Tag: Japanese (print)

The Fifth Month: Hunting Fireflies, from the Children’s Plays in the Twelve Months series by Kitao Shigemasa (1764-81)

The Fifth Month: Hunting Fireflies, from the Children’s Plays in the Twelve Months series by Kitao Shigemasa (1764-81)

Brushing Away a Spider’s Web by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

Brushing Away a Spider’s Web by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

Kinshū of Yotsume-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fasion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

Kinshū of Yotsume-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fasion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

Kayoiji of Echizen-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fashion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

Kayoiji of Echizen-ya, from the Hinagata-Wakana-no-Hatsumoyō (New Year Fashion Designs) series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-89)

The Priest Jakuren, from the Women’s Fine Garments and Three Evening Poems series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

The Priest Jakuren, from the Women’s Fine Garments and Three Evening Poems series by Isoda Koryūsai (1772-81)

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune: Yoshiwara Edo-chō 2-chome, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Isoda Koryūsai (circa 1784)

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune: Yoshiwara Edo-chō 2-chome, from the Niwaka Festival in Yoshiwara series by Isoda Koryūsai (circa 1784)

The Courtesan Matsukaze of Õgi-ya at Edo-chō 1-chōme by Komai Yoshinobu (1770)

The Courtesan Matsukaze of Õgi-ya at Edo-chō 1-chōme by Komai Yoshinobu (1770)

A Parading Courtesan by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

A Parading Courtesan by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Two Beauties Reading a Letter Beside a Panel by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Two Beauties Reading a Letter Beside a Panel by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Minamoto-no-Kimitada, from the Representation (mitate) of the Thirty-six Great Poets series by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Minamoto-no-Kimitada, from the Representation (mitate) of the Thirty-six Great Poets series by Suzuki Harunobu (1764-72)

Yamashita Matatarō I as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I as Matsuō’s Wife Kiyo by Yamamoto Yoshinobu (1756)

Yamashita Matatarō I as Takebe Genzō and Nakamura Tomijūrō I as Matsuō’s Wife Kiyo by Yamamoto Yoshinobu (1756)

Ichimura Kamezō I as Soga-no-Gorō Tokimune by Yamamoto Fujinobu (1758)

Ichimura Kamezō I as Soga-no-Gorō Tokimune by Yamamoto Fujinobu (1758)

The Fourth Month, from the Monthly Scenes of Daily Life series by Ishikawa Toyonobu (1751-64)

The Fourth Month, from the Monthly Scenes of Daily Life series by Ishikawa Toyonobu (1751-64)

Princess Shikishi and Nowake Visiting Teika at Ogura-yama by Nishimura Shigenaga (1716-1736)

Princess Shikishi and Nowake Visiting Teika at Ogura-yama by Nishimura Shigenaga (1716-1736)

Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Fukakusa-no-shōshō and Arashi Wakano I as Ono-no-Komachi by Okumura Toshinobu (1723-25)

Ichikawa Monnosuke I as Fukakusa-no-shōshō and Arashi Wakano I as Ono-no-Komachi by Okumura Toshinobu (1723-25)

Young Women’s Fashion: A Flower Patterned Long-sleeved Kimono by Okumura Toshinobu (1716-36)

Young Women’s Fashion: A Flower Patterned Long-sleeved Kimono by Okumura Toshinobu (1716-36)

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)