# 18th-century Japan

Time and place · hang 754 · 92 works

Works made in Japan in the 18th century.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## Section 1, north wall

1. [Searching for Fireflies](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/searching-for-fireflies-aic-77297), Suzuki Harunobu, 1768. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/searching-for-fireflies-aic-77297?hang=754)
2. [Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/young-man-and-his-party-crossing-a-stream-before-mt-fuji-aic-23715), Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/young-man-and-his-party-crossing-a-stream-before-mt-fuji-aic-23715?hang=754)

## Section 1, south wall

3. [Viewing the Moon](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/viewing-the-moon-aic-88997), Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/viewing-the-moon-aic-88997?hang=754)
4. [Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with the Geisha Koharu of Kinokuniya, from the series “True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love” (Jitsu kurabe iro no Minakami)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/jihei-of-kamiya-eloping-with-the-geisha-koharu-of-kinokuniya-met-57011), Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1798–99. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/jihei-of-kamiya-eloping-with-the-geisha-koharu-of-kinokuniya-met-57011?hang=754)
5. [Three Beauties of Our Time (Tosei san bijin)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/three-beauties-of-our-time-tosei-san-bijin-aic-89467), Chokosai Eisho, n.d.. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/three-beauties-of-our-time-tosei-san-bijin-aic-89467?hang=754)

## Section 2, south wall

6. [Fuji from Ushibori, Province of Hitachi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/fuji-from-ushibori-province-of-hitachi-cma-120240), Katsushika Hokusai, 1760–1849. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/fuji-from-ushibori-province-of-hitachi-cma-120240?hang=754)
7. [Baskets with Flowers of the Four Seasons](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/baskets-with-flowers-of-the-four-seasons-aic-140604), Unrecorded Japanese maker, 19th century. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/baskets-with-flowers-of-the-four-seasons-aic-140604?hang=754)

## Section 2, north wall

8. [The Poetess Ono no Komachi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-poetess-ono-no-komachi-aic-20825), Suzuki Harunobu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1767/68. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/the-poetess-ono-no-komachi-aic-20825?hang=754)
9. [Cherry Blossoms in the Wind](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cherry-blossoms-in-the-wind-cma-148387), Utagawa Toyokuni, late 1790s. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/cherry-blossoms-in-the-wind-cma-148387?hang=754)
10. [The Shika Teahouse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-shika-teahouse-cma-95353), Utagawa Toyokuni, early 1790s. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/the-shika-teahouse-cma-95353?hang=754)

## Section 3, north wall

11. [Screen and Utensils for the Incense Ceremony](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/screen-and-utensils-for-the-incense-ceremony-met-54723), Kubo Shunman, 19th century. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/screen-and-utensils-for-the-incense-ceremony-met-54723?hang=754)
12. [Courtesans at Leisure from the series The Six Immortal Poets](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/courtesans-at-leisure-from-the-series-the-six-immortal-poets-cma-101859), Katsukawa Shunzan, early 1780s. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/courtesans-at-leisure-from-the-series-the-six-immortal-poets-cma-101859?hang=754)
13. [Anekawa Daisuke as Ayame-no-mae](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/anekawa-daisuke-as-ayame-no-mae-cma-152507), Torii Kiyomitsu, 1760. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/anekawa-daisuke-as-ayame-no-mae-cma-152507?hang=754)

## Section 3, south wall

14. [Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/actor-onoe-matsusuke-i-as-retired-emperor-sutoku-aic-21858), Katsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1780. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/actor-onoe-matsusuke-i-as-retired-emperor-sutoku-aic-21858?hang=754)
15. [Iris Garden](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/iris-garden-aic-21746), Katsukawa Shunchô, c. 1781/89. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/iris-garden-aic-21746?hang=754)
16. [Kabuki Actor Ōtani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/kabuki-actor-otani-oniji-iii-as-yakko-edobei-met-37358), Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan/kabuki-actor-otani-oniji-iii-as-yakko-edobei-met-37358?hang=754)

## Doors

- [More by Tōshūsai Sharaku](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/toshusai-sharaku?hang=754&via=continue) (8 works)
- [More Ukiyo-e](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/ukiyo-e?hang=754&via=continue) (172 works)
- [18th-century Japan, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-japan?hang=754&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzU0LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoibVZCQzFham0ifQ)