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Monkeys by a Stream, mid-1800s. Creator: Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754-1799), style of
Monkeys by a Stream, mid-1800s. Considered protective deities in the Shinto religion, monkeys were first depicted in Japanese narrative scroll paintings during the 12th and 13th centuries

Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants, early or mid-1830s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
Mandarin Ducks and Flowering Plants, early or mid-1830s. In Asian painting, ducks are usually shown in pairs because a male and female mate for life. They symbolize fidelity and tranquility

Otani Tomomatsu as Ono no Sadakuro Counting the Stolen Gold Coins... 1860s. Creator
Otani Tomomatsu as Ono no Sadakuro Counting the Stolen Gold Coins (from the series Biographies of the Famous and Loyal Retainers), 1860s

Otani Hiroji III as a Samurai Standing Beside a Stream, c. 1780. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko
Otani Hiroji III as a Samurai Standing Beside a Stream, c. 1780

Oshichi and Kichisaburo (from the series Music on the Theme of Constancy in Love), c. 1800

Orchid Pavilion Gathering, 1777. Creator: Soga Shohaku (Japanese, 1730-1781)
Orchid Pavilion Gathering, 1777

Page from a Poetic Anthology, 17th-18th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Poetic Anthology, 17th-18th century

Interior of the Kabuki Theater. Creator: Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, 1807-1873)
Interior of the Kabuki Theater

Irises, 1700s. Creator: Watanabe Shik? (Japanese, 1683-1755)
Irises, 1700s. The subject of this painting comes from a 10th-century text. It tells of a young noblemans journey into the lonely countryside, far from the capital city of Heian-kyo (Kyoto)

Illustration of Zhang Qis Poem on the Cold Mountain Temple, 18th century. Creator
Illustration of Zhang Qis Poem on the Cold Mountain Temple, 18th century

Interior Scene. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792)
Interior Scene

Inscription, 1817. Creator: Sanyo Rai (Japanese, 1780-1832)
Inscription, 1817. The Nanga, or " Southern School" painters of 17th- and 18th-century Japan were greatly influenced by Chinese culture

Inscription and Two Seals, 1829. Creator: Sanyo Rai (Japanese, 1780-1832)
Inscription and Two Seals, 1829. The Nanga, or " Southern School" painters of 17th- and 18th-century Japan were greatly influenced by Chinese culture

Immortal Riding on a Carp, c. 1600. Creator: Unknown
Immortal Riding on a Carp, c. 1600

Imaginary Portrait of Shundai Dazai, late 1700s-1800s. Creator: Tani Bunch? (Japanese, 1763-1841)
Imaginary Portrait of Shundai Dazai, late 1700s-1800s. Shundai (1680-1747) was a noted Confucian scholar and writer. Brought up with a strongly Confucian family background

Landscape. Creator: Kano Chikanobu (Japanese, 1660-1728)
Landscape

Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion, late 1700s. Creator: Maruyama Okyo (Japanese
Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion, late 1700s. A cheerful gathering of poets was one the most popular themes of East Asian literati paintings

Lions, 1668. Creator: Sekkei Yamaguchi (Japanese, 1644-1732)
Lions, 1668. Sekkei lived and studied painting in Kyoto at the Kano school studio, the center of traditional painting activity in Japan since 1500

Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Koshiro V, Age 75. Creator: Hachisuka II (Ipposai) Kunihide
Memorial Portrait of Matsumoto Koshiro V, Age 75

Minemotto Tametomo in Armor, 1615-1868. Creator: Unknown
Minemotto Tametomo in Armor, 1615-1868

Memorial Portrait of Sawamura Sojuro III as Satsuma Gengobei, 1800. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni
Memorial Portrait of Sawamura Sojuro III as Satsuma Gengobei, 1800

Matsumoto Koshiro IV as a Townsman Standing Beside a Water Barrel, c. 1770. Creator
Matsumoto Koshiro IV as a Townsman Standing Beside a Water Barrel, c. 1770

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Umeomaru, mid 1770s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792)
Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Umeomaru, mid 1770s

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake; Onoe Matsusuke as Usui Sadamitsu... 1781
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake; Onoe Matsusuke as Usui Sadamitsu; Nakamura Nakazo I as Watanabe no Tsuna, 1781

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord, 1780s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsen (Japanese)
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord, 1780s

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner, 1791. Creator: Katsukawa Shunei (Japanese)
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner, 1791

Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Juro, mid 1770s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792)
Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Juro, mid 1770s

Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Goro, mid 1770s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792)
Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Goro, mid 1770s

