UCLA, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts

Japanese Prints

Japanese Prints

Summary

Creators:
various
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA. [Item credit line, if given]

Background

Scope and content:

The Grunwald Center's collection of 40,000 works on paper includes 950 prints by Japanese Edo and Meiji period artists. The Center acquired many of these prints in 1965 from the Estate of Frank Lloyd Wright (American architect, 1867-1959). Artists represented in this impressive group include Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.

The following collection guide comprises a selection from the Center's archive of Japanese prints and is arranged chronologically by Japanese periods: Middle Edo (approximately 1704 to 1789), Late Edo (approximately 1789 to 1868) and Meiji (1868 to 1912). Descriptions of prints included in this guide are based on cataloguing completed for the Center by Roger S. Keyes in the 1980s.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Edo (Japanese period)
Meiji

Access and use

Restrictions:

Terms of access:

For publication information, please contact Susan Shin, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, schin@hammer.ucla.edu

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA. [Item credit line, if given]

Location of this collection:
University of California, Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201, US
Contact:
(310) 443-7000
Website
Middle Edo
Contents
The courtesans Mandayu (reading) and Komurasaki (writing a verse), 1701
Creators:
Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Woodcut
Dimensions:
10 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

After an album of portraits of courtesans by Torii Kiyonobu I, "Keisei Ehon," 1700.

Subjects:
courtesans; leisure; writing (processes); reading; grooming

Summary

Creators:
Okumura Masanobu, Japanese, 1686-1764

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Woodcut
Dimensions:
10 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
courtesans; leisure; writing (processes); reading; grooming
The actors Yamashita Kinsaku and Ichikawa Danjuro II as a courtesan of the Hirano House and a street vendor, 1725-1730
Creators:
Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706-1763; published by Igaya Kanemon
Custodial history:

Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum.

Physical facet:
Woodcut printed in black varnish-like ink (urushi-e), with hand-coloring and brass powder
Dimensions:
13 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Torii Kiyomasu hitsu at l.l. and l.r.

Provenance: Raymond E. Lewis, San Francisco

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres); female impersonators

Summary

Creators:
Torii Kiyomasu II, Japanese, 1706-1763; published by Igaya Kanemon

Background

Custodial history:

Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum.

Physical facet:
Woodcut printed in black varnish-like ink (urushi-e), with hand-coloring and brass powder
Dimensions:
13 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres); female impersonators
The actors Onoe Kikugoro I and Nakamura Kiyosaburo as a young seated couple playing a samisen, 1750-1758
Creators:
Ishikawa Toyonobu, Japanese, 1711-1785; published by Urokogataya Magobei
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Two-color woodcut (benizuri-e)
Dimensions:
17 3/8 x 12 3/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Tanjodo Ishikawa Shuha Toyonobu zu and artist's seals, Ishikawa Uji and Toyonobu, near u.r.

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; sitting; female impersonators; musical instruments

Summary

Creators:
Ishikawa Toyonobu, Japanese, 1711-1785; published by Urokogataya Magobei

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Two-color woodcut (benizuri-e)
Dimensions:
17 3/8 x 12 3/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; sitting; female impersonators; musical instruments
Courtesan dreaming of an affair on a pleasure boat on the Sumida River, 1770-1773
Creators:
Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, active 1765-1780s
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
27 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Koryusai ga at l.l.

Subjects:
courtesans; dreams

Summary

Creators:
Isoda Koryusai, Japanese, active 1765-1780s

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
27 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
courtesans; dreams
The actor Nakamura Matsue as a woman holding a pipe, from A Picture Book of Theatrical Fans, 1770
Creators:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792; published by Kariganeya Ihei
Custodial history:

Gift of Orrel P. Reed, Jr. in Memory of Mr. Edwin Grabhorn.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

Page from an important book of 106 half-length portraits of kabuki actors, with fan-shaped borders, designed by Shunsho and Ippitsusai Buncho (1760-ca. 1794).

References: Binyon and Sexton 1

Inscription: Recto, Hayashi seal at center left

Subjects:
drama; actors; female impersonators

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792; published by Kariganeya Ihei

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Orrel P. Reed, Jr. in Memory of Mr. Edwin Grabhorn.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; female impersonators
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kakogawa Honzo in act 9 of The Storehouse of Loyalty, 1776-1780
Creators:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Shunsho ga near l.l.

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres)

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 13/16 x 5 7/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; props (object genres)
Ichikawa Danjuro V as a feudal lord, 1778-1782
Creators:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Shunsho ga near u.r.

