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depicting a composition of objects associated with the scholar's study — Books and Scholar’s Objects (Chaekgeori), 19th century
Korea

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South Wind, Clear Weather, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi — South Wind, Clear Weather, 1830-1833
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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Prostitute Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House, Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō — Prostitute Hanaōgi of the Ōgiya House, 1793-1794
Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō

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10 panel screen with mounted colorful images of children playing in gardens, climbing trees, swimming, playing games — One Hundred Children at Play, late 19th century
Korea

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different images of Kannon, images of Buddha figures within large halos, with attendants, on lotus pedestals; text, some in Sanskrit — Iconographic drawings of the forms of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 5th month of 1230, 1230, 5th lunar month
Shinken

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fisherman riding on a boat and playing a flute at lower right corner; three people inside a building just below center at left edge; mountains in background — Zhou Dunyi Gazing Out Over Lotus, c. 1500
Liu Jun

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R screen: large tree at R with branches and foliage extending over several panels; cluster of squared rocks at R; lotus blossoms and leaves at R; hawk perched on stone near center; another hawk at UL about to dive downward — Hawks by a Stream [right of a pair], mid 17th century
Soga Nichokuan

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L screen: gnarled, twisting pine tree at L, with branches extending across multiple panels; rocks at L; hawk at lower center attacking a small goose, its talons digging into the goose's face, mouth, and neck; hawk is lifting bird out of water — Hawks by a Stream [left of a pair], mid 17th century
Soga Nichokuan

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Landscape, Wang Su — Landscape, 1734
Wang Su

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pink, light lavender and white peonies and yellow dandelion-like flowers; two blue rocks in foreground; butterflies, bees and other insects; three-character inscription and seal, LLC — Spring [left of a pair of Flowers and Insects of Spring and Fall], mid 19th century
Yamamoto Baiitsu

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yellow and white mums; blue-green rock in front; grasshoppers, moths and other insects; three-character inscription and seal, LRC — Fall [right of a pair of Flowers and Insects of Spring and Fall], mid 19th century
Yamamoto Baiitsu

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towering rock formations in clouds at top; river at center; bearded figure at center bottom looking at waterfall in LLC; 2 other figures between trees — Landscape with Scholar Viewing a Waterfall, 1722
Cai Jia

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seated man with long beard, with a woman in a fur-trimmed hat behind him; burner with 2 teapots in foreground; table with foliage bouquet in vase, box and cup in background — Beauty in Winter, 17th-18th century
Gao Qipei

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slightly abstracted image; purple Mt. Fuji in background with horizontal pinkish-blue cloud; green rolling hills in middle ground; pink flowers with orange centers in LLC — Remaining Flowers, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstracted flower image in orange, yellow, greens, brown and blue — Yellow Iris, 1954
Yoshida Fujio (self-published)

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close-up of light orange, yellow, and green flower: looking at internal parts of flower just over light orange/yellow lower petal; light green stem rises near center into three brown lines with three white forms above; light yellow and green petal in background — Gladiolus, 1953
Yoshida Fujio (self-published)

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close-up of cream/tan, pink, and green flower against a maroon colored background; top part of blossom is cream/tan with brown veins and outline; pink and green interior; pea-green form extends from center to lower edge, surrounded by brighter green forms on each side; pea-green form swirls towards LL, with a bright yellow point extending from top of form; pink, cream, and green organic forms at LR — Myōga, 1953
Yoshida Fujio (self-published)

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close-up of light-colored iris: swaths of grey and white at R arc towards center, ending with yellow and orange at the tips; outlines of pedals and veins in green; white forms with green outlines at center; darker colored swaths at L, with a hint of purple at ULC — Iris, 1954
Yoshida Fujio (self-published)

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extreme close-up of orange flower: bright red curving blocks of color at L and R arc up to meet orange, yellow, and light green swirling colors at center and ULQ; light green details near center — Nasturtium, 1953
Yoshida Fujio (self-published)

