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The actors Otani Hiroji and Ichikawa Danzo in a Kabuki "armour-tugging" (Kusazuri-biki) scene, Edo period, around 1717. The play "the Battle of Coxinga" was performed at the Ichimura Theatre and a large signboard showing Hiroshi bursting out through the side of the boat to grasp Danzo's armour may have been the inspiration for this print. 525 mm x 315 mm JA, 1906.12-20.018
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The actors Otani Hiroji and Ichikawa Danzo in a Kabuki "armour-tugging" (Kusazur...

"Courtesans as Three sake Drinkers", Edo period, 1710. From the album "Yuekun sennin" - (courtesans -immortals).A bikuni (female entertainer dressed as a travelling nun), a high-ranked courtesan and a male apprentice Kabuki actor are serving themselves from a barrel of sake with obvious enjoyment. 275 mm x 190 mm JA, 1915.8-23.012
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"Courtesans as Three sake Drinkers", Edo period, 1710. From the album "Yuekun se...

A demon flies from the Thunder God, Edo period, 17th-early 18th century. A winged demon has been surprised by Raijin, the Thunder God. Raijin can be identified by the ring of drums which he beats to sound like thunder. A wild boar and an owl watch from the right. These scenes are from a handscroll with comic pictures which may have been intended as a model for other artists to copy. JA,JP 657 (1902.6-6.012)
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A demon flies from the Thunder God, Edo period, 17th-early 18th century. A winge...

"Evening bell at Mii Temple", Edo period, around 1834. The poem in the right-hand corner reads: "Lovers think: 'so begin our dawn vows' when first they hear the evening bell of Mii Temple". Tiny figures walk along a path towards the buldings clustered in the foothills of the mountains. 252 mm x 382 mm JA, 1907.5-31.591
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"Evening bell at Mii Temple", Edo period, around 1834. The poem in the right-han...

A pair of porcelain elephants, Edo period, late 17th. Pair of model elephants with tusks, wearing harnesses. Many such models of animals, such as dogs, cats, deer, boars and horses were made as ornaments for European mantle- pieces. Real elephants would not have been seen in Japan at this time and these may have been inspired by pictures of Indian processional elephants. JA,1980.3-25.1-2
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A pair of porcelain elephants, Edo period, late 17th. Pair of model elephants wi...

"The courtesans Hinazuru and Chozan", Edo period, 1784. Hinazuru models one of her fine New Year kimonos. Chozan is seated at an elegant, Chinese-style writing table checking her calligraphy primer and a copy of the clssic "Eiga Monogatari" (Tales of Glory) before writing her New Year verses of greetings on the poem slips before her. JA, 1979.3-5.0146
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"The courtesans Hinazuru and Chozan", Edo period, 1784. Hinazuru models one of...

Partridges, Edo period, 1790. A government official, Seki Mitsubumi, was visiting Nagasaki in 1789 and commissioned a resident Chinese artist to paint a set of five handscrolls, showing birds which had been imported from China in 1762 on a boat called the Hachiban (Boat No. 8).On his return to Edo, Mitsubimi showed the paintigs to the publisher Matsumoto Zembei, who decided to publish a selection as a deluxe woodblock -printed album. Masayoshi was employed to copy the Chinese artist's paintings. JA, JIB90
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Partridges, Edo period, 1790. A government official, Seki Mitsubumi, was visitin...

Lovers, from "Ten scenes of lovemaking" Edo period, around 1795-1810. Handscroll of a couple relaxing; the man leans back slightly dishevelled among the cushions, drawing on his pipe. The woman dozes across his knee, pulling her kimono up slightly to cover her face. Shun'ei avoided conventional poses in his "shunga" (spring pictures,i.e.erotica). JA JP ADD 615 (1980.3-25.04)
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Lovers, from "Ten scenes of lovemaking" Edo period, around 1795-1810. Handscrol...

"Tametomo and the inhabitants of Onigashima Island", Edo period, 1811. Two islanders tryig in vain to pull Tametomo's bowstring, while the young hero nonchalantly steadies his bow with one hand and holds a fan in the other. Minamoto no Tametomo was a real-life warrior renowned for his bowman- ship. This print is an illustration from the best-selling serial novel "Strange Tales of the Bow Moon". JA JP 1479 (1881 12-10.1747)
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"Tametomo and the inhabitants of Onigashima Island", Edo period, 1811. Two islan...

Tow men in kimonos, Edo period, 1800-1825. They wear traditional dress and zori sandals. They have formal hairstyles with shaved areas. The painting comes from a group of 17 works in an unusual Western-influenced style and were probably intended for export and were commiss- ioned by the collector Philip Franz von Siebold and others. the paintings feature domestic and street scenes, indlugin sumo wrestlers, priests, many children and also beggars. JA, JP ADD1032 (1993.12-20.01)
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Tow men in kimonos, Edo period, 1800-1825. They wear traditional dress and zori...

Courtesan in a red kimono, Edo period, 1800-1825. She stands in the upstairs room of a brothel. She wears a red outer kimono, an obi (sash) with a chrysanthemum design and a blue robe. This painting come from a series of Japanese genre scenes in an unusual Western-influenced style. They ere probably intended for export and commiss- ioned by the collector Philip Franz von Siebold and others. The paintings feature domestic and street scenes including sumo-wrestlers, children and beggars. JA,JP ADD 1032 (1933.12-20.01)
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Courtesan in a red kimono, Edo period, 1800-1825. She stands in the upstairs roo...

A courtesan reading. From "Comparisons of the beauties of the Pleasure Quarters". ID: Or 75 g 34
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A courtesan reading. From "Comparisons of the beauties of the Pleasure Quarters"...