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shunsho, Japanese, 1726-1792

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes
Interior of Shoin style architecture with dancers performing horse dance or Festivities in a mansion on the first Rat Day of the year, from Perspective Views of Japan, ca. 1770
Creators:
Utagawa Toyoharu, Japanese, 1735-1814; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 3/8 x 15 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Utagawa Toyoharu ga at l.r.

Subjects:
interiors; rooms; perspective; decorative arts; ceremonies; dance; costumes and clothes; musicians; audiences

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Toyoharu, Japanese, 1735-1814; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 3/8 x 15 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
interiors; rooms; perspective; decorative arts; ceremonies; dance; costumes and clothes; musicians; audiences
Couple pausing as they pass Mt. Fuji, 1782
Creators:
Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
27 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

First state with poem

References: Hirano 405

Inscription: Recto, signed Kiyonaga ga at l.r.

Subjects:
genre; men; women; tying; shoes (footwear)

Summary

Creators:
Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
27 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
genre; men; women; tying; shoes (footwear)
The actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Sasaki ---tane, a feudal lord, 1775-1780
Creators:
Katsukawa Shunko, Japanese, 1743-1812
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 3/8 x 5 15/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Shunko ga near l.l.

Provenance: Frank Lloyd Wright; Charles Vignier

Subjects:
drama; actors; swords; costumes and clothes

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shunko, Japanese, 1743-1812

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 3/8 x 5 15/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; swords; costumes and clothes
The actor Ichikawa Danzo IV as the lion dancer in The Stone Bridge, 1776-1785
Creators:
Katsukawa Shunko, Japanese, 1743-1812
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Shunko ga near center left

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; dance; flowers (plants); butterflies

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shunko, Japanese, 1743-1812

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
12 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes; dance; flowers (plants); butterflies
Late Edo
Contents
Okita of the Naniwaya tea stall and Shiratama, a courtesan of the Tama House, 1794-1795
Creators:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
Dimensions:
13 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

An apparently unique impression of the second state of the print with yellow background and the name Okita and the publisher's mark removed.

References: Shogakukan 658; Shibui 216.3.2

Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at center left

Subjects:
portraits; women; fans (costume accessories)

Summary

Creators:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
Dimensions:
13 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
portraits; women; fans (costume accessories)
Two women with goldfish, 1796
Creators:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806; published by Uemura
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
Dimensions:
14 15/16 x 9 13/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Shogakukan 348.5; Shibui 193.2.1

Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at center right

Subjects:
genre; women; goldfish; fishes

Summary

Creators:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806; published by Uemura

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
Dimensions:
14 15/16 x 9 13/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
genre; women; goldfish; fishes
Woman holding a dog, from Five Types of Beautiful Women, 1800-1805
Creators:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806; published by Tsuruya Kinzo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 9/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Shogakukan 154.1; Shibui 53.1.1

Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at center right

Subjects:
genre; women; dogs; pets

Summary

Creators:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806; published by Tsuruya Kinzo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 9/16 x 10 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
genre; women; dogs; pets
The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Enya Hangan in act 1 of The Storehouse of Loyalty, Miyako Theater, 1795
Creators:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a series of approximately twenty full-length portraits of actors in roles from the play, "The Storehouse of Loyalty," performed at Edo kabuki theaters in 1795.

Inscription: Recto, signed Shun'ei ga near l.l.

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; costumes and clothes
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VI as the renegade samurai Sadakuro in act 5 of The Storehouse of Loyalty, Kiri Theater, 1795
Creators:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
15 9/16 x 10 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a series of approximately twenty full-length portraits of actors in roles from the play, "The Storehouse of Loyalty," performed at Edo kabuki theaters in 1795.

Inscription: Recto, signed Shun'ei ga at l.r.

Subjects:
drama; actors; samurai; swords

Summary

Creators:
Katsukawa Shun'ei, Japanese, 1762-1819; published by Iwatoya Kisaburo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
15 9/16 x 10 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; samurai; swords
The courtesan Mitsuhama of the Hyogo House or The Courtesan Mitsuhama of the Brothel called Hyogo, from A Mirror of Beautiful Women in the Licensed Quarter, 1794-1796
Creators:
Chokosai Eisho, Japanese, active 1790s; published by Yamaguchiya Chusuke
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut with white mica background
Dimensions:
15 7/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Chokosai Eisho ga near l.r.

