Japanese

Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya uchi Somenosuke), from the series "Beauties of the Yoshiwara" (Seirō bijin awase)

Eishōsai Chōki · Mid to Late Edo period, circa 1780-1805

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink,…

Untitled

Kusama Yayoi · 1967

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Oil on canvas

Old Rakan Temple, Yabakei, Bungo Province (Bungo Yabakei Ko Rakan-ji), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1897 (Meiji 30)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Oyashirazu Beach (Oyashirazuhama), from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1897 (Meiji 30)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Enoshima, from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1896 (Meiji 29)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Matsushima, from the series Famous Sights of Japan (Nihon meishō zue)

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1896 (Meiji 29)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

The Fall of Fenghuangcheng, later called Our Elite Forces Capturing the Pescadores Islands in Taiwan

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1894 (Meiji 27)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color…

Emperor Meiji and His Consort in the Plum Garden

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1887 (Meiji 20)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e) triptych; ink and color…

Sōgo at the Ferry Landing—An Authentic View

Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 · 1884 (Meiji 17)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock-print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

First Division Approaching Fengtian (Daiichigun Hōten-fu shingeki no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · Meiji period, dated 1894

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Right panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych;…

Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · Meiji period, dated 1894

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Right panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych;…

Triptych: First Division Approaching Fengtian (Daiichigun Hōten-fu shingeki no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · Meiji period, dated 1894

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock printed "ōban"-sized triptych; ink and color…

Triptych: Great Victory for the Japanese Army at P'yōng Yang (Nichigun Heijō taisho no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · Meiji period, dated 1894

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock printed "ōban"-sized triptych; ink and color…

Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · Meiji period,

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Right panel from a woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych;…

Triptych: Battle of Taikozan Oki: Victory for the Japanese Navy Offshore (Nishin sensō Taikozan Oki Nikkan senshō no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · Meiji period,

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock printed "ōban"-sized triptych; ink and color…

Tōeizan Temple at Ueno (Ueno Tōeizan), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · c. 1844

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on…

Ishiyakushi, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1842

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Hydrangea and Kingfisher

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1832

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Mandarin Ducks

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · early 19th century

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Bowl by Unknown Maker, Japanese

Unknown Maker, Japanese · 1800s

RISD Museum · glazed stoneware

object

Unknown Maker, Japanese · 1800s

RISD Museum · copper

haori

Unknown Maker, Japanese

RISD Museum · Costume

sword guard; tsuba

Unknown Maker, Japanese

RISD Museum · iron

Autumn and Winter [left of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons]

Japan · mid 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Six-panel folding screen, one of a pair,…

Snake sitting on a skull

Japan · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ivory

Karauta of the Chōjiya, from the series Courtesans for the Five Festivals (Yūkun gosekku)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1805 (Bunka 2)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Bun'ya no Yasuhide from the series Modern Children as the Six Poetic Immortals (Tōsei kodomo rokkasen)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1804 (Bunka 1)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Suited to Patterns Stocked by Izugura (Izugura shi-ire no moyō muki), from the series Summer Outfits: Beauties of Today (Natsu ishō tōsei bijin)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1804-06 (Bunka 1-3)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Courtesan Matsukaze of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Matsukaze)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · Late Edo period, circa 1799

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Left panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban"…

Courtesan Nakagawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Nakagawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · Late Edo period, circa 1799

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban"…

Courtesan Utagawa of the Matsubaya (Matsubaya no Utagawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · Late Edo period, circa 1799

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban"…

Courtesans of the Matsubarō: Nakagawa, Utagawa, Matsukaze

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1799

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print triptych (nishiki-e); ink and color…

Act V (Godanme), from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chūshingura)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1798-1799 (Kansei 10-11)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

The Hour of the Horse [noon]: Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series A Clock of the Customs of Beauties (Fūzoku bijin tokei)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1798-1799 (Kansei 10-11)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Abalone Diver Nursing a Child, center sheet of incomplete triptych

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1797-98 (Kansei 9-10)

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Three Beauties of the Present Day

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · c. 1793

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Kamuro with Shamisen and Kamuro(?) with Fan, from the series Fūryū kodomo asobi

Kitagawa Utamaro II · 19th century

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink…

Kneeling Woman and Child from the series Fūryū nana komachi

Kitagawa Utamaro II · 19th century

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink…

Mother and Children Enjoying Fireflies

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 · 18th-19th century

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Arai, [Thirty-second] from the series Fifty-three Stations [of Tōkaidō]

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · late 1850's

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Bird and Flower

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · ca. 1823–1834

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Odawara Sakawa-gawa, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige · 19th century

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

[Shinobu no Sōta, Umewakamaru] by Andō

Andō · 1869

Library of Congress · photo, print, drawing

Ten Yen from Japan

Bank: Bank of Japan · 1930

Yale University Art Gallery · Ink on paper

One Yen from Japan

Bank: Bank of Japan · 1889

Yale University Art Gallery · Ink on paper

Figurine of a Female

Japan · 1000–800 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with traces of color, base: wood

Cranes [left of a pair]

Japan · 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Six-panel folding screen, one of a pair,…

Cranes [right of a pair]

Japan · 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Six-panel folding screen, one of a pair,…

Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power

Japan · second half 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood with metal, polychrome, gilding, and inlaid…

Helmet in dragonfly shape

Japan · 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Iron, lacquer, wood, leather, gilt, pigments, silk,…

