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Images of Mokuhanga

68 images from works
  • A woman placing glowing charcoal in a sand-filled box to provide warmth. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1852.
  • The warrior Guan Yu plays at 'go' (board game) while the surgeon Hua T'o operates on his arm. Colour woodcut by Kuniyoshi, 1853.
  • Moxa treatment: a young woman kneels and applies moxa (a smouldering blend of medicinal plants) to another's leg. Woodcut by Sukenobu, ca. 1739 (?).
  • A baby holding a fan, leaning on a cushion, seen from behind. Woodcut, 18--.
  • Prince Genji and a girl by a garden pond at night, standing next to a flare burning on a stand. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1857.
  • Tametomo banishes the smallpox demon from the Island of Oshima. Colour woodcut by Yoshikazu, 1851/1853.
  • A man seated on a dais, holding a pipe or stick. Woodcut, 18--.
  • Raijin (or Raiden), the god of thunder, receiving medical treatment. Colour woodcut by Kunitoshi, ca. 1884.
  • A female-role actor against a lavishly decorated stage curtain. Colour woodcut by Kunisada, 1862.
  • Japanese masks: six masks of characters in Noh plays, including two representing a dog and a demon, with an old man shown on the right. Colour woodcut with pop-up flaps on strings, 1860/1920?.
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Works from the collections

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    Men and women in a communal bath house. Woodcut by Yoshitora, 1860.

    Utagawa Yoshitora | Date: 1860] | Reference: 565597i
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    Fifty-three stages along the Tōkaidō highway from Edo to Kyoto. Colour woodcut, late 1860s.

    | Date: [late between 1860 and 1869] | Reference: 37504i
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    Tsunohazu, Kumano Jūnisha shrine, commonly known as Jūnisō. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1857.

    Utagawa Hiroshige | Date: 1857 | Reference: 37306i
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    Chinese boys tug at cords that appear to be attached to chess pieces. Colour woodcut, 1870s.

    | Date: [between 1870 and 1879] | Reference: 37789i
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    Title page to a set of twelve beauties linked to the twelve months. Colour woodcut by Toshihide, ca. 1900.

    Toshihide (Migita Toyohiko), 1863-1925. | Date: [1900?] | Reference: 36864i
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Related topics

Japan
Actors - Japan
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Samurai
Sexual intercourse
Flowers - Japan
Women
Birds - Japan
Rain

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