PrintsJapanese19th century

SPARROW AND KIKYO FLOWERS

19th century

Artists

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Prints

Cat and Toy Butterfly, from the series A Series of Thirty-Six Creatures (Sanjūrokkin tsuzuki)

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Erotic Book: Embon futamigata (First or Second Volume)

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Prints

Foreigners from the Five Nations enjoying a banquet

Utagawa Yoshikazu, Late Edo period, circa 1861

Right sheet from a Yokohama woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Prints

The Butterflies Chapter (Kochō): An Outing in a Chinese Dragon Boat, from an untitled series of the Tale of Genji

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Woodblock print; ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper

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The Float for the Hagoromo Dance

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Yamato, from the series Comparisons of Tales (Monogatari awase)

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Prints

TOKAIDO GOJU-SAN-TSUGI

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Ink on paper

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Prints

Procession of Women Carrying Palanquin

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Six of eight(?) ukiyo-e book pages from a continuous woodblock-printed composition; ink and color on paper

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Prints

Musashi no Kuni: Chōfu no Tamagawa

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Late Edo period, circa 1847-1852

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Prints

Triptych: Surprise Attack at Night at Kumasaka (Kumasaka yau chi no zu)

Utagawa Yoshitora 歌川芳虎, Late Edo period, circa 1845

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

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Prints

Battle Crossing of the Sumidagawa (Sumidagawa ikada watashi no zu)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Late Edo period, 19th century

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

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