Exquisite Visions of Japan

Exquisite Visions of Japan:

Prints from the James A. Michener Collection of the

Honolulu Academy of Arts

The Blanton Museum of Art

June 29 – August 24, 2008

Final Checklist

1HAA24493b

Hiratsuka Unichi (1895-1997)

Portrait of James A. Michener

Japan, Shöwa period, 1930

855×620 mm, mat size 40 x 30 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

2HAA21617

Sugimura Jihei (?-?)

Lovers in Front of a Screen

Japan, Edo period, Mid 1680s

272×397 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

3HAA14248

Torii Kiyonobu I (1664-1729)

Sanjö Kantarö I and Ichimura Takenojö

Japan, Edo period, Early 1720s

279×156 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1958

4HAA20503

Torii Kiyonobu I (1664-1729)

Actor Ichikawa Kuzö in the Role of Miura Arajirö, from the play "Zen Kunen Yoroi Kurabe"

Japan, Edo period, 1718

295×158 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1988

5HAA16313

Nishimura Shigenaga (?-1756)

A Parody of the Immortal Kinkö

Japan, Edo period, c.1737

329×162 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1972

6HAA23307

Ishikawa Toyonobu (1711-1785)

Girl with Umbrella

Japan, Edo period, Late 1740s

700×155 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

7HAA23301

Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764)

Onoe Kikugorö I as Soga GoröDressed as a Komusö

Japan, Edo period, 1744

626×14 2mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

8HAA16381

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)

A Beauty Playing the Koto

Japan, Edo period, c. 1767-1768

292×217 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1973

9 HAA21727

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)

Two Beauties by the Water's Edge

Japan, Edo period, c. 1765

266×209 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts,Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

HAA21728

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)

Two Beauties by the Water's Edge

Japan, Edo period, c. 1765

267×209 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

10HAA16147

Katsukawa Shunshö (1726-1792)

The Actor Nakamura Sukegorö II and the Onnagata Actor Segawa Kikunojö II

Japan, Edo period, c. 1769

301×142 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1971

11HAA14275

Katsukawa Shunshö (1726-1792)

Actor Ichikawa Yaozö II

Japan, Edo period, ca. 1770

311×140 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1959

12HAA19723

Katsukawa Shunshö (1726-1792)

Actor Ichikawa Yaozö II as Soga Gorö no Tokimune

Japan, Edo period, 1770

324×150 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1986

13HAA16475

Katsukawa Shunshö (1726-1792)

Actor Ötani Hiroji III

Japan, Edo period, ca, 1770

318×147 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1973

14HAA 21633

Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815)

A Sudden Squal at Memeguri Shrine

Japan, Edo period, 1787

381 x 258mm (left), 379 x 251 (center), 379 x 248 (right), mat size 20 x 40 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts,Gift of James A. Michener, 1970

[15976 withdrawn by HAA on 9-15-06 due to over exposure; 21633 among three alternatives]

15HAA21799

Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815)

Summer Twilight on the Banks of the Sumida River

Japan, Edo period, 1784

372×256 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

16HAA20800

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

The Courtesan Wakaume of the Tama-ya Brothel House with an Attendant

Japan, Edo period, c. 1793-1794

389×260 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1990

17HAA15488

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Tomimoto Toyohina

Japan, Edo period, c. 1790s

360×242 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1969

18HAA16513

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

The Courtesan Miyahito of the Brothel House of Ögiya

Japan, Edo period, c. 1789

382×255 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1973

19HAA15585

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Enjoying the Evening Cool in a Flower Garden

Japan, Edo period, c. 1788-1790

373×253 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1970

HAA15578

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Enjoying the Evening Cool in a Flower Garden

Japan, Edo period, c. 1788-1790

379×253 mm, mat size 20 x 28 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts,Gift of James A. Michener, 1970

20HAA15573

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Five Kansei Beauties at a Game of Go

Japan, Edo period, c. 1793

265×395 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1970

21HAA20656

Töshüsai Sharaku (?-1795)

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizö as Takemura Sadanoshin, in the play "Koinyöbö Somewake Tazuna"

