Ukiyo E Collection (#10)

Toshusai Sharaku image. He was a Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, known for his portraits of kabuki actors. Neither his true name nor the dates of his birth or death are known

P. 359-1945 Scene 12, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c
FIT71363 P.359-1945 Scene 12, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c.1797 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.6x25.4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Twilight Shower at Tadasu Bank, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858)
1766600 Twilight Shower at Tadasu Bank, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Portraits of their Imperial Majesties, Emperor and Empress Meiji (colour woodblock print)
1766589 Portraits of their Imperial Majesties, Emperor and Empress Meiji (colour woodblock print) by Watanabe Nobukazu (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Miyanokoshi, Station 27, from the series, Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido (colour woodblock print)
1766586 Miyanokoshi, Station 27, from the series, Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miyanokoshi)

Minister Toru from the series Poems of China and Japan Mirrored to Life
1766584 Minister Toru from the series Poems of China and Japan Mirrored to Life (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; (add.info)

Octopus Fishing at Takasago in Harima Province, from the Series Famous Products of the Provinces
1766567 Octopus Fishing at Takasago in Harima Province, from the Series Famous Products of the Provinces (colour woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi

Scattered Pine Along Tone River, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print)
1766563 Scattered Pine Along Tone River, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Otonashi River Dam, Oji, popularly called Great Waterfall, from the Series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
1766561 Otonashi River Dam, Oji, popularly called Great Waterfall, from the Series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (woodblock print) by Hiroshige

New Fuji, Meguro, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print)
1766556 New Fuji, Meguro, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Rivertrout, from the series Collection of Fish (colour woodblock print)
1766554 Rivertrout, from the series Collection of Fish (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 26.2x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rivertrout)

Descending Geese, Miho, from the series Eight views of famous places
1766540 Descending Geese, Miho, from the series Eight views of famous places (woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Clearing Weather, Enoshima, from the series
1766538 Clearing Weather, Enoshima, from the series Eight views of famous places (woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Rokugo Ferry (colour woodblock print)
1766535 Rokugo Ferry (colour woodblock print) by Eisen, Keisai (Ikeda Yoshinobu) (1790-1848) (attr. to); 6.5x38.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rokugo Ferry)

Futamigaura in Ise Province from a group of nine Uki-e prints (woodblock print)
1766529 Futamigaura in Ise Province from a group of nine Uki-e prints (woodblock print) by Shotei Hokuju (1763-c.1824); 26.3x38.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Kintai Bridge, Suo Province, from the series Wonderous Views of Famous Bridges
1766524 Kintai Bridge, Suo Province, from the series Wonderous Views of Famous Bridges in all the Provinces (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Yoro Waterfall, Mino Province, from the Series
1766522 Yoro Waterfall, Mino Province, from the Series A Journey to the Waterfalls of all the Provinces (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Full-length portrait of the wrestler Kachozan (woodblock print)
1766513 Full-length portrait of the wrestler Kachozan (woodblock print) by Katsukawa Shun ei (1762-1819); 39x26.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Full-length portrait of the wrestler Kachozan)

Courtesan Watering a Bonsai, pub. C. 1830 (colour woodblock print)
3273289 Courtesan Watering a Bonsai, pub. C. 1830 (colour woodblock print) by Eisen, Keisai (Ikeda Yoshinobu) (1790-1848); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

The young samurai, Rikiya, with Konami and Honzo partly hidden behind the door
CH378531 The young samurai, Rikiya, with Konami and Honzo partly hidden behind the door, Act II of Chushingura (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro

Moso, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, c. 1848 (colour woodblock print)
6295378 Moso, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, c.1848 (colour woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 24.2x18.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Six woodblock prints comprising)

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

An American family out for a stroll at Yokohama, 1861 (woodblock print)
5672311 An American family out for a stroll at Yokohama, 1861 (woodblock print) by Yoshifuji, Utagawa (1828-1887); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

The Ghost of Oiwa, c. 1831-32 (colour woodblock print)
881700 The Ghost of Oiwa, c.1831-32 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 26.3--18.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The Lantern Ghost, Iwa image)

Shiba Jimmei Shrine, from the series Famous Places in Edo, 1858 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284447 Shiba Jimmei Shrine, from the series Famous Places in Edo, 1858 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige II (Ichiusai Shigenobu) (1826-69); UCL Art Museum, University College London

