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Guan Yu

Guan Yu

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関羽
Kan'u

Artist Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792)

Carver Unknown (Japanese)

Printer Unknown (Japanese)

Datelate 18th century

GeographyJapan

MediumColor woodblock print

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1987 (20066)

Object number20066

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Asian Art: Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

c. 1836

Unknown

mid to late 18th century

Chinese General Guan Yu

Chinese General Guan Yu

Kanō Isen'in Naganobu

c. 1800

Guan Yu and attendant

Guan Yu and attendant

Kimoto Nao

18th century

Kuan Yu Studying at Night

Kuan Yu Studying at Night

Okumura Masanobu

late 1740s

Clearing Autumn Sky over a Fishing Village (Yu zhuang qiu ji tu)

Clearing Autumn Sky over a Fishing Village (Yu zhuang qiu ji tu)

Wang Hui

dated 1680

Ichikawa Danjûrô V

Ichikawa Danjûrô V

Katsukawa Shunshō

c. 1760

Bandô Sanpachi I as Yawata no Saburô

Bandô Sanpachi I as Yawata no Saburô

Katsukawa Shunshō

1768

Bandō Matahachi I

Bandō Matahachi I

Katsukawa Shunshō

1770

The Onnagata Actor Nakamura Rikö I as Agemaki with Two Attendants

The Onnagata Actor Nakamura Rikö I as Agemaki with Two Attendants

Katsukawa Shunshō

c. 1782

Osagawa Tsuneyo II as the Prostitute of Kanzaki, Naniwa-zu Disguised as the Shirabyöshi Fuyö and Nakamura Rikö I as Kikuchi Hyögo’s Wife Michishio Disguised as Another Shirabyöshi

Osagawa Tsuneyo II as the Prostitute of Kanzaki, Naniwa-zu Disguised as the Shirabyöshi Fuyö and Nakamura Rikö I as Kikuchi Hyögo’s Wife Michishio Disguised as Another Shirabyöshi

Katsukawa Shunshō

1785

a woman standing with one arm showing extended from kimono

a woman standing with one arm showing extended from kimono

Katsukawa Shunshö II

c. 1830s-1840s