Cross-dressers in Ukiyo-e

Edo culture on the boundary line between men and women

The culture of cross-dressing is seen throughout history, across different countries from the East to the West. In Japan, the story of Yamato Takeru dressing as a woman to conquer the enemy from Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) is famous. Such customs have been prevalent for a long time, as we can see in the example of Chigo (child of festivity) in the Middle Ages and entertainment performers. They are also seen in the Edo period, such as geisha in men’s clothes performing at festivals and male kabuki actors specializing in playing female roles. Benten the Thief, a cross-dresser thief in kabuki shows how cross-dressing characters on stage have been widely known to the public.
In ukiyo-e pictures, artists often switched the genders of historical and fictional characters, and drew them as fashionable persons in “parody pictures.”
The idea of switching male and female, reminds us of the recent hit movie “Your Name”. However, history tells us that people were familiar with the concept of cross-dressing and switching genders since the Edo period. Through ukiyo-e pictures, this exhibition will present the various customs and cultures in the Edo period which flow freely beyond boundaries of male and female.

Ochiai Yoshiiku “Niwaka Festival at Shin-Yoshiwara”

Cross-dressed women at festivals

Utagawa Hiroshige “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road : 44, Suwa Myōjin Shrine Festival at Yokkaichi”

In Yoshiwara, the pleasure quarter in the Edo period, a festival called Niwaka was held in August. Geishas dressed in men’s clothes performed lion dances and impromptu skits on the main street, Nakano-chō . They brought excitement to the festival by dressing up as black kites or performing a famous play called Sukeroku. These customs were seen in festivals in various places, including Sannō Festival and Kanda Festival.

Cross-dressing in stories

In Japan, there are ancient stories of cross-dressing, including that from Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) of Yamato Takeru dressed as a woman to conquer the enemy, and that of Ushiwakamaru fighting against Benkei as a cross-dressing boy. In the Edo period, Benten, the thief from a kabuki play who crossed-dressed as a woman, and Inusaka Keno, the swordsman dressed as a woman from “Nansō Satomi Hakkenden” （The Story of Eight Samurai), grew in popularity. In this section, we introduce cross-dressers who appear in stories.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi “One Hundred Views of the Moon : Moon of the Enemy’s Lair, Prince Ousu”

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni Ⅲ) “Illustrations by Toyokuni : Benten Kozō Kikunosuke”

Specialist of the cross-dressing – Kabuki female impersonators

It seems to have been that in the troupe of Izumo-no Okuni, which founded kabuki, women including Okuni, cross-dressed to play male characters, and men cross-dressed to play female characters. After women were prohibited from playing kabuki in 1629, some male actors specialized in playing female roles and many great cross-dressing actors appeared in kabuki scenes. The actors of female roles were encouraged to live their daily lives as women as well. They were the specialists of cross-dressing.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi “One Hundred Views of the Moon : Mizuki Tatsunosuke Ⅰ”

Tōshūsai Sharaku “Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō Ⅲas Oshizu, a Wife of Tanabe Bunzō”

Switching Genders in Kabuki play and ukiyo-e pictures

In kabuki plays such as “Onna-sukeroku” and “Onna-seigen”, there is a custom of switching male characters to female characters. Also, many “parody pictures” in ukiyo-e switch the genders of historical and fictional characters and draw them as fashionable persons. In this section we introduce the stylish cross-dressing that common people enjoyed during the Edo period.

Katsukawa Shunkō “Kabuki Actor Segawa Kikunojō Ⅲas Onna –sukeroku”　

Suzuki Harunobu “Parody of a Legendary Wizard Hichōbō”

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Ukiyo-e from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period

150 years ago, Japan experienced historical changes, from the downfall of the Edo shogunate to the establishment of the Meiji Government. Ukiyo-e artists who were active from the end of the Edo Period to the early Meiji Period portrayed social changes such as the Boshin War and westernization, and explored new forms of art by accepting Western styles. 2018 is the 150th year from the Meiji Restoration. In its commemoration, we introduce 150 pieces of ukiyo-e produced from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period (the exhibits will be changed between the first term and the second term). Please enjoy the rapidly changing ukiyo-e, mirroring the turbulence from the end of the Edo Period into the Meiji Period.

