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"PICNICING UNDER THE PLUM BLOSSOMS"

Artists

Itō JakuenArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Printed Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō), Vol. 7

Unknown Artist, Kamakura period, 1281-1292

10 volumes in book format; ink on paper (and with annotations in ink)

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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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Marionette Theater Scene

Utagawa Kunisada III 歌川国貞, Meiji period, 1890

Right sheet from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Four Women Buying Combs from a Vendor

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period,

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "nagaban" format; Ink and color on paper

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French People (Furansujin)

Utagawa Yoshikazu, Meiji period, late 19th century

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

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Actor Ichikawa Raizō Brandishing Sword

Torii Kiyomitsu 鳥居清満, Edo period, circa early 1760s

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Torii Kiyomitsu ga"

18th centuryJapanese

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Courtesan Takamura of the Komatsuya (Komatsuya uchi Takamura) from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō)

Isoda Koryūsai 磯田湖龍齋, Edo period, circa 1778-1780 (An'ei 7-9)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in ōban format; ink, colors, and embossing on paper; with artist’s printed signature reading "Koryūsai ga"; with publisher’s printed seal reading "Eijudō"

18th centuryJapanese

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Jo and Uba, the Spirits of the Pine Trees of Takasago and Sumiyoshi

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and embossing on paper

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Seated Cat

Inagaki Tomoo, Shōwa period,

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

20th centuryJapanese

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Fuji Under Clear Skies (Kasei no Fuji): Detached page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 1

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, 1834 (Tempō 5)

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

19th centuryJapanese

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Ghost (Yūrei)

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Edo period, circa 1782

Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "hosoban" diptych; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"

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"Prints by Munakata: Treasured Things" (Munakata hanga aizen hin)

Munakata Shikō 棟方志功, 20th century

20th centuryJapanese