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Kitao Shigemasa

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Hanging scroll of two standing women in kimono, one holding a shamisen and the other reading an open songbook.

Two girls standing, one holding an open book

Hanging scroll of a seated man attended by a woman and a kneeling servant beside a red-cushioned low table, with a plum branc

A courtesan helping a man to dress

Hanging scroll of two women on a veranda in kimono, with a calm sea and hills beyond the railing.

Two girls on a balcony overlooking the sea

Painting of women bathing, washing laundry and grooming in a courtyard bathhouse under red-tiled roofs.

Women's Bathhouse and Laundry

Mid-18th to early 19th century

Two Beauties

late 1700s-early 1800s

Hanging scroll of a dancer in a blue robe and striped black hat, raising a folding fan against a tan background.

Sanbasō Dancer

Woodblock print of a seated child in a floral robe playing a hand drum beneath a pine tree with bamboo.

Doll Playing a Hand Drum

1770s

Two women wash cloth by a river beside a wooden tub, with irises and rocks in the background, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Chofu Tama River in Musashi Province (from the series The Six Tama Rivers of the Floating World)

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in patterned robes holding a book beneath a pine branch, with calligraphy.

Ichikawa Raizo as Abe no Seimei

early 1760s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a priest with a staff gazing at Mount Fuji across rippling water.

Priest Saigyo Contemplating Mount Fuji

c. 1770s

Print of white, red and orange chrysanthemums along the bottom with three butterflies floating above on a pale background.

Three Types of Chrysanthemums

c. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a lantern, with calligraphy above.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Owata in the play "Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode," performed at the Nakamura Theater in…

1767

Woodblock print of two standing women in patterned kimono with elaborate hair ornaments, one holding folded paper.

Beauties of the East

ca. 1782

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one seated with a fan and pipe, one standing and fixing her hair.

Picture of the Eastern Beauties

ca. 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two boys dressed as Daikoku and Ebisu, one holding a red sea bream on a rod, by Kitao Shigemasa.

Boys Maquerading as Daikoku and Ebisu

ca. 1780

Japanese woodblock print of boys performing a puppet show with costumed figures, a plum branch, and a bird in an interior.

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

ca. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of three boys playing with a basin holding a turtle, goldfish, and a fish held aloft.

Boys Playing with a Basin of Fish and Turtles

early 19th century

Woodblock print of red patterned lacquer seal ink box, carved stone, grey seal and stamped paper with calligraphy.

Seals and a Carved Lacquer Container for Seal Ink

1817

Japanese print of courtiers in formal robes leading a white horse past a wooden veranda and a pine tree.

Hakuba no Sechie

Japanese print of courtiers on a wooden veranda with plum blossoms, a reading figure, and a standing woman in patterned robes

An Incident from the Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)

ca. 1790

Woman in a green kimono carrying a tray of red fish on her head, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Woman Carrying a Tray of Fish on her Head

1790

Woodblock print of Hotei holding a gourd with a young boy in a pink robe looking up at him.

Young Boy Beseeching Hotei

late 18th century

Japanese print of a blossoming plum tree with a gnarled trunk, white and red flowers, and calligraphy with red seals.

Plum Tree in Blossom

1813

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono beside a stylized pine branch, with a Japanese inscription.

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

ca. 1764

Japanese woodblock print of two courtly figures in red robes beside a red maple tree, with a veranda and calligraphy above.

The Maple Festival (Momiji no ga) from chapter 7 of The Tale of Genji

early 1760s

Woodblock print of a figure with umbrella and lantern beside a red torii gate and pine trees in falling rain.

Night Rain at a Shrine

early 1760s

Woodblock print of two figures on a riverbank under an autumn moon, with pines, willows, a pavilion and boats on the Sumida R

Autumn Moon over Sumida River (Sumida aki zuki), from the series "Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei)"

early 1760s

Woodblock print of two women and a man in a sunlit room, one woman's arm being tended, the man smoking a long pipe.

Servant Applying Medicinal to Geisha's Arm

late 18th century

Japanese woodblock print of a river festival with lantern-decorated boats, a red bridge, and crowds along the riverside.

Landscape; Showing Water Festival with Lanterns

Woodblock print of a seated young man in a patterned pink kimono holding a fan, with a sword at his waist.

A Boy Singer

Woodblock print of a young man with an umbrella watching a frog by a stream under drooping willow branches.

Ono no Dofu as a Young Man Watching a Frog Jumping at a Willow Branch

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a red kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a snowy fence and blossoming tree.

