PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Nakamura MatsueMON

18th century

Artists

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Two Women with Spectroscope Viewing Koya no Tama, from the series Six Tama River

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Hanabito of the Ōgiya, with kamuro Momiji and Sakura from the series New Year Fashions as Fresh as Young Leaves (Wakana hatsu ishō)

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之, c. 1795-96

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Primer on Eight Varieties of Painting (Hasshu gafu) in 8 Volumes

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Thread-bound books (eight); ink on paper

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Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Teraoka Heiemon in the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, A Primer (Kanadehon Chūshingura)

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Visiting the Myoken Shrine

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Woman Folding Kimono

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Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "chūban" format; ink, color and embossing on paper

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Actor Nakamura Nakazō AS YUI SHOSEKū STANDING WITH A SWORD AND HOLDING THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF FABRIC(?)

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Torii Kiyomasu, Edo period, datable to 1715

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Illustrated Book of Japanese Armor by Arai Hakuseki (Honchō gunkikō zu)

Hachiya Hironari (Keiga), Mid Edo period, 1740

Thread-bound, folded books (four); ink on paper

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