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THREE ACTORS

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Related Artworks

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Preface: 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

19th centuryJapanese

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A HUNDRED VIEWS OF FAMOUS PLACES IN THE VARIOUS PROVINCES, "KYOTO TOFUKUJI TSUTENKYO"

Utagawa Hiroshige II, Late Edo period, dated 1859

Ink on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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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

19th centuryJapanese

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Illustrated Guide Book of Famous Places of Nara (Nanto meisho shū), volumes 1-2 bound as one volume

Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 1675

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

17th centuryJapanese

Prints

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

Hosoda Eishō (Chōkōsai)

Ink and color on paper

Japanese

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Jo and Uba, the Spirits of the Pine Trees of Takasago and Sumiyoshi

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

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

Japanese

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Daimonji Mountain (Daimonji yoru no kiyamachi)

Miki Suizan, 20th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

20th centuryJapanese

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Sequel to Thicket of Ancient and Modern Paintings (Kokon gasō kōhen), Volume 6

Sō Shiseki 宋紫石, 1771

Woodblock-printed book (volume 6 of 8 volumes); ink and color on paper

18th centuryJapanese

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Kyōka and Moon-viewing (Kyōgestubō)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Mid Edo period, 1789

Folded book; ink, color, gold and silver on paper

18th centuryJapanese

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Courtesan Shioginu of Tsutaya (Tsutaya uchi Shioginu) from the series Models for Fashion: New Year Designs (Hinagata wakana no hatsu moyō)

Isoda Koryūsai 磯田湖龍齋, Edo period, circa 1778-1780 (An'ei 7-9)

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and colors on paper, with printed signature reading "Koryū ga"

18th centuryJapanese

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One of Eight Printed Nō Plays published by Kōetsu (Kōetsu-bon Yōkyoku hachiban)

Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦, Early Edo period, circa 1610

Eight thread-bound woodblock-printed books; ink on lightly-colored paper with printed designs in mica

17th centuryJapanese

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Illustrated Encyclopedia for Women (Joyō kinmō zui), vols. 1 and 3

Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, circa 1690

Thread-bound books (two); ink on paper

17th centuryJapanese