Jar with flared mouth

Japan · 5th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Sue ware, stoneware

Kakebotoke

Japan · 14th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze with traces of gilding, wood

Plate with grapevines, trellis, and geometric design

Japan · late 16th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Mino ware, Nezumi-Shino type, stoneware with underglaze…

Vajra Warrior (one of a pair)

Japan · mid 14th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Polychromed Japanese cypress (hinoki) with lacquer

Sōjō Henjō, from the series Portraits of Six Poets

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai · ca. 1809–10

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Ōtomo no Kuronushi, from the series Portraits of Six Poets

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai · ca. 1809–10

Yale University Art Gallery · Ukiyo-e: polychrome woodblock print

Chakra

Japan · 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gilt bronze

Foaming Waves

Japan · 17th–19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Two-panel folding screen, color on paper

God of Thunder fishing for his drum

Japan · late 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Meisen kimono

Japan · first half 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk, plain weave, stencil-printed warp and weft…

Shinto priest's hat (ebōshi)

Japan · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk brocade

Taima Mandala

Japan · early 14th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, and cut…

Untitled No. 18

Daido Moriyama · negative 2008; print 2013

J. Paul Getty Museum · Platinum-palladium print

Untitled No. 27

Daido Moriyama · negative 2008; print 2013

J. Paul Getty Museum · Platinum-palladium print

Untitled No. 28

Daido Moriyama · negative 2008; print 2013

J. Paul Getty Museum · Platinum-palladium print

Night, Tokyo

Daido Moriyama · 2003

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Bar

Daido Moriyama · 2002

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Shinjuku

Daido Moriyama · 2002

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Daido Hysteric no. 8

Daido Moriyama · 1997

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Shadow, Osaka

Daido Moriyama · 1995

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Documentary 78 ('86 .4 Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

Daido Moriyama · 1986

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Light and Shadow

Daido Moriyama · 1980

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Untitled by Daido Moriyama

Daido Moriyama · 1980

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Stray Dog

Daido Moriyama · negative 1971; print later

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

[Floral fabric backlit]

Daido Moriyama · about 1970s

J. Paul Getty Museum · Gelatin silver print

Umegatani Tōtarō (1845-1928), Sumo wrestler

Utagawa Kuniaki · 1884

Dallas Museum of Art · Woodblock print

Americans (Amerikajin), from the series Bankoku jimbutsu, published by Tsukiokaya Bunsuke

Kuniaki II · Late Edo period, fifth month of 1861

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Yokohama woodblock print in ōban format; ink…

Actors

Kuniaki I

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban"…

Triptych: Actors

Kuniaki I

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban"…

The Picture Contest (Eawase), Illustration to Chapter 17 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Tosa Mitsunobu · Muromachi period, datable to 1509-1510

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · The seventeenth of a series of 54…

Courtesan and Kamuro with Wheeled Writing Table (Fuguruma), Number Six, Right (Rokuban migi, kurumao) from the series A Contest of Fowls (Tori-awase)

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 · Edo period, circa 1825 (Year of…

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink,…

Grasshoppers on Rice Plants

Ohara Shoson (also called Hoson Koson) · ca. 1910

Chazen Museum of Art · Color woodcut

Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Matsugae Matonosuke

Utagawa Kunisada · 1855

Crocker Art Museum · Woodblock print; ink and colors on paper

Pumpkin

Yayoi Kusama · 1997

Crocker Art Museum · Acrylic on canvas

General Ōdera Attacking the "Hundred Foot Cliff" with All His Might (Ōdera shōgun zenroku o furuite Hyakusekigai o shūgeki suru no zu)

Ogata Gekkō · 1895

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock printed oban-sized triptych; ink and color…

Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei)

Fukami Sueharu · Heisei period, 2008

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Molded porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze (Chinese…

Hiranatsume Spring and Autumn Tea Caddy with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves

Unknown artist · 1920-1930

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Takamakie lacquer, nashiji gold flakes, and kirigane…

Chōjun (Zhang Shun)/ Water (Mizu), from the series Five Elements of the Tale of the Water Margins (Suiko gogyō), with poems by Seiyōkan Umeyo (Baise) and Garyūen

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 · Edo period, probably 1832

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "shikishiban" format; Ink,…

Actor Onogawa Orie as a Courtesan Parodying the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (Fugen Bosatsu) Seated on an Elephant

Okumura Masanobu · Edo period, circa 1720s

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink,…

Earthquake from the Legendary History of the Jin'o-ji (Kōnin Shōnin eden)

Unknown artist · c. 1350-1400

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll;…

Prince Shōtoku at Age Two (Shōtoku Taishi Nisaizō)

Unknown artist · Kamakura period, datable to circa 1292

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Japanese cypress (hinoki); assembled woodblock construction with…

"The Former Deeds of Bodhisattva Medicine King," Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyō)

Unknown artist · Late Heian period, c. 1150

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Handscroll fragment mounted as a hanging scroll;…

Virūdhaka (Zōchōten), Guardian King of the South, one of the Devarājas (Shitennō), or Four Heavenly Guardian Kings

Unknown artist · Heian period, c. 1075

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Wood with traces of polychromy and gilding

Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Jizō Bosatsu) Standing

Unknown artist · 14th century

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Cypress wood with lacquer and traces of…

Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu) Seated on a Lion

Unknown artist · Kamakura period, early 14th century

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Monkey-and-Persimmon Fan Design

Unknown artist · Mid Edo period, early 18th century

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold,…