Edo Period Collection (page 9)

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)

Hawking Party, 1807 (colour woodblock print)
882759 Hawking Party, 1807 (colour woodblock print) by Hyakusai Hisanobu (fl.c.1801-1815); 38.4x74.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Published by Iwatoya KisaburAc)

(Maple Tree and Mt. Fuji), 1860s-70s (woodblock print)
883025 (Maple Tree and Mt. Fuji), 1860s-70s (woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); 8.9x18.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Signed Shu_sen)

Samurai, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
701538 Samurai, c.1860s (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Probably from the Edo Period)

Waves at Matsushima, Edo Period (ink, colour, gold & silver on paper)
477772 Waves at Matsushima, Edo Period (ink, colour, gold & silver on paper) by Sotatsu, Tawaraya (fl.c.1600-40); Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Miyamoto Susashi, the swordsman, engraved by (Tada) Takichi, c. 1848 (woodcut print)
3870910 Miyamoto Susashi, the swordsman, engraved by (Tada) Takichi, c.1848 (woodcut print) by Kuniyoshi, Ichiyusai (1797-1861); (add.info)

Four plates, Edo Period (porcelain with red, green, blue & black overglaze enamel
3833269 Four plates, Edo Period (porcelain with red, green, blue & black overglaze enamel, & gilt) by Japanese School, (19th century); diameter

Kumesaburo Iwai as the Geisha Yugiri (colour woodcut)
1067588 Kumesaburo Iwai as the Geisha Yugiri (colour woodcut) by Kuniyasu, Utagawa (1794-1832); 38.4x26.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs

Composing Poems at Nakoso Customs House (colour woodcut mounted on board)
1067587 Composing Poems at Nakoso Customs House (colour woodcut mounted on board) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); 36.5x76.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs

Fox Dance (woodcut on Japanese paper)
1068026 Fox Dance (woodcut on Japanese paper) by Kiyomasu II, Torii (1706-63); 19.7x14 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

Girl with Geisha (colour woodcut)
1067932 Girl with Geisha (colour woodcut) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 34.9x24.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L

The actor Sakata Hangoro II as Fujikawa Mizuemon in the play Hanaayama bunroku soga
1067803 The actor Sakata Hangoro II as Fujikawa Mizuemon in the play Hanaayama bunroku soga, Miyaki Theatre (colour litho reproduction on cardboard) by Sharaku

Issun-Tokubei Holding a Spear, 1859 (colour woodcut)
1067934 Issun-Tokubei Holding a Spear, 1859 (colour woodcut) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); 35.9x24.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts Collection

Shiohi no tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide), known as the Shell Book
3071991 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

Octopus and Ocean Fish by Totoya Hokkei, 1818-30 (woodblock print)
3036424 Octopus and Ocean Fish by Totoya Hokkei, 1818-30 (woodblock print) by Hokkei, Toyota (1780-1850); (add.info.: Octopus with other ocean fish of the Kanagawa Prefecture by Totoya Hokkei)

Courtesan and Young Attendant in a Parlor by Kitao Shigemasa, 1764-72 (woodblock print)
3036421 Courtesan and Young Attendant in a Parlor by Kitao Shigemasa, 1764-72 (woodblock print) by Shigemasa, Kitao (1739-1820); (add.info)

Going to a Cherry Blossom Viewing Party (colour woodcut)
1066917 Going to a Cherry Blossom Viewing Party (colour woodcut) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); 36.2x24.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. E.R

The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province, 1847-48 (woodblock print mounted on board)
1066914 The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province, 1847-48 (woodblock print mounted on board) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 35.6x76.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Ukiyo-e Print of an Actor Playing a Samurai by Kunisada, 1847 (colour woodblock print)
2630235 Ukiyo-e Print of an Actor Playing a Samurai by Kunisada, 1847 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Courtesan Hanao of Ogi-ya by Kuniyoshi, 1830-44 (colour woodblock print)
2630230 The Courtesan Hanao of Ogi-ya by Kuniyoshi, 1830-44 (colour woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tale of Genji by Toyokuni and Hiroshige, 1853 (colour woodblock print)
2630229 Tale of Genji by Toyokuni and Hiroshige, 1853 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858) and Toyokuni