Yoshiie Ason: The Barrier at Nakoso, from the series Gekko's Idle Brush, 1892 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284443 Yoshiie Ason: The Barrier at Nakoso, from the series Gekko's Idle Brush, 1892 (colour woodblock print) by Gekko, Ogata (1859-1920); UCL Art Museum, University College London

Iwai Kumesaburo II as a courtesan, c. 1830 (coloured woodblock print)
FIT282750 Iwai Kumesaburo II as a courtesan, c.1830 (coloured woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Ichkawa Danjuro VII as Kagekiyo in Kagekiyo, c. 1826-7 (woodblock print with embossing)
FIT282746 Ichkawa Danjuro VII as Kagekiyo in Kagekiyo, c.1826-7 (woodblock print with embossing) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Woman in scarf and kimono with maid walking
Japanese woman in scarf and kimono with maid walking in a wintry landscape with bare trees. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Terasaki Kogyo, frontispiece from a book, Tokyo, circa 1910

The Third Princess and Her Pet Cat, c. 1767 / 68 (colour woodblock print)
3504361 The Third Princess and Her Pet Cat, c.1767/68 (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 27.2x20.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Titmouse and Camellias, Sparrow and Wild Roses and Black-naped Oriole and Cherry Blossoms, c. 1833 (woodblock print)
3614031 Titmouse and Camellias, Sparrow and Wild Roses and Black-naped Oriole and Cherry Blossoms, c.1833 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Metropolitan Museum of Art

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)

The Archery Gallery, 1765 (colour woodblock print)
3057655 The Archery Gallery, 1765 (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 20.3x55.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Clarence Buckingham Collection; Japanese

The Elopement (parody of Akutagawa episode from "Tales of Ise"), c
3057653 The Elopement (parody of Akutagawa episode from " Tales of Ise" ), c. 1767 (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 27.9x20.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Great Wave off Kanagawa from from the series 36 Views of Mt
3057164 The Great Wave off Kanagawa from from the series 36 Views of Mt. Fuji ; 1831 (hand-coloured woodblock print) by Hokusai

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

No. 6 Totsuka motomachi Fork From 53 Stations of the Tokaido, c. 1833 (woodcut)
2561276 No. 6 Totsuka motomachi Fork From 53 Stations of the Tokaido, c.1833 (woodcut) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858)

No. 1 Nihonbashi: Morning Scene From the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido (woodcut)
2561274 No. 1 Nihonbashi: Morning Scene From the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido (woodcut) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 22x34.2 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Flatheads and Eggplant, c. 1830 (woodcut)
2561258 Flatheads and Eggplant, c.1830 (woodcut) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 24x36 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; © Free Library of Philadelphia ; Print and Picture Collection

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"Ukiyo-e: Capturing the Essence of Japanese Life" Step into the world of ukiyo-e, a captivating art form that flourished in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). These woodblock prints and paintings offer glimpses into everyday life, landscapes, and cultural traditions. One such print is "Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri at Tokaido. " Created around 1830, it depicts a serene coastal scene along the famous Tokaido road. The artist skillfully captures the tranquility and beauty of nature. In "Fuji in Clear Weather, " part of the series "36 Views of Mount Fuji, " we witness an iconic symbol of Japan standing tall against a clear blue sky. This masterpiece by Katsushika Hokusai showcases his mastery in capturing both grandeur and subtlety. Moving on to oil on canvas, we encounter "Olive Orchard mid-June. " Painted in 1889 by an unknown artist, this piece transports us to a lush orchard filled with vibrant olive trees. It demonstrates how ukiyo-e artists were not limited to woodblock prints but also explored other mediums. Mori Tessan's "A Peacock" mesmerizes with its intricate details and vivid colors. This artwork showcases Tessan's ability to bring animals to life through his brushstrokes. "The Bridge with Wisteria or Kameido Tenjin Keidai" takes us back to Edo-era Tokyo. As plate 57 from Hiroshige's renowned series "100 Views of Edo, " it presents a picturesque scene where wisteria vines gracefully hang over a bridge—a true feast for the eyes. Another notable work is "The Running Well Teahouse, Otsu. " From Hiroshige's series called "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido, " this print immerses us in traditional Japanese architecture and the peacefulness of a teahouse.