18th-century Japan






Works in this room
Works made in Japan in the 18th century.
Section 1, north wall

Viewing the MoonSuzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Kametani Jujiro as the Shirabyoshi Dancer YuyaTorii Kiyomitsu, c. early 1760sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Descending dragonKatsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 1, south wall

Two Girls on a Veranda beside a Stream with the MoonSuzuki HarunobuCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The GossipsSuzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Standing BeautyKaigetsudo Anchi, About 1714Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, south wall

The Actor Morita Kanya VIII as TatsugorōKatsukawa Shun'ei, 1794 (Kansei 6)Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Kanagawa, Inland Sea: Top of the StreetUtagawa Hiroshige, 1797–1858Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The Poetess Ono no KomachiSuzuki Harunobu, Edo period (1615–1868), 1767/68Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall

The Shika TeahouseUtagawa Toyokuni, early 1790sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Searching for FirefliesSuzuki Harunobu, 1768Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 3, north wall

Cherry Blossoms in the WindUtagawa Toyokuni, late 1790sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
PeoniesKitagawa Utamaro, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 3, south wall

Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. FujiKitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Courtesans at Leisure from the series The Six Immortal PoetsKatsukawa Shunzan, early 1780sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art