Arashi Otohachi I as a Famous Comedian

ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned robe holding a fan, with cherry blossoms and a hanging curtain behind him.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

1769 (early)

Woodblock print of two kneeling women in kimono, one playing a shamisen, beside a red chest and hanging bell.

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

ca. 1778

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one seated on a bamboo bench and one standing with a hand lantern.

The Hand Lantern

ca. 1790

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono and sashes, one bending forward to adjust her robe, ca. 1790.

Two Geishas and a Maid

ca. 1790

Hand-colored Japanese print of twenty-eight seated men in kimono arranged in a ring, with labeled names and inscriptions.

Portraits of Twenty-eight Metal Artists

Woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a tub of goldfish, one standing with a fan and one kneeling.

Two Women Feeding Fish

1739-1820

Three women in kimono walk together, one holding a red parasol, in a Japanese woodblock print on grey ground.

Two Geishas Out Walking

1739-1820

Ink print of a bearded robed man standing beside a blooming plum tree, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)

c. 1770s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and woven hat beside a wooden lattice, 1766.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at th…

1766

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a blossom-patterned kimono lifting a large bell beneath a tiled roof, with stone steps b

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," p…

1767

Japanese woodblock print of two women under a yellow umbrella in rain, with birds flying over rippling water.

No. 5: Noda River in Mutsu Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two women beside a willow tree, a wooden bridge and river, one holding chrysanthemums.

No. 6: Tama River of Koyasan in Kii Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamag…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a seated woman in robes looking up at geese flying past a full moon above a veranda.

The Poet Ise Looking Up at a Flock of Returning Geese, from an untitled series of eight views

early 1760s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono arranging flowers in an interior, with a bird on a screen and bamboo outside.

Flower Arranging

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a patterned kimono holding a red-striped fan beside a bench and blind.

Clearing Breeze from a Fan (Ogi no seiran)

c. 1772

Woodblock print of a mounted rider and attendant crossing a wooden bridge over water in a snowy landscape with pines.

Crossing the Bridge at Sano

c. 1774

Woodblock print of a seated child in a floral kimono lifting a green turtle overhead, by Kitao Shigemasa, 1780s.

Boy as Jurojin, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

1780s

Woodblock print of two dancers in patterned kimono and yellow hats, one holding an open fan, by Kitao Shigemasa, c. 1778.

The Oystercatcher Dance (Miyakodori), from the series "Beautiful Dance Customs (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

c. 1778

Woodblock print of a child kneeling by a carp near a pine tree, bridge and hills, with a fan-shaped inscription at upper righ

No. 15 Ōshō (Wang Xiang)

1772

Woodblock print of children in East Asian dress watching roosters in a courtyard beneath a pine tree.

Chinese children fighting cocks

1772

Woodblock print of children playing a neck rope tug of war on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with cherry blossoms.

Neck tug of war

1770

Woodblock print of an armored archer beneath a pine tree with a kneeling companion and stylized waves behind.

The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo

1764

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman reading a scroll beside a standing attendant holding a box, in a room with a go board and

Courtesan and Kamuro in a parlour

1764

Woodblock print of a standing man in a checkered red kimono holding a parasol, with calligraphy beside him.

Acteursportret met gedicht

1762

Woodblock print of three children playing under a full moon, with flowering shrubs and a poem cartouche above.

De achtste maand

1768

Vertical Japanese print of an armored warrior with a red spear riding a pale horse, in red and grey tones.

Vrouwelijke krijger Tomoe Gozen in harnas met zwaard op paard

1770

Japanese woodblock print of a mounted samurai actor with raised sword and a kneeling kabuki actor holding a box, in colored c

The Actors Bando Hikosaburo II as Watanabe no Tsuna and Matsumoto Tomijuro as Hakamadare no Yasusuke in the play "Fur…

1765

Woodblock print of a seated robed figure riding a black ox led by a child, with moon, pine trees and boats over water.

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

early 1760s

Japanese print of children in pink robes rolling a huge snowball, one lifting a smaller ball overhead, under a grey sky.

The Big Snowman

c. 1764

Woman in red kimono with umbrella watches a frog by a stream beneath a bare tree in rain, Japanese woodblock print.

Ono no Tofu Watching a Leaping Frog

early 1760s

Woodblock print of the Seven Lucky Gods on a sailing treasure ship with a crane flying overhead and waves below.

The Treasure Ship

c. 1778

Japanese print of two grey warblers among purple irises and teal leaves, with reeds and calligraphy above.

Reed Warbler with Reeds and Iris

1830