Lyrical Images: Poetry and Japan's Visual Art

UTAGAWA KUNISADA
Asazuma Boat from an untitled series of landscapes
ca. 1832
Ôban yoko-e
Inv# 5823

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE
View of Benzaiten Shrine at Inokashira Pond in the Snow
ca. 1844-48
Ôban yoko-e
Inv# 5607

WATANABE SEITEI
Murasaki Shikibu standing on a veranda, viewing the moon
ca. 1905
Hanging scroll; Ink and color on silk
48 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
Inv# 4414

SUZUKI HARUNOBU
Returning Sail at the Towel Rack (Tenuguikake no kihan)
ca. 1768
Chûban yoko-e
Inv# 5408

NAKABAYASHI CHIKKEI
The courtier Minamoto no Nakakuni on horseback playing the flute
1854
Ink and color on silk
52 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (excluding mount)
Inv# 4983