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Left, a woman cleaning her teeth; right, a servant brings washing water. Woodcut by Shigemasa, 1778.
Kitao, Shigemasa, 1739-1820.Date: 1778Reference: 565612i
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Above, a Kabuki play scene, showing a woman washing the feet of another, watched by a man; below left, the changeling 'Jizō' (Kshitigarbha); below right, an 'entertainment woman' (geisha?) standing on a jetty on the Sumida river at Mukōjima. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, with bottom right design by Mōsai (Yoshitora), ca. 1870.
Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.Date: [1870?]Reference: 567349i
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Right, Fūjin, the Japanese wind-god; left, leaves in autumn. Colour woodcut, ca. 1872.
Date: [1872?]Reference: 729107i
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An actor as a hero who emerges from a well. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.
Utagawa, Yoshitaki, 1841-1899.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35479i
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A Men Sheu (warrior spirit) brandishing two swords, with a small figure carrying a flower at his side. Colour woodcut, China 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 567536i
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Vegetables available from a grocer are laid out on a green background. Colour woodcut by Shigenobu, 1866.
Shigenobu.Date: Month 5, 1866Reference: 37014i
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Above, a man with a closed sack operates a string puppet; below, the man opens the sack to reveal children inside. Colour woodcut, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 729476i
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Six cranes flying upward above a breaking wave. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1858.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: Month 5, 1858Reference: 36636i
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Three actors in a scene from a contemporary drama. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880.Date: Month 7, 1857Reference: 36042i
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An older woman is undressing; her broad sash (obi) lies on the ground behind her. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1858.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1858Reference: 36669i
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A Chinese woman in a garden dressing her hair in a mirror on an elaborate stand. Woodcut attributed to Morikuni.
Tachibana, Morikuni, 1679-1748.Reference: 35662i
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A young couple making love, woman above. Coloured reproduction of a woodcut by Moronobu, ca. 1680s.
Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694.Date: [168?-]Reference: 36483i
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Prince Genji in elegant modern dress in an elegant apartment with the blinds rolled up so he can enjoy the autumnal garden and listen to the cricket's song; a girl attendant pours him sake. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1860.
Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864.Date: 1860Reference: 36794i
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Abe no Seimei, the Taoist astrologer, foretells the imminent death of the priest Chika, at his bedside; a young monk, Shoku, offers his life to save that of the dying man. Coloured woodcut, 1646.
Date: 1646]Reference: 564556i
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Seven blind masseurs fighting: a scene at Iwamurata. Coloured woodcut by Eisen and Hiroshige, 1839 (?).
Ikeda, Eisen, 1790-1848.Date: 1839 (?)]Reference: 565396i
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Actors fighting under a red maple tree. Colour woodcut by Yoshitaki, early 1860s.
Utagawa, Yoshitaki, 1841-1899.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35469i
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Sixteen individual images, combining the traditional with the modern, each lettered with wordplay on modernisation. Colour woodcut by Matsuki Heikichi, 1883.
Matsuki Heikichi.Date: 1883Reference: 37749i
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A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.Date: 1883Reference: 36305i
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Children before a rural shrine. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century.
Ogata, Gekkō, 1859-1920.Reference: 37195i
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A tightrope walker and two other acrobats. Colour woodcut, 18--.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 645952i
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Actors in a confrontation in a large chamber. Colour woodcut by Kunikazu, early 1860s.
Kunikazu, Utagawa Kunikazu, active 1848-1868.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35578i
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Actors engaging in a fight on the sea-shore. Colour woodcut by Enjaku, early 1860s.
Enjaku.Date: [early 1860s]Reference: 35562i
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A mountain landscape beyond a river. Woodcut by Gekko, early twentieth century.
Ogata, Gekkō, 1859-1920.Reference: 37194i
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Russo-Japanese War: the Russian tsar visits an admiral in hospital; the admiral's head appears as a bandaged ship. Coloured woodcut, 1904.
Date: 1904Reference: 565534i
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A view from Shiba Atago-yama: a shrine with a garden. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu.
Hashimoto, Chikanobu, 1838-1912.Reference: 37170i