Kimono Collection (#56)

The box, which served her as a shield, was speedily cut in two... 1919. Creator: Unknown
The box, which served her as a shield, was speedily cut in two... 1919....and there appeared, unfolding and fluttering in the breeze as they fell, a little winding-sheet

Courtesan looking at prints, 1770, (1924). Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Courtesan looking at prints, 1770, (1924). From the " Ehon Seiro Bijin Awase" by Suzuki Harunobu, [1770]. The work depicts courtesans of the great houses (the Green Houses )

Man with swords, and man with a lantern, 1681, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Man with swords, and man with a lantern, 1681, (1924). From the " Wakoku Shoshoku Edzukushi" (Collection of Pictures of Various Occupations in Japan) by Moronobu, [1681]

Women on a boat, 1801, (1924). Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Women on a boat, 1801, (1924). From the " Ehon Shiki-No-Hana" (Picture-book of the Flowers of the Four Seasons), by Kitagawa Utamaro, [1801]

Three figures, 1693, (1924). Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
Three figures, 1693, (1924). From the " Kokon Shi-Shibai Hyakunin Isshu" illustrated by Torii Kiyonobu, [1693]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

The Kinuta, 1775, (1924). Creator: Kitao Shigemasa
The Kinuta, 1775, (1924). Women beating cloth, and listening to a cricket. The Japanese word kinuta refers to a fulling block, a wooden mallet for beating washing or to give a shine to cloth

Woman serving tea, 1790, (1924). Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Woman serving tea, 1790, (1924). Guests sitting on benches by the shore of a lake. From the " Ehon Eigadane" by Churinsha Shuncho, [1790]

Women and a male servant, 1802, (1924). Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni
Women and a male servant, 1802, (1924). Busy scene including a woman carrying a baby, another woman reading, and a man with a box strapped to his back, holding a bundle of plants on his head

Three women and male servant, 1730, (1924). Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
Three women and male servant, 1730, (1924). From " Ehon Tokiwa-Gusa" by Nishikawa Sukenobu, [1730]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Kamada Masakiyos Wife, 1757, (1924). Creator: Tsukioka Masanobu
Kamada Masakiyos Wife, 1757, (1924). From the " Onna Buyu Yosooi Kagami" by Tsukioka Masanobu, [1757]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Totsuka (Branch of Main Street), 1831-1834, (1936). Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Posting Station No 5 of the Tokaido Series - Totsuka (Branch of Main Street), 1831-1834, (1936). Totsuka-juku in 1830s, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Courtesans, 1661, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Courtesans, 1661, (1924). From the " Taka Byobu Kuda Monogatari" by Moronobu, 2 volumes, Manji 3, [1661]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Poetess, 1801-1804, (1924). Creator: Shinsai
Poetess, 1801-1804, (1924). From the " Shinsen Kyoka Goju-Nin Isshu" by Ryuryukyo Shinsai. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Le Kinh-Luoc, (Viceroy), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Le Kinh-Luoc, (Viceroy), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

The Golden Days of Autumn in Japan, 1896. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
The Golden Days of Autumn in Japan, 1896. Woman in a kimono with parasol. Stereocard by Underwood & Underwood

Maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun, beneath the Kogijoku waterfalls... c1900
Maidens of the Land of the Rising Sun, beneath the Kogijoku waterfalls where Nature ever smiles, c1900. Japanese women by a waterfall. Stereocard by Realistic Travels Publishers

Painting Pottery for Export, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Painting Pottery for Export, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

A Study by the Shoji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Study by the Shoji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Passing the Lantern, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Passing the Lantern, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

In An Iris Garden, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
In An Iris Garden, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

A Fishermans Children, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Fishermans Children, 1910. On the Izu peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Waterfall of Falling Jewels at Yumoto, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Waterfall of Falling Jewels at Yumoto, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

At the Chrysanthemum Show, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
At the Chrysanthemum Show, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Geisha, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Geisha, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

A Geisha Dancing, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Geisha Dancing, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Nara Pagoda, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Nara Pagoda, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

A Maid of Fair Japan, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Maid of Fair Japan, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Greetings in the Temple Grounds, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Greetings in the Temple Grounds, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Travelling by Yama-Kago in the Hakone Mountains, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Travelling by Yama-Kago in the Hakone Mountains, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Summer Negligee at Kumamoto, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Summer Negligee at Kumamoto, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Great Bell at Chio-In Temple, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Great Bell at Chio-In Temple, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion), 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion), 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Nara, the Heart of Old Japan, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Nara, the Heart of Old Japan, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Indispensible Geisha, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Indispensible Geisha, 1910. Geisha sitting with shamisen. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Japanese Ladies Going to the Shrines, Nikko, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Japanese Ladies Going to the Shrines, Nikko, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Writing A Letter, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Writing A Letter, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

In Lotus-Land, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
In Lotus-Land, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Hikone, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Hikone, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Japanese Geisha dancer, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Japanese Geisha dancer, c1928. Woman in traditional kimono. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G. Dresden, Germany]

Raiko and his Comrades before the Demon Robber, Tosa School. Creator: Japanese School
Raiko and his Comrades before the Demon Robber, Tosa School, (colour woodblock print). depicts part of the legend of the destruction of the ogre Shuten Doji by Minamoto no Yorimitsu

An Actor, Edo Period. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)
An Actor, Edo Period, (colour woodblock print)

Japanese Marriage Customs, pub. 1824. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Japanese Marriage Customs, plate from Bijzonderheden over Japan published 1824 (colour litho). A plate for Illustrations of Japan by Isaac Titsingh (1745-1812)

Warriors playing a kind of polo, 19th Century. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Warriors playing a kind of polo, 19th Century (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Offerings of Food, 19th Century. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Offerings of Food, 19th Century (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Attending a Festival: crossing a pontoon bridge to the sacred site. Creator: Japanese School
Attending a Festival: crossing a pontoon bridge to the sacred site (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Samurai Warriors on the March, 19th Century. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Samurai Warriors on the March, 19th Century (colour woodblock print). From a 19th century album of woodcuts

Female Japanese Courtesans Reading and Writing, c1776. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-93) after
Female Japanese Courtesans Reading and Writing, c. 1776 (colour woodblock print)

Japanese Marriage: the two families meeting, with mediator; pub. 1824. Creator: Japanese School
Japanese Marriage: the two families meeting, with mediator; plate from Bijzonderheden over Japan published 1824 (colour lithograph)

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