PrintsJapanese18th century

Bag of Historical Treasures and People of Japan and China (Ehon shahō-bukuro) in 10 Volumes

Mid Edo period, dated 1770

Artists

Tachibana MorikuniArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Thread-bound woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 22.8 x W. 15.7 cm (9 x 6 3/16 in.)

Related Artworks

Prints

First Writing of the New Year (Kakizome), with poems by Okuraan Reiko, Shuchōdō Butsuryō and Yomo no Utagaki no Magao

Hishikawa Sori, Edo period, 1805

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "kokonotsu-giri ban" format; Ink, color and metallic pigment on paper

18th-19th centuryJapanese

Prints

Parody of the Letter-Reading Scene in Act Seven from the Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura: Shichi danme) with a Cat

Isoda Koryūsai 磯田湖龍齋, Edo period, late 18th century

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

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Actor Sodesaki Iroha I

Torii Kiyonobu, Edo period, circa 1710

Hand-colored ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi), 2nd of 2 Volumes

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, Mid Edo period, 1788

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book; ink, color and mica on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Collection of Illustrations of Japanese Agriculture (Yamato kōsaku e-shō)

Unknown Artist, 17th-18th century

Accordion-fold books (four); ink on paper

17th-18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Beauties of All Times (Ehon tokiwaga-gusa) in 3 Volumes

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信, Mid Edo period, dated 1755

Thread-bound ukiyo-e woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Actor

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, 18th century

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

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Illustrated Study of Japanese Things (Ehon Yamato hiji), vol. 3

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信, 1742 (Kanpō 2)

Woodblock-printed book; ink and hand-applied color on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Perspective View of Shin Yoshiwara in the Evening (Uki-e Shin Yoshiwara yūgure zu)

Utagawa Toyoharu 歌川豊春, c. 1770s

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

SCENE FROM A DRAMA

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, 18th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Three Festivals in the Year of the Earth-Sheep

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period, 1799

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "chūban" format; Ink and light color on paper

18th centuryJapanese

Prints

Actor Sawamura Sōjūrō 3rd as a Samurai

Shōju, Late Edo period, 1797

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

18th centuryJapanese