Styles Genres Museums Artists Support

An open visual arts database with 825,000+ artworks, 75,000+ artists, and 750+ styles spanning centuries of human creativity.

Browse

Styles
Genres
Museums
Artists
Favorites

Popular Styles

Impressionism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Pop Art
Cubism
Realism

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
MoMA
Rijksmuseum
Cleveland Museum of Art
The MET
Louvre

VisualArtsDB is free and open for everyone.

Support the project

© 2026 VisualArtsDB

Kantan Dreaming, from the series The Classic Nō Dances by Ryuryukyo Shinsai — VisualArtsDB

Kantan Dreaming, from the series The Classic Nō Dances

Kantan Dreaming, from the series The Classic Nō Dances

Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions: paper: H. 19.3 x W. 13.1 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

Tags

Japanese

More by Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Spinning Wheel and Spools

Spinning Wheel and Spools

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1800

Sweet Fishes of the Nagara River, with Baskets and Flowers

Sweet Fishes of the Nagara River, with Baskets and Flowers

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1800

Fire-Holder and Tea-Box

Fire-Holder and Tea-Box

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1800

Lobster on a Piece of Charcoal with Other New Year Decorations

Lobster on a Piece of Charcoal with Other New Year Decorations

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1800

Plum blossoms and poet, from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens

Plum blossoms and poet, from an untitled hexaptych depicting a pair of folding screens

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1820

Wine Pot and Cup

Wine Pot and Cup

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1750

Two Women and a Girl Feeding a Crane at the Verandah

Two Women and a Girl Feeding a Crane at the Verandah

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1800

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Blue Shell (Aogai), from the series "Five Colors (Goshiki no uchi)"

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1815

Courtesan Watching Her Two Kamuro

Courtesan Watching Her Two Kamuro

Ryuryukyo Shinsai

Two Young Ladies Having Tea Attended by Elderly Servant

Two Young Ladies Having Tea Attended by Elderly Servant

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1750

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura

Ryuryukyo Shinsai, 1810

Man Playing Samisen for a Courtesan, from the series Comparison of Birds

Man Playing Samisen for a Courtesan, from the series Comparison of Birds

Ryuryukyo Shinsai