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swimming merman with seaweed; legs, URC — Glaukos, 1965
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstract; blue ground; multicolored triangles, rectangles, blue circle clustered together left of center — Soil (9): Town in the Earth, 1960
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstract; black ground; variegated lavender rectangle at top; yellow rectangle at bottom; smaller green, white, and turquoise rectangles; black on verso — Window, 1959
Hagiwara Hideo

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seated figure wearing a black robe with small white flowers on sleeves and chest area; cream-colored under robe and blue inner sleeves; skirted bottoms that are puce in color with thin black stripes; figure holds brush in PR hand; characters/ text in upper right edge and in ULQ, as well as in lower left edge; red stamps in lower left edge of sheet, lower right edge of sheet and in center left; pale green shading in lower left edge — Portrait of Taiso Yoshitoshi, June 1892
Kanaki Toshikage; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

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landscape scene with faint gray triangular mountain in center; gold sky with stylized gray clouds floating throughout; grassy land at bottom with bending fanned-out foliage in gray and green pigments — Autumn Wind in the Foothills, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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landscape scene with blue mountain with white and red peak in bottom left; light green and gold sky with pink clouds, dark blue rising jagged hills at bottom — Dawn over Lake Kawaguchi, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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unsigned; abstracted image with Mount Fuji in LRQ in purple; orange, green and purple streaks and clouds in sky — As Darkness Leaves, 1990-1991
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstracted landscape with Mount Fuji in purple in LLQ; vertical branching black lines--bare trees?--at right; purple sky with dull orange at low horizon line; lavender and purple section of moon in ULC — An Evening Moon, 1990-1991
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstracted image of Mount Fuji in medium and pale grey in background with layers of land forms in foreground in blue-grey, blue, purple and green, with pink, brown and green foliage in foreground; orange sky — Longing at Kagosaka, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstracted image of Mount Fuji with waving grass-like elements in white over image throughout; foreground is tan and orange; dark blue and grey mountain; tan and pale grey sky — Hint of Sunshine, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstracted image of Mount Fuji in purple and white in ULQ; brownish-purple land forms in foreground and middle ground, with jagged lines of green and tan foliage; salmon-colored sky — Burning Meadows at Asagiri, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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drawing in black ink with touches of red; grimacing bald man wearing a short kimono, bending slightly down with feet wide apart, with sword held down; study of second head on PR foot of figure; two bundles at bottom, LLQ; lantern, URQ; some linear sketches (drapery?) on verso; unsigned — Study of a warrior wielding his sword, 1860s
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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tiger to the left of two bamboo; design within a circle, within a square; light blue floral design silk at top and bottom; brown floral design silk, middle; thin strip of dark blue floral design, top and bottom of image; has scroll box — Tiger Emerging from Bamboo, early 18th century
Kano Tsunenobu

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Benkei with Halberd, Japan — Benkei with Halberd, second half 17th century
Japan

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Still Life with Peaches, Hagiwara Hideo — Still Life with Peaches, 1954
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstract; black/dark blue at top with scrolls; grey at bottom with red, yellow, blue, white wavy lines; black on verso — Stone Flower: Blue, Grey, 1960
Hagiwara Hideo

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Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin, Sharaku; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō — Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin, 1794, 5th lunar month
Sharaku; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō

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one sheet; two men fighting; man at left wears red garment with purple lining, green pants with purple floral designs, purple sleeves with black patterning and black boots, and holds the hair of the man at right in his PL hand; man at right wearing yellow kimono, white pants and straw sandals and holds the PL wrist of other man in his PL hand, and holds other man's hair in his PR hand — Sumoto Sakyō, February 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō; Author: Takabatake Ransen

