Okumura Masanobu

b. 1686 — d. 1764

edo (japanese period)Japanese (culture or style)Asian Art

Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764

Timeline

Born 1686 — Died 1764

1600s

Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)

1610s

A New Selection of Big Fans (Shinsen O-Uchiwa)

1680s

Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara

The Courtesan Takao Leaving Against a Window

Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Sukeroku

1690s

Ichikawa Danjūrō I as Soga Gorō

Scene from a Drama

Triptych of Umbrellas

1700s

Love Poses in the Narabi Hills (Nure sugata narabi no oka) 濡姿雙の岡

Legend of Taishi, Scene 2 (Taishiden nidanme), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

The Dressing Room of a Puppet Theater, the table of contents from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

All Kinds of Household Items (Chodo zukushi), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

+55

1710s

Two Actors in a Yari-odori, i.e. Spear Dance

Courtesan Likened to the Chinese Sage Zhang Guolao (Japanese: Chokaro)

A Modern Version of Shosho visiting Komachi (Furyu Shosho kayoi Komachi)

Cooling Off on a Summer Evening

+30

1720s

A Monkey Trainer and His Monkey

The Courtesan Yugiri of Ibarakiya, Osaka, from a triptych of beauties of the three capitals

Woman with Toys for the Boys' Festival

The Daruma Overcoat (Haori Daruma), from "Three Pictures of Harmony (Waki sanpukutsui)"

+19

1730s

Saigyo Hoshi

Moon in Musashi Province

Illustrated Book of One Hundred Poets and Their Poems

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the sixth month, 1731

+15

1740s

Shoki, the Demon Queller

Shoki the Demon Queller Marching to the Left

Parody of Palace Servants Heating Sake over a Fire of Maple Leaves

The Actor Nakamuro Tomijuro as a Mounted Warrior

+17

1750s

Young Man Dressed as Mendicant Monk

Onoe Kikugorō in the role of Yaoya Oshichi and Nakamura Kiyosaburō as her lover the koshō (page) Kichisaburō

A Geisha Seated upon a Shogi in Front of a Tea-house

1860s

Three Courtesans and a Kamuro Strolling in the Street

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I in an Unidentified Role

Two Courtesans

An Oiran Playing the Shamisen to a Young Man Kneeling by Her Side in Rapt Attention

1900s

Illustration of Noh Dance Scene

Works

192 artworks

A Man Standing Outside the Gate of a Large House

, 1728

Bedroom Scene

, 1729

Bedroom Scene

, 1729

Okumura Masanobu

Timeline

Works

A Man Standing Outside the Gate of a Large House

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Bedroom Scene

Cover From a Japanese Illustrated Book

Bedroom Scene

Saigyo Hoshi

Illustrated Book of One Hundred Poets and Their Poems

Moon in Musashi Province

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the sixth month, 1731

A Man and a Courtesan Watching a Young Man Writing, first sheet of the album "Mountain of Dyed Color, Specimens of Bedrooms (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata)"

Scene from a Drama

The Brazier of Elegance and the Bell of Damnation (Fuga hibachi muken no kane)

Enjoying the Evening Cool near Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku bashi yusuzumi uki-e)

Young Man Walking Toward the Left on High Geta and Playing the Flute as He Walks

Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e)

The Actor Tomizawa Montaro I as Miyako no Mae in the play "Izu Genji Horai Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1736