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Kubo Shunman

244 works

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Woodblock print of a biwa lute on a patterned cover with a red tassel, with cursive poem text above.

Biwa (Japanese Lute) with Cover

19th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one playing a biwa lute and the other a koto, with calligraphy above.

Two Ladies; One is Playing the Biwa (Japanese Lute) and the Other, the Koto (Japanese Harp)

probably 1815

Woodblock print of a koto harp draped in patterned silk beside a sho reed organ, with calligraphy above.

Koto (Japanese Harp) and Sho (Reed Organ)

19th century

Woman in a floral kimono beside a hagoita paddle and shuttlecock, with vertical calligraphy and red seals on a woodblock prin

Girl and a Hagoita (Japanese Battledore and Shuttlecock)

probably 1815

Two yellow-green white-eyes on a plum branch with blossoms and drooping willow, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Japanese White-eyes with Plum Tree and Willow, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)

ca. 1810

Three green and yellow white-eye birds perch among pink peach blossoms on branches, with Japanese calligraphy beside them.

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree,” from the Series An Array of Birds (Tori awase), from Spring Rain Suri…

ca. 1805-10

Woodblock print of court ladies seated on a mat making dolls, with courtiers kneeling on a veranda beside a bare tree.

Court Ladies Making Dolls

1790s

Woodblock print of three women in kimono at a tea house, with a teapot, lacquer box, bowls, and a pine tree outside.

Women in a Tea House

late 1780s

Japanese woodblock print of three women by a river cutting bush clover branches, one holding a lantern.

Women Cutting Branches of Bush Clover; The Noji Tama River in Omi Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama R…

late 1780s

Woodblock print of three women carrying pails on yoke poles past thatched houses and pines, with birds flying overhead.

Women with Salt Pails; The Noda Tama River in Mutsu Province, from an untitled series of the Six Tama Rivers

late 1780s

Woodblock print of two courtesans in patterned kimono with a child and a drummer man in grey on pale ground.

Courtesan on the Town with Attendants at Night

late 1700s

Woodblock print of a seated sword fitting maker at his workbench, with a kneeling woman and a child reading nearby.

Maker of Sword Fittings at his Workbench

c. 1790s

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in armor and orange robes, one holding a sword, with calligraphy at left.

Two Actors; a Scene from the Soga Play

19th century

Japanese print of several moths and butterflies in yellow, black and pale green on a blue background, with calligraphy above.

Various moths and butterflies

19th century

Japanese print of cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, maple leaves and a pine cone with needles on a pale background with callig

Cherry Blossoms and Pine Cones

19th century

Japanese woodblock print of peony, iris, chrysanthemum and primrose with calligraphy on pale paper.

Rose, Iris, Primrose and Daisy

1815

Woodblock print of a red lobster beside a miniature ceremonial bow and arrows, with Japanese calligraphy on the sheet.

Lobster, Hamayumi (Ceremonial Miniature Bow) with Arrows and Fans

18th-19th century

Woodblock print of an armored warrior holding a bow and fan beside a cliff, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Female Warrior in Armor

19th century

Japanese print of cherry blossoms and yamabuki branches with green leaves and handwritten calligraphy above.

Cherry Blossoms and Yamabuki Flowers

19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned red kimono playing a flute beside a bridge, with mountains and a poem panel.

Young Woman Playing the Flute by a Bridge

19th century

Colour print of violets, primroses and spring plants with horsetail and fungi, beside columns of Japanese calligraphy.

Violets, Primroses and Other Spring Flowers

19th century

Woodblock print of a smiling hawker with plum branches and a child in patterned kimono, with an inset of two women.

Hawker of Love Letters

19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a costumed actor scattering beans beside a red oni demon mask and calligraphy.

Actor Scattering Peas; A Ceremony of Exorcism for the New Year

19th century

Japanese woodblock print with three cartouches: a kneeling figure with a staff, a courtesan in patterned robes, and a red sun

Three Cartouches: Footman, Courtesan and Rising Sun

19th century

Woodblock print of a robed woman seated in a boat under willows, with a framed vignette of a boatman poling through reeds abo

Courtesan in Ancient Costume Seated in a Boat

19th century

Three court ladies in patterned kimono, one dragging a black lacquer cabinet, with a potted plant and flowering branch nearby

Court Ladies Dragging a Cabinet along the Floor

19th century

Woodblock print of a man and woman in traditional dress with a pine branch, a drummer in a roundel, and calligraphy above.

Man and Woman in Ceremonial Dress Arranging the New Year Decoration of a Pine Tree

19th century

Woodblock print of an old fisherman with a straw cape carrying a basket of fish under a rising sun, with a roundel of plum bl

Old Fisherman Carrying a Basket of Salmon

19th century

Japanese print of several butterflies in grey, blue, yellow and black-spotted wings, with calligraphy at upper left.

Butterflies

19th century

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a hand-drum beside an incense burner, with calligraphy above.

Lady Beating a Hand-Drum (Tzusumi) By the Side of The Incense Burner

probably 1815

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one dancing with a folding fan, with calligraphy above.

Three Girls Singing and Dancing

probably 1815

Two women and a girl in patterned kimono look at painted leaves, one holding a lacquer tray, in a Japanese print.

Two Women and a Girl Looking at Paintings

probably 1815