PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor (Old Man) Dancing

Edo period, circa 1770-1790

Artists

Katsukawa ShunkōArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 31.1 cm x W. 14.6 cm (12 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.)

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View of Enoshima (First Work on the First Day of the Year of the Goat, 1799)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, dated to 1799 (Kansei 11)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya with kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta, from the series Contest of Designs in the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō moyō awase)

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Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

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Cat and Goldfish Bowl

Isoda Koryūsai 磯田湖龍齋, Edo period, circa 1765-1780

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

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Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th WITH A ROSARY BENEATH A WILLOW

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Edo period, 1775

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper

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Hour of the Rat [midnight]: The Mistress (Ne no koku, mekake), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, c. 1798-1799

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

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Daikoku Cutting Plum Blossoms

Okumura Toshinobu 奥村利信, Edo period, circa early 18th century

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Sequel to Thicket of Ancient and Modern Paintings (Kokon gasō kōhen), Volume 2

Sō Shiseki 宋紫石, 1771

Woodblock-printed book (volume 2 of 8 volumes); ink and color on paper

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Two Seated Men Conversing with Standing Woman and Attendants

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Fan and Dwarf Plum Tree in Blue-and-White Porcelain Pot

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

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Printed Paper Slipcover for the book A Competition Among the New Beauties of the Yoshiwara Mirrored in Their Writing (Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami)

Kitao Masanobu 北尾政演, Mid Edo period, dated 1784

Paper slipcover; ink and color on paper

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A Banquet with Entertainment

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之, about 1795 (Kansei 7)

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

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Illustrated Guide to the Ise Pilgrimage (Ise sangū meisho zue), vol. 5, part 2

Shitomi Kangetsu, 1797 (Kansei 9)

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

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