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Kubo Shunman

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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

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

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

Japanese woodblock print of a still life with a bookstand, crystal ball, patterned cloth, and a flowering plum branch.

Bookstand Containing a Crystal Ball and a Piece of Cloth

19th century

Woodblock print of a seated nobleman in a patterned robe, with attendants preparing ink beside a screen with grass motifs.

Nobleman Receiving a Kyoka (Humorous Poem) from Shibanoya Sanyo, a Master of Kyoka

19th century

Japanese print of a pine branch with two cones and pale cherry blossoms, with calligraphy above and a red seal.

Pines and Cherry Blossoms

probably 1814

Woodblock print of a courtier playing flute as a masked dancer in red robes performs under a moon.

Courtier Playing a Flute to Accompany a Bugaku Dance

probably 1810

Japanese woodblock print of plum branches with red blossoms over a rolled checkered mat, with calligraphy above.

Plum Branches with Flowers and a Rolled Mat

19th century

Japanese print of a wrapped sword hilt with patterned binding, two sword guards, and handwritten verses above.

“Hilt of a Sword,” from the series of Seven Prints for the Shōfudai Poetry Circle

1810s

Woman in a kimono leaning on a veranda railing beside plum branches, with distant hills and calligraphy, Japanese print.

Courtesan Leaning on the Railing of a Veranda

probably 1816

Woodblock print of three sparrows, two perched among plum blossoms and one flying, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Sparrows and Plum Blossoms

19th century

Japanese print of tea ceremony utensils, camellias and a flowering branch on a tray, with calligraphy above.

Set of Utensils for the Tea Ceremony

1810s

Japanese print of flowers, leaves, a bird and an insect on black ground, with calligraphy and embossed motif on cream paper.

Design for Leather and Netsuke

19th century

Japanese print of decorative leather designs with stitched scroll motifs and a multicolored ornament, with calligraphy above.

Designs for Leather

19th century

Japanese print showing a black lacquer inro with pine design, a carved netsuke, and a bearded figure netsuke, with calligraph

Inro and Two Netsuke

19th century

Woodblock print of a black sword guard, brown tied pouch, pink patterned cloth and white paper with calligraphy.

Tsuba (Sword Guard) and Bags

19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a picnic still life with red polka-dot cloth, patterned bundle, fan and calligraphy.

Picnic Outfit

19th century

Japanese print of a black bachi plectrum on a patterned silk pouch with green cloth, beside columns of handwritten Japanese t

Bachi (Plectrum) Used in Playing Shamisen

19th century

Japanese print of a lobster with long antennae beside lotus root and leafy greens, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Lobster and Vegetables

19th century

Woodblock print of three folded pocket-books in orange, maroon and grey-green with plum blossom and floral motifs.

Pocket-Books

19th century

Woodblock print of four colored thread spools in pink, yellow, blue-green and black, with handwritten Japanese calligraphy ab

Spools

1814

Japanese print of two white mice on a ladder beside a patterned cage and green stand, with calligraphy at upper right.

White Mice Playing

probably 1816

Six-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono walking and gathering by a river among pines and hills.

The Noda Jewel River, from a hexaptych depicting the Six Jewel Rivers

c. 1781/89

Woodblock print of two seated men and a standing woman in kimono with calligraphy in the margins, by Kubota Shunman.

A Meeting of Three Poets

1799

Woodblock print of men and women dining on a tea-house veranda above a river, with lanterns, pines, and boats.

Two Young Men and Several Women Dining at a Tea-house on the Bank of the Sumida River

ca. 1788

Japanese print of papier-mache toys: a horse-shaped toy and a tiger head with bells, in green and orange patterns.

Toys of Papier-Mache

19th century

Woodblock print of two patterned incense boxes, one red and one green, on a grey cloth with Japanese calligraphy above.

Incense Boxes with a Wrapping Cloth

1808

Japanese print of a gold-decorated leather panel with a boy figure and deer, beside a green patterned leather swatch with poe

“Gold-decorated Leather with Figure of a Chinese Boy” and “Patterned Leather,” from the series Famous Leathers, Inrō,…

1810s

Japanese print of a black lacquer inrō with plum blossoms and a netsuke, with an embossed figure and poems.

“Inrō and Netsuke,” from the series Famous Leathers, Inrō, and Netsuke (Meibutsu kawa, inrō, netsuke) From the Spring…

1810s

Japanese print of a pine, bamboo and plum arrangement on an oval table with cranes, a turtle and a lantern beside it.

Shimadai and Sambo

19th century

Woodblock print of a knife and two knife handles, one lacquered black with gold motifs, on a red cloth, with calligraphy.

Knife and Two Knife Handles

19th century

Woodblock print of cut spring flowers including red camellia, white azalea, yellow bush clover and pink clematis with calligr

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cut Flowers: Clematis, Bush Clover, Iris, Camellia, and Azalea

1815 (Year of the Ox)

Woodblock print of a dark belt, tassel and folding fan on patterned cloth over snow, with calligraphy above.

