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    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    The Painting Manual of Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu)

    Artist: Kubo Shunman, Japanese, 1757–1820
    Date: 
    1810s
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock prints with silver and other metallic pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.42
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868) Bunka era (1804–18)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Seven Shells at the Edge of the Sea, from the series Shells Compendium (Kaizukushi)

    Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780–1850
    Date: 
    1821 (Year of the Snake)
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with gold and silver pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.97
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Seahorses before a Rising New Year’s Sun

    Artist: Aoigaoka Keisei, Japanese, active ca. 1818–35
    Date: 
    1820 or 1832 (both Year of the Dragon)
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with silver pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.99
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Plum Tree with Mount Fuji

    Artist: Teisai Hokuba, Japanese, 1771–1844
    Date: 
    ca. 1820
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with silver pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.101
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Suit of Armor with a Large Radish, from the series Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)

    Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780–1850
    Date: 
    ca. 1831
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with gold and silver pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.103
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Still Life with a Pillow on Its Lacquer Stand and a Porcelain Bowl

    Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780–1850
    Date: 
    spring 1816 (Year of the Rat)
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with lacquer and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.104
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Cut Glass Bowl Containing Sugary Sweets for the New Year

    Artist: Totoya Hokkei, Japanese, 1780–1850
    Date: 
    1821 (Year of the Snake)
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with copper and silver pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.105
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    New Year’s Sweets, from the series Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)

    Artist: Yashima Gakutei, Japanese, ca. 1786–ca. 1855
    Date: 
    1818 (Year of the Tiger)
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with lacquer, silver pigment, debossing, and bokashi (fading technique)

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.106
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    White: Tin “Middleman” (Shiro: Suzu nakatsugi), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils (Chaki goshiki)

    Artist: Kubo Shunman, Japanese, 1757–1820
    Date: 
    ca. 1818
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with brass and silver pigment and gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.130
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Asian Art

    Yellow: Old Brocade from Famous Bits and Pieces (Ki: Kokiran meibutsu gire), from the series Five Colors of Tea Utensils (Chaki goshiki)

    Artist: Kubo Shunman, Japanese, 1757–1820
    Date: 
    ca. 1818
    Medium: 

    Surimono, shikishi-ban; polychrome woodblock print with brass and gold pigment and light gauffrage

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2017.30.131
    Culture: 
    Japanese
    Period: 
    Edo period (1615–1868)
    Classification: 
    Works on Paper - Prints
    Status: 
    On view

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