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three separate sheets; landscape with purple, red and yellow flowers around a stream; man wearing black cap and kimono with gold birds on tan and green ground, playing a black flute, at center; crouching man at right holding a sword, wearing a purple kimono with yellow and blue flowers — Autumn Moon at Tōin: Hirai Inaba-no-kami Yasumasa and the Thief Hakamadare Yasusuke, 1868, 4th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Artist: Katsukawa Shuntei III; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō

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three separate sheets; saturated color; underwater scene; figure at L riddled with arrows and blood standing in front of large brown rock, wielding sword; figure at C sinking in water, with arrows in body, sinking toward crabs at bottom; family in robes at R seated on rock, looking on; figure in foreground with swords, bloody, charging to L — Picture of the Heike Clan Sinking and Perishing at Sea, 1853, 6th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazō

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three separate sheets; man wearing orange kimono with white flowers, light blue pants and black hat at center, playing a black and red flute; crouching an wearing blue, green and black, reaching for his sword, at right; silhouettes of grasses blowing in wind behind figures; orange moon at left; grey clouds — By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882, February 1883
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

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unattached triptych; head and bound hands of male figure visible within the spray of a massive waterfall at C; rock face at L; two ethereal figures floating at UR; white pigment flecks — Picture of Penance under the Waterfall at Mount Nachi, 1859, 10th lunar month (C), 1860, 6th lunar month (L, R)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Author: Nozaki Bunzō; Publisher: Kakumotoya Kinjirō

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three separate sheets; flowers in grey-blue, red and yellow around a stream; man at center wearing black cap and blue kimono with white birds, playing a black flute; crouching man at right with sword, wearing blue kimono with light blue and yellow flowers; moon and two horizontal grey clouds, ULC — Autumn Moon at Tōin: Hirai Inaba-no-kami Yasumasa and the Thief Hakamadare Yasusuke, April 1894
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Katada Chōjirō

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one sheet; dark-skinned man with mouth open, riding a black horse with trappings decorated with red tassels; man holds a red, blue and gold staff and wears predominately green and yellow kimono; horse is crossing a red bridge with green and yellow panels; mountain visible in middle ground behind side of bridge at right — Zhang Fei of the Yan People, 1872, 11th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō

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High Priest Kōmyō, February 1874

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi; Carver: Shimada Tomekichi; Author: Takabatake Ransen

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demon at right with long dark hair, peering around an oval element with red decorative flames around it on a black stand at left; man at center dressed in predominately blue, rust red and green, leaning his head forward toward demon, holding his sword in its sheath at his PL side; two fallen figures, covering their heads, at right; blowing fall leaves throughout — Clearing Weather of the Togakushi Mountains: Taira Koremochi Ason, 1868, 1st lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takeda Kōrai

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two separate sheets, placed vertically; squatting frowning man wearing white, black and pale blue armor, with a yellow robe underneath and a white sash around his waist; man holds a spear in his PR hand; white banner with black text behind man; dark blue background — Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Satō Masakiyo, 1867, 8th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi; Carver: Katada Chōjirō

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abstract; blue ground; white stars and lines; face at bottom center; stripes in green, white, and red; green crescent, URC — Clown No. 8, 1969
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstract; green ground; red and blue flags; form with black, black, orange, and red elements; white arrow, LRQ — Circus No. 6, 1968
Hagiwara Hideo

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print with a mostly blue background with abstract shapes; large pink oblong circle in top center; gold-colored half-moon shape in bottom center; aqua circle in LRC of image; black circle with curving "stem" at upper right edge of image; scattered linear shapes — Star Dust 1, 1964
Hagiwara Hideo

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abstracted image of Mount Fuji at right in dark blue, with purple stripe at bottom; red sky with grey smoke-like clouds — The Sky is Aflame, 1981-1986
Hagiwara Hideo

