Edo Period Collection (page 3)

Fisherman smoking beside a stream, c. 1835 (colour woodcut)
GLS314149 Fisherman smoking beside a stream, c.1835 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 21.6x21.6 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Under the wave of Kanagawa, or The great Wave from the series 36 Views of Mt. Fuji, c. 1830-31 (woodblock print)
7413464 Under the wave of Kanagawa, or The great Wave from the series 36 Views of Mt.Fuji, c.1830-31 (woodblock print) by Hokusai

Spectator watching a tiger being attacked by a dragon, probably 1910s (woodcut)
GLS314156 Spectator watching a tiger being attacked by a dragon, probably 1910s (woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 19.7x26.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Old Fisherman Smoking his Pipe, c. 1835 (colour woodblock print)
GLS224008 Old Fisherman Smoking his Pipe, c.1835 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 21.5x18.4 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Actor, Segawa Michinosuke, in the part of the Courtesan Omune, 1807 (colour woodcut)
GLS314145 Actor, Segawa Michinosuke, in the part of the Courtesan Omune, 1807 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 38.1x25.4 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Courtesan making a parade, c. 1816 (colour woodcut)
GLS314163 Courtesan making a parade, c.1816 (colour woodcut) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 35.5x16.5 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Sagejubalco, or Picnic Set, 1800-50 (wood with lacquer & gilt bronze fittings)
MAN430891 Sagejubalco, or Picnic Set, 1800-50 (wood with lacquer & gilt bronze fittings) by Japanese School, (19th century); Manchester Art Gallery

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, 1794 (colour woodblock print; oban)
5859883 The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Ishii Genzo, 1794 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Sharaku, Toshusai (fl.1794-95); 37.5 -- 24.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Courtesans of the Yadaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters
5859878 Courtesans of the Yadaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), 1776 (colour woodblock print) by Shunsho

Portrait of the Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Akita Jonosuke Yoshikage in a "Shibaraku" Role, c
5859865 Portrait of the Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Akita Jonosuke Yoshikage in a "Shibaraku" Role, c.1791 (colour woodblock print: aiban) by Shunei

The Warrior Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336) Bidding Farewell to His Son Masatsura, c
5859879 The Warrior Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336) Bidding Farewell to His Son Masatsura, c.1780 (colour woodblock print; chuban) by Shunsei Katsukawa (active late 1780s-early 1790s)

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai
5859872 The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month

Taira no Atsumori Riding a Horse into the Sea, c. 1770 (colour woodblock print; chuban)
5859877 Taira no Atsumori Riding a Horse into the Sea, c.1770 (colour woodblock print; chuban) by Shunsho, Katsukawa (1726-92); 24.8 x 19.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Shinanoya Ohan in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga
5859876 The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Shinanoya Ohan in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Third Month

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei from the Courier Service (Umegawa, Chubei), c
5860294 The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei from the Courier Service (Umegawa, Chubei), c.1797 (colour woodblock print, hashira-e) by Utamaro

Double Pillow, 1794-95 (colour woodblock print; oban)
5860159 Double Pillow, 1794-95 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.5 x 25.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Kitagawa Utamaro 38.5 x 25.7 cm)

Empress Jingu (left), and Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune (right), c. 1780 (colour woodblock print; koban)
5859880 Empress Jingu (left), and Her Minister Takenouchi no Sukune (right), c.1780 (colour woodblock print; koban) by Katsukawa Shun'ei (1762-1819); 16.7 x 24.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Lady Hangaku (Hangaku Gozen) in the Play Wada-gassen Onna Maizuru
5859873 The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Lady Hangaku (Hangaku Gozen) in the Play Wada-gassen Onna Maizuru, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month

Koto and New Years Offering, illustration for The Akoya Beach Shell (Akoyagai), from the series
5860356 Koto and New Years Offering, illustration for The Akoya Beach Shell (Akoyagai), from the series, A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells, 1821 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Qin Ming (Shinmei), c. 1828 (colour woodblock prints with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban pentaptych)
5860352 Qin Ming (Shinmei), c.1828 (colour woodblock prints with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban pentaptych) by Gakutei, Yashima (c.1786-1868); 20.9 x 18.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago

Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them, c. 1804-5 (colour woodblock print; naga-oban)
5860295 Yamauba Holding Chestnuts while Kintaro Reaches for Them, c.1804-5 (colour woodblock print; naga-oban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 50.1 x 23.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters
5860291 Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Lovers Dressing Beside a Window, 1765 (colour woodblock print; chuban, surimono)
5859267 Lovers Dressing Beside a Window, 1765 (colour woodblock print; chuban, surimono) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 27.8 x 20.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Shoki the Demon Queller Sharpening His Sword, c. 1725 (hand coloured woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e)
5859991 Shoki the Demon Queller Sharpening His Sword, c.1725 (hand coloured woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e) by Masanobu, Okumura (1686-1764); 31.3 x 14.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series "Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)"
5860357 Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series "Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)", 1828 (colour woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban)

The Salt Dragon, 1832 (color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban)
5860353 The Salt Dragon, 1832 (color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban) by Hokkei, Toyota (1780-1850); 20.8 x 18 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired for the New Years Holidays
5860261 A Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Courtesans Hired for the New Years Holidays - Takigawa of the Ogiya, c.1794 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Eishi