Subjects:
portraits; courtesans; hair ornaments

Summary

Creators:
Chokosai Eisho, Japanese, active 1790s; published by Yamaguchiya Chusuke

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut with white mica background
Dimensions:
15 7/16 x 10 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
portraits; courtesans; hair ornaments
Procession before a temple complex, fifth panel from a pentaptych, 1794-1798
Creators:
Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825; published by Izumiya Ichibei
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

Panel depicts attendants carrying the possessions and emblems of a young noble woman.

Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga at l.r.

Subjects:
processions; men; women; lifting and carrying; artifacts

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825; published by Izumiya Ichibei

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
processions; men; women; lifting and carrying; artifacts
The actor Onoe Matsusuke II as the carpenter Rokusaburo, 1810-1815
Creators:
Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825; published by Hagiwara
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 7/8 x 10 3/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga at u.l.

Subjects:
drama; sets (architectural elements); actors; carpenters; tools

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769-1825; published by Hagiwara

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 7/8 x 10 3/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; sets (architectural elements); actors; carpenters; tools
Fuji behind the waves off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, 1831-1833
Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 3/16 x 14 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 1

Inscription: Recto, signed Hokusai aratame litsu hitsu at u.l.

Subjects:
Japan; Fuji-san; oceans; water waves; boats

Summary

Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 3/16 x 14 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; Fuji-san; oceans; water waves; boats
Fuji and sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Bank of the Sumida River, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, 1831-1833
Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 22; Lane 389

Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at u.l.; early impression with publisher and censors' marks at l.r. (faint)

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; bridges (built works); ferries; boats; passengers

Summary

Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; bridges (built works); ferries; boats; passengers
Fuji from the sea off Kazusa Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, 1831-1833
Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 30; Lane 397

Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at u.l.

Subjects:
oceans; sailing ships

Summary

Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
oceans; sailing ships
Fuji from the licensed quarter at Senju, from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, 1831-1833
Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 x 15 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Ukiyo-e Taikei vol. 13, 38; Lane 405

Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at u.r.

Provenance: Frank Lloyd Wright; Hayashi Tadamasa

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); Fuji-san; towns; buildings; men; processions; roadside rest areas

Summary

Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 x 15 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); Fuji-san; towns; buildings; men; processions; roadside rest areas
Kirifuri Waterfall on Kurogami Mountain, Shimotsuke Province, from A Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces, 1833-1834
Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 11/16 x 10 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Morse and Keyes 123, 1

Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); waterfalls; travelers; sightseers

Summary

Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 11/16 x 10 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); waterfalls; travelers; sightseers
Net fishing at night, number 3 from One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Old Nurse, 1835-1836
Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 1/16 x 14 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed zen Hokusai (partially effaced) and artist's seal, Manji, at u.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); streams; laborers; pulling; nets (objects); smoke

Summary

Creators:
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760-1849; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 1/16 x 14 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); streams; laborers; pulling; nets (objects); smoke
Woman seated beneath a cherry tree, 19th c.
Creators:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; published by Joshuya Kinzo
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Kunisada aratame nidaime Toyokuni ga at left

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); leisure; sitting; women; cherry trees; smoking; pipes (smoking equipment)

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; published by Joshuya Kinzo

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); leisure; sitting; women; cherry trees; smoking; pipes (smoking equipment)
The Osaka actor Kataoka Gado as An no Heibei in Iris as a Mirror for Men, Nakamura Theater, 1855
Creators:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga at l.l.; censor's seal r. of signature

Subjects:
drama; actors; water lilies; kimonos; fans (costume accessories)

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; published by Tsutaya Kichizo

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; water lilies; kimonos; fans (costume accessories)
The wintry blast; Clear weather after a storm; The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Ashikaga Mitsuuji, from Eight Views for Chapters of The Tale of Genji, 1858
Creators:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; landscape by Utagawa Kunihisa II, Japanese, 1832-1891; published by Kadokin
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 3/16 x 9 11/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Toyokuni ga near l.r. and Kunihisa ga near u.l.

Subjects:
drama; actors; landscapes (representations); wind; fans (costume accessories)

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Kunisada, Japanese, 1786-1864; landscape by Utagawa Kunihisa II, Japanese, 1832-1891; published by Kadokin

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 3/16 x 9 11/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors; landscapes (representations); wind; fans (costume accessories)
Snowy twilight at Itabana, number 15 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road, 1835
Creators:
Keisai Eisen, Japanese, 1790-1848; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)
Custodial history:

Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 x 14 5/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

One of two designs by Eisen with calligraphy by Utagawa Hiroshige. Second state and unsigned by either artist.

