Tag: Edo Period

A Courtesan Viewing Plum Blossoms by Katsukawa Shunchō (1781-1801)

A Courtesan Viewing Plum Blossoms by Katsukawa Shunchō (1781-1801)

A Posthumous Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Yaozō II by Katsukawa Shundō (1777)

A Posthumous Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Yaozō II by Katsukawa Shundō (1777)

Rokugō River Crossing, from the Famous Local Features along the Coastal High Road series by Katsukawa Shunzan (1789-1801)

Rokugō River Crossing, from the Famous Local Features along the Coastal High Road series by Katsukawa Shunzan (1789-1801)

Kanda Shrine Festival: A Back-mask Dance by the People of Kaji-chō by Katsukawa Shunzan (1789-1801)

Kanda Shrine Festival: A Back-mask Dance by the People of Kaji-chō by Katsukawa Shunzan (1789-1801)

Celebrating Good Harvests, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Katsukawa Shunzan (circa 1793-94)

Celebrating Good Harvests, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Katsukawa Shunzan (circa 1793-94)

The Performance of ‘Hanamachi Ukare-zatō’, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Katsukawa Shunzan (circa 1793-94)

The Performance of ‘Hanamachi Ukare-zatō’, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Katsukawa Shunzan (circa 1793-94)

A Perspective View of People Enjoying the Cool of Evening along the Riverbank of Shijō in Kyoto by Utagawa Toyoharu (1772-81)

A Perspective View of People Enjoying the Cool of Evening along the Riverbank of Shijō in Kyoto by Utagawa Toyoharu (1772-81)

A Perspective View of Garyōbai (Lying Dragon Plum) in the Plum Garden at Kameido by Kitao Shigemasa (1772-89)

A Perspective View of Garyōbai (Lying Dragon Plum) in the Plum Garden at Kameido by Kitao Shigemasa (1772-89)

A Woman in a Black Raincoat by Okumura Masanobu (circa 1736-41)

A Woman in a Black Raincoat by Okumura Masanobu (circa 1736-41)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as Matsuō-maru by Torii Kiyomitsu (1764)

Ichikawa Danjūrō IV as Matsuō-maru by Torii Kiyomitsu (1764)

Onoe Kikugoro I as Yoshimine-no-shōshō Koresada by Torii Kiyomitsu (1762)

Onoe Kikugoro I as Yoshimine-no-shōshō Koresada by Torii Kiyomitsu (1762)

Ichimura Kamezō I as the Boatman Kyō-no-Jirō and Segawa Kikunojō II as Midaregami-no-Osen by Torii Kiyomitsu (1761)

Ichimura Kamezō I as the Boatman Kyō-no-Jirō and Segawa Kikunojō II as Midaregami-no-Osen by Torii Kiyomitsu (1761)

The ‘Kikusui’ Section from ‘Taiheiki’ at the Toyotake-za Theatre by Torii Kiyomitsu (circa 1759-60)

The ‘Kikusui’ Section from ‘Taiheiki’ at the Toyotake-za Theatre by Torii Kiyomitsu (circa 1759-60)

A Young Dandy Holding a Cherry Branch by Torii Kiyohiro (1751-64)

A Young Dandy Holding a Cherry Branch by Torii Kiyohiro (1751-64)

AThe Actors Segawa Kichiji II and Bandō Hikosa II by Torii Kiyohiro (1756)

AThe Actors Segawa Kichiji II and Bandō Hikosa II by Torii Kiyohiro (1756)

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō II as Sanada no Yoichi by Torii Kiyomasu II (1725)

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō II as Sanada no Yoichi by Torii Kiyomasu II (1725)

A Banquet Beside Water by Miyagawa Chōshun (circa 1704-16)

A Banquet Beside Water by Miyagawa Chōshun (circa 1704-16)

Thirty-Two Daily Scenes: “Looks Embarrassed” Mannerisms of a Nagoya Girl from the Ansei Period by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1888)

Thirty-Two Daily Scenes: “Looks Embarrassed” Mannerisms of a Nagoya Girl from the Ansei Period by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1888)