Japanese painting

In the Edo period (1615 to 1868) townspeople prospered and became patrons beside the samurai and the court. Schools such as the Kano continued, while new ones such as Rinpa and Nanga grew up, and a few women painters won renown. Painting manuals from China and prints from Europe also gave Japanese painters new models. Japanese painting brings together many schools, materials and purposes rather than one visual style. Compare the economy of an ink brushstroke with a decorative arrangement of flowers or birds. During the Edo period, artists developed different approaches through courtly traditions, urban culture and exchanges with Chinese painting. This collection also includes prints by artists who painted; looking at the object’s medium helps distinguish a brush-painted image from one transferred through carved blocks. Connected places: Kyoto · Edo (Tokyo) · Osaka.

• Under the Wave off KanagawaKatsushika Hokusai, 1830/33
• A Mild Breeze on a Fine DayKatsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
• Shower Below the SummitKatsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
• Kajikazawa in Kai ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
• HamamatsuUtagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42
• Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu RiverUtagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42
• Mishima: Morning MistUtagawa Hiroshige, c. 1833/34
• Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea WhisksKatsushika Hokusai, c. 1802
• An Illustrated New Edition of the Water MarginKatsushika Hokusai, 1823/25
• Moon, Pine and MapleTawaraya Sōri, c. 1764–81
• Matsuchiyama on the Sumida RiverUtagawa Hiroshige, Edo period, 1856
• Sketch of woman crossing bridgeUtagawa Hiroshige, Unknown
• Untitled Drawing, for the series English Title (Hizakurige kimama dôchû)Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.
• Bird and CattailsShibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868–1912)
• WaterfallShibata Zeshin, Meiji period 1868–1912
• CalligraphyShibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868–1912)
• RabbitShibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868–1912)
• CatShibata Zeshin, Unknown
• BambooKishi Ganku, Early 19th century
• Dragon and TigerKishi Ganku, dated 1835
• Trees in the Clouds on Layered Mountains (Jûzan umbokuzu)Nakabayashi Chikutô, 1853
• Mountain and LandscapeShibata Zeshin, Meiji period (1868–1912)
• CageShibata Zeshin, Meiji period ( 1868–1912)
• The Buddha AmidaUnrecorded Japanese makers, Kamakura Period; mid–13th century
• SamuraiIwasa Matabei, 17th century
• A Poem from the Shin KokinshuHon’ami Kōetsu, 1605-10
• Monkey Trainers and Scenes of Chinese LifeKano Yasunobu, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century
• Crow on a TreeShinso Yogetsu, Late 15th century
• Asakusa ImadoUtagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33
• KasumigasekiUtagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1832/33
• Night Procession of Goblins (Hyakki yagyo no zu)Kawanabe Kyôsai, c.1865
• Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a TigerKawanabe Kyôsai, 1878
• May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)"Kawanabe Kyôsai, 1887
• Carp Ascending FallsKawanabe Kyôsai, late 19th century
• Crow on pine branch.Kawanabe Kyôsai, about 1868-1889
• Battle of Nanba (Nanba senki no uchi)Kawanabe Kyôsai, after 1871
• Rooster on tileIto Jakuchu, about 1793
• Kanzan and JittokuIto Jakuchu, 18th century
• Two sparrowsNagasawa Rosetsu, 18th century
• Image of Daikoku and the Artist's SealsNagasawa Rosetsu, 1754–1799
• Group Pilgrimage to the Jizo NunIke Taiga, 1755/65
• Bamboo in WindAttributed to Ike Taiga, 1723–1776
• Beauty Replacing Her HairpinChōbunsai Eishi, Edo period, 1798
• The Salt Maidens, Matsukaze with Yukihira's CoatChōbunsai Eishi, Edo period, c. 1800
• A Courtesan Reading a LetterChōbunsai Eishi, 1820/25
• Ono no Komachi Visiting Kiyomizu Temple, from the series The Fashionable Seven Komachi (Furyu nana Komachi)Chōbunsai Eishi, Edo period (1615–1868), about 1788
• Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Goten HillChōbunsai Eishi, c. 1787
• Nanamachi of the Yotsumeya with Attendants Sumano and AkashiChōbunsai Eishi, c. 1787