References: Suzuki p. 165

Subjects:
Japan; winter; landscapes (representations); trees; snow; people; walking

Summary

Creators:
Keisai Eisen, Japanese, 1790-1848; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)

Background

Custodial history:

Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 x 14 5/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; winter; landscapes (representations); trees; snow; people; walking
Outdoor tea stall at Fukuroi, number 28 from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (The Hoeido, or Great Tokaido), 1832-1833
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 13/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a complete set of Hiroshige's first series of views of the Tokaido Road between Edo and Kyoto. The set of fifty-five subjects began as a joint publication in 1832 or 1833 by Hoeido and Senkakudo, but was completed by Hoeido and issued as a bound set in early 1834.

An early impression with embossing on smoke.

References: Uchida 1; Suzuki 1; Keyes 1; Narazaki 36

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at center left

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); agricultural land; trees; cooking and dining; kettles; fires

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 13/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); agricultural land; trees; cooking and dining; kettles; fires
Procession at a boundary marker near Fujikawa, number 38 from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (The Hoeido, or Great Tokaido), 1832-1833
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Uchida 1; Suzuki 1; Keyes 1; Narazaki 48

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); markers (monuments); men; horses

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); markers (monuments); men; horses
Beach at Hamamatsu, number 30 from Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (The Marusei, or Reisho Tokaido), 1848-1850
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Maruya Seijiro (Marusei)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a series of fifty-five subjects with the series title written in formal script (reisho).

References: Uchida 3; Suzuki 2; Keyes 14

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and artist's seal, Hiro, near u.l.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); oceans; water waves; beaches; people; pine; trees

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Maruya Seijiro (Marusei)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); oceans; water waves; beaches; people; pine; trees
Women on balcony of a teahouse in Kanagawa, number 4 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido), 1851-1852
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 9/16 x 6 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a complete set of fifty-six views of the Tokaido Road in half-block format printed on undivided oban sheets. The set is often called the Jimbutsu (or figure) Tokaido because human figures are prominent in each design. The lanterns hanging from the teahouse eaves are decorated with Hiroshige's diamond-shaped emblem.

References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.

Subjects:
balconies; women; kimonos; lanterns (lighting devices)

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 9/16 x 6 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
balconies; women; kimonos; lanterns (lighting devices)
Snow at Fujisawa, number 7 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido), 1851-1852
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 11/16 x 6 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; winter; snow; trees; women, walking; umbrellas

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 11/16 x 6 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; winter; snow; trees; women, walking; umbrellas
Fording the Oi River at Shimada, number 24 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido), 1852
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at u.l.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; watercraft; ferries; men; women; lifting and carrying

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; watercraft; ferries; men; women; lifting and carrying
Women washing cloth in Toya River near Okazaki, number 39 from the Fifty-three Stations (Jimbutsu Tokaido), 1852
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Uchida 14; Suzuki 12; Keyes 20

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; bridges; women, washing

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Muraichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; bridges; women, washing
Abalone, sayori and blossoming peach branch, from an untitled set of ten prints of fish, 1832-1834
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

The woodcut appeared originally in a privately published album. This is an example of the print's first commercial publication, with the publisher's seal and without a centerfold.

References: Suzuki p. 191-192

Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga at l.l.; publisher's seal at l.l.

Subjects:
still lifes; abalone shell; fishes; flowers (plants)

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
still lifes; abalone shell; fishes; flowers (plants)
Night rain at Karasaki, from Eight Views of Omi Province, 1833-1834
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Yamamoto Heikichi (Eikyudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 171

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at u.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); lakes; coastlines; pine; trees; dwellings; rain; boats

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Yamamoto Heikichi (Eikyudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); lakes; coastlines; pine; trees; dwellings; rain; boats
Yase Village, number 7 from Famous Places in Kyoto, 1834
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Kawaguchi Shozo (Eisendo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 5/8 x 14 9/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 164

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near u.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); paths; laborers; lifting and carrying

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Kawaguchi Shozo (Eisendo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 5/8 x 14 9/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); paths; laborers; lifting and carrying
Karuizawa, number 19 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road, 1835-1836
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 x 14 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a set of seventy subjects begun by Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) and the publisher Hoeido in 1835 and completed by Hiroshige and the publisher Kinjudo between 1836 and 1839. The collector Frank Lloyd Wright added color to this late impression of Karuizawa by Hiroshige.

