Louise Norton Brown Collection

Monkey, 1720, (1924). Creator: Tachibana Morikuni
Monkey, 1720, (1924). From the 5th volume of the " Ehon Shaho Bukuro" (Treasure-bag Picture Book), by Tachibana Morikuni, [1720]

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]

Barefoot elderly men with walking sticks, 1820, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
Barefoot elderly men with walking sticks, 1820, (1924). From the " Hokusai Gafu" by Hokusai, [1820]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Horse-racing at the Kamo Festival, 1692-1696, (1924). Creator: Unknown
Horse-racing at the Kamo Festival, 1692-1696, (1924). From the " Yamato Kosatu Esho" by Ishikawa Ryusen, [1692-1696]

Man with kettle on a stove, early-mid 18th century, (1924). Creator: Nishimura Shigenaga
Man with kettle on a stove, early-mid 18th century, (1924). From the " Aka-Hon Sarukani Gassen", an aka-hon or small-pox book, illustrated by Nishimura Shigenaga

Carriages drawn by oxen, 1663, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Carriages drawn by oxen, 1663, (1924). From Volume I of the " Soga Monogatari" by Moronobu, [1663]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824, (1924). People crossing a bridge surrounded by mist, with mountains in the distance. From the " Fuso Meisho Kyoka Shu" by Uwoya Hokkei, [1824]

The poet Taira no Kanemori, c1610, (1924). Creator: Hon ami Koetsu
The poet Taira no Kanemori, c1610, (1924). The Japanese poet Taira no Kanemori (died 991 AD), from " Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" (Sanjurokkasen) by Hon ami Koetsu

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]

Landscape with figure crossing a bridge, 1809, (1924). Creator: Ogura Tokei
Landscape with figure crossing a bridge, 1809, (1924). From " Tokei Gafu", 2nd series, by Ogura Tokei, [1809]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Barefoot men with parasols in the snow, 1811, (1924). Creator: Naniwa Shunkosai
Barefoot men with parasols in the snow, 1811, (1924). From the " Ehon Shibai Banashi" by Naniwa Shunkosai, [1811]

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"

Soldiers firing a cannon, 1849, (1924). Creator: Minedo Fuko
Soldiers firing a cannon, 1849, (1924). European soldiers as seen by a Japanese artist. From the " Kaigwai Shinwa Shuei" (War in Foreign Countries), by Minedo Fuko, [1849]

Pheasants, 1789, (1924). Creator: Kitao Masayoshi
Pheasants, 1789, (1924). From " Raikin Dzui" by Kitao Masayoshi. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Dragonfly with plants, 1746, (1924). Creator: Ooka Shunboku
Dragonfly with plants, 1746, (1924). From the " Mincho Seido Gwayen", Vol. I. by Ooka Shunboku. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

Three men, and carp, 1814, (1924). Creator: Totoya Hokkei
Three men, and carp, 1814, (1924). From the " Hokkei Manga, Shohen" by Uwoya Hokkei, [c1814]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

Kabuki performance in the Shijo river-bed, 1658, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Kabuki performance in the Shijo river-bed, 1658, (1924). From Vol. 1 of the " Kyo Warabe", a Kyoto guide-book of 1658, illustrated by Moronobu

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

Passengers on a boat crossing the Sumida River in Japan, c1804, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
Passengers on a boat crossing the Sumida River in Japan, c1804, (1924). Two boatmen punt their craft with long poles. From the " Sumidagawa Ryogan Ichiran"

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]

Three figures, 1883, (1924). Creator: Seiko
Three figures, 1883, (1924). From a drawing by Seiko, a famous woman artist, in the " Meiji Gafu", a compilation of sketches and poems by artists of the Meiji period, [1883]

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

Two men with fans, early-mid 19th century, (1924). Creator: Gakutei
Two men with fans, early-mid 19th century, (1924). From the " Kyoka Meishu Gwaso Shu" illustrated by Gakutei Yashima Sadaoka, a book on comic poems with portraits of the poets

People looking out of a window, late 18th-early 19th century, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
People looking out of a window, late 18th-early 19th century, (1924). Illustration to a poem by Wang Wei, from " Ehon Toshisen" by Hokusai

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"

People travelling in a boat, 1804, (1924). Creator: Utagawa Toyohiro
People travelling in a boat, 1804, (1924). The boatman propels his craft with a long pole. One of his passengers has two large trunks attached to a yoke

Musicians, 1793, (1924). Creator: Takehara Shunchosai
Musicians, 1793, (1924). From the " Toba-Ye Akubi-Dome", caricatures by Takahara Shunchosai, 3 volumes, [1793]. From " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

The nine Ancients, 1813, (1924). Creator: Kawamura Bunpo
The nine Ancients, 1813, (1924). From the 3rd volume of the " Bumpo Gafu", [1813]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

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"

Men in a boat threatened by a sea monster, early-mid 18th century, (1924). Creator
Men in a boat threatened by a sea monster, early-mid 18th century, (1924). From the " Shinsen O Uchiwa" (Old and New Ghost Stories), attribited to Okumura Masanobu

Monkey, 1815, (1924). Creator: Mori Sosen
Monkey, 1815, (1924). From the last volume of the " Meika Gafu", [1815]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

American Woman Bathing her Children, 1862-1865, (1924). Creator: Sadahide Utagawa
American Woman Bathing her Children, 1862-1865, (1924). From the " Yokohama Kaiko Kenbunshi" (Incidents in the Opening of Yokohama Port) by Gountei Sadahide, [1862-1865]

Waiting, 1915, (1924). Creator: Bruyer
Waiting, 1915, (1924). From " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown. [George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. E. P. Dutton & Co. London & New York, 1924]

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

Entertainment with puppets, 1702, (1924). Creator: Omori Yoshikiyo
Entertainment with puppets, 1702, (1924). From the " Kyo Shimabara Yuko Ningyo Tsukai" by Omori Yoshikiyo, Genroku, 15th, [1702]

People in the rain, 1819, (1924). Creator: Hokusai
People in the rain, 1819, (1924). From the " Hokusai Gwashiki" by Hokusai, [1819]. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan", by Louise Norton Brown

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