Edo Period Collection (page 8)

The Young Maiden Oshichi, 1867 (woodblock print)
2622516 The Young Maiden Oshichi, 1867 (woodblock print) by Kuniteru, Utagawa (1808-1876); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Maiden Oshichi by Utagawa Kuniteru (Japanese)

Actor Aku Hichibei as a Samurai, 1863 (woodblock print)
2622503 Actor Aku Hichibei as a Samurai, 1863 (woodblock print) by Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823-80); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nihonbashi, Clearing After Snow by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856 (woodblock print)
2622488 Nihonbashi, Clearing After Snow by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nihonbashi)

The Sumo Wrestler Asashio Taro, 1868-1900 (woodblock print)
2622515 The Sumo Wrestler Asashio Taro, 1868-1900 (woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sumo wrestler Asashio Taro; woodblock print)

Kushi (Comb) by Utamaro Kitagawa, 1780s (woodblock print)
2622514 Kushi (Comb) by Utamaro Kitagawa, 1780s (woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kushi (Comb) by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese)

Horikiri Iris Garden by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print)
2622487 Horikiri Iris Garden by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ukiyo-e Print of an Actor in a Female Role by Kunisada, 1847 (colour woodblock print)
2630234 Ukiyo-e Print of an Actor in a Female Role by Kunisada, 1847 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Private Collection; (add.info)

Girls Festival by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801-4 (woodcut print)
3036427 Girls Festival by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801-4 (woodcut print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); (add.info.: Hinamatsuri (Girls Festival) showing a woman and children at a tea party

The Actors Horibe Yatsubei and Horibe Yajibei, 1818-30 (woodblock print)
3036426 The Actors Horibe Yatsubei and Horibe Yajibei, 1818-30 (woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); (add.info)

Momo chidori (Myriad birds), known as the Bird Book, 1790 (ukiyo-e)
3072009 Momo chidori (Myriad birds), known as the Bird Book, 1790 (ukiyo-e) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Shiohi no tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide), known as the Shell Book
3071988 Shiohi no tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide), known as the Shell Book, 1789 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Scene from Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shibuku (b. 978) c
3057157 Scene from Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shibuku (b. 978) c. 1860 (colour woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861) and Toyokuni

Chinese Beauty Playing the Shamisen, c. 1833-34 (woodblock print)
FIT111484 Chinese Beauty Playing the Shamisen, c.1833-34 (woodblock print) by Taito, Katsushika II (Hokusen) (fl.1820-50); 21.7x18.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Daruma-zu (Giant Daruma)
6375463 Daruma-zu (Giant Daruma) by Jakuchu, Ito (1716-1800); The Gitter-Yelen Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; Japanese, out of copyright

A wood mask with gofun ground, painted with sumi for the hair
1766572 A wood mask with gofun ground, painted with sumi for the hair, eyes and teeth and red for the lips (wood, gofun, sumi) by Japanese School

Gunbai, war fan, Edo Period (mother-of-pearl on red lacquer ground)
5890780 Gunbai, war fan, Edo Period (mother-of-pearl on red lacquer ground) by Japanese School, (18th century); height: 45.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Of typical form)

Floating Picture of the Front of Shiba Atago Shrine, 18th century (woodblock print)
6200256 Floating Picture of the Front of Shiba Atago Shrine, 18th century (woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 26x39 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Mother and Children at the New Year (ink and color on silk)
5667199 Mother and Children at the New Year (ink and color on silk) by Toyoharu, Utagawa (1735-1814); 103.5 x 31.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mouse from Album of Paintings, 1847 (ink, colour, and gold on silk)
XOS5881359 Mouse from Album of Paintings, 1847 (ink, colour, and gold on silk) by Zeshin, Shibata (1807-91); 19.7x18.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Japan)

Tale of the Courtesan Shiratama by Utagawa Toyokuni, 1861 (woodblock print)
3036425 Tale of the Courtesan Shiratama by Utagawa Toyokuni, 1861 (woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); (add.info)