Belt and Fan on a Piece of Cloth

Woodblock-style print of a red crab beside a rice ball and a red seed, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Crab, Baked Rice-Ball and Seed of Persimmon

19th century

Woodblock print of a woman riding a black horse with an attendant holding plum blossoms, mountains behind, calligraphy at lef

Young Woman on the Back of a Horse Attended by a Female Driver

1813

Japanese woodblock diptych of women and men in kimono beside a river, a pine tree and cloth being washed in the water.

Vollende vrouwen langs de zes Tama rivieren

1785

Triptych woodblock print of kimono-clad figures walking beside a black fence, with blossoming trees and an upper room scene.

Het huis van de kyoka dichter bij nacht

1788

Woodblock print of women in kimono and a man gathering flowers in a grassy field, with butterflies overhead.

Gathering spring flowers

c. 1789

Japanese print of two women with water buckets on a shore beneath a red maple tree, with a sea horizon at left.

Matsukaze and Murasame

c. 1810

Japanese print of a woman carrying a kettle and food box past rice planters bent over paddies under a pine tree.

Taking Food to Rice Planters

late 18th/early 19th century

Woodblock print of a courtesan procession with four attendants in patterned yellow and white kimono, with calligraphy at righ

Procession of a Courtesan with Her Four Attendants

1789

Woodblock print of a court lady standing under a blossoming plum tree, with poem text and lacquer cabinets on the left.

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game

1793

Woman in kimono kneeling to write calligraphy at a low table, with brushes, an ink stone and a bamboo screen beside her.

Young Woman Writing Calligraphy

1793 (Year of the Goat)

Woodblock print of a large black lacquer sake cup beside stacked tiger-marked crates, a lattice fence, and a tiled roof.

Large Lacquer Sake Cup Reading "Full House"

1794, year of the tiger

Japanese woodblock print of a rotating calendar disc on a wave-patterned stand, with a seated man pointing at it and calligra

Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest

1795, year of the rabbit

Woman in patterned robes writing at a red desk beside a yellow box, with vertical calligraphy on the left side of the print.

Court Woman at her Desk with Poem Cards

1795 (Year of the Rabbit)

Woodblock print of a dancer with a hobby horse beside two seated musicians, with handwritten calligraphy on the left.

Dancer with Hobby Horse and Two Musicians

1798, year of the horse

Woodblock print of a red sunrise over a calm sea with a fisherman in a boat beside a pine-covered rock and calligraphy.

Sunrise with Fisherman in Boat

1795, year of the rabbit

Japanese print of a brown wine kettle beside a green and orange brazier with charcoal, with black calligraphy on pale paper.

Still Life of Wine Kettle and Cup on Stand

1795, year of the rabbit

Woman holding a wine cup beside a yellow screen, attended by a kneeling servant near bamboo, with calligraphy on the left.

Court Lady and Attendant Present New Year Wine

1795, year of the rabbit

Pale print with green pine branch and an orange poem card with black calligraphy and a red seal.

Pine Sapling with Poem Card

1795

Woodblock print of kabuki costume props on a black lacquer box, including a sword, fan, and patterned textiles.

Still Life of Costume of Ichikawa Danjūrō V, for Shibaraku

1796

Woodblock print of two courtiers in a boat, poled by a woman along a river with plum blossoms and pines.

Courtier and Lady with a Young Woman Poling a Boat

1796

Japanese print of a courtier and two court ladies on a veranda beside plum branches and a pine tree.

Seated Courtier with Two Court Ladies by Plum and Pine

1796

Woodblock print of a court lady in red seated on a veranda under a latticed roof, with blossoming branches and calligraphy.

Court Lady on Veranda

1796

Woman in red robe and veil stands by a bare plum tree and white fence, with Japanese calligraphy beside her.

Court Lady by Old Plum Tree

1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of three women in kimono walking with attendants and a child past a wooden signboard, with calligraphy at lef

Woman from Daimyo Household with Attendants

1796, year of the dragon

Woodblock print of eight women in kimono in separate panels, with pine and bamboo motifs and calligraphy above.

Eight Women Performing New Year Activities

1796

Two women in kimono stand on a veranda beside a pine tree, with hills and calligraphy on a Japanese woodblock print.

Two Young Women on a Veranda

1796

Woodblock print of a courtier and attendant walking a misty path past green hills and distant mountains, with calligraphy at

Courtier and Young Attendant Gazing at a Landscape

1796

Two green kadomatsu pine decorations beside Japanese calligraphy on a pale sheet, with grey wash at the right edge.

Pair of Kadomatsu (pine decorations)

1797

Woodblock print of a bonsai plum tree in a pot on a bench beside a wooden box, with Japanese calligraphy at left.

Bonsai Plum Tree on Bench and Box

1796

Woodblock print of a courtesan and two attendants in kimono, with calligraphy at left by Kubo Shunman, 1797.

Courtesan with Two Attendants

1797