EditorialHand guard, Oval tsuba with the battle between the Taira and the Minamoto at the Uji bridge in 1180 in relief (marubori), details in gold nunome-zogan, silver and copper, signed 'masatsune nyudo' and 'masayoshi'., Sadashichi Masayoshi, Japan, 1750 - 18...
EditorialDisagreement between an eight-year-old boy and Confucius Hasai no ko to K?shi no mond? (title on object) Additional stories from Uji (series title) Uji sh?i Monogatari (series title on object), The Chinese philosopher Confucius (K?shi) in conversation ...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1780. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions:...
EditorialWoman at a balcony The story of Genji (series title) Genji monogatari (series title on object), Seated lady in clothing from the Heian period (794-1185), a large fan in her hand, leaning against the balustrade of a wooden terrace that overlooks the sea...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1780. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions:...
EditorialProvisional Middle Counselor Sadayori (Gon Chunagon Sadayori), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), Edo, 1830-1844, ink on paper, color woodblock print, 9-1/4 x 14 in., Signed by artist: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga Seal: toshidama, Publisher's mark: Ehi...
EditorialThe actor Sanj? Kantar? as a tea-seller, Edo period, Japan, c1720-c1730. The onnagata (female impersonator) Sanj? Kantar? plays the Kabuki role of a seller of Uji tea carrying her portable stall. The print is hand coloured in shades of red, pink and pu...
EditorialThe Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1780. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions:...
EditorialThe River Bridge at Uji. Date/Period: 1568 - 1615. Painting. One of a pair of six-fold screens: ink and color over gold-foil ground on paper One of a pair of six-fold screens: ink and color over gold-foil ground on paper. Height: 1,714.50 mm (67.50 in)...
EditorialMatching Shells (Kaiawase), from the series Six Immortal Poets in Modern Guise (Yatsushi Rokkasen), ??????, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1796?98, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (37.9 x 24.8 cm), Prints, C...
EditorialFireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight, Meiji period (1868?1912), Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 48 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (123.8 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Suzuki Shonen (Japanese, 1849?1918), This atmospheric picture of shining ...
EditorialUji Bridge in the Moonlight, Edo period (1615?1868), 19th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, 38 1/2 x 12 in. (97.8 x 30.5 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Gantoku (Japanese, 1805?1859).
EditorialThe actor Sanj? Kantar? as a tea-seller, Edo period, Japan, c1720-c1730. The onnagata (female impersonator) Sanj? Kantar? plays the Kabuki role of a seller of Uji tea carrying her portable stall. The print is hand coloured in shades of red, pink and pu...