Ichikawa Yaozo II as Sakuramaru, 1776. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792)
Ichikawa Yaozo II as Sakuramaru, 1776

Ichikawa Yaozo II as an Itinerant Peddler, mid or late 1770s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese)
Ichikawa Yaozo II as an Itinerant Peddler, mid or late 1770s

Ichikawa Norinosuke and Ichikawa Yonejuro as Morihachi and Yonehachi…, late
Ichikawa Norinosuke and Ichikawa Yonejuro as Morihachi and Yonehachi, Two Comedians, late 1830s or early 1840s

Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Otokodate Standing by a Bench, c. 1780. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho
Ichikawa Yaozo II as a Otokodate Standing by a Bench, c. 1780

Ichikawa Raizo as Abe no Seimei, early 1760s. Creator: Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739-1819)
Ichikawa Raizo as Abe no Seimei, early 1760s

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake, 1781. Creator: Katsukawa Shunzan (Japanese)
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Urabe no Suetake, 1781

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro, c. late 1770s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro, c. late 1770s

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai, 1791. Creator: Katsukawa Shunei (Japanese, 1762-1819)
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Samurai, 1791

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Temple Page, early 1770s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Temple Page, early 1770s

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord in Formal Dress, 1789. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord in Formal Dress, 1789

Ichikawa Ebizo IV as Takemura Sadanoshin, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese)
Ichikawa Ebizo IV as Takemura Sadanoshin, 1794. In June 1794 at the Kawarazaki Theater, this Kabuki actor portrayed a father who commits suicide after being disgraced by his daughter who has had a

Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Courtesan and Nakajima Mioemon Bursting Out of a Barrel, c. early 1720s

Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami, 1758. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu II
Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami, 1758. Yanone (The Arrowhead) was one of the most famous plays in the Ichikawa Danjuro family repertoire

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Travelling Warrior, late 1780s. Creator: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese)
Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Travelling Warrior, late 1780s. Ichikawa Danjuro V was a talented onnagata (female impersonator) and writer

Hut Amidst the Trees, 1847. Creator: Tsubaki Chinzan (Japanese, 1801-1854)
Hut Amidst the Trees, 1847. Japanese painters were frequently influenced by paintings from China and Korea that they saw in private and temple collections throughout the country

Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Traveller Beside a Clump of Iris, c. 1780. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho
Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Traveller Beside a Clump of Iris, c. 1780. Shunsho was a well-known painter and printmaker in Edo who dominated the actor print field in his time

Ichikawa Danjuro II as a Young Samurai, 1750s. Creator: Torii Kiyohiro (Japanese, 1776)
Ichikawa Danjuro II as a Young Samurai, 1750s

Ibaraki, c. 1840. Creator: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891)
Ibaraki, c. 1840. In 1840 Shibata Zeshin was commissioned by an association of sugar wholesalers to paint an ema, a votive tablet

Kametani Jujiro as the Shirabyoshi Dancer Yuya, c. early 1760s. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu (Japanese)
Kametani Jujiro as the Shirabyoshi Dancer Yuya, c. early 1760s

Kingfisher and Chinese Bellflowers, early or mid-1830s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
Kingfisher and Chinese Bellflowers, early or mid-1830s

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"Exploring the Artistic Treasures of 1615-1868: A Glimpse into Japan's Rich Cultural Heritage" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of Japanese art from the period between 1615 and 1868. This era, known as the Edo period, witnessed a flourishing artistic scene that produced masterpieces by renowned artists such as Kawanabe Kyosai, Ando Hiroshige, Utagawa Hiroshige, and many others. One remarkable artwork is "Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch, " created by Kawanabe Kyosai in the 1880s. This mesmerizing piece combines elements of nature and symbolism to evoke a sense of mystery and intrigue. Another masterpiece from this era is Ando Hiroshige's "Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake" painted in 1857. The artist skillfully captures a fleeting moment of rain showering down upon a bustling bridge, showcasing his keen observation skills. Hiroshige's talent shines again in his work titled "Evening Snow at Kambara. " Painted in 1833, this piece transports viewers to a serene winter landscape along the Tokaido road, inviting them to experience the tranquility of snowfall. Utagawa Hiroshige also leaves an indelible mark with his print series "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido. " One standout piece is "Yokkaichi: View of the Mie River, " which showcases his mastery over composition and perspective while depicting life along Japan's famous Tokaido route. Moving beyond landscapes, we encounter intriguing portrayals such as "Woman as an Itinerant Monk: Onna Komuso (Otsu-e)" from the late 1600s or early 1700s. Created by an unknown artist during this period, it offers insight into gender roles and spiritual practices of the time. Tani Bunch.