Recycling Paper, illustration for The Fulling-block Shell, 1821 (colour woodblock print)
5860355 Recycling Paper, illustration for The Fulling-block Shell, 1821 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 20.0 x 17.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Drums and Shamisen (colour woodblock print; aiban)
5860080 Drums and Shamisen (colour woodblock print; aiban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 32.3 x 22.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Takashima Ohisa (colour woodblock print; oban)
5859949 Takashima Ohisa (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 32.8 x 22.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Kitagawa Utamaro)

Ono no Komachi at Seki Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi), c
5859881 Ono no Komachi at Seki Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi), c.1788 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Eishi

Musashibo Benkei Brings the Captured Tosabo Shoshun to Yoshitsune in the Play Horikawa Youchi no Zu Uki-e Nimaitsuzuki
5859875 Musashibo Benkei Brings the Captured Tosabo Shoshun to Yoshitsune in the Play Horikawa Youchi no Zu Uki-e Nimaitsuzuki, c.1782 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Shunsho

White Plum Blossoms and Moon, 1755 (hanging scroll, ink & colour on silk)
7392237 White Plum Blossoms and Moon, 1755 (hanging scroll, ink & colour on silk) by Jakuchu, Ito (1716-1800); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Autumn moon at Shinobazu, c. 1833 (woodblock print)
7390870 Autumn moon at Shinobazu, c.1833 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: Original title: Shinobazu shugetsu)

Evening snow at Ryogoku, c. 1833 (woodblock print)
7389690 Evening snow at Ryogoku, c.1833 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: Signed: zen Hokusai aratame Iitsu ga)

Courtesan, early 1700s (hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper)
XOS5887912 Courtesan, early 1700s (hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper) by Japanese School, (18th century); 91.7x46 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

(New Comb in Box), 1812 (colour woodblock print)
883249 (New Comb in Box), 1812 (colour woodblock print) by Uematsu Tōshū (fl.c.1790-1825); 13.9x17.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

(Two Court Ladies and Three Old Men), 1810s (colour woodblock print)
883247 (Two Court Ladies and Three Old Men), 1810s (colour woodblock print) by Uematsu Tōshū (fl.c.1790-1825); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

A Bat Flying near a Pine Tree, 1801-1900 (woodblock print; surimono)
5860916 A Bat Flying near a Pine Tree, 1801-1900 (woodblock print; surimono) by Issho (active 19th century); 37x29.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Issho)

Summer: Two Women by a Stream, from the series The Elegant Moon in the Four Seasons, 1785-89 (woodblock print)
7387118 Summer: Two Women by a Stream, from the series The Elegant Moon in the Four Seasons, 1785-89 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 21.7--15.5 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum

Armour (Gusoku), 18th century (iron, lacquer, copper-gold alloy, silver, silk, horse hair & ivory)
7335216 Armour (Gusoku), 18th century (iron, lacquer, copper-gold alloy, silver, silk, horse hair & ivory) by Japanese School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Armour (Gusoku), 16th-18th century (iron, lacquer, silk & gilt copper)
7335215 Armour (Gusoku), 16th-18th century (iron, lacquer, silk & gilt copper) by Japanese School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Mask, 1745 (iron, lacquer & silk)
7335265 Mask, 1745 (iron, lacquer & silk) by Japanese School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: It represents Jikokuten, guardian of the East, one of the Four Kings of Heaven.)

One of a pair of Japanese six-fold screens, Edo Period, 19th century (mixed media)
7287875 One of a pair of Japanese six-fold screens, Edo Period, 19th century (mixed media) by Japanese School, (19th century); 152x340 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Each with seal, Edo period)

One of a pair of Japanese six-fold screens, Edo Period, 19th century (mixed media)
7287874 One of a pair of Japanese six-fold screens, Edo Period, 19th century (mixed media) by Japanese School, (19th century); 152x340 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Each with seal, Edo period)

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, c
5860870 The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, c.1783 (colour woodblock print; hosoban) by Shunsho

A Red Plum Branch against the Summer Moon, c. 1840 (colour woodblock print; uchiwa-e)
5860019 A Red Plum Branch against the Summer Moon, c.1840 (colour woodblock print; uchiwa-e) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 23.6x31.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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The Edo Period, also known as the Tokugawa period, was a time of great artistic and cultural development in Japan. This era lasted from 1603 to 1868 and was characterized by peace, stability, and isolationism. One of the most iconic images from this period is "The Great Wave" by Katsushika Hokusai. This woodblock print depicts men in boats battling large waves off the shore of Kanagawa, with Mount Fuji towering in the background. It captures both the power and beauty of nature that inspired many artists during this time. Another famous artwork from the a woodblock print by Shuntei Katsukawa depicting two samurai warriors engaged in battle. The intricate details and vibrant colors showcase the skillful craftsmanship that was prevalent during this era. In addition to these warrior-themed prints, there were also delicate works like "Eleven Female Cranes Standing in Dry Reed Bed. " Created using ink and colors on paper, this piece showcases the elegance and grace associated with traditional Japanese art. Religion played an important role during the Edo Period as well. "Nichiren Calming the Storm, " a color print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicts a powerful scene where Nichiren, a Buddhist monk, calms a raging storm with his spiritual presence. Not only did visual arts flourish during this time but so did literature. One example is "The Blind Men and The Elephant, " another woodblock print by Hokusai which tells an allegorical story through vivid imagery. The it also saw advancements in trade with foreign countries such as Portugal. A six-fold screen titled "Nanban Six-Fold Screen Depicting Arrival of Portuguese Ship for Trade" portrays scenes of interaction between Japanese locals and Portuguese traders. This period also witnessed everyday life being depicted through art forms like paintings or prints showcasing activities such as sword cleaning or travelers in the snow at Oi.