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Suzuki Harunobu THE FLOWERS OF BEAUTY IN THE FLOATING WORLD: MOTOURA AND YAEZAKURA
OF THE MINAMI YAMASAKIYA
Edo period, 1769. Polychrome woodblock print on paper,
11-3/8" × 8-1/2" (28.9 × 21.8 cm).
Chicago Art Institute. Clarence Buckingham Collection (1925.2116) [Fig. 26-01]
Video: Ukiyo-E Techniques (External Website)
Scale Comparison: The Flowers of Beauty in the Floating World: Motoura and Yaezakura of the Minami Uamasakiya
Suzuki Harunobu THE FLOWERS OF BEAUTY IN THE FLOATING WORLD: MOTOURA AND YAEZAKURA OF THE MINAMI YAMASAKIYA
Edo period, 1769.
Polychrome woodblock print on paper, 11-3/8" × 8-1/2" (28.9 × 21.8 cm).
Chicago Art Institute. Clarence Buckingham Collection (1925.2116) [Fig. 26-01]
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Bunsei LANDSCAPE
Muromachi period, mid 15th century.
Hanging scroll with ink and light colors on paper, 28-3/4" × 13" (73.2 × 33 cm).
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Special Chinese and Japanese Fund (05.203) [Fig. 26-02]
Scale Comparison: Bunsei Landscape
Bunsei LANDSCAPE
Muromachi period, mid 15th century.
Hanging scroll with ink and light colors on paper, 28-3/4" × 13" (73.2 × 33 cm).
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Special Chinese and Japanese Fund (05.203) [Fig. 26-02]
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Sesshu WINTER LANDSCAPE
Muromachi period, c. 1470s.
Hanging scroll with ink on paper,
18-1/4" × 11-1/2" (46.3 × 29.3 cm)
Collection of the Tokyo National Museum. National Treasure. [Fig. 26-03]
Scale Comparison: Winter Landscape
Sesshu WINTER LANDSCAPE
Muromachi period, c. 1470s.
Hanging scroll with ink on paper, 18-1/4" × 11-1/2" (46.3 × 29.3 cm)
Collection of the Tokyo National Museum. National Treasure. [Fig. 26-03]
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ARTIST'S RENDERING OF THE KOJOIN
GUEST HOUSE AT ONJOJI
Otsu, Shiga prefecture. Momoyama period, 1601.
National Treasure. [Fig. 26-06 Elements of Architecture]
Architectural Simulation: Shoin Design
ARTIST'S RENDERING OF THE KOJOIN GUEST HOUSE AT ONJOJI
Otsu, Shiga prefecture. Momoyama period, 1601.
National Treasure. [Fig. 26-06 Elements of Architecture]
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Chojiro TEA BOWL, CALLED YUGURE ("TWILIGHT")
Momoyama period, late 16th century.
Raku ware, height 3-1/2" (9 cm).
The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo. [Fig. 26-09]
Scale Comparison: Tea Bowl, Called Yugure ("Twilight")
Closer Look: Chojiro, Tea Bowl called Yugure ("Twilight")
Chojiro TEA BOWL, CALLED YUGURE ("TWILIGHT")
Momoyama period, late 16th century. Raku ware, height 3-1/2" (9 cm).
The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo. [Fig. 26-09]
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Ogata Korin EXTERIOR (A) AND VIEWS OF INTERIOR AND LID (B) OF A LACQUER BOX FOR WRITING IMPLEMENTS
Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century. Lacquer, lead, silver, and mother-of-pearl,
5-5/8" × 10-3/4" × 7-3/4" (14.2 × 27.4 × 19.7 cm).
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo. National Treasure.
[Fig. 26-10b]
Video: Bone, Flesh, Skin: The Making of Japanese Lacquer - Part II (External Website)
Ogata Korin EXTERIOR (A) AND VIEWS OF INTERIOR AND LID (B) OF A LACQUER BOX FOR WRITING IMPLEMENTS
Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century. Lacquer, lead, silver, and mother-of-pearl, 5-5/8" × 10-3/4" × 7-3/4" (14.2 × 27.4 × 19.7 cm).
