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Japan

A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.
The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince Korehito, by Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794–75
A Girl Writing a Letter, by Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century
A work made of color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono.
Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano, 1300s

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Japan, from every century in the collection.

Section 1, north wall

  1. A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.
    A Spring OutingSuzuki Harunobu, c. 1768Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince Korehito, by Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794–75
    The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Otomos' Maid Wakakusa, Actually Prince KorehitoTōshūsai Sharaku, 1794–75Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A Girl Writing a Letter, by Suzuki Harunobu, 18th century
    A Girl Writing a LetterSuzuki Harunobu, 18th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono.
    Distant View of Mount Fuji at Dawn from HakoneUtagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano, 1300s
    Mandala of the Three Shrines at KumanoUnrecorded Japanese maker, 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Album
    Album of twenty-four paintingsSchool of Kano Tan'yu, 17th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon, by Watanabe Kazan, 1827
    Portrait of Ōzora BuzaemonWatanabe Kazan, 1827Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
    Fudō Myōō Threatening a NoviceTsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Cherry Blossoms in the Wind, by Utagawa Toyokuni, late 1790s
    Cherry Blossoms in the WindUtagawa Toyokuni, late 1790sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. “Hour of the Rat: Mistress,” from the series Women’s Daily Customs (Fuzoku bijin tokei), by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790
    “Hour of the Rat: Mistress,” from the series Women’s Daily Customs (Fuzoku bijin tokei)Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of color woodblock print; hosoban.
    Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II in an Unidentified RoleKatsukawa Shunkо̄, About 1785Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, south wall

  1. Birds and Flowers, by Kano Mitsunobu, late 1500s
    Birds and FlowersKano Mitsunobu, late 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Sword Master Kyōgoku Takumi, from the series Issei ichidai atari Kyōgen (Hits of a Lifetime of Kyōgen), by Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1825
    Kabuki Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Sword Master Kyōgoku Takumi, from the series Issei ichidai atari Kyōgen (Hits of a Lifetime of Kyōgen)Shunkōsai Hokushū, 1825Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 4, south wall

  1. A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.
    A Pine Tree and CamelliasNiwa Tokei, 1840Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Fuji from Ushibori, Province of Hitachi, by Katsushika Hokusai, 1760–1849
    Fuji from Ushibori, Province of HitachiKatsushika Hokusai, 1760–1849Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga", by Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794
    Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art