References: Suzuki p. 165

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.; Tokaido seal at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); fires; trees; agricultural land; paths; men; horseback riding

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
10 x 14 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); fires; trees; agricultural land; paths; men; horseback riding
Rain at Suhara, number 40 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road, 1835-1836
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 15/16 x 14 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 165

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and artist's seal, Ichiryusai, at l.l.; publisher's seal at u.l.

Subjects:
Japan; rain; temples; people; running; equestrians

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 15/16 x 14 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; rain; temples; people; running; equestrians
Ferry boats at Ota, number 52 from Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road, 1838-1839
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

Early impression of the first state.

References: Suzuki p. 165

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and artist's seal, Ichiryusai, at u.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; pulling boats; ferries; travelers

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo)

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; pulling boats; ferries; travelers
Isami Rokichiro meets Rokuyaon Gundayu, the man who murdered his parents, number 57 from Pictures to Match the Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Poems, 1843-1846
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 3/16 x 9 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a series of 100 pictures of legendary and historical subjects suggested by verses in an anthology of poems. The artists Hiroshige, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) contributed to the series.

References: Suzuki p. 188

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and emblem at center right

Subjects:
legends (folk tales); combat; anger; weapons

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 3/16 x 9 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
legends (folk tales); combat; anger; weapons
Takano Moronao wooing Lady Kaoya, number 90 from Pictures to Match the Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Poems, 1847-1848
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/4 x 9 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 188

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga and emblem seal at center left

Subjects:
sitting; men; women; courtship; kimonos; butterflies

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Ibaya Senzaburo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/4 x 9 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
sitting; men; women; courtship; kimonos; butterflies
Hawk in pine with rising sun, 1852
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Sanoya Kihei
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
29 3/4 x 9 13/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige hitsu and artist's seal, Ichiryusai, near l.l.

Subjects:
birds of prey; hawks; pine; trees

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Sanoya Kihei

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
29 3/4 x 9 13/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
birds of prey; hawks; pine; trees
Plum orchard at Kamata, number 27 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/16 x 9 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 27

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); orchards; parks (grounds); huts; trees

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/16 x 9 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); orchards; parks (grounds); huts; trees
Night views of Matsuchi Hill and the entrance of the Sanya Canal from the Sumida River, number 34 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 11/16 x 9 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 34

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; night; rivers; trees; women, walking; kimonos

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 11/16 x 9 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; night; rivers; trees; women, walking; kimonos
Distant view of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple from a pleasure boat, number 39 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 15/16 x 9 9/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 39

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; boats; passengers; coastlines; buildings

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 15/16 x 9 9/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; boats; passengers; coastlines; buildings
Komagata Hall and Azuma Bridge, number 62 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 8 15/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 143-147; Smith 64; Lane p. 247

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at center left

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); birds; pulling boats; rivers; buildings

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Uoya Eikichi

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 8 15/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); birds; pulling boats; rivers; buildings
Mountains and rivers on the Kiso Road, 1857
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
15 x 30 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

From an untitled series of triptychs on the theme of snow, moon and flowers.

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige hitsu and artist's seal at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); mountains; rivers; snow; winter

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
15 x 30 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); mountains; rivers; snow; winter
Waterfall in the mountains of Izu, number 22 from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, 1858
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

From a set of thirty-six woodblock prints approved by Japanese censors in early 1858 but published after Hiroshige's death later that year.

References: Suzuki p. 167

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga at l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; Fuji-san; landscapes (representations); waterfalls; mountains

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; Fuji-san; landscapes (representations); waterfalls; mountains
The pine forest of Mio in Suruga Province, number 24 from Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji, 1858
Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 5/16 x 9 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Suzuki p. 167

Inscription: Recto, signed Hiroshige ga near l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; Fuji-san; landscapes (representations); mountains; bodies of water; boats

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797-1858; published by Tsutaya Kichizo

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 5/16 x 9 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; Fuji-san; landscapes (representations); mountains; bodies of water; boats
Night street in the Yoshiwara brothel district, after 1844
Creators:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Iseya Soemon
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

An untrimmed fan-shaped print.

Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and artist's seal, paulownia crest, at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; city and town life; intoxication; dancing; walking; men; women; street vendors; lanterns (lighting devices)

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Iseya Soemon

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
9 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; city and town life; intoxication; dancing; walking; men; women; street vendors; lanterns (lighting devices)
Battle of Uji River or Hatakeyama Shigetada fording the Uji River
Creators:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Enshuya Hikobei
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 3/4 x 10 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiryusai Kuniyoshi ga and artist's seal, paulounia, at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; water waves; warriors; horses; swimming

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Enshuya Hikobei

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
14 3/4 x 10 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; water waves; warriors; horses; swimming
Flower viewing in the third month or Girls painting a moustache on a sleeping lute player, from Five Seasonal Festivals, 1835
Creators:
Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873; published by Tsujiyasu
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 11/16 x 11 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Sadahide ga at l.l.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); girls; musicians; sleeping; lutes; tents; practical jokes

Summary

Creators:
Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873; published by Tsujiyasu

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 11/16 x 11 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); girls; musicians; sleeping; lutes; tents; practical jokes
Geisha watching a rainbow arch across the Sumida River, from Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, 1830-1840
Creators:
Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873; published by Ibaya Kyuhei
Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 11/16 x 11 3/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Gountei Sadahide ga at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; coastlines; rainbows; geishas

Summary

Creators:
Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873; published by Ibaya Kyuhei

Background

Custodial history:

Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
8 11/16 x 11 3/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; landscapes (representations); rivers; coastlines; rainbows; geishas
A view of Akabane or Women and children at a tea stall before a daimyo's mansion, from Famous Places in the East, 1855
Creators:
Utagawa Kunisato, Japanese, died 1858; published by Sanoya Kihei
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
15 x 10 1/8 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Kunisato ga at l.r.

Subjects:
women; children; kimonos; buildings

Summary

Creators:
Utagawa Kunisato, Japanese, died 1858; published by Sanoya Kihei

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
15 x 10 1/8 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
women; children; kimonos; buildings
The actors Nakamura Shikan IV and Sawamura Tossho as Tsukamoto the fox of Kawachi and Chieda the fox of Izumi, from A New Selection of Actors Reflected in Scattered Square Paintings, 1868
Creators:
Toyohara Kunichika, Japanese, 1835-1900; published by Gusokuya Kahei
Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Other descriptive data:

Inscription: Recto, signed Oju Kunichika hitsu and artist's seal, Toshidama, at l.r.

Subjects:
drama; actors

Summary

Creators:
Toyohara Kunichika, Japanese, 1835-1900; published by Gusokuya Kahei

Background

Custodial history:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.

Physical facet:
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
drama; actors
Meiji
Contents
Yodo no Kimi seated in smoke, from A Yoshitoshi Miscellany of Figures from History, 1873
Creators:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Masadaya Heikichi
Custodial history:

The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.

Physical facet:
Color woodcut
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Keyes 280.10

Inscription: Recto, signed Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi hitsu at l.r.

Subjects:
legends (folk tales); mistresses; kimonos; smoke; destruction

Summary

Creators:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Masadaya Heikichi

Background

Custodial history:

The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.

Physical facet:
Color woodcut
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
legends (folk tales); mistresses; kimonos; smoke; destruction
Ushiwaka and Benkei duelling on Gojo Bridge or Gojo Bridge, an episode from the Life of Yoshitsune, Chronicles of Yoshitsune, 1881
Creators:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Morimoto Junzaburo
Custodial history:

The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.

Physical facet:
Color woodcut
Dimensions:
14 x 27 15/16 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Keyes 440

Inscription: Recto, signed Taiso Yoshitoshi ga and artist's seal at l.r.

Subjects:
Japan; bridges (built works); battles; warriors; weapons

Summary

Creators:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Morimoto Junzaburo

Background

Custodial history:

The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.

Physical facet:
Color woodcut
Dimensions:
14 x 27 15/16 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Japan; bridges (built works); battles; warriors; weapons
The ferocity of Tametomo driving away the small-pox demons, from New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts, 1890
Creators:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Sasaki Toyokichi
Custodial history:

The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.

Physical facet:
Color woodcut
Dimensions:
14 3/8 x 10 inches
Other descriptive data:

References: Keyes 509.19

Inscription: Recto, signed Yoshitoshi and Taiso seal at l.r.

Subjects:
rulers (people); samurai; weapons; demons; disease

Summary

Creators:
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, 1839-1892; published by Sasaki Toyokichi

Background

Custodial history:

The Eugene L. and Davida R. Trope Collection.

Physical facet:
Color woodcut
Dimensions:
14 3/8 x 10 inches

Indexed terms

Subjects:
rulers (people); samurai; weapons; demons; disease