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo. National Treasure. [Fig. 26-10b]
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Tawaraya Sotatsu WAVES AT MATSUSHIMA
Edo period, 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper; each screen 4'9-7/8" × 11'8-1/2" (1.52 × 3.56 m).
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Charles Lang Freer (F1906.231 & 232) [Fig. 26-11a]
Scale Comparison: Waves at Matsushima
Tawaraya Sotatsu WAVES AT MATSUSHIMA
Edo period, 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper; each screen 4'9-7/8" × 11'8-1/2" (1.52 × 3.56 m).
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Charles Lang Freer (F1906.231 & 232) [Fig. 26-11a]
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Tawaraya Sotatsu WAVES AT MATSUSHIMA
Edo period, 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper; each screen 4'9-7/8" × 11'8-1/2" (1.52 × 3.56 m).
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Charles Lang Freer (F1906.231 & 232) [Fig. 26-11b]
Closer Look: Waves at Matsushima
Tawaraya Sotatsu WAVES AT MATSUSHIMA
Edo period, 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper; each screen 4'9-7/8" × 11'8-1/2" (1.52 × 3.56 m).
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Charles Lang Freer (F1906.231 & 232) [Fig. 26-11b]
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Nagasawa Rosetsu BULL AND PUPPY
Edo period, late 18th century.
Left of a pair of six-panel screens with ink
and gold wash on paper,
5'7-1/4" × 12'3" (1.70 × 3.75 m).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. Joe and Etsuko Price Collection (L.83.45.3a) [Fig. 26-12]
Scale Comparison: Bull and Puppy
Nagasawa Rosetsu BULL AND PUPPY
Edo period, late 18th century.
Left of a pair of six-panel screens with ink and gold wash on paper,
5'7-1/4" × 12'3" (1.70 × 3.75 m).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. Joe and Etsuko Price Collection (L.83.45.3a) [Fig. 26-12]
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Ike Taiga VIEW OF KOJIMA BAY
Edo period, third quarter of 18th century.
Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk, 39-1/4" × 14-5/8" (99.7 × 37.6 cm).
Hosomi Museum, Kyoto. [Fig. 26-13]
Scale Comparison: View of Kojima Bay
Ike Taiga VIEW OF KOJIMA BAY
Edo period, third quarter of 18th century.
Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk, 39-1/4" × 14-5/8" (99.7 × 37.6 cm).
Hosomi Museum, Kyoto. [Fig. 26-13]
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Toshusai Sharaku OTANI ONIJI IN THE ROLE OF YAKKO EDOBE
Edo period, 1794. Polychrome woodblock print with ink, colors, and white mica on paper, 15" × 9-7/8" (38.1 × 25.1 cm).
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939 (JP2822) [Fig. 26-14 Technique]
Scale Comparison: Otani Oniki in the Role of Uakko Edobe
Closer Look: Technique: Multicolor Woodblock Printing
Video: Ukiyo-E Techniques (External Website)
Toshusai Sharaku OTANI ONIJI IN THE ROLE OF YAKKO EDOBE
Edo period, 1794. Polychrome woodblock print with ink, colors, and white mica on paper, 15" × 9-7/8" (38.1 × 25.1 cm).
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939 (JP2822) [Fig. 26-14 Technique]
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Katsushika Hokusai THE GREAT WAVE
From Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Edo period, c. 1831.
Polychrome woodblock print on paper,
9-7/8" × 14-5/8" (25 × 37.1 cm).
Honolulu Academy of Art. Gift of James A. Michener 1995 (HAA 13, 695) [Fig. 26-15]
Scale Comparison: The Great Wave
Video: Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection
Closer Look: Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave
Document: Hokusai quote
Katsushika Hokusai THE GREAT WAVE
From Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Edo period, c. 1831.
Polychrome woodblock print on paper, 9-7/8" × 14-5/8" (25 × 37.1 cm).
