PrintsJapanese

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th AS A DRUMBEATER

Artists

Katsukawa ShunkōArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Momoyogusa (Flowers of a Hundred Worlds)

Kamisaka Sekka 神坂雪佳, 1909–10

Woodblock-printed book (3 vols.); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper

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Iyo no Kami Yoriyoshi (Minamoto no Yoriyoshi), from the series Twenty-Four Generals for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushika nijūshishō)

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭, Edo period, circa 1821

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink, color, mica, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

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ACTOR HOLDING SWORD

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

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

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Printed Preface to Lotus Sutra (Hokke gengijo)

Unknown Artist, Momoyama period, 1595

Folded book, printed; ink on partly mica-coated paper; handwritten punctuation

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Rules for the Department of Young Ladies (Shōgaku Joreishiki zukai)

Adachi Ginkō 安達吟光, Meiji period, circa late 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print: ink and color on paper

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Tōeizan Temple at Ueno (Ueno Tōeizan), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, c. 1840-42

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Actor Arashi Ryūzō Holding an Umbrella (with Sawamura Sōjūrō 3rd Holding a Sword)

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英, 18th-19th century

Left half of an ukiyo-e woodblock printed "hosoban" diptych; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shun'ei ga"

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from the illustrated book "Kachō gaden"

Katsushika Taito II 二代葛飾戴斗

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Katsukawa Shunjō, 18th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Actor Nakamura Matsue as the Spirit of the Mandarin Duck (Oshidori no seirei)

Torii Kiyomitsu 鳥居清満, Edo period, circa 1760-1764

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

18th centuryJapanese

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Actor Otani Hiroji ON HORSEBACK HOLDING A SPEAR

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, 18th century

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

18th centuryJapanese

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Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kōto meisho)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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