Utagawa Yoshitora　“Caricature of the Ueno War : Fire Attack of the Enryaku-ji Temple” (1st term)

Highlight ① 2018 is the 150th year from the Meiji Restoration. Let’s reflect upon this turbulent period.

The Boshin War started in 1868, ending in the collapse of the Edo shogunate. Edo changed its name to Tokyo, and modernized rapidly. Through the caricatures depicting the turmoil of the end of the Edo period and pictures portraying the modernized landscapes of Tokyo, we will reflect upon this dynamic period.

Utagawa Hiroshige Ⅲ ”Scenery of Brick Masonry Building at Kyōbashi in Tokyo” (2nd term)

Highlight ② Saigō Takamori as depicted by ukiyo-e artists

Saigō Takamori recently attracts particular attention as the protagonist of the NHK Taiga drama. His most famous figure is his statue in Ueno Park, depicting him wearing a casual kimono while walking his dog. However, various ukiyo-e in the Meiji Period also portrayed his figure, sometimes in different ways. Here, we will introduce 8 portraits of Saigō Takamori.

Kobayashi Kiyochika “Troop of Saigō Takamori Attacking Kumamoto Castle”(1st term)

Highlight③ Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and Kobayashi Kiyochika. Ukiyo-e artists who gathered attention in this period.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, famous for his historical pictures, and Kobayashi Kiyochika, known for his Kosen-ga (scenic pictures with characteristic styles of light and shadow), were active from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. They and many more ukiyo-e artists tried to create new styles of drawing that were more suitable for this turbulent period. Here, we will introduce ukiyo-e various artists, from the popular ones to those hardly known.

Kobayashi Kiyochika “Night Sight at Nihonbashi”（2nd term）

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi “Yoshitoshi’s Courageous Warriors : Minamoto-no Ushiwakamaru Battling with Kumasaka Chōhan”
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＜Highlight work of Exhibition＞

Suzuki Toshimoto “Famous People for Both Literary and Military Arts : Saigō Takamori” （1st term）

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi “Ghost of Saigō Takamori Holding a Petition” （2nd term）

Both pictures portray Saigō Takamori. In the piece by Toshimoto, Saigō wears a military uniform, and his appearance is dignified. This piece was made in May 1877, after the Seinan War had already started. Saigō’s army was losing at that time, but the winner had not been decided yet. Although this picture describes him as the rebellion leader, he looks majestic and far from the image of rebel. On the other hand, Yoshitoshi’s Saigō has a glassy stare, and his lip is drawn in purple. This picture was depicted in July 1878, after Saigō committed suicide by the sword when he lost the War. He is portrayed as a ghost trying to hand in a petition. The eerie figure of Saigō seems to symbolize the painter’s anxiety about the future of Japan.

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Kikukawa Eizan

Woman with an Umbrella [1st Term]

Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) was an ukiyo-e artist playing an active part especially in the Bunka era (1804-1818) after the death of Kitagawa Utamaro. While many ukiyo-e artists portrayed beautiful women in the sophisticated and ethereal Utamaro style, Eizan ushered in a new phase in the bijinga genre; although his women too wear the latest fashionable kimonos, he established his own sweet down-to-earth vision of female beauty. His works portrayed a diverse range of women from different social classes, such as the graceful young ladies of samurai families, charming daughters of merchants, or flamboyant courtesans. We see them sleek, svelte, and elegant, or sometimes bright, colorful, and fashionable. In recent years, Eizan’s bijinga are not well-known, but these works would have profoundly influenced not only his pupil Keisai Eisen, but also such later artists as Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. It is no exaggeration to say that bijinga in the 19th century started from Eizan.
　This year commemorates the 150th year since the death of Kikukawa Eizan. This exhibition is made up of some 200 outstanding works, covering wood-block prints and nikuhitsu-ga (original paintings), including important representative pieces and works shown to the public for the first time; together they once again shine the spotlight on Kikukawa Eizan’s achievements as an ukiyo-e artist. We would be grateful if, through this exhibition, you can fully enjoy the fascination of Eizan’s beauties that blossomed so gracefully in response to the culture of the late Edo period.
　Finally, we would like to sincerely express our gratitude to all those collectors who loaned their valuable works and materials to the exhibition, and all those involved in the mammoth task of assembling this wonderful display of the artist’s works.

 

The blossoming of Eizan’s beauties

It was in his late teens that Kikukawa Eizan made his debut into the world of ukiyo-e with his animated bijinga (ukiyo-e prints of beautiful women). Working first in the style of Kitagawa Utamaro he became a popular ukiyo-e artist at a young age, and after Utamaro’s death, Eizan, in his mid-twenties, began exploring a new style of bijinga, finally reaching an image of charming, slender, and elegantly-proportioned women with beguiling large dark eyes. Utamaro’s beauties are tall and slim and living in a world free of cares; they are the super models of their times. While the sweet charming and smaller beauties of Eizan are approachable with an everyday feel about them akin to the photos of reader models appearing in today’s fashion magazines. Eizan’s women and their new fresh beauty were much loved by people in the city of Edo.

Comparison of the Flowery Courtesans of Yoshiwara : Chōzan and Nishikido of the Chōji-ya House[1st Term]

Seven Beauties Based on the Stories of Ono-no Komachi : Geisha Going to a Banquet [2nd Term]

Six Views of theTama River and Beauties in Pleasure　Quarters : Yamashiro Province, Courtesan Hashitate of the Ōgi-ya House [2nd Term]

Eizan’s beauties were models of women’s fashion

In Eizan’s works, women who lent color and charm to the streets of Edo constantly appear: pretty girls attracting customers to the many teahouses, mothers and daughters strolling, geishas or courtesans entertaining. All of his works give us an exciting glimpse into this attractive world of high fashion, stylish kimono, and beautiful accessories. And yet, in those days, according to a woman’s social class or age there were restrictions and rules concerning hairstyles, makeup, and even prescribing the manner of wearing kimono; against such a backdrop how to enjoy and exploit the latest fashion was a great concern for women in Edo. Eizan’s beauties proclaimed the latest trends of this fashion-conscious society and were a visual guide of the rules applied to such themes as the seasonal motifs spread by popular actors, or sasairo-beni (iridescent lip rouge), which would have excited the hearts of women in just the same way as our present-day glossy fashion magazines.

Morning Glories and Three Beauties [2nd Term]

Lantern Festival at Yoshiwara in Autumn [2nd Term]

Shining the spotlight on a neglected period in bijinga

In any discussion of ukiyo-e bijinga, the Bunka era (1804-1818), when Eizan was at his most energetic, does not normally draw much attention. In recent years, however, exhibitions of Keisai Eisen, his pupil, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and Utagawa Kunisada have been held, and those ukiyo-e artists who flourished around the end of the Edo period, are now gaining in popularity. This exhibition, displaying Eizan’s works in chronological order, reconsiders the significance of his bijinga, and how they connected the grand master Kitagawa Utamaro to those artists in the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Women of Edo with the Cards of the Tale of Genji : Red Plum Blossom [1st Term]

Six Views of theTama River : Ōmi Province, Bush Clovers around the Tama River [1st Term]

An array of the finest works, including some on public display for the first time, and others from the outstanding Japan Ukiyo-e Museum Collection

Eight Famous Places and Beauties of Edo : Evening Snow at Ueno [1st Term]

This exhibition showcases many of Eizan’s works carefully chosen from private and museum collections. In particular, it is the first time that all of the 23 well-preserved works from the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum Eizan Collection have been shown in Tokyo. There are also valuable pieces including those on loan from private collections, which have never been seen by the public before. We very much hope visitors will enjoy their time in the company of Eizan’s beautiful women with their delightful world and feminine essence captured in his elegant color palette.