Honolulu Academy of Art. Gift of James A. Michener 1995 (HAA 13, 695) [Fig. 26-15]
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Hakuin Ekaku GIANT DARUMA
Edo period, mid 18th century.
Hanging scroll with ink on paper,
4'3-1/2" × 1'9-3/4" (130.8 × 55.2 cm).
Manyo'an Collection, New Orleans. (1973.2) [Fig. 26-16]
Scale Comparison: Giant Daruma
Hakuin Ekaku GIANT DARUMA
Edo period, mid 18th century.
Hanging scroll with ink on paper, 4'3-1/2" × 1'9-3/4" (130.8 × 55.2 cm).
Manyo'an Collection, New Orleans. (1973.2) [Fig. 26-16]
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A CLOSER LOOK: Woman's Kosode
With design of bamboo fence and citrus tree (tachibana).
Edo period, early 18th century.
White figured satin (rinzu), with embroidery (gold and silk thread) and stencil dyeing. Length 62-1/2" (158.8 cm).
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, 1951.
Closer Look: Kosode Robe
Scale Comparison: Woman's Kosode
A CLOSER LOOK: Woman's Kosode
With design of bamboo fence and citrus tree (tachibana). Edo period, early 18th century.
White figured satin (rinzu), with embroidery (gold and silk thread) and stencil dyeing. Length 62-1/2" (158.8 cm).
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, 1951.
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PLATE WITH WISTERIA AND TRELLIS PATTERN
Edo period, 18th century. Nabeshima ware. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamels,
diameter 12-3/16" (31 cm).
Kyushu National Museum, Japan. Important Cultural Property. [Fig. 26-17]
Scale Comparison: Plate with Wisteria and Trellis Pattern
PLATE WITH WISTERIA AND TRELLIS PATTERN
Edo period, 18th century. Nabeshima ware. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamels, diameter 12-3/16" (31 cm).
Kyushu National Museum, Japan. Important Cultural Property. [Fig. 26-17]
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Yokoyama Taikan FLOATING LIGHTS
Meiji period, 1909. One of a pair of hanging scrolls with ink, colors, and gold on silk, 56-1/2" × 20 1/2" (143 × 52 cm).
Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki. [Fig. 26-18]
Scale Comparison: Floating Lights
Yokoyama Taikan FLOATING LIGHTS
Meiji period, 1909. One of a pair of hanging scrolls with ink, colors, and gold on silk, 56-1/2" × 20 1/2" (143 × 52 cm).
Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki. [Fig. 26-18]
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Fukami Sueharu SKY II
Heisei period, c. 1990.
Celadon-glazed porcelain with wood base,
3" × 44-1/8" × 9-1/2" (7.7 × 112.1 × 24.2 cm).
Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund (1992.0072)
[Fig. 26-21]
Scale Comparison:
Sky II
Fukami Sueharu SKY II
Heisei period, c. 1990. Celadon-glazed porcelain with wood base,
3" × 44-1/8" × 9-1/2" (7.7 × 112.1 × 24.2 cm).
Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund (1992.0072) [Fig. 26-21]
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Suzuki Harunobu THE FLOWERS OF BEAUTY IN THE FLOATING WORLD: MOTOURA AND YAEZAKURA OF THE MINAMI YAMASAKIYA
Edo period, 1769.
Polychrome woodblock print on paper, 11-3/8" × 8-1/2" (28.9 × 21.8 cm).
Chicago Art Institute. Clarence Buckingham Collection (1925.2116) [Fig. 26-01]
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Bunsei LANDSCAPE
Muromachi period, mid 15th century.
Hanging scroll with ink and light colors on paper, 28-3/4" × 13" (73.2 × 33 cm).
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Special Chinese and Japanese Fund (05.203) [Fig. 26-02]
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Sesshu WINTER LANDSCAPE
Muromachi period, c. 1470s.
Hanging scroll with ink on paper, 18-1/4" × 11-1/2" (46.3 × 29.3 cm)
Collection of the Tokyo National Museum. National Treasure. [Fig. 26-03]
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ARTIST'S RENDERING OF THE KOJOIN GUEST HOUSE AT ONJOJI
Otsu, Shiga prefecture. Momoyama period, 1601.
