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Artists

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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The Battle of the Uji River

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, 1849 (Kaei 2)

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

19th centuryJapanese

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Woman on an Ox Looking at Mount Fuji (Illustration from a Printed Book)

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Ukiyo-e woodblock printed "surimono"; 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. 1844

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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CONTEST OF TEA HOUSE BEAUTIES,"WAKAMURASAKI OF KADO TAMAIYA"

Hosoda Eishō (Chōkōsai)

Ink and color on paper

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Scene from "Rustic Genji" (Inaka Genji)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, circa 1847-1852

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

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Yellow Celebrated Gold Brocade Fabric (Ki ko kinran meibutsugire), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils Made by Shō (Chaki goshiki shōsei)

Kubo Shunman 窪俊満, 1819 (Bunsei 2; Year of the Rabbit)

Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

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Summer Fuji in Inage-ryō (Inage-ryō natsu 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

19th centuryJapanese

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Left: Cypress Fan (Hidari, hiōgi), Right: Courtesan Hanaōgi (Migi Hanaōgi), from the series Three Fan Comparisons (Ōgi awase sanban no uchi)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Edo period, circa 1820 (Bunsei 3)

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

19th centuryJapanese

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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

19th centuryJapanese

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Amatsukaze, from the series Classical Dances

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

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Two Women After Bath

Hashiguchi Goyō 橋口五葉, designed: 1920 (Taishō 9), July; printed: c. 1950 (Shōwa 25)

Woodblock print; ink and mica on paper

20th centuryJapanese

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Woman Running to Escape a Sudden Shower

Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信, c. 1765–70

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

18th centuryJapanese