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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Battle at Kawanakajima









TITLE: Kawanakajima no kassen
TITLE TRANSLATION: Battle at Kawanakajima

CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1857.

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Diptych matted in 2 sections: left (734a), right (734b).
Format: Left and Central Panels of a Vertical Oban Nishikie Triptych

FORMAT:
Diptychs Japanese 1850-1860.
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1850-1860.
Woodcuts Japanese Color 1850-1860

Wada yoshimori tomoe gozen yamabuki









TITLE: Wada yoshimori tomoe gozen yamabuki
TITLE TRANSLATION: Three actors in the roles of Wadai Yoshimori, Tomoe Gozen, and Yamabuki.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1848 and 1854]

NOTES:
Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (423a), center (423b), right (423c).
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie triptych

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1840-1860.
Woodcuts Japanese Color 1840-1860.
Triptychs Japanese 1840-1860.

Three actors in the roles of Wadai Yoshimori, Tomoe Gozen, and Yamabuki.









TITLE: Wada yoshimori tomoe gozen yamabuki
TITLE TRANSLATION: Three actors in the roles of Wadai Yoshimori, Tomoe Gozen, and Yamabuki.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1848 and 1854]

NOTES:
Triptych matted in 3 sections: left (423a), center (423b), right (423c).
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie triptych

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1840-1860.
Woodcuts Japanese Color 1840-1860.
Triptychs Japanese 1840-1860.

Yamato Takeru no Mikoto









TITLE: Yamato Takeru no Mikoto

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [188-]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
From the series: Yoshitoshi mushaburui ; Unparalleled warriors by Yoshitoshi.
Format: vertical Oban Nishikie.
Meiji

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1880-1890.
Woodcuts Japanese Color 1880-1890.

Bandō minosuke no mitsuhida








TITLE: Bandō minosuke no mitsuhida

TITLE TRANSLATION: The actor Bandō Minosuke in the role of Mitsuhide.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1825 and 1834]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: probably the central panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie triptych.

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1820-1840.

Woodcuts Japanese Color 1820-1840.

Horyukaku








TITLE: Horyukaku


TITLE TRANSLATION: Horyu Tower.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between ca. 1830 and 1870]


NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Horizontal Chuban Nishikie.


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1830-1870.


Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community 2








TITLE: Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community 2


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1750 and 1850]


NOTES:
Settso; Edo?


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1750-1850.


Drawings Japanese Color 1750-1850.



Ōsaka kudari iwai hanshirō








TITLE: Ōsaka kudari iwai hanshirō

TITLE TRANSLATION: Iwai Hanshirō coming down to Ōsaka.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1823 and 1825]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: vertical Oban Nishikie.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1820-1830.

Woodcuts Japanese Color 1820-1830.

Kabuki juhachiban








TITLE: Kabuki juhachiban


TITLE TRANSLATION: 18 plays of Kabuki.


CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1834.


NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: Nishikie Surimono.
One part of a full sheet (Obosho) print. DLC
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1830-1840.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1830-1840.



[Ronin, or masterless Samurai, fending off arrows]








TITLE: [Ronin, or masterless Samurai, fending off arrows]


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1869]


NOTES:
Illus. in: Seichū gishi meimei gaden / Tsukioka (Utagawa) Yoshitoshi, 1869.


FORMAT:
Book illustrations 1860-1870.


Ukiyo-e 1860-1870.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1860-1870.



Shinobugaoka no tsuki








TITLE: Shinobugaoka no tsuki


TITLE TRANSLATION: Moon over Shinobugaoka.


NOTES:
From the series: Tsuki hyaku shi : 100 aspects of the moon.
Format: vertical Oban Nishikie, trimmed.


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1880-1890.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1880-1890.




Miyamoto musashi








TITLE: Miyamoto musashi


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1847 and 1850]

NOTES:
Format: Vertical Oban Nishikie.
From the series: Eimei sanjūrokukassen : Thirty-six famous battles.
Ichiy-sai Kuniyoshi.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e 1840-1850.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1840-1850.



Susu harai








TITLE: Susu harai

TITLE TRANSLATION: Great house cleaning at year's end.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1798 and 1801]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Format: one panel of a vertical Oban Nishikie pentaptcyh.

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1790-1810.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1790-1810.

Nidanme








TITLE: Nidanme

TITLE TRANSLATION: Act two [of the Kanadehon Chushingura].

First CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1804 and 1812]

NOTES:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
From the series: Kanadehon Chushingura.
Format: Vertical Koban Nishikie.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1800-1820.

Woodcuts Japanese Color 1800-1820.

Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community 2








TITLE: Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community 2


CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1750 and 1850]


NOTES:
Settso; Edo?


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1750-1850.


Drawings Japanese Color 1750-1850.





Ronin, or masterless Samurai, grimacing fiercely








TITLE: Ronin, or masterless Samurai, grimacing fiercely


First CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1869]


NOTES:
Illus. in: Seichū gishi meimei gaden / Tsukioka (Utagawa) Yoshitoshi, 1869.
Exhibited: "The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows, dreams and substances,"


FORMAT:
Book illustrations 1860-1870.Ukiyo-e 1860-1870.


Woodcuts Japanese Color 1860-1870.




Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai









TITLE: Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai



CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1878?]



NOTES:
inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878.
From the "Military arts" series.



FORMAT:
Ink drawings Japanese Color 1870-1880.

Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow and arrows








TITLE: Samurai on horseback, wearing armor and horned helmet, carrying bow and arrows

First CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1878?]


NOTES:inscription in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano [month] 1878.
From the "Military arts" series.


FORMAT:
Ink drawings Japanese Color 1870-1880.

Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community








TITLE: Part of visual narrative depicting samurai raid on community

CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1750 and 1850]

NOTES:
Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Settso; Edo?


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e Japanese Color 1750-1850.

Drawings Japanese Color 1750-1850.

CONTROL #:

Genkurō Yoshitsune to Musashibō Benkei








TITLE: Genkurō Yoshitsune to Musashibō Benkei


TITLE TRANSLATION: Genkuro Yoshitsune and Musashibo Benkei.


FIRST CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1804 and 1818]


NOTES:
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.


FORMAT:
Ukiyo-e 1800-1820.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1800-1820.