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sketch in black and red on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll; man in LLC with wrinkled, skeletal face, falling onto his backside with his arms and legs outstretched, open-mouthed; four monsters emerging from a box at left, including a head with three eyes, mouth open and tongue out, on an enormously long neck, a woman with long hair and a catlike nose and mouth with small teeth, pinched-faced small figure wearing a fez and figure with five eyes and elongated face; round red seal at top left of center; large area of blank paper at top of sheet; brown paper and blue paper with lavender flowers on mount — Monsters jumping out of a box scaring a man, late 1880s
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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drawing in black ink with touches of pinkish-brown on face; frowining man with open mouth, grabbing at sword handle held by unseen figure at left; mounted to backing sheet — Kō Musashi-no-kami Moronao, second half 1860s
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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three sheets joined together; portrait of a scowling man with brown beard, moustache and long hair gathered in a yellow tie; man has hands on sides and leans slightly forward; garment has brown ground and brightly-colored pattern with a yellow dragon and purple, green and blue clouds; black ground; large peach-colored moon, ULC — Moon: Actor Ichikawa Sanshō as Kezori Kuemon, 1890
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon; Carver: Wada Yūjirō

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woman holding the PL sleeve of her kimono between her teeth; woman wears yellow, green, red and black plaid kimono with black trim and collars in purple with white spots, orange and red — Appearing Embarrassed, Behavior of a Girl of the Meiji Period, November 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi; Carver: Wada Yūjirō

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woman peering out from between two slatted doors; woman wears pink kimono with twining pink morning glories with green stems and leaves, with white collar and red cuffs — Appearing Inquisitive, Behavior of a Maid of the Tenpō Era, April 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi

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woman reading a book, propped against object covered in green fabric with multicolored floral fan patterns, with a black and white cat lying on top of it; woman wears a gray and blue kimono with black collar, with floral rondels, with collar of blue with white flower and bird pattern and red undergarment — Appearing Warm, Behavior of an Urban Widow of the Kansei Era, March 1888
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Tsunajima Kamekichi

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print in the form of a fan; man at left with legs wide apart, holding a staff with both hands; man wears black armor with red trim; jumping woman at right with legs drawn up, wearing purple, blue and green flower patterned kimono; figures on wooden bridge; moon in sky to left of woman; received matted — Yoshitsune and Benkei on the Gojō Bridge, March 1886
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yokoyama Ryōhachi

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two separate sheets; man riding through waves on the back of a sea turtle; man wears brown tunic and blue pants, with straw leg coverings, and holds a thin bamboo staff in his PR hand; man looks over his shoulder at a man with a small dragon on his head and a woman, accompanied by two other women with decorative objects on poles, in URQ — Urashima Returns Home from the Dragon Place, January 1886
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujirō; Carver: Noguchi Enkatsu

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one sheet; dancing monkey wearing gold anklets and bracelets and predominately grey and gold garments, holding a grey and red staff; white rabbit with red eyes at left — Jade Rabbit: Sun Wukong, October 1889
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon; Carver: Noguchi Enkatsu

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one sheet; man standing in boat beneath rather large black and grey wave; large pale orange full moon at top center with grey clouds — Moon over Daimotsu Bay: Benkei, January 1886
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon; Carver: Noguchi Enkatsu

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two separate sheets/vertical orientation; shirtless man at bottom with floral tatoos, wearing black and white garments and yellow fiber sandals, smashing green structure below sculpture of mottled pink muscular man with grey hair, with colorful garments — Picture of Drunken Lu Zhishen Smashing a Vajra Warrior at the Temple of Mount Wutai, September 1887
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi; Carver: Takimoto Chokuzan

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two separate sheets/vertical orientation; two men, both upside down, fighting in water; tattooed man on top wearing red loincloth; lower man with bulging eyes and hairy limbs wearing green kimono; two fish, ULC; seaweed and octopus, LLC — Picture of ‘White Stripe in the Waves’ Zhang Shun and ‘Black Whirlwind’ Li Kui Fighting in the Water, After February 1887
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi

