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Ono no Tofu Watching a Leaping Frog by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

Ono no Tofu Watching a Leaping Frog

Ono no Tofu Watching a Leaping Frog

Kitao Shigemasa

1760–1764

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban, mizu-e
Dimensions: 30.2 × 14.7 cm (11 7/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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Women Holding Boy who is Reaching Out to Young Man Below

Women Holding Boy who is Reaching Out to Young Man Below

Kitao Shigemasa, 1771

Servant Applying Medicinal to Geisha's Arm

Servant Applying Medicinal to Geisha's Arm

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Owata in the play "Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Owata in the play "Taiheiki Shizunome Furisode," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1767

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

Three Types of Chrysanthemums

Three Types of Chrysanthemums

Kitao Shigemasa, 1785

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

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

Kitao Shigemasa, 1776

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Young Boys Performing a Puppet Show

Kitao Shigemasa, 1760

Viewing Maple Leaves (Momijigari), from the series "Dance Customs of Captivating Figures (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

Viewing Maple Leaves (Momijigari), from the series "Dance Customs of Captivating Figures (Adesugata odori fuzoku)"

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

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

The Poet Ise Looking Up at a Flock of Returning Geese, from an untitled series of eight views

The Poet Ise Looking Up at a Flock of Returning Geese, from an untitled series of eight views

Kitao Shigemasa, 1760

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo II as Fujitaro, disguised as the ferryman Tomokichi, in the play "Shomei Mugen no Kane," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the ninth month, 1767

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

Clearing Breeze from a Fan (Ogi no seiran)

Clearing Breeze from a Fan (Ogi no seiran)

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

A Boy Singer

A Boy Singer

Kitao Shigemasa, 1739