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A Boy Singer by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

A Boy Singer

A Boy Singer

Kitao Shigemasa

1739–1820

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 14 9/16 in. (37 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

Kitao Shigemasa, 1768

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

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

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Picture Book of the Warriors' Sandals (Ehon musha waraji) 絵本武者鞋

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Erotica; Compendium Guide to the Brothels of Osaka (Keiryaku ōzassho gyokumon taisei) 閨暦大雑書玉門大成

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Kitao Shigemasa, 1765

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Autumn Flowers: Peonies and Bellflowers, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. ２

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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

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Servant Applying Medicinal to Geisha's Arm

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Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

Returning Sails at Ryogoku River (Ryogoku no kihan), from the series "Eight Parodies by Contemporary Beauties (Tosei mitate bijin hakkei)"

Returning Sails at Ryogoku River (Ryogoku no kihan), from the series "Eight Parodies by Contemporary Beauties (Tosei mitate bijin hakkei)"

Kitao Shigemasa, 1767

No. 6: Tama River of Koyasan in Kii Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

No. 6: Tama River of Koyasan in Kii Province, from the series "Six Jewel Rivers of the Floating World (Ukiyo Mu Tamagawa)"

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