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two sheets configured vertically; topless wrinkled old woman seated at bottom, sharpening a knife, looking up at a heavily pregnant topless woman with long hair wearing a red skirt, tied by her ankles, hanging upside down from a ceiling rafter — Picture of the Lonely House at Adachigahara in Ōshū, September 1885
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi; Carver: Takimoto Chokuzan

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two sheets configured vertically; man with hands folded and head bowed, being pulled upward by the back of his black shirt through a cloud, with only his upper body visible through the cloud; red-skinned shirtless figure with curly brown hair, wearing white flowing cloths around his neck, arms and waist, with a green and brown loincloth, holding a gold staff, pulling on man's shirt; standing topless woman at top of cloud, with long flowing hair, folding a white flower on a very long stem, wearing blue skirt with yellow flowers, yellow belt and purple and yellow flowered garment around one shoulder — Picture of Mongaku’s Penitence, April 1885
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Matsui Eikichi

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three separate sheets; man wearing tan kimono with white and orange flowers, light blue pants and black hat at center, playing a black and brown flute; crouching man wearing blue, turquoise and grey, reaching for his sword, at right; silhouettes of grasses blowing in wind behind figures; orange-yellow moon at left; grey clouds — By Request, Picture of Fujiwara Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, a Painting Shown at the Exhibition for the Advancement of Painting in Autumn 1882, February 1883
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Akiyama Buemon

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three separate sheets; man at left with legs wide apart, holding a wooden staff with both hands; man wears black armor with red and white trim, and garment with red ground and multicolored floral medallions with straw sandals; white cloth beneath man's PR foot; jumping woman at right with legs drawn up, wearing garments with floral designs on red and green ground, and zori sandals with black platform soles and brown, yellow and purple striped socks; figures on wooden bridge; moon in sky between figures; green mountains in background — Picture of the Gojō Bridge from the Chronicle of Yoshitsune, 1881
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburō

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two men; standing man with moustache at left with a drawn bow, wearing wide-legged blue pants, red and black armor and brown and white gloves, looking up; man with moustache at right, kneeling on one knee, wearing a blue and white garment with black and grey sleeves, holding a blue dagger (?), looking up at arrow above his head; bold black, red and yellow jagged patterns in sky; pink cloud (smoke?) from LLQ diagonally behind man in blue and white across picture plane — Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata, October 1878
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Funazu Chūjirō

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two men; standing man with moustache at left with a drawn bow, wearing wide-legged blue pants, red and black armor and brown and white gloves, looking up; man with moustache at right, kneeling on one knee, wearing a blue and white garment with black and grey sleeves, holding a blue dagger (?), looking up at arrow above his head; yellow sky with building roof in background; orange-red and grey cloud (smoke?) from LLQ diagonally behind man in blue and white across picture plane — Genzanmi Yorimasa and I no Hayata, October 1878
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Funazu Chūjirō

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three sheets joined together; drawing in black and red; battle scene on a sloping hillside, descending to a valley in LRC; standing man with a ponytail and headband, holding a staff behind his back, with his PL hand on his check, at left; many figures descending mountains in a stream to right of standing figure, with lunging man at left edge of center sheet; man on horse at center of middle sheet; figures descend to valley, with a battle with clouds of smoke — The Summer Battle at Hakone, c. 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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Preparatory drawing of High Priest Kōmyō, 1874

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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ink drawing in black and red; two men fighting; man at left falls forward, grabbing the hair of man at left, who is falling backward; attached to off white mount sheet — Preparatory drawing of Sumoto Sakyō, 1874
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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ink drawing with blue, red, brown, yellow and green; two fighting men, foreshortened; man on top is bare chested and wears a blue skirt, holding his PL lower leg across stomach of other man, and holding other man's neck in his PL hand; man on bottom wears brown, yellow and red helmet, red garment with yellow designs, and green boots with brown soles; snow covered tree at left; attached to off-white mount sheet — The Boatman Zhang Heng, 1868, 8th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Ōhashiya Yashichi

