PrintsJapanese19th century

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 8th in the Role of a Villain (Niki Danjō?)

Edo period, circa 1830-1835 (early Tempō era)

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 21.3 cm x W. 18.7 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/8 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)

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Yui: Satta Peak (Yui, Satta mine), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, c. 1833-34

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

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Actors Ichikawa Danjūrō 7th Holding the White Banner of the Genji (Minamoto) Clan and Iwai Shijaku 1st in a Genpei Play

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Edo period, circa 1827-1830

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Archery at Sanjūsangendō

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, late 18th-early 19th century

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Man and Woman Looking at Sengan Waterway (Sengandoi)/ Numazu, from the series Exhaustive Illustrations of the Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsantsugi ezukushi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, 1810

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; Ink and color on paper

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Kusatsu, from the series Fifty-Three Famous Views of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Late Edo period, circa 1856

Polychrome woodblock

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Summer Evening at Ryōgoku Bridge, from the series...

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Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color 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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Eggplants in Basket

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓, c. 1820s

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

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Famous Places of the Eastern Capital: Evening Cool at Ryōgoku Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, 19th century

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

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TOTO MIESHO, MORNING SNOW AT THE YOSHIWARA

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, 19th century

Ink on paper

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Fuji over a Willow Bank (Ryūtō 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

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