EditorialThe Yoroi Ferry (Yoroi no watashi), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1830-1844. Dimensions: 24.1 x 36.8 cm (9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialThe Actors Ichimura Tamagashiwa I as Iwaki Hime, Murayama Heiemon III as Katsuta Jiro, and Katsuyama Matagoro as Minamoto no Yoshiie in the play "Yoroi Kurabe Oshu Kogane," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1716. Torii Kiyomasu I...
EditorialThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1736. Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 (?)-1763 (?). Date: 1736. Dimensions: 28.8 x 14.6 cm (11 5/16 x 5...
EditorialArmor (Yoroi), early 14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, H. 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); Wt. 25 lb. 15 oz. (11.77 kg), Armor for Man, This is a rare example of a medieval yoroi. The yoroi is characterized by...
EditorialHelmet, mid-14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, H. of bowl 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm); L. of bowl 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); W. of bowl 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm); W. of neck defense 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm); overall L. with neck defense 17...
EditorialThe Actors Ichimura Tamagashiwa I as Iwaki Hime, Murayama Heiemon III as Katsuta Jiro, and Katsuyama Matagoro as Minamoto no Yoshiie in the play "Yoroi Kurabe Oshu Kogane," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1716. Torii Kiyomasu I...
EditorialThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1736. Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 (?)-1763 (?). Date: 1736. Dimensions: 28.8 x 14.6 cm (11 5/16 x 5...
EditorialThe Yoroi Ferry (Yoroi no watashi), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1830-1844. Dimensions: 24.1 x 36.8 cm (9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1736. Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 (?)-1763 (?). Date: 1736. Dimensions: 28.8 x 14.6 cm (11 5/16 x 5...
EditorialYoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1857. Dimensions: 35.3 x 24 cm (13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.). Color woodblock print...
EditorialThe Actors Ichimura Tamagashiwa I as Iwaki Hime, Murayama Heiemon III as Katsuta Jiro, and Katsuyama Matagoro as Minamoto no Yoshiie in the play "Yoroi Kurabe Oshu Kogane," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1716. Torii Kiyomasu I...
EditorialThe Actor Sawamura Sojuro I as Usami no Saburo in the play "Yukun Yoroi Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1736. Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II; Japanese, 1706 (?)-1763 (?). Date: 1736. Dimensions: 28.8 x 14.6 cm (11 5/16 x 5...
EditorialThe Yoroi Ferry (Yoroi no watashi), from the series "Exceptional Views of Edo (Koto shokei)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1830-1844. Dimensions: 24.1 x 36.8 cm (9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialArmor (Yoroi), early 14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, H. 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); Wt. 25 lb. 15 oz. (11.77 kg), Armor for Man, This is a rare example of a medieval yoroi. The yoroi is characterized by...
EditorialArmor (Yoroi), early 14th?early 15th century, Japanese, Iron, leather, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); W. 17 in. (43.2 cm), Armor for Man, This armor was donated to the Kurama Temple, near Kyoto, by one of the Ashikaga shoguns. Dur...
EditorialHelmet, mid-14th century, Japanese, Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, H. of bowl 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm); L. of bowl 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); W. of bowl 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm); W. of neck defense 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm); overall L. with neck defense 17...
EditorialYoroi-no watashi koami-cho, Yoroi ferry at Koami District., Ando, Hiroshige, 1797-1858, artist, [Tokyo : Uwoya Yeikichi ; 1857], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 36.3 x 24 cm., Japanese print shows a boat ferrying people across a channel while another boat i...
EditorialYoroi-no watashi koami-cho, Yoroi ferry at Koami District., Ando, Hiroshige, 1797-1858, artist, [Tokyo : Uwoya Yeikichi ; 1857], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 36.3 x 24 cm., Japanese print shows a boat ferrying people across a channel while another boat i...