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Kitao Masayoshi

31 works

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Ink painting of a woman in a kimono riding a white elephant, with drifting petals on a pale misty ground.

Stand-in Fugen

late 1700s-early 1800s

Japanese woodblock print of an interior with samurai and women in kimono, screens open to a moonlit garden with a pine tree.

Chushingura: Act VII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of samurai attacking a figure in pink at night beside a pine tree, a woman and dog at a barred gate.

Chushingura: Act X (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of women in kimono on a snowy veranda beside a thatched hut and a pine tree, with a man carrying a basket.

Chushingura: Act IX (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of black-clad samurai attacking at night in a wooden hall lit by red-marked paper lanterns.

Chushingura: Act XI (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of samurai fighting in a palace courtyard with a pond, pine trees, and a woman in a kimono.

Chushingura: Act III (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of samurai in a thatched pavilion beside a palanquin and attendants, with rice fields and pines behind.

Chushingura: Act VI (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of a courtyard with a mounted samurai, palanquin bearers, a veranda of women, and pine trees.

Chushingura: Act II (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of robed figures on a stone staircase leading to a torii gate above a bay.

Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty

c. 1790s

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai with a parasol beside rice paddies, pine trees, a waterfall, and distant village.

Chushingura: Act V (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of samurai before a red gate and stone castle wall, with seated women in a pavilion on the right.

Chushingura: Act IV (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of costumed figures in a courtyard with stone stairs, a torii gate, and a sea view.

Chushingura: Act I (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of a snow-capped mountain over a coastline, with two women in red robes on a pine-covered cliff path.

Chushingura: Act VIII (from the series Perspective Pictures for The Treasure House of Loyalty)

c. 1790s

Japanese print of a shrine courtyard with torii gate, stone stairs, pine trees, seated robed figures and a bay with boats.

Act I (Shodan), from the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Uki-e Kanadahon…

c.1791-94

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted samurai in a courtyard before a palace with veranda, women, and a garden with pines.

Act II (Nidanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushin…

c. 1791/94

Perspective woodblock print of a palace courtyard with a pond, pine trees, and samurai figures in combat.

Act III (Sandanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chush…

c. 1791/94

Japanese perspective print of samurai in a courtyard beside a red gate and a palace hall with seated figures and pine trees.

Act IV (Yondanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushi…

c. 1791/94

Japanese woodblock print of a samurai under an umbrella beside pines, rice paddies, a waterfall, and farmers in the distance.

Act V (Godanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushing…

c. 1791/94

Japanese woodblock print of samurai on a thatched pavilion veranda, a palanquin with attendants, and rice fields beyond a fen

Act VI (Rokudanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chush…

c. 1791/94

Woodblock print of a perspective interior with samurai and women in kimono, a moonlit garden, and a pine tree at right.

Act VII (Shichidanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Ch…

c. 1791/94

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji over a curving shoreline, with pine-covered cliffs and two women in kimono in the foreground.

Act VIII (Hachidanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Ch…

c. 1791/94

Woodblock print of a snowy pavilion with women on a veranda, a pine tree, and a figure with a basket by a thatched hut.

Act IX (Kudanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushin…

c. 1791/94

Woodblock print of samurai attacking a figure in a wooden interior at night, with a woman watching from a doorway.

Act X (Judanme), from the series "Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e kanadehon Chushing…

c. 1791/94

Woodblock print of samurai attacking figures inside a wooden hall at night, with a garden visible through open screens.

Perspective Picture of the Night Attack from Act XI of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura juichidanme you…

c. 1791/94

Woodblock print of pufferfish, fish, squid and shrimp with Japanese text columns above, pale blue tones.

Zeedieren

1775

Woodblock print of two finches near red maple leaves and green grass on a pale ochre background.

Society Finches (Jushimatsu)

1790s

Woodblock print of crowds on an arched bridge and lantern-lit boats at dusk, with red fireworks over the river.

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryôgoku Bridge in Edo (Edo Ryogokubashi yusuzumi no kei)

Unknown

Woodblock print of three blue-grey fish with handwritten Japanese calligraphy in columns on pale paper.

Drie vissen

1775

Woodblock print of four fish in grey and blue with Japanese calligraphy above, by Kitao Masayoshi, 1775.

Vier vissen

1775

Orange and gray print of a koi fish swimming downward, with French dinner invitation text at the top of the page.

Uitnodiging voor een diner van Les Amis de l'Art Japonais, 10 november 1910

1910

Woodblock-style print of two octopuses in ink and pink wash, one large curled at lower left, one smaller at upper right.

Twee inktvissen

1802

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