National Treasure. [Fig. 26-06 Elements of Architecture]
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Chojiro TEA BOWL, CALLED YUGURE ("TWILIGHT")
Momoyama period, late 16th century. Raku ware, height 3-1/2" (9 cm).
The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo. [Fig. 26-09]
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Ogata Korin EXTERIOR (A) AND VIEWS OF INTERIOR AND LID (B) OF A LACQUER BOX FOR WRITING IMPLEMENTS
Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century. Lacquer, lead, silver, and mother-of-pearl, 5-5/8" × 10-3/4" × 7-3/4" (14.2 × 27.4 × 19.7 cm).
Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo. National Treasure. [Fig. 26-10b]
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Tawaraya Sotatsu WAVES AT MATSUSHIMA
Edo period, 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper; each screen 4'9-7/8" × 11'8-1/2" (1.52 × 3.56 m).
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Charles Lang Freer (F1906.231 & 232) [Fig. 26-11a]
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Tawaraya Sotatsu WAVES AT MATSUSHIMA
Edo period, 17th century. Pair of six-panel folding screens with ink, mineral colors, and gold leaf on paper; each screen 4'9-7/8" × 11'8-1/2" (1.52 × 3.56 m).
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Gift of Charles Lang Freer (F1906.231 & 232) [Fig. 26-11b]
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Nagasawa Rosetsu BULL AND PUPPY
Edo period, late 18th century.
Left of a pair of six-panel screens with ink and gold wash on paper,
5'7-1/4" × 12'3" (1.70 × 3.75 m).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. Joe and Etsuko Price Collection (L.83.45.3a) [Fig. 26-12]
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Ike Taiga VIEW OF KOJIMA BAY
Edo period, third quarter of 18th century.
Hanging scroll with ink and color on silk, 39-1/4" × 14-5/8" (99.7 × 37.6 cm).
Hosomi Museum, Kyoto. [Fig. 26-13]
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Toshusai Sharaku OTANI ONIJI IN THE ROLE OF YAKKO EDOBE
Edo period, 1794. Polychrome woodblock print with ink, colors, and white mica on paper, 15" × 9-7/8" (38.1 × 25.1 cm).
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939 (JP2822) [Fig. 26-14 Technique]
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Katsushika Hokusai THE GREAT WAVE
From Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Edo period, c. 1831.
Polychrome woodblock print on paper, 9-7/8" × 14-5/8" (25 × 37.1 cm).
Honolulu Academy of Art. Gift of James A. Michener 1995 (HAA 13, 695) [Fig. 26-15]
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Hakuin Ekaku GIANT DARUMA
Edo period, mid 18th century.
Hanging scroll with ink on paper, 4'3-1/2" × 1'9-3/4" (130.8 × 55.2 cm).
Manyo'an Collection, New Orleans. (1973.2) [Fig. 26-16]
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A CLOSER LOOK: Woman's Kosode
With design of bamboo fence and citrus tree (tachibana). Edo period, early 18th century.
White figured satin (rinzu), with embroidery (gold and silk thread) and stencil dyeing. Length 62-1/2" (158.8 cm).
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, 1951.
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PLATE WITH WISTERIA AND TRELLIS PATTERN
Edo period, 18th century. Nabeshima ware. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamels, diameter 12-3/16" (31 cm).
Kyushu National Museum, Japan. Important Cultural Property. [Fig. 26-17]
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Yokoyama Taikan FLOATING LIGHTS
Meiji period, 1909. One of a pair of hanging scrolls with ink, colors, and gold on silk, 56-1/2" × 20 1/2" (143 × 52 cm).
Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki. [Fig. 26-18]
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Fukami Sueharu SKY II
Heisei period, c. 1990. Celadon-glazed porcelain with wood base,
3" × 44-1/8" × 9-1/2" (7.7 × 112.1 × 24.2 cm).
Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund (1992.0072) [Fig. 26-21]
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