From Flowers to Warriors
TOYOHARA Kunichika 豊原国周
Japanese, 1835–1900
Morning Glory, no. 20
第二十号 朝顔
From the series Fifty-four Chapters of The Tale of Genji in Modern Times
1884 (Meiji 17)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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TSUKIOKA Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
Japanese, 1839–1892
Gojo Bridge Moon
五条橋の月
From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
1888 (Meiji 21)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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TSUKIOKA Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
Japanese, 1839–1892
Shinobugaoka Moon, Gyokuensai
忍岡月 玉淵斎
From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
1889 (Meiji 22)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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TSUKIOKA Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
Japanese, 1839–1892
Mount Otowa Moon: Tamura Myōjin
音羽山月 田村明神
From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
1886 (Meiji 19)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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TSUKIOKA Yoshitoshi 月岡芳年
Japanese, 1839–1892
Bon Festival Moon
盆の月
From the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
1887 (Meiji 20)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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MIZUNO Toshikata 水野年方
Japanese, 1866–1908
Shirabyōshi Dancer: Woman of the Kenkyū Era [1190-99]
白拍子 建久頃婦人
From the series Thirty-six Beauties Compared
1893 (Meiji 26)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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YŌSHŪ Chikanobu 楊洲周延
Japanese, 1838–1912
[Kabuki Theater Performance]
From the series Customs of the Inner Palace of Chiyoda Castle
1895 (Meiji 28)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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AOYAMA Masaharu 青山正治
Japanese, 1893–1969
[Hollyhock]
c. 1950 (Shōwa 25)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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ASADA Benji 麻田辨自
Japanese, 1899–1984
[Chrysanthemum]
1949 (Shōwa 24)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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HISHIKAWA Harunobu 菱川春宣
Japanese, active 1875–1891
The Story of Momotarō (The Peach Boy)
伽噺桃太郎
1890 (Meiji 23)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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UTAGAWA Yoshitora 歌川芳虎
Japanese, active 1836–1887
The Great Battle at Yashima (1185)
讃州屋嶋源平大合戦之図
c.1847-52 (Kōka 4 – Kaei 5)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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UTAGAWA Yoshitora 歌川芳虎
Japanese, active 1836–1887
The Battle of Ichinotani (1184)
寿永三年一ノ谷合戦之図
c.1847-52 (Kōka 4–Kaei 5)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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YŌSHŪ Chikanobu 楊洲周延
Japanese, 1838–1912
Picture of the Japanese Imperial Line
大日本皇統図畧
1879 (Meiji 12)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
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