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Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin) by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)

Sugawara Michizane crossing to China (Toto Tenjin)

Kitao Shigemasa

1770–1779

Medium: Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e
Dimensions: 30.2 × 13.7 cm (11 7/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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The Big Snowman

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Flower Arranging

Kitao Shigemasa, 1764

The Hand-Drum Player, from an untitled series of five musicians

The Hand-Drum Player, from an untitled series of five musicians

Kitao Shigemasa, 1780

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan)

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan)

Kitao Shigemasa, 1770

Ono no Dofu as a Young Man Watching a Frog Jumping at a Willow Branch

Ono no Dofu as a Young Man Watching a Frog Jumping at a Willow Branch

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739

Boy as Hotei, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Boy as Hotei, from an untitled series of children as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Kitao Shigemasa, 1780

Boys Maquerading as Daikoku and Ebisu

Boys Maquerading as Daikoku and Ebisu

Kitao Shigemasa, 1770

Courtesans of Maruebiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Courtesans of Maruebiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

Courtesans of Okamoto, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Courtesans of Okamoto, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

Kitao Shigemasa, 1760

Picture Book of the Foot and Peak of the Mountain (Ehon komagatake) 絵本高麗嶽

Picture Book of the Foot and Peak of the Mountain (Ehon komagatake) 絵本高麗嶽

Kitao Shigemasa, 1802

Plum Branch

Plum Branch

Kitao Shigemasa, 1775