Hand Gestures Collection (page 8)

A Modern Version of Urashima Taro, 1730s. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu
A Modern Version of Urashima Taro, 1730s. Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II

The Actor Iwai Sagenta I, c. 1701. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
The Actor Iwai Sagenta I, c. 1701. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I

Genji Drawn in Different Styles: View of Akashi Bay (Kakiwake Genji, Akashi ura no kei), 1869

Mosquito Net for a Baby, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Mosquito Net for a Baby, Japan, c. 1794/95

The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series "Popular Customs of the Twelve
The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series " Popular Customs of the Twelve Months (Fuzoku juni ko)", c. 1780/1801

Noble woman in a carriage viewing cherry blossoms, c. 1796. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Noble woman in a carriage viewing cherry blossoms, c. 1796

Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya... c. 1797. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase): Kisegawa of the Matsubaya with Attendants Onami and Menami, c. 1797

Festivity at a teahouse, from a parody of Chushingura, c. 1797 / 98
Festivity at a teahouse, from a parody of Chushingura, c. 1797/98

A parody of courtesans on display at the Ogiya (Ogiya mise yatsushi), c. 1795

Parody of the Yugao Chapter of the Tale of Genji, c. 1795 / 97. Creator: Chokosai Eisho
Parody of the Yugao Chapter of the Tale of Genji, c. 1795/97

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Five Morality Tales from the Avadana Kalpalata Jataka, late 18th century

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Portrait of Sakya Pandita (1132 - 1251), c. 1800

Bathing of the Buddha Festival, Qing dynasty, 1833. Creator: Hua Ziyou
Bathing of the Buddha Festival, Qing dynasty, 1833. Annual celebration held to commemorate the birth of the historical Buddha

The Actor Arashi Hinaji I, Possibly as Yuya Gozen in the Play Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji (The Genji Clan Now at Its Zenith)

Young Couple in Front of a Screen, c. 1748. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Young Couple in Front of a Screen, c. 1748

Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789 / 1801. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Women Admiring Peonies, c. 1789/1801

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajriputra, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats, late 17th/early 18th century

A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters... late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters (Mitate Yuranosuke yukyo), late 18th-early 19th century

Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise, c. 1789/1801. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Parody of the Well Curb Story from the Tales of Ise, c. 1789/1801

Naniwaya Okita and Takashima Ohisa playing a game of ken, c. 1793/94. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Naniwaya Okita and Takashima Ohisa playing a game of ken, c. 1793/94

A Banquet Scene, c. 1795. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
A Banquet Scene, c. 1795

Women on a Fishing Boat, c. 1780 / 1800. Creator: Chokosai Eisho
Women on a Fishing Boat, c. 1780/1800

The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Creator: Chokosai Eisho
The Six Immortals of Poetry, Abbreviated, c. 1795. Three of the most beautiful courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure district are depicted, each with a male guest

Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795. Creator: Eishosai Choki
Good and Evil Influences (Zendama akudama), c. 1795

The Entertainer Tamino and the Serving Girl Nui of the Sumiyoshiya, c. 1792

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Oshichi and Nakamura Kumetaro I as Kichisaburo in the play " Izu Kosode Shobai Kagami, " performed at the Nakamura Theater in the second month, 1751, 1751

Kiyokawa and Bunshichi, from the series "Elegant Dew of Flowers (Furyu hana no)
Kiyokawa and Bunshichi, from the series " Elegant Dew of Flowers (Furyu hana no tsuyu)", Japan, c. 1804/30

Seiro niwaka zensei asobi: Hana no mitsugi sorou tebyoshi, Japan, n. d
Seiro niwaka zensei asobi: Hana no mitsugi sorou tebyoshi, Japan, n.d

Double Pillow, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Double Pillow, Japan, c. 1794/95

The Scoop-Net, Japan, c. 1800 / 01. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Scoop-Net, Japan, c. 1800/01

Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu: Asazumabune Ogiuri Uta... Japan, 1793
Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu: Asazumabune Ogiuri Uta..... Japan, 1793

Act IX (Kudanme), from the series "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)
Act IX (Kudanme), from the series " The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", Japan, c. 1798/99

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet, Japan, 1788 / 90. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Chinese Beauties at a Banquet, Japan, 1788/90

Tantric Temple Banner of a Dancing Goddess Flanked by Dakinis, 17th century

God Vishnu Riding His Mount, Garuda, 16th / 17th century. Creator: Unknown
God Vishnu Riding His Mount, Garuda, 16th/17th century

Sarasvati, Goddess of Wisdom, Holding a Book and a Water Pot, 10th century

Serving tea under a willow tree, 18th century. Creator: Nishimura Shigenaga
Serving tea under a willow tree, 18th century

Kotatsu Dojoji, no. 5 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716 / 35
Kotatsu Dojoji, no. 5 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35. Scene from the legend of Musume Dojoji

Osome and Hisamatsu, c. 1720. Creator: Okumura Toshinobu
Osome and Hisamatsu, c. 1720

Buddha Worshipped by the Gods Indra and Brahma, Kushan period, 1st / 2nd century
Buddha Worshipped by the Gods Indra and Brahma, Kushan period, 1st/2nd century. Ancient region of Gandhara (modern Pakistan)

Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating in the Indrashala Cave and Buddha Dipankara [bottom]
Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating in the Indrashala Cave [top] and Buddha Dipankara [bottom], 2nd/3rd century. Ancient region of Gandhara (modern Pakistan)

Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Holding a Lotus Flower, early 9th century. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley (modern Pakistan)

Four-Armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Lotus Position (Padmasana), 8th/9th century. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley (modern Pakistan)

Parody of Prince Genji and his procession, c. 1790/1800. Creator: Rekisentei Eiri
Parody of Prince Genji and his procession, c. 1790/1800

The Jewel Taker (Tamatori), from the series "The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)
The Jewel Taker (Tamatori), from the series " The Palace of the Dragon King (Ryugu)", 1820

Women watching fireworks at Sumida River, Japan, c. 1795 / 96. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Women watching fireworks at Sumida River, Japan, c. 1795/96

Okita and Ofuji, Japan, c. 1793 / 94. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Okita and Ofuji, Japan, c. 1793/94. The once famous but now middle-aged beauty Ofuji, wearing a gingko-patterned robe, hands a scroll to the young waitress Naniwaya Okita

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Lineage Painting of Two Lamas in Debate, c. 1500

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