EditorialThe actors Nakamura Tomijuro II as the wet nurse Shigenoi and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Jinenjo no Sankichi in the play "Koi Nyobo Somewake Tazuna," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1854. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese,...
EditorialEguchi and Love's Fishing Boat (Koi no tsuribune Eguchi), no. 4 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays. Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1711-1740. Dimensions: 27.2 x 38.6 cm. Woodblock print; oban, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan.
EditorialTown and harbour of Balaklava. View of soldiers at rest on a hill overlooking Balaklava. A group wearing kilts sit on the ground around a tent on the right, one preparing food. Two officers on horseback and wearing tartan trousers survey the many rows ...