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Asian Art

Artwork Courtesan, Yoegoi-Tayu and waitress at the Yoshidaya restaurant this artwork made of Colour woodblock print with mica ground on paper

Courtesan, Yoegoi-Tayu and waitress at the Yoshidaya restaurant

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

The tea picker c.1930-32
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Daimotsu, Amagasaki (from ‘Collection of scenic views of Japan II, Kansai edition’ series) 1940
Artwork Mistress and servant boy at the Meguro Fudo shrine in Tokyo this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1869-01-01

Mistress and servant boy at the Meguro Fudo shrine in Tokyo unknown
Artwork Moon rising at Nezu Gongen Shrine, Tokyo this artwork made of Colour woodblock print

Moon rising at Nezu Gongen Shrine, Tokyo

Artwork Three courtesans (Kokeno, Kikuchi, Naeki) with attendants this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1829-01-01

Three courtesans (Kokeno, Kikuchi, Naeki) with attendants unknown
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Dream c.1960
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Tomoshibi

Artwork Blind men fording a stream (from 'Hokusai Gafu' (A Hokusai album)) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1849-01-01

Blind men fording a stream (from 'Hokusai Gafu' (A Hokusai album)) 1849
Artwork Pair of six-panel screens (Landscapes with Li Bai and Lin Bu) this artwork made of Ink, colours and gold wash on paper on six-panel wooden framed screens (byobu), edged with woven silk and covered verso in paper relief printed in black, created in 1610-01-01

Pair of six-panel screens (Landscapes with Li Bai and Lin Bu) c.1610-44 (early Edo Period)
Artwork Tango Province: Ama no hashidate (from 'Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Views of famous places of the sixty-odd provinces)' series) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1853-01-01

Tango Province: Ama no hashidate (from 'Rokujuyoshu meisho zue (Views of famous places of the sixty-odd provinces)' series) 1853
Artwork Picnic by the river with courtesans (page from album with text on reverse) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1849-01-01

Picnic by the river with courtesans (page from album with text on reverse) unknown
Artwork Bird and water lillies this artwork made of Woodblock print on paper, created in 1926-01-01

Bird and water lillies c.1926
Artwork (Two ladies in a landscape, birds overhead) this artwork made of Engraved key-block, created in 1880-01-01

(Two ladies in a landscape, birds overhead) c.1880s
Artwork Kabuki actor as a courtesan this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on laid Oriental paper, created in 1860-01-01

Kabuki actor as a courtesan 1860
Artwork Water at Komeido this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on laid Oriental paper, created in 1842-01-01

Water at Komeido c.1852
Artwork Rainy evening at Kiribatake, Akasaka (no. 25 from incomplete set of 25 reprints) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1961-01-01

Rainy evening at Kiribatake, Akasaka (no. 25 from incomplete set of 25 reprints) 1961
Artwork Woman visiting Inari Shrine this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1935-01-01

Woman visiting Inari Shrine c.1940
Artwork Tsurumi (from ‘Scenes of Famous Places along the Tokaido Road’ (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei) series) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1863-01-01

Tsurumi (from ‘Scenes of Famous Places along the Tokaido Road’ (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei) series) 1863
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

The actor Ichikawa Chushu VII as Takechi Mitsuhide 1927
Artwork Women’s activities of the Tokugawa Era this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1896-01-01

Women’s activities of the Tokugawa Era c.1896
Artwork Netsuke: (ox) this artwork made of Carved ivory, created in 1780-01-01

Netsuke: (ox) c.1781-1800
Artwork (Varieties of birds) (from 'Hokusai Manga' Vol. 1) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on thin cream laid Oriental paper, created in 1814-01-01

(Varieties of birds) (from 'Hokusai Manga' Vol. 1) 1814
Artwork Page from a 'Shunga' album this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1785-01-01

Page from a 'Shunga' album c.1790
Artwork The Tenjin Bridge (from 'Sankanotsu suzumi jikkei' series) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1780-01-01

The Tenjin Bridge (from 'Sankanotsu suzumi jikkei' series) c.1785
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Rain at Maekawa in Sagami Province (from ‘Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road’ series) 1932
Artwork Crown Prince Gon-no-suke Sumimoto struggling with Tai no Jurô Masaharu, a retainer of Minamoto no Mitsunaka (from the 'Eight Hundred Heroes of Our Country’s Suikoden' series) this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1834-01-01

Crown Prince Gon-no-suke Sumimoto struggling with Tai no Jurô Masaharu, a retainer of Minamoto no Mitsunaka (from the 'Eight Hundred Heroes of Our Country’s Suikoden' series) 1834-35
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

(Discussing the economic strategy for conducting the Revolution) (from 'The War of Resistance against the French' series) 1953
Artwork Four-fold, lacquer framed screen (decorated with a 'hana guruma' (flower cart)) this artwork made of Timber with lacquer finish and iron handles and escutcheons, created in 1900-01-01

Four-fold, lacquer framed screen (decorated with a 'hana guruma' (flower cart)) 1900-60
Artwork Japanese torpedo hits Russian boat this artwork made of Colour woodblock print on paper, created in 1905-01-01

Japanese torpedo hits Russian boat 1905