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Shibata Zeshin

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Hanging scroll of red vine leaves and a blue-headed bird perched on a dark rock above rippling water.

Leaves and Bird

19th century

Hanging scroll showing stacked tortoises tied with a red cord and two crabs on a plain tan silk ground.

Tortoises and Crabs

19th century

Hanging scroll of Jurōjin, an old white-bearded sage with a staff, seated by rocks and a patterned pavilion.

Jurōjin

19th century

Hanging scroll of seated Kannon in white robes beside a bamboo branch in a blue vase, with a halo behind.

Kannon

19th century

Hanging scroll of Mount Fuji above sailboats on water, with a dark headland and pine trees in soft ink wash.

Sailboats and Mount Fuji

19th century

Hanging scroll of butterflies above bamboo stalks, pink clover, and a patterned cushion on a pale silk ground.

Garden Scene

19th century

Album leaf with a fan-shaped sheet holding three small landscape paintings, including a blue panel and an ink pine scene.

Three Landscapes

late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with green grass, curled ferns, a yellow flower and pine sprigs on a pale ground, with a red seal.

Flowers on Grass

late 19th century

Ink drawing of small birds on a fan-shaped album leaf mounted on gold-speckled paper, with a red seal near the lower edge.

Birds

late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with brown stylized waves and dark rocks on a pale background, mounted on gold-speckled paper.

Waves and Rocks

1880s

Fan-shaped album leaf with green grass, wooden clappers and faint pink and white flowers on a gold-flecked mount.

Flowers (pink and white) and Leaves, Clappers

late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf painting of green leaves, grasses and white flowers on a pale ground with gold-flecked border.

Various Plants and Grass

late 19th century

Ink painting of a gray gourd vase holding a small flower sprig on a fan-shaped leaf, with calligraphy and red seal.

Flowers in Gourd

late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf with long grass blades and pale pink and white flower clusters on a gold-speckled mount.

Flowers and Leaves

late 19th century

Fan-shaped album leaf showing a thatched house, a woman in the doorway, a baby outside, and a leaning tree in ink and light c

House with Woman and Baby

late 19th century

Ink and color painting of a white egret perched on a dark tree stump on a fan-shaped album leaf with gold surround.

Egret on Tree Stump

late 19th century

Folding fan with ink plum branch in blossom and a brown glazed teapot on a gold stand, by Shibata Zeshin.

Plum Branch and Teapot

Folding screen with ink and color figures of Otsu-e folk characters, a demon, a monk, a mouse and a crow.

Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects

late 1800s

Small brown bird beside cattails and grasses on a gold-leaf ground, with a red seal in the lower left corner.

Bird and Cattails

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Gold leaf painting with brown ink washes suggesting a mountain ridge and a dark ink mass at upper left.

Mountain and Landscape

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dark mountain ridge and bare trees against a gold background, with a small bird and red seal at right.

Water Scene with Mountain

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Painting of a waterfall with pale curving strokes over gold leaf, framed by dark rock, with a red seal in the lower right.

Waterfall

Meiji period 1868-1912

Small gold-ground painting of loose ink plant sprigs and grass with a red seal at lower right.

Youth with Fish Net

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Painting of a dark reddish flower and small pale blossom on a slender branch against a gold background, with a red seal.

Flower Blossom

Miji period (1868-1912)

Brown ink brushstrokes sweep across a gold leaf background, with a red seal and signature at the lower right.

Calligraphy

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Ink painting of mushrooms and grass blades on a gold leaf ground, with a signature and red seal at lower right.

Mushrooms

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Ink wash landscape on gold leaf with diagonal rain streaks, dark pine foliage at lower left, and small birds in flight.

Landscape

Meiji period ( 1868-1912)

Ink rabbit sketch on gold-leaf ground with a curved brown wash above and a red seal in the lower right.

Rabbit

Meiji period 91868-1912)

Ink wash hillside with pine trees above two small boats on gold leaf, with a red seal at left.

Boats near Hillside

Meiji period (1868-1912)

Gold leaf background with dark brown ink strokes forming a cage-like shape on the right and a red seal at lower left.

Cage

Meiji period ( 1868-1912)

Hanging scroll of a pale long-haired woman in a loose robe, head bowed, framed by grasses and blue-grey sprays of flowers.

Ghost

1900

Brown ink painting of gourds and leaves on a vine, with a red seal, mounted on a blue-patterned textile.

Gourds on Vine

1900