Barefoot Collection (page 9)

Two Women with Boy in Front of Powder Shop, c. 1770 / 71. Creator: Shiba Kokan
Two Women with Boy in Front of Powder Shop, c. 1770/71. Attributed to Shiba Kokan

Dog (Inu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi)
Dog (Inu), from the series " Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi)", c. 1782. Attributed to Torii Kiyonaga

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Konjin Chogoro, from the series " Atari senkin otoko kagami", 1859

Act Eleven: Night Raid on Moronaos Mansion from the play Chushingura (Treasury... c)
Act Eleven: Night Raid on Moronaos Mansion from the play Chushingura (Treasury of Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), c. 1795

Child Praying, 1848. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Child Praying, 1848

A Passing Palanquin, from the series "Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno"
A Passing Palanquin, from the series " Scenes of Flower-viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", c. 1681/84

Entrance to Ageyacho, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara", c. 1681 / 84
Entrance to Ageyacho, from the series " The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)", c. 1681/84

Beauty Turning Her Head, c. 1685-94. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Beauty Turning Her Head, c. 1685-94

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Yamaoka no Saburo in "Momiji Kumo Nishiki no Tsuri
The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Yamaoka no Saburo in " Momiji Kumo Nishiki no Tsuri Yogi" (Maple Clouds: A Brocade of Coverlets Hung Up)

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen... c. 1768
The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Seigen in the Play Ise-goyomi Daido Ninen, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Fall, 1768, c. 1768

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1770. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role, c. 1770

Sakata Sajuro I as a Samurais Manservant, 1768 / 70. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho
Sakata Sajuro I as a Samurais Manservant, 1768/70

Woman Dressing after Her Bath, c. 1755 / 65. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Woman Dressing after Her Bath, c. 1755/65

Seitaka Doji, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Seitaka Doji, 13th century

Jizo Bosatsu, Kamakura period, late 12th / early 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Jizo Bosatsu, Kamakura period, late 12th/early 13th century

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari no zu), 1740s. View from the veranda of a house on the coast, in the distance a man struggles with an octopus

Standing Geisha, c. 1748. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Standing Geisha, c. 1748. Woman on her way to her a music lesson. She holds a practice book for a narrative musical (joruri), and a plectrum (bachi) for playing the shamisen

Akutagawa, Japan, c. 1801 / 06. Creator: Hokusai
Akutagawa, Japan, c. 1801/06

Two women gathering herbs, Japan, early 1830s. Creator: Katsushika Taito
Two women gathering herbs, Japan, early 1830s

Daoist immortal Li Tieguai (Japanese: Tekkai), Japan, c. 1830 / 44
Daoist immortal Li Tieguai (Japanese: Tekkai), Japan, c. 1830/44

The brine maidens, Japan, c. 1820s. Creator: Kikukawa Eizan
The brine maidens, Japan, c. 1820s

Mother and Child, Japan, c. 1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Mother and Child, Japan, c. 1800

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower, Japan, c. 1799 / 1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Sheltering from a Sudden Shower, Japan, c. 1799/1800

Lovers under an Umbrella, Japan, c. 1797. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Lovers under an Umbrella, Japan, c. 1797

The Ide Jewel River, Japan, c. 1781 / 89. Creator: Kubo Shunman
The Ide Jewel River, Japan, c. 1781/89

Young Man Walks in as Two Courtesans Read Love Letter, c. 1772 / 74. Creator: Shiba Kokan
Young Man Walks in as Two Courtesans Read Love Letter, c. 1772/74

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Skull-Cup Bearing (Kapaladhara) Hevajra, c. 1604

Trimming Her Nails, c. 1755. Creator: Torii Kiyohiro
Trimming Her Nails, c. 1755

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei... Japan, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Kitao Masanobu
Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in "Chushingura Nagori no Kura.", Japan, late 18th-early 19th century

Three Women after a Bath, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners... c
Three Women after a Bath, from the series " A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)", c. 1783/84

Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo matsu)
Chrysanthemum Festival, from the series " Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo matsu)", early 19th century

