Viewing at Gotenyama, with program and greetings from Tanaka Mineyoshi, the student of Tanaka Denzaburō

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, possibly 1815

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Travellers at Hiratsuka

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Night Rain at Karasaki (Karasaki no yau), from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (Ōmi hakkei no uchi)

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Nichiren Calming the Sea on the Way to Exile in Sado, from the series Biography of Saint Nichiren (Nichiren shonin goichidaiki)

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Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

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Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato), from the series Fashionable Comparisons of Genji Fans (Fūryū Genji ogi awase)

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Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

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Shop Girl Attending a Rice Cake Shop/ Dog (Inu) -- Meguro, from the series Allusions to the Twelve Zodiac Animals at Famous Places in Edo for the Ichiyō Circle (Ichiyōren Edo meisho mitate jūnishi), with poems by Bunsō Kaoru and Muro Hayazaki

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Oiran and Kamuro Walking Beneath Cherry Blossoms, with poems by Isshōtei, Emaya and Shippōtei

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Edo period, 1864 (Genji 1)

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Filial Son in Musashi (Musashi no kōshi: Shasekishū), from the series Twenty-Four Japanese Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honchō Circle (Honchōren honchō nijūshikō), with poems by Chiyodaan Matsutsuru and Kafūtei _ _

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Edo period, circa 1821-1822

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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Edo period, circa early 19th century

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