PrintsJapanese19th century

Warrior Defending Old Woman from Bear in Snowy Mountain Landscape

19th century

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); 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. 37.7 × W. 25.5 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

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Left: Actor Iwai Kumesaburō 2nd (Hidari, kasane ōgi), Right: Onoe Kikugorō 3rd (Migi, mitsu ōgi) in a Soga Brothers play, from the series Three Fan Comparisons (ōgi awase sanban no uchi)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Edo period, circa 1822 (Bunsei 5)

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

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THE DEATH OF PRINCE SUZUKA

Torii Kiyonobu, Late Edo period, 1815

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Actor

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Late Edo period, 19th century

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Triptych: Village of Cherry Blossoms, from the series Esteemed Towns and Villages (Tōsei furaku tsū)

Miyagawa Shuntei, Meiji period, 1897

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Fuji under a Bridge (Kyōka no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, circa 1835-1847

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book page; ink on paper

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Inside Akiba Shrine, Ukeji (Ukeji Akiba no keidai), Number 91 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Late Edo period, dated 1857 (8th month)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

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Court Lady Serving Sake to Otomo no Yakamochi (717?-785), with poems by Bunkeisha Shiomichi, Bungaen Yukimaru and Bunbunsha

Kubo Shunman 窪俊満, Edo period, circa early 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

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Dragonfly and Morning Glory

Keiri, Late Edo period, dated 1840

Ink

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No. 16, from the series Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, c. 1847-1852 (Kōka 4- An'ei 5)

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

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View of the Pleasure Quarters of Yokohama (Yokohama kuruwa no zu)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, 1860 (Man'en 1), 6th month

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

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Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 13

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Late Edo period, dated 1849

Woodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper

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Mono Iwa no Hana, from the series Comparing Three Flowers to the Three Nikko Monkeys

Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信, 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper, with printed signature reading "Yanagawa Shigenobu"

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