PrintsJapanese

The Secret Letter

Artists

Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川豊広Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 12.1 x W. 19.1 cm (4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

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Hira, from the series Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ōmi hakkei)

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

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Falcon on Plum Branch, from the series A Collection of Thirty-Six Birds and Animals (Sanjūroku tori zukushi)

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓, Edo period, circa 1825

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Pisces, from the Zodiac Series

Kurosaki Akira, Shōwa period, circa 1973

One of a set of twelve woodblock prints; ink, color and gold on paper

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New Year Festivities at the House of Spring Colors (Shunshoku-ya kata no kotobuki)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, circa 1847–1852 (Kōka 4 – An'ei 5)

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Hunting Habit, Whip, Arrows and Fan

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Gama Sennin, from the series Ibaraki no keshin

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Late Edo period, circa 1843-1847

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Amulet with Buddhist Icons (Kokonoe no mamori)

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Summer: Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge (Natsu, Ryōgoku no tsuki), from the series Famous Views of Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Kōto meisho)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, 20th century

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF YEDO "OCHANOMIZU"

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 19th century

Ink on paper

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STANDING ACTOR WITH LETTER

Katsukawa Shunkō

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