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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