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Kubo Shunman

244 works

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Woodblock print of two seated figures in patterned kimono beneath a large butterfly, with inscribed paper slips beside them.

Soga no Goro, Oiso no Tora, and Kewaizaka no Shosho

1809

Woodblock print of three women in kimono beside a stone lantern and blossoming plum tree, with calligraphy at left.

Three Girls at Temple Gate

possibly 1799

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one raising a cup on a tray beside a screen, with a red sun and calligraphy.

A New Year's toast

1789

Two figures draw water from a wooden well beside a plum tree, with Japanese calligraphy on the left, in a 1807 print.

Drawing Water from the Well

1807

Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman, a standing man with a fan, a wooden bucket and a bowl, with calligraphy above.

Woman Using the Toilet and Two Popular Gods

1808

Japanese woodblock print of two seated women in patterned kimono flanking a large butterfly motif, with calligraphy slips at

Two Ladies and a Man Seen from the Back

1809

Woman in a patterned kimono with green jacket raising her sleeve, beside handwritten Japanese calligraphy on pale paper.

A Fisher-woman

1800

Japanese print of writing tools, inkstone, seal stones and ink box with a potted flower and handwritten verse above.

Writing Implements and Seals

1799 or 1811

Japanese print of travelers with a palanquin on a shore, with Enoshima island and sea behind them and poems above.

Visitors to Enoshima, from the album "Mountains of the Four Quarters (Yomo no yama)"

early 19th century

Japanese print of a long-haired yamauba beside a waterfall watching a boy wrestle a grey boar.

Yamauba Watching Kintaro Wrestle a Boar

late 18th/early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of pink peonies, a red bud and purple irises with green leaves and calligraphy.

Pioenrozen en irissen

1890

Japanese woodblock print of a man writing at a desk, a woman in kimono kneeling beside him, and a child reading a book.

The First Work in the New Year (Saiko hajime)

c. 1790s

Woman and two boys gathering abalone on rocks beside a woven basket, with calligraphy above, Japanese print by Kubo Shunman.

Woman and two boys gathering abalone, from the series "The Tosa Diary (Tosa nikki)"

1810s

Japanese print of a large swallowtail butterfly with smaller pale butterflies and moths on a grey-green background.

Vier vlinders

1880

Woman in patterned kimono holding a lacquered tray of folded cloth, with Japanese calligraphy above, in a woodblock print.

Woman Holding a Tray with Clothing

1807

Woodblock print of a veiled woman and a child beside a stone wall and waterfall, with rocks, bare trees and a pine.

A Lady and Servant by a Waterfall

1799

Japanese print still life of kombu seaweed, bamboo leaves, berries and straw on a cream background with a red seal.

Bamboeblad met kombu, kliswortel en hemelse bamboe

1812

Japanese print of a patterned box with fanned cards showing figures and poems on a dark cloth, with calligraphy.

A Game of Cards and its Box

1806

Japanese print of horse-riding equipment with a patterned saddle cloth, bamboo whip, striped textiles, pipe and calligraphy.

Horse-riding Equipment

1814

Woodblock print of three women in kimono carrying buckets past thatched houses and rice fields, with birds flying overhead.

The Jewel River of Noda

1787