A Three-Case Inro, Edo period (stoneware)
3962798 A Three-Case Inro, Edo period (stoneware) by Miura, Kenya (1821-89) (attr. to); height: 7.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Signed Kenzan)

A Dutchman and a Chinese man, 1861 (colour woodcut)
4071437 A Dutchman and a Chinese man, 1861 (colour woodcut) by Utagawa Yoshikazu (fl.1850-70); 37.4x24.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Japanese, out of copyright

Figure of a reclining doe, Arita, c. 1680 (porcelain)
AME450385 Figure of a reclining doe, Arita, c.1680 (porcelain) by Edo Culture; 15x20x12 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; African, out of copyright

Paper two-fold screen: A Shinto Priest, Three Women and a Child under a Pine Tree
425401 Paper two-fold screen: A Shinto Priest, Three Women and a Child under a Pine Tree, Edo Period, c.1799-1801 (ink, gold, & colour on paper) by Hokusai

Dragons and Clouds, Edo Period (ink & pink tint on paper)
477770 Dragons and Clouds, Edo Period (ink & pink tint on paper) by Sotatsu, Tawaraya (fl.c.1600-40); 171.5x374.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Three chawans used for tea ceremonies, c. 1800 (ceramic)
XIR165153 Three chawans used for tea ceremonies, c.1800 (ceramic) by Japanese School, (19th century); Galerie Janette Ostier, Paris, France; (add.info.: from the Raku and Shino kilns; ); Japanese

Spring Outing in a Villa Diptych: Man in Interior, 1862 (woodblock print)
2622501 Spring Outing in a Villa Diptych: Man in Interior, 1862 (woodblock print) by Kunichika, Toyohara (1835-1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shibuku (b. 978) c
3057160 Scene from Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shibuku (b. 978) c. 1860 (colour woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861) and Toyokuni

Ukiyo-e Print from the Tale of Genji by Kunisada and Hiroshige, 1853 (colour woodblock print)
2630237 Ukiyo-e Print from the Tale of Genji by Kunisada and Hiroshige, 1853 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (1786-1865) and Hiroshige (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shower Over Ohashi Bridge by Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print)
1202053 Shower Over Ohashi Bridge by Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sudden Shower Over Shin-Ohashi Bridge)

Two Views of Edo (colour woodcut)
1067933 Two Views of Edo (colour woodcut) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 34.6x23.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

Woman Preparing Sashimi, c. 1806 (woodblock print)
3493140 Woman Preparing Sashimi, c.1806 (woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Japanese, out of copyright

Nabeshima Dish, Edo Period (porcelain)
XBP235775 Nabeshima Dish, Edo Period (porcelain) by Japanese School, (17th century); diameter: 15.2 cm; American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Japanese

Dragons and Clouds, Edo Period (ink & pint tint on paper)
477769 Dragons and Clouds, Edo Period (ink & pint tint on paper) by Sotatsu, Tawaraya (fl.c.1600-40); 171.5x374.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

A Rare Elegantly Mounted Imari Coffee Pot and Cover (ceramic)
5050689 A Rare Elegantly Mounted Imari Coffee Pot and Cover (ceramic) by Japanese School, (17th-18th century); height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple, c. 1750-70 (woodblock print)
5049890 Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple, c.1750-70 (woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 25.4x20.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Japanese

Bathhouse, c. 1785 (woodblock print)
5962932 Bathhouse, c.1785 (woodblock print) by Kiyonaga, Torii (1752-1815); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Ukiyo-e Print of the Tama River and Mt. Fuji by Hokusai, 1823-29 (colour woodblock print)
2630211 Ukiyo-e Print of the Tama River and Mt. Fuji by Hokusai, 1823-29 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; (add.info)

Womens Bathhouse (On na yu) by Torii Kiyonaga, 1780s (woodblock print)
2622500 WomenAs Bathhouse (On na yu) by Torii Kiyonaga, 1780s (woodblock print) by Kiyonaga, Torii (1752-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.