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Selected Works62

Museum Acquisitions

Flower Vendor, Left Sheet from a Triptych of Flower Vendors

Flower Vendor, Left Sheet from a Triptych of Flower Vendors, 1750

Benizuri-e; two-color woodblock print

Cleveland Museum of Art

Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase

Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase, 1740

color woodblock print

Art Institute of Chicago

Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka hidari)

Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka hidari), 1745

Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, beni-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Battledore and shuttlecock

Battledore and shuttlecock, 1748

Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e

The Actors Onoe Kikugorō I and Nakamura Kiyosaburō I Playing a Shamisen Together

The Actors Onoe Kikugorō I and Nakamura Kiyosaburō I Playing a Shamisen Together, 1749

In museum collection

Limited-color woodblock print (benizuri-e)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beauty Reading a Letter

Beauty Reading a Letter, 1758

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; ōban, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Jurojin, from the series "The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Adesugata Shichifukujin)"

Jurojin, from the series "The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Adesugata Shichifukujin)", 1770

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; aiban

Art Institute of Chicago

Courtesan Standing in Front of a Barred Window

Courtesan Standing in Front of a Barred Window, 1765

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; chuban, trimmed at left and right

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo I as a courtesan, 1747

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; vertical oban diptych, beni-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Standing Geisha

Standing Geisha, 1748

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; urushi-e, vertical oban diptych

Art Institute of Chicago

Courtesan Holding a Long Pipe

Courtesan Holding a Long Pipe, 1743

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamatsu

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Hisamatsu, 1748

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e, urushi-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Abalone Diver, 1760

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; hashira-e, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ushiwakamaru

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Ushiwakamaru, 1748

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; hashira-e, urushi-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi)

Praying for Rain Komachi (Amagoi Komachi), 1615

In museum collection

Color woodblock print (benizuri-e); hashira-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Leaping from Kiyomizu Temple

Leaping from Kiyomizu Temple, 1750

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; hashira-e, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Woman Walking on a Windy Day

Young Woman Walking on a Windy Day, 1758

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; hashira-e, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Perspective Picture of a Large Room (Senjojiki uki-e no zu)

Perspective Picture of a Large Room (Senjojiki uki-e no zu), 1765

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; oban yoko-e, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II holding an umbrella

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II holding an umbrella, 1750

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Writing on a Fan

Writing on a Fan, 1765

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; koban

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Woman after a Bath

Young Woman after a Bath, 1745

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, beni-e

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a young man holding an umbrella and a lantern

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as a young man holding an umbrella and a lantern, 1748

In museum collection

Hand-colored woodblock print; toku-oban, beni-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Sharing an Umbrella - A Set of Three (Aigasa sanpukutsui)

Sharing an Umbrella - A Set of Three (Aigasa sanpukutsui), 1755

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise"

Modern parody of the well-curb episode from "Tales of Ise", 1766

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; koban, benizuri-e

Art Institute of Chicago

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku - A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui)

Enjoying the Evening Cool at Ryogoku - A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui), 1752

In museum collection

Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e

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Beauty closing her umbrella

Beauty closing her umbrella, 1750

The actors Nakamura Shichisaburo II and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I

The actors Nakamura Shichisaburo II and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I, 1756

Actors performing in the play The Maiden at Dojoji Temple (Musume Dojoji)

Actors performing in the play The Maiden at Dojoji Temple (Musume Dojoji), 1750

ISHIKAWA TOYONOBU (1711-1785)

ISHIKAWA TOYONOBU (1711-1785)

Castle-toppler ( Keisei )

Castle-toppler ( Keisei )

For Sale

Samhart Gallery · Artsy

Japanese Shunga

Japanese Shunga, 1961

Facsimile on Ingres d'Arches paper

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Flower Vendor, Left Sheet from a Triptych of Flower Vendors

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.8 · Benizuri-e; two-color woodblock print

Gift of Barbara S. Bowman

石川豊信筆文を読む遊女図|Courtesan Reading a Letter

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.300.134 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015

Courtesan Reading a Poem Slip Tied to Flowers in a Vase

Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1985.358 · color woodblock print

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3110 · Woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3109 · Woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3108 · Woodblock print (hand colored); ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3088 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3087 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3086 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession JP3085 · Woodblock print (hand-colored); ink and color on paper

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949

Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1948 · Accession JP3142 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Gift of Francis M. Weld, 1948

Courtesan of Osaka and Her Attendant, left sheet of a triptych of beauties of the three capitals (Sanpukutsui Osaka hidari)

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1942 · Accession 1942.122 · Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, beni-e

Clarence Buckingham Collection

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death

Ishikawa Toyonobu dies

Jan 1, 1785

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birth

Ishikawa Toyonobu born

Jan 1, 1711