Samurai

72 works by 8 artists

72 works featuring “Samurai” by 8 artists, in the 19th century, held in 10 museums.

Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Matsugae Sekinosuke Glowering at a Rat, 1866.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

The Dragon Palace: Tawara Tōda Hidesato is Given Three Gifts, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Dragon Palace: Tawara Tōda Hidesato is Given Three Gifts, 1858.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Yoshitsune Attacked by the Taira Ghosts, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Yoshitsune Attacked by the Taira Ghosts, 1853.

Yoshitsune aangevallen door Taira geesten (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Musashibō Benkei Fighting Nenoi Ōyata, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Musashibō Benkei Fighting Nenoi Ōyata, 1865.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Act XI: Moronao is Dragged from Hiding and Identified by Yuranosuke, then Killed; Moronao's Retainers Being Pursued, Utagawa Kunisada

Act XI: Moronao is Dragged from Hiding and Identified by Yuranosuke, then Killed; Moronao's Retainers Being Pursued, c. 1835.

Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Kagero: Akushichibei Kagekiyo, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kagero: Akushichibei Kagekiyo, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", 1855.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Ōkubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ōkubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1881.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Tamamo no Mae and Miura Kuranosuke, Yashima Gakutei

Tamamo no Mae and Miura Kuranosuke, c. 1827.

Tamamo no Mae en Miura Kuranosuke (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Young Yoshitsune defeats Benkei at Gojo Bridge, c. 1848.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Shijonawate nite Nanke no eiyu taiteki o, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Shijonawate nite Nanke no eiyu taiteki o, 1847.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Soga no Gorô Tokimune, Yashima Gakutei

Soga no Gorô Tokimune, 1823.

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Tokuda Magodaiyū Shigemori, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Tokuda Magodaiyū Shigemori, 1847.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Utter Defeat of the Taira Clan in the Great Genpei War at Akama Bay in Nagato Province (Nagato no Akama no ura ni oite Genpei ogassen Heike ichimon kotogotoku horobiru zu), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Utter Defeat of the Taira Clan in the Great Genpei War at Akama Bay in Nagato Province (Nagato no Akama no ura ni oite Genpei ogassen Heike ichimon kotogotoku horobiru zu), c. 1845.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Hôjô Tokiyori, from Twenty-four Generals for the Katsushika Poetry Society, Yashima Gakutei

Hôjô Tokiyori, from Twenty-four Generals for the Katsushika Poetry Society, c. 1822.

Hôjô Tokiyori (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Fujikawa--Scene at Outskirts Post, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Fujikawa--Scene at Outskirts Post, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Fujikawa--Scene at Outskirts Post (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo) Appearing in Minamoto no Raikō's Residence, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Earth Spider (Tsuchigumo) Appearing in Minamoto no Raikō's Residence, 1843.

源頼光公館土蜘作妖怪図 (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Ghosts of the Taira at Daimotsu Bay, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ghosts of the Taira at Daimotsu Bay, 1843–1847.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The filial child from Shinano Province, an example from the Collection of Sand and Pebbles, Yashima Gakutei

The filial child from Shinano Province, an example from the Collection of Sand and Pebbles, c. 1821.

Het gehoorzame kind uit de Shinano provincie, een voorbeeld… (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Soga brothers, a story from the Tale of the Soga Brothers, Yashima Gakutei

The Soga brothers, a story from the Tale of the Soga Brothers, c. 1821.

De Soga broeders, een verhaal uit het Verhaal van de Soga… (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Hōryūkaku, from Hakkenden (Tale of eight dogs), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Hōryūkaku, from Hakkenden (Tale of eight dogs), 1840.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Katsushika Hokusai

Minamoto no Yoshitsune, 1824.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

No. 14, Takasaki, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 14, Takasaki, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, c. 1835–1838.

No. 14, Takasaki (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Yorimasa (R) and Iwai Kumesaburō II as the Nue Monster (L), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Yorimasa (R) and Iwai Kumesaburō II as the Nue Monster (L), 1830s.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Kanō, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, Utagawa Hiroshige

Kanō, from the series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, c. 1835–1837.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Minori: Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Minori: Suzuki Saemon Shigeyuki, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)", 1855.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Night Attack on the Horikawa Palace, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Night Attack on the Horikawa Palace, 1853.

Nachtelijke aanval op het Horikawa paleis (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, 1849–1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Kudô Saemon Suketsune, Yashima Gakutei

Kudô Saemon Suketsune, 1823.

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Soga Brother's last Fight at the Foot of Mt. Fuji, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Soga Brother's last Fight at the Foot of Mt. Fuji, c. 1845–1846.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Night Attack in the Eleventh Act of the Play Chūshingura, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Night Attack in the Eleventh Act of the Play Chūshingura, 1834–1835.

Nachtelijke aanval in de elfde akte van het Chushingura… (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Star Descends on Echi on the Thirteenth Night of the Ninth Month (Kugatsu jusan yoru Echi shoko), from the series "Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go ichidai ryakuzu)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Star Descends on Echi on the Thirteenth Night of the Ninth Month (Kugatsu jusan yoru Echi shoko), from the series "Concise Illustrated Biography of the Great Priest [Nichiren] (Koso go ichidai ryakuzu)", c. 1830–1835.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

God of Poverty, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

God of Poverty, 19th century.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Kusunoki Tatewaki Masatsura (Warrior From the Book: Taiheiki), Yashima Gakutei

Kusunoki Tatewaki Masatsura (Warrior From the Book: Taiheiki), c. 1840.

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Muneyuki shoots a tiger, Yashima Gakutei

Muneyuki shoots a tiger, c. 1829.

Muneyuki schiet een tijger neer (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Display of Chrysanthemums, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2, Kitagawa Utamaro

Display of Chrysanthemums, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 2, 1801.

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Battle at the Bottom of the Sea off Daimotsu Beach, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Battle at the Bottom of the Sea off Daimotsu Beach, 1847–1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Warrior Fighting a Dragon, Yashima Gakutei

Warrior Fighting a Dragon, c. 1822.

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Ôkura Ubain Yorifusa, an example from the Chronicle of Great Peace, Yashima Gakutei

Ôkura Ubain Yorifusa, an example from the Chronicle of Great Peace, c. 1821.

Ôkura Ubain Yorifusa, een voorbeeld uit de Kronieken van de… (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Surugadai, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Surugadai, from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)", c. 1832–1833.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Fujieda--Changing Horses and Porters, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Fujieda--Changing Horses and Porters, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Fujieda--Changing Horses and Porters (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Strange Occurence of Ukiyo Matahei and his Famous Paintings, 1853.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Masaki Taizen Tokiyoshi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Masaki Taizen Tokiyoshi, 1868.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Ghost tormenting Orikoshi Tairyô, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ghost tormenting Orikoshi Tairyô, 1851.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Asahina Saburô, Yashima Gakutei

Asahina Saburô, 1823.

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poems, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poems, 1845–1846.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The warrior Homma Suketada, an example from the Chronicle of Great Peace, Yashima Gakutei

The warrior Homma Suketada, an example from the Chronicle of Great Peace, c. 1821.

De krijger Homma Suketada, een voorbeeld uit de Kronieken… (museum title)

Yashima Gakutei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Kasumigaseki, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Kasumigaseki, 1831–1833.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Minamoto no Yorimasa Aiming an Arrow, Katsushika Hokusai

Minamoto no Yorimasa Aiming an Arrow, 1847.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

Harvard Art Museums, United States