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Shibata Zeshin

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Two-panel folding screen with six small painted paper leaves showing flowers, a bird, pine and plum branches on grey ground.

Folding Screen for Tea Ceremony with Six Bird-and-Flower Paintings

late 19th century

Ink sketch of an elderly man in a dark cap and robe walking right, carrying a broom, with a small red seal.

Painting - Shibata Zeshin

19th century

Six-panel gold screen of women and children in kimono around a low table, with an ink landscape screen at left.

Parody of the Four Accomplishments

second half of the 19th century

Fan-shaped painting of brown autumn leaves, green grasses and pampas plumes on a pale ground.

Autumn Leaves and Grasses (Akikusa zu urushi-e senmen)

Fan-shaped album leaf of a snow-capped mountain with four birds flying across a pale sky, gold speckled mount.

Mountains with Birds

late 19th century

Painted hanging scroll of a Noh Okina mask with hexagon pattern, crane design and cords on a pale background.

Mask for the Noh Play Okina

dated 1879

Ink painting of snowy Mount Fuji above a winter village with thatched roofs, pine trees and small figures in mist.

Mount. Fuji in Winter

dated 1890

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

Jurōjin

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

Hanging scroll of gold lacquered hina doll stands with painted fans and patterned silk on a fan-shaped pale ground.

Cat

Unknown

Two-panel folding screen with dark autumn grasses, vines and insects on silver leaf, with a gold moon on the right.

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight

second half of the 19th century

Folding screen with three flying crows on gold ground and two egrets perched on a branch under willow fronds.

Egrets and Crows

late 19th century

Ink and color wash print of a rooster with a red comb, a hen, and three yellow chicks on pale paper.

Rooster, Hen, and Chicks

c. 1880s

Two dressed rats on a red mat, one holding a brush beside an inkstone, with Japanese calligraphy text across the sheet.

Two formally dressed rats about to execute the first calligraphy of the year

1888

Print of a blue-roofed temple hall among pines on rocky cliffs, with sailboats on calm water below.

A temple hall

1885

Pink bag with a tied knot, drawn in ink with Japanese calligraphy and a red seal on a pale background.

A bag

1866

Japanese print of morning glory blossoms in red, purple, and blue resting on a black lacquer tray with green leaves.

Morning Glories

ca. 1860

Woman with white hair in a dark robe reaches toward a turtle, with a broom trailing behind her, in a Japanese print.

Uba

ca. 1860

Two seated pilgrims on a green platform look toward a blossoming tree hung with white prayer strips, in a soft orange and gre

Two Pilgrims Gazing at a Tree Festooned with Prayers

Woodblock print of a straw basket hanging from a branch with a white mokuge flower and green leaves on cream paper.

Straw Basket for Fish (?) and Mokuge Flower

ca. 1875

Two children crouch in grass digging up bamboo shoots beside a bamboo grove in a hand-coloured Japanese woodblock print.

Kinderen bamboewortels opgravend

1880

Surimono print of plum blossoms, a waterfall over a bamboo pipe, rock and bamboo, with calligraphy at left.

Surimono

ca. 1860

Print of a bush warbler on a signboard beside bamboo fence and plum blossoms, with columns of Japanese text.

Bush Warbler Perched on a Signboard alongside a Bamboo-fenced Plum Garden

1886

Japanese print of a crowd in kimono at right, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal on the pale left side.

Procession

1900

Japanese print with calligraphy columns and a gold cloud-shaped border holding flowering grasses and plants.

Clouds of Prince Genji

summer 1885

Woodblock print of a red bowl with gold characters, a black lacquer box with green cord, and white blossoms on blue cloth, be

The Cup of Long Life

spring 1883

Print of an inkstone, brush rest and red and green silk cloths beneath columns of Japanese calligraphy, by Shibata Zeshin.

Layers of Kikaku Poetry

8th month, 1885

Japanese print of a sailboat with a red sail showing landscape scenes, beside reeds, with columns of calligraphy filling the

Poetic Travel

1st month, 1883

Print of green bamboo stalks and leaves on the right, with columns of Japanese calligraphy and red seals on the left.

Bamboo Poetry Sheet

fall 1860

Colored print of a dragon-headed halberd with blue blade and striped handle, surrounded by Japanese calligraphy columns.

Dragon head halberd

1885

Print of pink magnolia buds on a branch beside a grey incense burner on a red cushion, with Japanese text at left.

Memorial Surimono

2nd month, 1883

Ink sketch of a man with a blue-clad monkey on his shoulder, walking beside a barking dog on a plain background.

Monkey trainer and a dog

1880

Ink and color drawing of Fukurokuju, an elderly sage with a domed head and long white beard, beside a crane on a rock.

Fukurokuju

1880

Woman in a light blue kimono bending to plant rice seedlings in shallow paddy water, drawn in ink and pale color.

Rijstplantende vrouw

1878

Japanese print of plum blossom branch beside a green bamboo tea whisk on cream paper, signed with a red seal.

Pruimenbloesem en een theeklopper

1878

Dead duck lying beside a folded letter, drawn in grey ink with green and blue accents and a red seal.

Dode eend naast gevouwen brief

1878

Ink drawing of six white rats on pale paper, five clustered at upper left and one apart at lower right, with a red seal.

Six White Rats

1900

Japanese print of white, pink and yellow chrysanthemums with green leaves framing a central calligraphy panel.

Chrysanten

1872

Japanese print of a fan-shaped sheet with vertical calligraphy, pine branches and red cords at upper right, by Shibata Zeshin

Waaier

1866