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Japan

Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu), by Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1861
Hanging scroll
The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin, by Tōshūsai Sharaku
Segawa Tomisaburō II as Yadorigi in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga", by Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794
Table and Writing Set, by Kubo Shunman, 19th century
A work made of color woodblock print; ōban.
A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.

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. Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu), by Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1861
    Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shōkan shashin no zu)Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1861Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Hanging scroll
    Descending dragonKatsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  3. The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a Ronin, by Tōshūsai Sharaku
    The Actor Onoye Matsusuke as a RoninTōshūsai SharakuCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. 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

Section 1, south wall

  1. Table and Writing Set, by Kubo Shunman, 19th century
    Table and Writing SetKubo Shunman, 19th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of color woodblock print; ōban.
    Plum Garden at Kameido (Kameido Umeyashiki), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk.
    Received Back into the Moon Palace-Taketori (Bamboo Cutter) from the series Twelve Aspects of the MoonTsukioka Yoshitoshi, c. 1885/92Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. Screen (six-panel)
    A Puppet-show: The Story of The Potted TreesBunkaku, early 18th centuryCourtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Gorō, by Katsukawa Shunkō, 1779
    Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no GorōKatsukawa Shunkō, 1779Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Hanging scroll
    Peonies and lilies 芍薬と百合図Tawaraya Sotatsu, 1568-1615Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.
    Delaying the announcement of dawnSuzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, ca. 1383
    Portrait of Shun'oku MyōhaUnrecorded Japanese maker, ca. 1383Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Danjūrō VII's Benkei as Fudō Myōō, by Utagawa Kunisada, ca. 1824
    Danjūrō VII's Benkei as Fudō MyōōUtagawa Kunisada, ca. 1824Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Dutch Woman and Child (Seisha ikoku jinbutsu Oranda fujin aijidō no zu), by Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1860
    Dutch Woman and Child (Seisha ikoku jinbutsu Oranda fujin aijidō no zu)Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 1860Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), by Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832
    Yōrō Waterfall in Mino Province (Mino no Yōrō no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1832Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Anekawa Daisuke as Ayame-no-mae, by Torii Kiyomitsu, 1760
    Anekawa Daisuke as Ayame-no-maeTorii Kiyomitsu, 1760Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art