Six Views of theTama River : Ōmi Province, Bush Clovers around the Tama River [1st Term]

Translation Supervised by Japanese Students Association of Princeton University

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Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji”

Planned Exhibition

2017, September 30th-October 29th

 

(Will be closed on October 2, 10, 16, 23 )

 

 

 

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa”

 

Exhibition of the complete 46 works of Hokusai‘s “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji”

“Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji” is a series of landscape prints, depicting Mt. Fuji from various locations in Japan. Despite the number “36” in the title, the series actually consists of “46” works, since 10 more works were added later due to the successful sales and popular demand. The complete 46 works, owned by Ōta Memorial Museum of Art, will be exhibited for the first time in the 7 years since 2010. We hope you will enjoy the greatest masterpieces by Hokusai.

 

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Mild Breeze on a Fine Day”

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Ejiri in Suruga Province”

 

Deciphering the innovative ideas hidden in “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji“

The series is full of unconventional, original and striking ideas, as seen in “Mild Breeze on a Fine Day” and “Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa” as fine examples. It is perhaps Hokusai‘s new enlightenment that he had achieved when he passed 70, after his persistent devotion to ukiyo-e as an artist. In this exhibition, we will try to decipher Hokusai‘s innovative ideas hidden in “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji“.

 

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Ushibori in Hitachi Province”

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: View from Sazai-dō Hall of the Gohyaku Rakan-ji Temple”

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: In the Mountains of Tōtoumi Province”

Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji: Under Mannen-bashi Bridge at Fukagawa”

Special exhibition of “Courtesans Showing Themselves to the Strollers through the Grille ” by Hokusai‘s daughter Ōi

 

Katsushika Ōi “Courtesans Showing Themselves to the Strollers through the Grille”

Hokusai‘s daughter Oei was also renowned as an ukiyo-e artist, under her artist name of Ōi. Her skillful paintings of beautiful women were highly praised, and some said that they were beyond her father’s works. She was also known for her eccentric character, and in recent years historical novels and a TV drama(*) have been written, setting her as a heroine. We are pleased to exhibit “Courtesans Showing Themselves to the Strollers through the Grille”, the masterpiece of Ōi, for the first time in 2 years on this special occasion.

＊A TV drama based on the historical novel by Makate Asai,, a winner of the Naoki Prize (a literary award), will be broadcast on NHK on 18th September, starring Aoi Miyazaki, with a screenplay by Mika Ōmori.

＜Highlight work of Exhibition＞
Katsushika Hokusai “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji:: Shower below the Summit”

                        　　　　          

Although the sky above Mt. Fuji is clear and blue, the bottom of the mountain is covered with black, dark cloud. The diagonal lines depicted at the bottom right corner represent the stylized lightening. The picture is a simply expressed depiction of the mountain’s foot being hit by a sudden, heavy thunder storm. It is an outstanding work of Hokusai, with his innovative idea: the two totally different weather events – fine weather and rain – are effortlessly represented in one painting.

