PrintsJapanese19th century

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 8th as Warrior with Riding Crop

Edo period, probably 1834 (Year of the Horse)

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color, metallic pigment and embossing on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 20.8 cm x W. 18.2 cm (8 3/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

Related Artworks

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Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryōgoku Bridge in Edo: A Great Display of Fireworks

Utagawa Kunitora 歌川国虎, c. 1820s

Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color on paper

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Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), Number 100 from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Edo period, dated 1857 (4th month)

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

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Fishing Boats at Tsukudajima (Tsukudajima gyoshū), from the series Thirty-six Views of the Eastern Capital (Tōto sanjūrokkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1862 (Bunkyū 2), 6th month

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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Triptych: Evening Snow at Mimeguri (Mimeguri no yosetsu) - Actors and Courtesans Getting on a Boat

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞, Late Edo period, 19th century

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

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Persimmon and Cicada, with poem by Chikujin (or Takehito)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Edo period,

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

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Descending Cranes at Imasugi Village

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, 19th century

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "nagasurimono" format: ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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Saji Fishing in a Bowl, from the series Immortals in the Moon (Ressen Asakusagawa gessen zu), with poems by Kochodo Choho and Koedo Mankin

Kubo Shunman 窪俊満, early 19th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF FUJI "SURUGA SATTA NO KAIJO"

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Edo period, 1858

Ink on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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Harada Jūkichi was the First to Climb Up the Genbu Gate and Bravely Attack the Chinese Displaying Military Honor (Genbumon kōgeki zuiichi genkōsha Harada Jūkichi shi sentō funsen zu)

Mizuno Toshikata, Meiji period, dated 1894

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

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Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Soga Gorō Tokimune

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国, early 19th century

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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Three Women of Ohara, from the Kōrin gafu (Kōrin Picture Album)

Nakamura Hōchū 中村芳中, 1802

Woodblock-printed book (28 detached leaves); ink and color on paper

19th centuryJapanese

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Illustrated Story about late-17th-century Nouveaux Riches (Ogon suidaijin sakazuki by Tamenaga Shunsui II, 1823-1886), second of two printed volumes

Yamada Kunijirō (Ichiyūsai II; Kuniteru), Late Edo period, published 1854

Thread-bound, woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

19th centuryJapanese