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ink drawing with blue, green, yellow and red; standing man with feet wide apart, holding sword over his head, scowling in anger; man has long black hair and wears greenish-blue blouse with gold dragons, red pants and skirt with wave patterns; rounded dark doorway at left behind figures; flowers, URC; attached to off-white mount sheet — Nine-Tailed-Turtle Tao Zongwang, 1868, 7th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Ōhashiya Yashichi

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one sheet; man seen from back wearing a red loincloth, with blue and red tattoos over back, upper arms, buttocks and thighs, fighting a demon in a mud pit, with blood on his legs and arms, holding a sword in his PR hand; crouching demon in mud, looking up at sword above his head — Danshichi Kurobei, 1866, 12th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorō; Author: Takabatake Ransen

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three separate sheets; orange bands of flame, radiating in the manner of a starburst from bottom edge left of center, across picture plane, with black ground with curls of grey and starbursts of orange and yellow; men's bodies, swords and helmets flying and flipping behind and between flames; man on brown rearing horse at right — Picture of Masakiyo's Challenging Battle as Retold in the Chronicle of the Great Peace, 1866, 10th lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Publisher: Yamashiroya Jinbei; Carver: Tanaka Ushinosuke

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pair of figures wrestling in foreground--a man wearing predominately green armor and a brown-skinned demon-like figure; demon seated in background at left wearing yellow garment, with a droopy face with open mouth and a second face on stomach, with PL arm stretched upward; grey silhouettes of skeletons against black ground; blue and yellow flowered curtain at right; yellow and white patterned flooring in foreground — Toki Daishirō, 1865, 2nd lunar month
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi; Author: Kikuyōtei Rokō; Publisher: Daikokuya Kinnosuke

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One, Nihonbashi, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Maruya Seijirō — One, Nihonbashi, c. 1850-1851
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Maruya Seijirō

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The Miracle of Famous Paintings by Ukiyo Matahei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke — The Miracle of Famous Paintings by Ukiyo Matahei, 1853, 6th month
Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke

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Sunrise on New Year's Day at Kanazawa, Totoya Hokkei — Sunrise on New Year's Day at Kanazawa, 1810s-1830s
Totoya Hokkei

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A Northern Goshawk on a Pine Tree in Snow Aiming at a Sparrow, Eisen — A Northern Goshawk on a Pine Tree in Snow Aiming at a Sparrow, late 1830s - early 1840s
Eisen

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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten-yama, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei — Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten-yama, c. 1840-1842
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sanoya Kihei

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Miniature, 'The Stag' with inscription and page-long overleaf. Painted shortly after the Mongol invasion, the Chinese influence is strong in the treatment of the clouds above the stags, and in certain details of the flowers. The page is from a dispersed Manafi al-Hayavan (on the uses derived from animals). The painting is the counterpoint to Byzantine painting. — Page from the Manafi al-Hayavan, 14th century
Iran

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Page from the Materia Medica, Arabia — Page from the Materia Medica, 1224
Arabia

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thick brown vines and dark green-grey leaves; four yellow, green and brown gourds growing on vines; text, LLC — Gourds, 1932
Zhao Yunhe

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five white mum blossoms on thick stems with green-grey leaves; text, URC — White Chrysanthemums, 1929
Wang Zhen

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delicate landscape with brown-leafed trees, stream and mountain in background; small buildings in middle ground with two small figures; fog; tan, orange, grey, brown, blue — Untitled, Date Unknown
China

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Description Young girl showing her invention of spinning to the ladies. 'The Spinners' is a delightful miniature. The colors are very good and the subject matter and the treatment of the landscape-half Persian, half Chinese- is of special interest. R.E. The daughter of Haftwad increases her daily spinning in the mountain side iwth the help of the appleworm. Haftwad's daughter is with the other girls of the city of Kujarn. (Warner and Warner Vol. VI, p. 233). — The Spinners, 14th century
Iran

