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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

155 works

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Japanese print of an ornate table clock beside a hanging scroll showing a treasure boat on patterned cloth.

Table-Clock and Kakemono of a Treasure Boat

19th century

Japanese print of an orange, dried persimmons, herring roe and nuts arranged as New Year food.

Orange, Dried Persimmons, Herring-Roe and Different Nuts; Food Used for the Celebration of the New Year

19th century

Japanese print of two hanging halibut, a bow and arrow, and a blossoming plum tree with calligraphy at left.

Halibuts and a Bow with Arrow Hanging on a Plum Tree

19th century

Woodblock print of two lacquered portable dinner tables with food boxes, cups and a plate, with calligraphy at upper left.

New Year’s Feast on Portable Dinner Tables

probably 1816 (Year of the Rat)

Woodblock print of cranes flying above a torii gate, pine tree and shrine building beside water, with calligraphy at left.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura

1810s

Japanese print of pine branches and plum blossoms on a stand, with a bird, folded decorated papers and calligraphy.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Pine Shoots and Accoutrements for New Year’s Celebrations

19th century

Woodblock print of an open lacquer box with patterned cloth, folded fabric, greenery, and handwritten calligraphy.

Lacquer Box for Clothes

19th century

Woodblock print of skewered dried sardines with nuts on a blue and orange ground, with calligraphy in the margins.

Dried Sardines, Tablet of Sea-Weed and Nuts

19th century

Japanese print of a standing samurai beside a plum branch, with two seated women and a child at a writing table.

Street Scene in the Springtime

19th century

Woodblock print of a small yellow-green bird perched on a plum branch with white blossoms and handwritten inscriptions.

New Moon; Nightingale on a Plum Branch

19th century

Woodblock print of rolled patterned cloth, a white cotton bundle, and colored yarn, with Japanese calligraphy on the left.

Rolls of Cloth, Cotton and Yarn

19th century

Woodblock print of a shrimp with long antennae beside green seaweed, a dark cuttlefish shape above, and Japanese calligraphy

Shrimp and Cuttlefish

Woodblock print of a decorated drum, sho mouth organ and helmet on a wooden stage railing, with calligraphy.

Drum with Stand, Sho (A Kind of Mouth Organ) and Helmet on the Stage for Bugaku Dance

Woodblock print of a Noh mask, lacquered box, folding fan and braided cord on cloth, with handwritten calligraphy above.

Mask and Other Objects for the Noh Dance

Woodblock print of a pink box with open compartments holding cards, loose cards and a blue cord, with Japanese calligraphy.

Box with Cards for the Poem Card Game

Japanese print of a decorated battledore paddle with floral motifs, a shuttlecock, and handwritten calligraphy, 1810.

Battledore and Shuttlecock

1810

Woodblock print of a calm bay with a leaning pine, a rowing boat, stone embankment, and clouds over distant hills.

Clear Weather after a storm at Awazu

ca. 1820

Ukiyo-e print of a hawk on a red perch beside a screen, with a painted fan, pavilion and poem text.

Sekiya, E-awase, and Matsukaze, from the series "The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)"

c. 1819/20

Japanese woodblock print of a pearl diver rising from waves while figures in patterned robes struggle with a pole and net.

The Jewel Taker (Tamatori), from the series "The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)"

1820

Japanese woodblock print of folded bedding with crane patterns on a tray, a small table and a paper crane, with calligraphy.

De geluksgod Fukurokuji

1800

Japanese woodblock print of a dancing courtesan, a shamisen player and an attendant in an interior with a garden view.

Dansende courtisane

1807

Japanese print of two women pointing at a sunrise over Enoshima island, with a seated man smoking and calligraphy at left.

Kijken naar de zonsopgang bij Enoshima

1809

Japanese print of a Western-style clock beside a rolled scroll showing a sailing ship on a patterned cloth.

Painting of a ship of treasures and a western clock

1818

Line drawing of a flowering shrub with clusters of five-petaled blossoms, leaves and buds, with Japanese inscriptions at top.

Pomegranate Flower

1900

Ink print of a white heron standing in water beneath drooping willow branches, with Japanese calligraphy at left.

White heron beneath a willow tree

1804

Two grey fish among holly leaves and plum blossoms on a pale sheet, with handwritten calligraphy above.

Sardines and plums on holly

1804

Two women working by the sea with a rake and bucket, pine trees and mountains behind them, with calligraphy at left.

De zout schelp

1809

Japanese print of a potted sago palm, plum branch and adonis plants beside bundled ingots, with calligraphy at upper left.

Potted Sago Palm, Plum and Adonis Plants, with Copper and Silver Ingots

1822

Japanese print of a cooking pan with a black lid, a fish, pine sprigs and a tray, with calligraphy at upper left.

Baby whitefish

1804

Woodblock print of festival dancers with fans and swords beneath a large red parasol, by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1804.

Sumiyoshi festival dance

1804

Woodblock print of two puppets beside an open box with a folding screen, plum sprigs, scroll and shears, with calligraphy abo

Two Puppets Resting Against a Box

1818

Japanese print of three rolled fabrics in red, yellow and green with calligraphy above, dated 1820.

Rolls of Fabric

1820