Japan, Edo period, 1794

369×243 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1989

22HAA15479

Töshüsai Sharaku (?-1795)

The Actors Nakajima Wadaemon as Bödara Chözaemon and Nakamura Konozö as Gon,

a Boatman, in the play "Katakiuchi Noriyai Banashi"

Japan, Edo period, 1794

364×235 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1969

23HAA16038

Töshüsai Sharaku (?-1795)

Matsumoto Yonesaburö in the Role of Courtesan Kewaizaka no Shöshö

Japan, Edo period, 1794

344×233 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1971

24HAA23330

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit, from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"

Japan, Edo period, 1830-1834

255×380 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

25HAA21861

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

In the Tötomi Mountains, from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji

Japan, Edo period, 1830-1834

245×362 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

26HAA21950

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province, from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"

Japan, Edo period, c. 1831

258×371mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

27HAA13850

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

The Waterfall at Yoshino Where Yoshitsune Washed his Horse, from the series "A Tour of

Japanese Waterfalls"

Japan, Edo period, 1832-1833

379×259 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1957

28HAA24805

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Whaling at Gotö, from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean"

Japan, Edo period, c. 1833

206×299 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

29HAA23693

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Dragonfly and Bellflowers

Japan, Edo period, Early 1830s

239×372 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

30HAA23694

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Butterfly and Peony

Japan, Edo period, Early 1830s

252×388 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts,Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

31HAA22716

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Plum Garden at Kamata, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

357×244 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts,Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

32HAA22727

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Suijin Grove, the Uchi River and Sekiya Village from the Vicinity of Masaki, from the series

"One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

354×248 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

33HAA22750

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Grounds of the Kameido Teijin Shrine, from the series "One Hundred FamousViews of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1856

353×239 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

34HAA22769

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Tanabata Festival in a Prospering City, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

373×257 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

35HAA13720

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Moon Promontory, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

375×254 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1956

36HAA22815

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Foxfires under Nettle Tree at Öji, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

358×241 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

37HAA22797

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Asakusa Rice Field During the Cock Festival at Ötori Shrine, from the series "One Hundred

Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

363×242 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

38HAA13903

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Fukagawa Plain at Susaki, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1857

352×234 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1957

39HAA24113

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Kinryüzan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Japan, Edo period, 1856

360×240 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

40HAA17232

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Driving Rain at Shöno, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tökaidö"

Japan, Edo period, 1832

218×349 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1978

41HAA23212

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Evening Glow at Seta, from the series "Eight Views of Ömi"

Japan, Edo period, c. 1834

239 x 367 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts,Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

42 HAA210 DN

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Önuma Park, Hokkaido, from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan”

Japan, Shöwa period, 1934

392×265 mm, mat size 25 x 19inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1991

43HAA14067

Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)

Tarö Inari Shrine at Asakusa Rice Fields

Japan, Meiji period, 1879

245×365 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1957

44HAA13953

Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)

Fireworks at Ikenohata

Japan, Meiji period,1881

223×349 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1957

45HAA12028a

Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Hirosaki Castle, from the series “Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossom”

Japan, Shöwa period, 1935

403×275 mm, mat size 25 x 19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1955

46HAA19293

Itö Shinsui

Eyebrow Pencil

Japan, Shöwa period, 1928

280×400 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1986

47HAA19212

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Takino River, from the series "Twenty views of Tokyo"

Japan, Shöwa period, 1929

386×259 mm, mat size 25×19 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1984

48HAA19217

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Arashiyama in Winter, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, 2nd Series"

Japan, Taishö period, 1921

388×265mm, mat size 25×19inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1984

49HAA14454

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864)

Inari and Gongen Shrines at Öji, from the series Famous Places in the Style of Dutch Oil Painting

Japan, Edo period, ca. 1830-34

235×361 mm, mat size 19 x 25 inch

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1959

50HAA14108

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

Key-Block for Evening Glow at Seta from the series, Eight Views of Omi

Japan Edo period, c. 1834

245 x 410 x 9 mm

Credit line: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gift of James A. Michener, 1957