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rooster with head held low to ground, fiercely looking toward R side of scroll; tail feathers erect, wide stance; blossoming crooked branch with big white flowers and green leaves at center L edge — Roosters in Face Off [left of a pair], late 16th century
attributed to Kano Yukinobu

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standing woman with hair in an updo with ornaments, wearing a kimono with maroon, blue and black dragon and cloud designs and black lacquered geta; woman wears wide black obi with blue flowers; woman holds folded white cloth in her PL hand; boy attendant peers out from behind woman; boy wears light blue kimono with fan design and Daruma netsuke (?); mount has pattern of blue, green and orange leaves and white branches on orange brocade with tie-dye elements and appliqued and some areas of gold metallic stitching — Kamigata Beauty, 19th century
Japan

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unsigned; man wearing massive robes seated on low podium behind partially closed screen; arrangement of robes and tall black hat give figure triangular appearance — Retired Emperor Gotoba, Date Unknown
Japan

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imagery from left to right: bearded man playing a bowed stringed instrument at left; table with plates and cups, with bamboo and plant behind it; man wearing a grey fur-trimmed jacket and peach-colored pants; woman wearing a pink hat, green pants and sleeveless blouse with purple flowers; man with beard wearing a hooded jacket with animal ears and mittens; plant with red flowers — Happiness is Bittersweet and vice-versa, 2013
Li Jin

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standing woman left of center with dark hair in an updo, wearing a semi-transparent dress with black bird pattern and a bright green bracelet; seated man at right with beard wearing a red hooded jacket; plants in background and at left; bow and arrow, LLC; tan paper — New Barbarian, 2010
Li Jin

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portrait of man seated on a rock, with beard and moustache, wearing mint green garment, with legs crossed, holding a tiny pipe; child wearing a pale blue garment and holding a stick to right of man; rocky landscape; long inscription at top, with four red seals; one additional red seal in LLC — Portrait of Zhu Yizun, late 17th-early 18th century
Yu Zhiding

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standing woman at left wearing a long-sleeved red blouse and blue pants; seated bearded man with full face at center wearing a grey Asian-style jacket and white pants; man rests his PL elbow on a table with chopsticks, fish on a plate, bowl and flask; plant with red flower and left edge; green shaded ceiling light fixture hanging at top of image between man and woman's heads; tan paper — There is a Flower in my Family, 2013
Li Jin

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dancing female figure in light blue outer robe with crane decoration; standing on PL foot with PL leg bent across body, foot raised; PR arm down, holding bells; PR hand held up with open fan behind body; figure is looking over PR shoulder to L; tall black hat — Sanbasō Dancer, 18th-19th century
Kitao Shigemasa

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three women relaxing together; woman in light blue lying on stomach, supporting head in hands while another woman leans on her back; younger woman in pink at LL holds a bouquet and looks up toward the other two women — Three Beauties, 17th century
Japan

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small pavilion on a clearing on rocky bluff; trees at LR and to L of pagoda; towering rocks above — Landscape with a Solitary Hut, 1760s
Yosa Buson

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album with six colorful paintings with poems; image of blossoming tree with river; blossoming trees with hikers amid hills; blooming flowers; flowers amid thatched rooves; grasses blowing in wind with geese; autumn red maple leaves; images extend borders — Poems from Shūi gusō and Shin kokin wakashū, Six Immortal Poets from the Shinkokinshu, 1718
Japan

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standing female figure clutching the hems of her robes in PL hand, near waist; PR arm is raised to mouth; looking over to LL; outer robe is light blue and white; inner robes are red and orange with designs — Standing Beauty, 18th century
Hishikawa Moronobu

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two panel screen: two puppies on R panel: brown puppy is scratching its face, and white puppy is looking on with mouth partially open; three puppies on L panel, one at far L is seated, while the two others are standing near each other; blue background with gold flecks — Puppies, 1781
Maruyama Ōkyo

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