Search Results
Options
Filters
851 to 874 of 874 results
Showing results for "woodblock print on paper" in Medium and Support.
- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Goyû: Women Soliciting Travelers
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- In the main street of Goyu village at nightfall, female touts aggressively solicit travelers by dragging them into the tea-house on the right, where one is already resting. The large circle on the wall bears the sign of the publisher of the series, Take-no-Uchi, which was omitted in later issues. On the sign-boards inside are given the names of the engraver, Firobei; the printer, Heibei; and the artist, Ichiryusai.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.141
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size
- relevance
- rank 5.13483
- Title
- The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) at Kamakura
- Artist
- Kawase Hasui
- Physical Description
- The daibutsu, or giant buddha, statue takes up the bulk of the pictorial space. Curving upwards and towards the statue is a large pine. At the feet of the green hued daibutsu statue are three women of different generations: a young girl, an adult woman, and an elderly woman. Although a few clouds hover in the sky, the sun appears to be shining brightly, casting some shadows of nearby trees into the picture.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1883-1957
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930
- Accession Number
- 1982/1.203
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- relevance
- rank 5.13483
- Title
- Herons in falling snow
- Artist
- Ohara Shôson (Koson)
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1945
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1926
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.200
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- relevance
- rank 5.13483
- Title
- Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Physical Description
- A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1811-1813
- Accession Number
- 1938.1
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- relevance
- rank 5.13483
- Title
- Courtesan and client: parody of the Kiritsubo Chapter of the Tale of Genji (Mitate Genji Kiritsubo)
- Artist
- Okumura Masanobu
- Physical Description
- A monochrome print depicting two standing women and a reclining man in a room. The taller woman, a courtesan, wears an elaborate kimono of butterfly design and under-kimono of geometric patterns; her hair is tied on the back, wearing tortoise shell comb and hairpin. She is holding skirts of kimono and under-kimono with her right hand and is hiding her left hand under the kimono. The second woman, an attendant, is standing behind the courtesan, holding a doll of a boy and her face turning away. She wears a plain kimono with pine tree design and obi (sash) with striped patterns. The man is reclining and looking toward the courtesan. They seem to engage in conversation. The man wears kimono with design of coins and short jacket with plaid patterns. His hair is shaved on top and tied on the back. There is a folded screen behind him, depicting a plum tree by river. In front of him, there are a sake pitcher, sake cup and its stand, and a bowl with food accompanied by a tray and chopsticks. There is a title of the print in cartouche at upper right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1686-1764
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1711-1716
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.198
- Medium and Support
- Oban (large-size) sumizurii-e (monochrome woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.08076
- Title
- Elegant Fresh Foods (Three Courtesans at a Drinking Party)
- Artist
- Kikugawa Eizan
- Physical Description
- Three courtesans engaged in a drinking game sit in an open veranda in early spring, with cherry blossoms in full bloom behind them. The women appear tipsy, and the one at the right clings to her companion in the middle for support, as she stretches out her left hand to have her cup refilled with saké (rice wine). They have a tray of delicacies shamisen at their feet.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1787-1867
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 1800s - circa 1810
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.138
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.02781
- Title
- Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- The kneeling figure in the foreground is grand courtesan Hinatsuru. Her kamuro (attendant) is arranging a vase of chrysanthemums beside her. The circular inset contains a poet and his poem addressed to the two of them:
- In its wake
- The autumn grasses wither.
- Indeed, the mountain wind
- Has now become a gale.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1790
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.184
- Medium and Support
- Ôban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.02781
- Title
- Autumn Wind, from the Furyu rokkasen (The Six Elegant Poets) series
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Physical Description
- A young woman hurries across a bridge, using one of her sleeves to shield her head from the strong wind. Plants around her bend in the force of the wind, and tree branches lose their leaves. An Uta poem by Bunya-no-Yasuhide graces the top register.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1725-1770
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1768
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.156
- Medium and Support
- chûban (medium size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.02781
- Title
- Views of Ten Tea Houses: Takanawa
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonaga
- Physical Description
- In this print, one of a series of ten views of "tea house" districts, Kiyonaga has depicted two women and a child strolling along the shore by the sea wall at Takanawa. A woman at left shields her eyes from the summer sun with her fan, and has her obi tied in front of her. The younger looking companion holding her hand wears a gaily flowered kimono, which has fallen wide open. A child walks with them, gesturing to the side of the print. The front portion of a boat and wall of a town or temple lie behind them.
- This is an especially well-preserved print, where even the indigo blue is still visible.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1752 - 1815
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1783
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.143
- Medium and Support
- Chûban (medium-size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.02781
- Title
- First Designs of Model Young Leaves: the Courtesan Karauta of the Chôjiya, accompanied by her attendants Matsuno and Takeno
- Artist
- Isoda Koryûsai
- Physical Description
- This is a color woodblock print of a courtesan and her two attendants. They are walking toward the left. The courtesan wears red and brown kimono with geometric designs and a pink cloak with plum tree and cloud design. Her green obi (sash), tied in front, has peacock feather and geometric patterns. Her hair is sculpted in the shape of “lantern” style, with the broad wings to the side of the head. Three large tortoise-shell comb and four pins adorn the hair. The two young attendants wear matching clothes and hair accessories; their kimono design has the same plum and cloud patterns as the courtesan but in brownish colors. Their obi is in green color with wavy stripes, loosely tied on their backs. They also have tortoise shell combs, hairpins, and ornaments in the shape of pine leaves. One attendant is looking at a ground, and other attendant toward the right. All three wear high platform sandals. There are artist’s signature and publisher’s seal on the lower left corner, as well as the title on the upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1764 - 1788
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1777-1782
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.145
- Medium and Support
- Oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 5.02781
- Title
- Standing Samurai Facing Left
- Artist
- Katsukawa Shuntel
- Physical Description
- Cloth scroll with flowers and orange plaid backgrounds. Image of samurai faces left.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1770-1820
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.257
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper, silk backing, mother-of-pearl inlay scroll ends
- relevance
- rank 4.97595
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.185
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 4.97595
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.187
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 4.97595
- Title
- Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Physical Description
- This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.
- The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1754-1806
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1798
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.186
- Medium and Support
- oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych
- relevance
- rank 4.97595