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Adult	700 yen
University and High school students	500 yen
Junior High School Students and below	Free

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi “One Hundred Views of the Moon”

Exhibition of the complete 100 works of “One Hundred Views of the Moon”: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s most well-known works from his last year

“Moon of Pure Snow at the Asano River : Chikako, the Filial Daughter

‘”How hopeless it is, it would be better for me to sink beneath the waves perhaps then I could see my man from moon capital” -Poem by Ariko

Appreciating “One Hundred Views of the Moon” from four different aspects

“Moon over Cape Inamura at Daybreak”

“Moon through Conflagration”

 

Innovative compositions and vivid colors are still fresh even after more than 100 years

Even though the “One Hundred Views of the Moon” series were created between 1885 and 1892, more than 130 years ago, they are still full of freshness and charm. The powerful compositions cropped out from a dynamic viewpoint, the sense of serenity that fills the air with silence on a moonlight night, and

 the sophisticated carving skills and the beauty of prints presented in these works make the viewers say “Cool!” or “Beautiful!” even in modern days. The “newness” of “One Hundred Views of the Moon” is highlighted in this exhibition.

“Cry of the Fox”

“Jade Rabbit and Sun Wukong”

“Moon at Shinobugaoka : Gyokuensai”

“Moon above the Bon Festival”

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Specters by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Introduction

“Ogre at the Rashōmon Gate Attacking Watanabe-no Tsuna

Exhibiting about 100 “pictures of specters” by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

“Yoshitoshi’s Selection of One Hundred Warriors : Kingo Chūnagon Hideaki”

“Essays by Yoshitoshi : Takutō Tennō Chōgai”

“One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan : Lady Kayō”

“One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan : Insatiable Old Woman”

“One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan : Iga-no Tsubone”

“New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts : Lord Teishin Frightening an Ogre”

“New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts : Female Ghost Visiting a Man”

“New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts :  Ghost of Taira-no Tomomori Appearing at Daimotsu Bay”

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Cruising around Edo

As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics approaches, there has been a growing trend to re-discover the attractiveness of the waterside of Tokyo and to consider the potential use of water transportation for tourism and as a mean of public transportation. It may be difficult to imagine now, but Edo in the old days was in fact a city of water: numerous moats and canals were built across the city, which is surrounded by the Sumida River and Edo Bay. There are a lot of ukiyo-e pictures that depict people enjoying boating on the Sumida River, and people riding on a passenger boat departing from an inn for sailors, just like riding a taxi in modern days. There are also pictures depicting boats transporting goods, which were sourced from all over Japan, into the city of Edo. Such pictures suggest that the waterside and boats played a fundamental, essential part in ordinary people’s lives. Furthermore, spending a cool evening in summer in Ryōgoku was a particularly big event in Edo. A large crowd of people used to visit this area to enjoy boating and fireworks displays, and the river was filled with numerous boats. In this exhibition, we would like to take you cruising around Edo through ukiyo-e pictures depicting various scenes of the waterside of Edo. A perfect exhibition for summer!

Cruising along the waterside of Edo

Starting from Nihonbashi, let’s cruise around the city of Edo. In this section, we will introduce pictures depicting various scenes of the waterside of Edo such as the Nihonbashi River, around Tsukudajima Island, the Sumida River, the Onagi River and Shibaura.

Utagawa Hiroshige “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo : Clearing Weather after Snowfall at Nihombashi”

Utagawa Hiroshige “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo : View of Shibaura

Utagawa Kuniyoshi “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital : Tsukudajima

Katsushika Hokusai “Snow, Moon, and Flowers : The Sumida River

The cool breeze at the Sumida River － boating and fireworks

The Sumida River used to be officially opened on May 28th every year, which was the start of the “nōryō” (enjoying cool evenings in summer) period that lasted until August 28th. During this season, fireworks would be displayed around the Ryōgoku area, and a huge number of boats cruised on the river, carrying people enjoying boating.

Utagawa Hiroshige “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital : Cooling off at Ryōgokubashi Bridge”

Utagawa Kuniyasu “Fireworks with Kabuki Actors at Ryōgoku”

Leaving Edo, setting off to the seas around Japan

After enjoying the waterside in Edo, let’s cruise along the waterside of other parts of Japan. In this section, we will exhibit the pictures of Enoshima Island which was a popular destination of pilgrims, and ports of various districts in Japan which prospered from the shipping business.

