(a)actor with sword in his mouth, holding a banner (b) 37.6 x 25.4/35.9 x 24.4 actor holding a scroll, the head of a green dragon in front of him (c) 37.5 x25.5/36.0 x 24.5 actor with clasped hands
(a)actor with sword in his mouth, holding a banner (b) 37.6 x 25.4/35.9 x 24.4 actor holding a scroll, the head of a green dragon in front of him (c) 37.5 x25.5/36.0 x 24.5 actor with clasped hands
This triptych is a Kabuki Theater Poster. The first panel features two actors dressed as women. Both are holding fans and standing in front of a red background. The actor on the left is taunting the actor in the second panel who has blue hair and is wearing a white Kimono while holding a string of…
This triptych is a Kabuki Theater Poster. The first panel features two actors dressed as women. Both are holding fans and standing in front of a red background. The actor on the left is taunting the actor in the second panel who has blue hair and is wearing a white Kimono while holding a string of beads. The background in the second panel is a deep blue with a magnolia tree and flowers and a parrot in the trc. The third panel features a third actor in a green kimono. He is facing the actor in the second panel and appears to be angry. He is holding a rope with both hands and has 2 swords in his belt. He is standing in front of a red background and a portion of the background from the second panel.
This Kabuki Theater Poster features 3 actors: Two playing women, and one a man. The man is in the second panel holding an elaborate sword that exits the print at the bottom of the page. He is coyly looking into the third panel where his gaze finds a coyly looking woman: Her body faces right (away…
This Kabuki Theater Poster features 3 actors: Two playing women, and one a man. The man is in the second panel holding an elaborate sword that exits the print at the bottom of the page. He is coyly looking into the third panel where his gaze finds a coyly looking woman: Her body faces right (away from the man) but her head subtly turns to the left. A third actor is in the first panel. This woman looks into the second panel at the man she is dressed much more simply than the other two. The background is a dark solid blue, and the entire print is framed by a black and gold border.
Print is divided in half diagonally by a brown staircase on the left side that one Geisha is climbing. Another Geigha is standing on the floor, holding a sash of red fabric in her mouth. She is wearing a checkered Kimono. A servant is bending to her left picking out a piece of green fabric. A g…
Print is divided in half diagonally by a brown staircase on the left side that one Geisha is climbing. Another Geigha is standing on the floor, holding a sash of red fabric in her mouth. She is wearing a checkered Kimono. A servant is bending to her left picking out a piece of green fabric. A garden with a tree is in the background. The floor is green, and panelled wood.
This print is set in the inside of a restaurant. The walls are mostly blue, and on the right side of the print is a woman kneeling in a raised doorway. Beneath her is a small covered a table with her shoes on it. The left side of the print shows a woman walking towards the inside of a room, with…
Yueilo at Shinbashi, Hutaba-Cho, Civilization 36 Banquets
Date
1877
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.7 x 25.0 cm
Description
This print is set in the inside of a restaurant. The walls are mostly blue, and on the right side of the print is a woman kneeling in a raised doorway. Beneath her is a small covered a table with her shoes on it. The left side of the print shows a woman walking towards the inside of a room, with her head turned back towards the woman previously described. Two more people, one woman and a foreign man, are in the back portion of the picture. A lamp is cut off by the border on the left side.
This tryptic features 7 wise women all described by a text panel. These panels are made from 2 portions: a white block filled with text, and a red rectangular block to the right and overlapping the white. The print is framed by a border which is black and has light blue and pink decorative bands in…
This tryptic features 7 wise women all described by a text panel. These panels are made from 2 portions: a white block filled with text, and a red rectangular block to the right and overlapping the white. The print is framed by a border which is black and has light blue and pink decorative bands in it. The seven women are in a room that is mostly green in colour. All the windows are closed, and blinds shut. From left to right: a woman stands reading; a woman sits at a table with scrolls on it (both women facing right); Three women in the center panel engaged in - maybe - a conversation: 2 are standing and one sitting in the middle front of them; two women in the third panel face right, the first sitting and reading, the second standing. The women are all wearing red fabric tied to the waist and flowing to their feet.
a)Stark lines leading from the top of the paper leading down to three squiggle lines at the bottom centre of work . The ink is black in colour. b)Black ink mounts at the top of the paper with a thin line flowing towards the bottom of the page. there are several specs of washed out ink spots.
a)Stark lines leading from the top of the paper leading down to three squiggle lines at the bottom centre of work . The ink is black in colour. b)Black ink mounts at the top of the paper with a thin line flowing towards the bottom of the page. there are several specs of washed out ink spots.
Mountain range across bottom half of work, rendered in browns, blues, green and white tones. A half circle runs along the upper left hand corner, and the far right side is rendered in peach tones.
Mountain range across bottom half of work, rendered in browns, blues, green and white tones. A half circle runs along the upper left hand corner, and the far right side is rendered in peach tones.
The image is dominated by a dark blue/black sky in the background and a brown mountain in the lower half of the image. At the centre a red semi circle rises behind a mountain peak.
The image is dominated by a dark blue/black sky in the background and a brown mountain in the lower half of the image. At the centre a red semi circle rises behind a mountain peak.
Green mountain rising from left side. The majority of the image is composed of a mountain leaning sharply to the left. Red and yellow tones rise from the left.
Green mountain rising from left side. The majority of the image is composed of a mountain leaning sharply to the left. Red and yellow tones rise from the left.
A small segment of a mountain range dominates the image. The top centre mountain has a small amount of snow on its peak. The sky is painted in red tones.
A small segment of a mountain range dominates the image. The top centre mountain has a small amount of snow on its peak. The sky is painted in red tones.
A mountain on the right is painted in a light wash, with suggestions of trees extending from the bottom right upwards. The left side depicts a light fog.
A mountain on the right is painted in a light wash, with suggestions of trees extending from the bottom right upwards. The left side depicts a light fog.
A mountain with a large crevasse down the centre encompasses the work. At the top, to the left and right of the peak a sun and a moon rise. The crevasse is presented with water running down to the bottom of the work.
A mountain with a large crevasse down the centre encompasses the work. At the top, to the left and right of the peak a sun and a moon rise. The crevasse is presented with water running down to the bottom of the work.
A mountain peak rises from the left and right side of the work, with a valley and an indication of a river or road in between. In the top centre a yellow sun is rising.
A mountain peak rises from the left and right side of the work, with a valley and an indication of a river or road in between. In the top centre a yellow sun is rising.
The colour in this piece is primarily isolated to the upper third. The sky is blue and pink, and the mountain is a deep brown. Running from the centre to the bottom of the work is a line of snow which is highlighted with blue.
The colour in this piece is primarily isolated to the upper third. The sky is blue and pink, and the mountain is a deep brown. Running from the centre to the bottom of the work is a line of snow which is highlighted with blue.
The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of red shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a lighter colour into the red sky.
The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of red shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a lighter colour into the red sky.
The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of blue and green shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a red and yellow colour into the sky.
The lower half of the work is white, and the upper half of the work is rendered in a variety of blue and green shades. In the centre bridging the two colours is an extended patch of snow or ice, from which emanates a red and yellow colour into the sky.
The centre of this vertical work is dominated by a blue stream of water, which is flanked at the top by two dark sections of rock. At the top of the piece a mountain, highlighted on the left by a rising sun, is visible.
The centre of this vertical work is dominated by a blue stream of water, which is flanked at the top by two dark sections of rock. At the top of the piece a mountain, highlighted on the left by a rising sun, is visible.
A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.
A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.