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro I as Yamagami Gennai Saemon and Yamanaka Heikuro I as Suzuka no Oji, 1812

Evening Rain at Shukaku - the actor Nakamura Nakazo as Sadakuro... 1780
Evening Rain at Shukaku - the actor Nakamura Nakazo as Sadakuro, from an untitled series of actor prints, 1780

Sudden Shower at Mimeguri Shrine, c. 1787. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Sudden Shower at Mimeguri Shrine, c. 1787

A Party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters, c. 1790. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
A Party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters, c. 1790

Courtesan Going to Bed, from the series "Ten Types of Beauties in Pictures
Courtesan Going to Bed, from the series " Ten Types of Beauties in Pictures (Jittai e-fuzoku)", c. 1794

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori... c. 1790
The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga... c. 1793
The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Monk Seigen (?) in the Play Saikai Soga Nakamura (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1793 (?), c. 1793

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasak... c. 1792
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hiranoya Tokubei (?) in the Play Waka Murasaki Edokko Soga (?), Performed at the Ichimura Theater (?) in the Third Month, 1792 (?), c. 1792

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as the Ghost of Ki no Natora in the Play Kiku no En Mukashi no Miyako, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eighth Month, 1791, c. 1791

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei Doing a Sambaso Dance (Goto... c. 1790)
The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei Doing a Sambaso Dance (Goto Sambaso), in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo (Yoshitsunes Koshigoe Petition)

Self-Portrait as a Fisherman, Japan, 1835. Creator: Hokusai
Self-Portrait as a Fisherman, Japan, 1835

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune... c
The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in Act Three of the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo (Yoshitsunes Koshigoe Petition), Performed at the Ichimura Theater from the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no... c1792
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as the Boatman Takihei (?) in the Play Ofunamori Ebi no Kaomise (?), Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater (?) in the Eleventh Month, 1792 (?), c. 1792

The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the... c. 1791
The Actor Ichikawa Omezo I as Kamei Rokuro Disguised as the Servant Dadahei in the Play Kimmenuki Genke no Kakutsuba, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1791, c. 1791

The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo... c
The Actor Asao Tamejuro I as Drunken Gotobei in the Play Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jo, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Ninth Month, 1790, c. 1790

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Dozaburo Disguised as the Ruffian Tobei (?) in the Play Haru no Nishi Date-zome Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1790 ()

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shirai Gompachi in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga... c
The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Shirai Gompachi in the Play Gozen-gakari Sumo Soga, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the Second Month, 1793, c. 1793

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"Barefoot: A Journey Through Time and Culture" From Santa Claus at the Beach to French Boules Players, being barefoot transcends time and culture, and is a symbol of freedom, simplicity, and connection with nature. In Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers), " we see two women embracing their children while standing barefoot on the earth. Their bond is strengthened by the grounding sensation beneath their feet. Andrey Rublyov's masterpiece "The Trinity of Roublev" depicts three divine figures in deep contemplation. Even in this sacred moment they can depicted without shoes – a reminder that spirituality knows no boundaries or material possessions. Albrecht Durer's "The Man of Sorrows" showcases Jesus Christ bearing his suffering for humanity. His journey towards redemption is marked by his humble state - barefoot and vulnerable. Visitors at the Taj Mahal experience its grandeur but also remove their shoes as a sign of respect for this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cool marble floor against their soles connects them to centuries of history and love stories etched within these walls. Martha Graham, an iconic American dancer and choreographer, believed that true expression comes from feeling every movement through your feet. She danced barefoot to connect deeply with her art form and leave an indelible mark on the world stage. Pierre Auguste Cot's painting "Springtime" captures a tender moment between lovers strolling hand in hand through lush greenery – both blissfully unburdened by footwear as they revel in each other's company. Flora or Primavera from Pompeii reminds us that even ancient Romans appreciated the freedom bestowed upon them when walking barefoot amidst blooming flowers - an ode to life itself. Richard Harris, the charismatic Irish actor known for his roles in Camelot and Gladiator, was often seen performing onstage without shoes - embodying raw emotion and vulnerability in his craft.