Kitagawa Utamaro “Fishing at Iwaya, Enoshima”

Shōtei Hokuju “Fishing-boats Hooking Bonito in the Chōshi Bay in the Province of Kazusa”

Various boats in the Edo period

In this section, we will introduce various kinds of boats and ships depicted in ukiyo-e, from pleasure boats used for boating such as “houseboats” and “food-vending boats” to the wooden sailing ships used for shipping.

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni Ⅲ）”Flower Viewing from a Pleasure Boat”

Utagawa Kuniyoshi “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital : Cooling off at Ryōgoku”

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Warriors Based on Novels of Kyokutei Bakin

Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Kyokutei Bakin in 2017

Kyokutei Bakin, who is known as the author of the bestselling novel of the Edo period, Nansō Satomi Hakkenden （The Story of Eight Samurai), is still popular in the present day. His novels such as Nansō Satomi Hakkenden and Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki (The Adventure Story of Minamoto-no Tametomo) have been enjoyed not only in the original format but also in the form of kabuki performances and ukiyo-e pictures. This year, 2017, marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Bakin. In commemoration of it, this exhibition presents 80 ukiyo-e pictures, the themes of which were taken from Bakin‘s novels.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi 　“Minamoto-no Tametomo Rescued by Bird Long-nosed Goblins”

Utagawa Kuniyoshi  “One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan : Inumura Daikaku”

Utagawa Kunisada  “Various Figures of Sorcerers : Mōun Kokushi”

Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada: Comparison of Popular Ukiyo-e Artists

Utagawa Kunisada “Fight on the Roof of the Hōryūkaku : Inukai Genpachi / Inuzuka Shino”

Utagawa Kuniyoshi  “Fight on the Roof of the Hōryūkaku from the Hakkenden”

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi  “Inuzuka Shino and  Inukai Genpachi Battling on the Roof of Hōryūkaku”

What’s Behind the Boom of Nansō Satomi Hakkenden?

Utagawa Kuniyoshi  “One of the Eight Hundred Heroes of the Water Margin of Japan : Inuyama Dōsetsu”

Utagawa Kuniyoshi  “One of the Eight Samurai of the Hakkenden : Inuzaka Keno”

Utagawa Kunisada Ⅱ  “One of the Heroes of the Hakkenden :  Myōchin”

Translation Supervised by Japanese Students Association of Princeton University

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Animals in Ukiyo-e

The return of “Animals in Ukiyo-e”  ～From cat to dragon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi “Yoshiwara Sparrows’ Temporary Nest” (Exhibited in the 1st term)

Utagawa Hiroshige “Visitors to Tori-no-machi Market at Asakusa Tambo” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Not only Kuniyoshi! Let’s compare the masters’ animals

Katsushika Hokusai “Chin (Japanese spaniel)” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Kawanabe Kyōsai “Playing Elephants” (Exhibited in the 1st term)

Suzuki Harunobu  “Cat and Butterflies” (Exhibited in the 1st term)

Personified animals ~playing, eating, battling~

Utagawa Sadahide “Octopus Dance” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Ochiai Yoshiiku “Performances of Birds” (Exhibited in the 1st term)

Utagawa Kunimasa Ⅳ　“Cats in Buckwheat-noodle Restaurant” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Strange animals

Utagawa Yoshitora “Twelve Animals of the Zodiac Fused to Form one Animal” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Utagawa Yoshikazu “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road : Oiso” (Exhibited in the 1st term)

Hattori Sessai “Salamander” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Animals in everyday life

Thirty-two Aspects of Women : Looking Troublesome, Mannerisms of a Girl of the Kansei Period (Exhibited in the 1st term)

Utagawa Kunisada “Beautiful Woman Depicted against the Background of Practice Books for Ballad Drama” (Exhibited in the 2nd term)

Translation Supervised by Japanese Students Association of Princeton University

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