by Erin Wrightson | Nov 30, 2018
Shōsai Ikkei (identity unknown) Thirty-six Amusing Views of Famous Places in Tokyo: Kyobashi Bridge, 1872 Polychrome woodblock printed; ink and color on paper Gift of Tom Musco In the series Thirty-six Amusing Views of Famous Places in Tokyo, Shōsai Ikkei parodies...
by Tyler Shine | Nov 29, 2018
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 – 1912) Tango – Boy’s Day Festival (May 5), 1885 Color woodblock print, oban triptych In this print, Toyohara Chinkanobu (1838–1912) looks back to the Edo Period (1603–1868) to depict Tango no Sekku or “Boy’s Festival,” one of the...
by Tim Zhang | Nov 29, 2018
Title：『馬主人の言辞に感じて 身命を委てこれを救ふ』 The Horse that Saved Its Master by Sacrificing itself after it Understood Its Master’s Words (Uma shujin no kotoba ni kanjite inochi wo sute kore wo sukū) Date: March 1st, 1882 Artist: Kobayashi Toshimitsu (active in Meiji period) 小林年参...
by Ramey Mize | Nov 21, 2018
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900) Titles: Left: Eitai Bridge, with a Portrait of the Actor Kawarazaki Mimasu in the Role of Kozaru Shichinosuke Right: Ichimura Uzaemon as Carpenter. Year: 1865 Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper Gift of...
by Alyssa Garcia | Nov 12, 2018
Artist: Yōshū Chikanobu (1838-1912) Title: Preparation for an Evening Concert (right-third of the triptych), from Ladies’ Etiquette Pictures (Onna reishiki no zu) Date: 1893 Medium: Polychrome woodblock print Gift of Ann and Donald McPhail This print...
