East Asian art
The Society has an important collection of art from East Asia, particularly China and Japan, with many beautiful and fascinating pieces.
[RAS 077.001, 171-172] O-Toki clutches the sword-scabbard of Tomoyuki, with a ghost
[RAS 077.001, 171-172] Actors portraying O-Toki clutching the sword-scabbard of Iga no Kotaro Tomoyuki, who holds a scroll; with the…
[RAS 077.001, 176-178] River scene
[RAS 077.001, 176-178] Actors portray Furute-ya Jinzo on a boat with drawn sword running into a house-boat with the geisha…
[RAS 077.001, 182-183] The warrior-monk and the foxman
[RAS 077.001, 182-183] Actors portray Yokogawa Kakuhan the warrior-monk and the Foxman Genkuro, grasping a sword and backed by a…
[RAS 077.001, 199] The brigand woman O-Cho
[RAS 077.001, 199] Onoye Kikugoro IV as the brigand woman O-Cho, seated bound in a small palanquin. Kunisada. 1856. Click…
[RAS 077.001, 200] Isami Hidenosuke on the snow-covered bank of a river
[RAS 077.001, 200] Isami Hideonsuke(?) on the snow-covered bank of a river holding his pipe and tobacco-pouch. Kunisada. 1856. Click…