Ukiyo-e Print of Geisha with Hibachi by Kunisada II, c. 1860 (colour woodblock print)
2630122 Ukiyo-e Print of Geisha with Hibachi by Kunisada II, c.1860 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada II, Utagawa (1823-80); Private Collection; (add.info)

Suruga-cho Street in Tokyo by Ando Hiroshige, 1856 (woodblock print)
2622489 Suruga-cho Street in Tokyo by Ando Hiroshige, 1856 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese Bird on Snow-Laden Branch, hanging scroll, 17th century
XOS5881911 Chinese Bird on Snow-Laden Branch, hanging scroll, 17th century (ink and slight colour on silk) by Tan yu, Kano (1602-74); 97.5x37.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Quail in Grass from Album of Painting, 1847 (ink, colour, and gold on silk)
XOS5881363 Quail in Grass from Album of Painting, 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)

Watching a Waterfall, hanging scroll, 1790 (ink and colour on silk)
XOS5878574 Watching a Waterfall, hanging scroll, 1790 (ink and colour on silk) by Buncho, Tani (1763-1840); 112.5x51.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Japan)

A Rare Elegantly Mounted Imari Coffee Pot and Cover (ceramic)
5050698 A Rare Elegantly Mounted Imari Coffee Pot and Cover (ceramic) by Japanese School, (17th-18th century); height: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Reverse of a wood mask covered with sumi, lacquered with inscriptions in red (wood, sumi
1766573 Reverse of a wood mask covered with sumi, lacquered with inscriptions in red (wood, sumi, gofrun) by Japanese School

Preparing for the Spring Poetry Reading (woodblock mounted on board)
1066915 Preparing for the Spring Poetry Reading (woodblock mounted on board) by Toyokuni, Utagawa (1769-1825); 35.6x74.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. E.R

The Kagamiyama Demonstration (colour woodcut mounted on board)
1066916 The Kagamiyama Demonstration (colour woodcut mounted on board) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); 36.5x76.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. E.R

Landscape, Edo period, c. 1801-02 (ink & colour on paper mounted as hanging scroll)
1121454 Landscape, Edo period, c.1801-02 (ink & colour on paper mounted as hanging scroll) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 76.1x127.8 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Momo chidori (Myriad birds), known as the Bird Book, 1790 (ukiyo-e)
3072011 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
3071997 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

Momo chidori (Myriad birds), known as the Bird Book, 1790 (ukiyo-e)
3072012 Momo chidori (Myriad birds), known as the Bird Book, 1790 (ukiyo-e) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Drinking Party at a Restaurant by Ando Hiroshige, 1837-44 (woodblock print)
3036388 Drinking Party at a Restaurant by Ando Hiroshige, 1837-44 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); (add.info)

Nakamura Noshio II as Sakuramaru, 1796 (colour woodblock print)
883223 Nakamura Noshio II as Sakuramaru, 1796 (colour woodblock print) by Enkyo, Kabukido (1749-1803); 36.3x26.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Dancer (colour on paper)
3614118 Dancer (colour on paper) by Moronobu, Hishikawa (c.1618-94) (attr. to); 78.1x41.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: School of Hishikawa Moronobu ); Japanese

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII Acting in a Play, 1854 (woodblock print)
2622510 The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII Acting in a Play, 1854 (woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Private Collection; (add.info)

Night Snow Scene at Motonoyanagi Bridge, c. 1825 (woodblock print)
2622512 Night Snow Scene at Motonoyanagi Bridge, c.1825 (woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spring Outing in a Villa Diptych: Women in Interior, 1862 (woodblock print)
2622502 Spring Outing in a Villa Diptych: Women in Interior, 1862 (woodblock print) by Kunichika, Toyohara (1835-1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

Night Snow, Kambara, illustration from the series Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido, c
CH443723 Night Snow, Kambara, illustration from the series Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido, c.1834-35 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Diptych (LtoR): The Actors Bando Mitugoro III and Segawa Kikunojo V
FIT111487 Diptych (LtoR): The Actors Bando Mitugoro III and Segawa Kikunojo V, 1826 (woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 21.2x36.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

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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.