title: Katsushika Hokusai Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei) - Google Art Project

artist: Katsushika Hokusai

date: about 1800-1849

current location: Indianapolis Museum of Art

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title: A Collection of Japanese Paintings

artist: Hishikawa, Moronobu, circa 1618-1694

date: 1680

medium: ru 1=Книги fr 1=Livres en 1=Books zh 1=图书 pt 1=Livros ar 1=كتب es 1=Libros

dimensions: en 1=1 book ; 26.8 x 18.4 centimeters

current location: ru|1=Национальная парламентская библиотека Японии fr|1=Bibliothèque nationale de la Diète en|1=National Diet Library zh|1=日本国立国会图书馆 pt|1=Biblioteca Nacional da Dieta ar|1=مكتبة اليابان الوطنية es|1=Biblioteca Nacional de la Dieta

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description: This picture book is by Hishikawa Moronobu (died 1694) a representative artist in the earliest days of ukiyo-e. It consists of 20 pictures depicting popular scenes from classical japanese literature, including Ise monogatari (The tales of Ise), Genji monogatari (The tale of Genji), and yōkyoku (chants of Noh plays). Moronobu was the first artist who put his signature on printed books. On the colophon of this work, he identifies himself as Yamato-e-shi (artist of classical japanese paintings), thereby showing his professional confidence in himself as an artist. The National Diet Library holds the first edition of the work, with brush coloring added later.
block printing; japanese literature; Nō plays; The Tale of Genji; The Tales of Ise; Ukiyo-e

title: MET DP119499

artist: Suzuki Harunobu

date: circa 1766

medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

dimensions: H. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm); W. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm) Medium-size block ("chuban")

current location: Institution:Metropolitan Museum of Art

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credit: This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy

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title: The second attempt to block Port Arthur, 27 March 1904 RMG PV0976

artist: William Lionel Wyllie

date: circa May 1904

dimensions: 270 mm x 400 mm

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description: The second attempt to block Port Arthur, 27 March 1904
Signed by the artist, lower left. This event was very near the start of the Russo-japanese War of 1904-05. The japanese decided to try and blockade the Russian Fleet in Port Arthur by sinking old merchant ships in the approach channel. The first attempt, with four blockships, took place on the night of 24-25 February 1904 but was unsuccessful. The second attempt was in the early morning of 27 March 1904 and also involved four blockships: the 'Chiyo Maru' (1885), 'Fukui Maru' (1882), 'Yahiko Maru' (1888) and 'Yoneyama Mar'u (1883). The 'Fukui Maru' was sunk by the Russian torpedo-boat destroyer 'Silnyii' off Port Arthur and the other three blockships were scuttled too far away from the harbour entrance to be effective. A third attempt was made on night of 2-3 May 1904 using eight blockships but this was also unsuccessful. her one blockship is shown sinking as another approaches the harbour with her boats out for the crew ready to escape. The warship on teh far left is presumably Russian and that on the far right japanese. Serchlights beanm out from the land in the background. This illustration was probably for reproduction in a magazine but if, where and when it appeared is not yet known.

title: Bunpo sansui gafu 文鳳山水画譜 (Bunpo's Landscape Painting Manual) (BM 1979,0305,0.519 25)

artist: print artist: Kawamura Bunpo (河村文鳳) Published by: Yoshida Shinbei (吉田新兵衛)

date: 1824

medium: paper

dimensions: Height: 25.70 centimetres : Width: 17.30 centimetres

current location: Institution:British Museum

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title: Minamoto no Yorimitsu ko no yakata ni tsuchigumo yokai o nasu zu 源頼光公館土蜘作妖怪圖 (The Earth Spider Conjures up Demons at the Mansion of Minamoto no Raiko) (BM 2008,3037.20906 3)

artist: print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) Published by: Ibaya Senzaburo (伊場屋仙三郎)

date: 1843 (?)

medium: paper

dimensions: Height: 35.20 centimetres (c) : Height: 35.70 centimetres (l) : Height: 35.50 centimetres (r) : Width: 25.70 centimetres (c) : Width: 25.90 centimetres (l) : Width: 25.80 centimetres (r)

current location: Institution:British Museum

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description: Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. The Earth Spider (right) conjures up demons at the mansion of Minamoto no Raiko (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) (right), who lies sick in bed. Two of his bodyguards, Watanabe no Tsuna and Sakata no Kintoki, play go (centre), while Urabe no Suetake (right) and Usui no Tadamitsu (left) look towards the procession of spirits in the background.

title: Ehon shiki no hana 絵本四季の花 (Picture book of the Flowers of the Four Seasons) (BM 1979,0305,0.157.1 07)

artist: print artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) Published by: Izumiya Ichibei, (和泉屋市兵衛)

date: 1801

medium: paper

dimensions: : Height: 21.70 centimetres : Width: 15.20 centimetres

current location: Institution:British Museum

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title: Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami 青楼美人合姿鏡 (A Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses Compared) (BM 1979,0305,0.124.2 11)

artist: print artist: Kitao Shigemasa (北尾重政) print artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (勝川春章) Published by: Tsutaya Juzaburo (蔦屋重三郎)

date: 1776

medium: paper

dimensions: : Height: 28 centimetres : Width: 18.50 centimetres

current location: Institution:British Museum

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title: Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami 青楼美人合姿鏡 (A Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses Compared) (BM 1979,0305,0.124.1 03)

artist: print artist: Kitao Shigemasa (北尾重政) print artist: Katsukawa Shunsho (勝川春章) Published by: Tsutaya Juzaburo (蔦屋重三郎)

date: 1776

medium: paper

dimensions: : Height: 28 centimetres : Width: 18.50 centimetres

current location: Institution:British Museum

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credit: link