Okumura Masanobu

A courtesan holding a pipe

Art Institute of Chicago · mid–1740s

A Floating World Version of Saigyo at the Village of Eguchi (Ukiyo Saigyo Eguchi no sato)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

A Hawk on a Kiri Tree

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720/25

All Kinds of Household Items (Chodo zukushi), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

A Man and a Courtesan Watching a Young Man Writing, first sheet of the album "Mountain of Dyed Color, Specimens of Bedrooms (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1739

A Modern Version of Shosho visiting Komachi (Furyu Shosho kayoi Komachi)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

A Monkey Trainer and His Monkey

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1725

An Elegant Lady

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

An Impossible Feat by Imaginary Men, no. 8 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Artist signing a screen, no. 1 from the series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

A trial of strength, no. 9 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

A Woman Nomori (Onna Nomori), no. 11 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

A Young Sanemori (Yaro Sanemori), no. 10 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Boys Masquerading as Chinese

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1748

Child Attendant and Bald Tengu of Mt. Kurama (Kaburo Kurama Tengu), no. 7 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Child Attendants: A Set of Three (Kamuro sanpukutsui)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1744/51

Comb Rashomon (Sashigushi Rashomon), no. 3 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716–35

Cooling off at Ryogoku: A Set of Three (Ryogoku suzumi sanpukutsui)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1748

Cooling Off on a Summer Evening

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

Courtesan entertaining Daikoku and Fukurokuju, no. 10 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Courtesan Likened to the Chinese Sage Zhang Guolao (Japanese: Chokaro)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

Courtesan Plying Shojo with Sake, no. 4 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Courtesans Drawn in Osaka Style (Osaka kakiwake), from "Courtesans of the Three Capitals - A Set of Three (Sanga no tsu keisei sanpukutsui)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1748

Courtesans Drawn in Osaka style (right), Kyoto style (center), and Edo style (left), from "Courtesans of the Three Capitals: A Set of Three (Sanga no tsu keisei sanpukutsui)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1748

Courting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)

Art Institute of Chicago · Edo period (1615–1868), 1705/06

Crossing the River at Sano

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Daikoku revealing the contents of Hotei's bag, no. 2 from the series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Daruma crossing the sea on a leaf, no. 7 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Ebisu flirting with a courtesan, no. 3 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Eguchi and Love's Fishing Boat (Koi no tsuribune Eguchi), no. 4 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Enjoying the Evening Cool near Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku bashi yusuzumi uki-e)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1740

Golden Pheasant (Kinkeicho)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720/25

Happy Ending

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

Heating Sake with Maple Leaves (Kanzake momijigari), no. 9 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Hotei and Two Children on a Boat

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Hotei Reading a Book, no. 11 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Jurojin with cranes, a stag, and a tortoise

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Komachi resting on a stupa, no. 6 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Kotatsu Dojoji, no. 5 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1740

Legend of Taishi, Scene 2 (Taishiden nidanme), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Lion and Peonies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720/25

Lion and Peonies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720/25

Measuring Daikoku's height, no. 5 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

Murasaki Shikibu, from the series Ukiyo-e Genji

Art Institute of Chicago · Edo period (1615–1868), about 1710

Narihira: The Mirror Scene (Narihira kagami no dan), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanaese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Ogino Isaburo, from "A Triptych of Young Kabuki Actors: Kyoto, Center (Iroko sanpukutsui: Kyo, naka)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1723

Original Perspective Picture of the Fashionable Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Furyu shichi fukujin uki-e kongen)

Art Institute of Chicago · 1740s

Parade of the Puppets

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1700

Parody of Palace Attendants Burning Maple Leaves to Heat Sake from "The Tale of Heike"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1750

Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series "Yoshiwara Courtesans in the Three Evenings (Yoshiwara keisei sanseki)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1750

Rensho arriving at Mt. Koya (Rensho Koya-iri), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Rooster Perched on Mortar

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720/36

Saigyo Hoshi

Art Institute of Chicago · 1730s

Sanbaso Dance in a Brothel (Ageya sanbaso), no. 1 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Sanjo Kantaro, from "A Triptych of Young Kabuki Actors: Edo, Right (Iroko sanpukutsui: Edo, migi)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1723

Shikata nue, from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Shoki, the Demon Queller

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1745

Shoki the Demon Queller Marching to the Left

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1745

Shoki the Demon Queller Sharpening His Sword

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1725

Sleeve-Letter Takasago (Sodefumi Takasago), no. 2 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

Solving a Puzzle

Art Institute of Chicago · Early to mid-18th century

Sparrows, Thatched Roof, and Bamboo

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720/25

Standing Courtesan

Art Institute of Chicago · 1710s

Teika's Journey (Taika no michiyuki), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

The Actor Hayakawa Shinkatsu as Toyohime in the play "Goshozome Koyo Gunki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1727 (?)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1727

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Ike no Shoji in the play "Oguri Choseiden," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1725

Art Institute of Chicago · 1725

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1728

The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo I as Sukeroku

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1749

The Actor Kirinami Onoe as Osasa in the play "Hachijin Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1727

Art Institute of Chicago · 1727

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no Goro

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1744

The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I as Soga no Goro

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1744

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1744

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Kumenosuke in the play "Nanohana Akebono Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the second month, 1741

Art Institute of Chicago · 1741

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I Holding a Lantern

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1749

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I in an Unidentified Role

Art Institute of Chicago · c.1743

The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Ohatsu in the play "Sogazaki Shinju," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fourth month, 1719

Art Institute of Chicago · 1719

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi and Arashi Koroku I as Makomo no Mae in "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

Art Institute of Chicago · 1747

The Actors Sanjo Kantaro II as Osome and Ichikawa Monnosuke as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Tamoto no Shiro Shibori," performed at the Morita theater, 1720

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1720

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Onatsu and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Seijuro in the play "Uno Hana Nisei no Aikago," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fourth month, 1747

Art Institute of Chicago · 1747

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo I as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu in the play "Osome Hisamatsu Shinju," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the sixth month, 1731

Art Institute of Chicago · 1731

The Actor Tomizawa Montaro I as Miyako no Mae in the play "Izu Genji Horai Yakata," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1736

Art Institute of Chicago · 1736

The Aoi Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Aoi), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Autumn Shower, from "Sharing an Umbrella: A Set of Three (Aigasa sanpukutsui)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1748

The Bamboo Flute and the Potted Tree (Shakuhachi hachi-no-ki), no. 12 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

The Brazier of Elegance and the Bell of Damnation (Fuga hibachi muken no kane)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1739/40

The Courier Kantan dreaming of Himself as a Daimyo (Hikyaku Kantan: yume no daimyo), no. 8 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

The Courtesan Yugiri of Ibarakiya, Osaka, from a triptych of beauties of the three capitals

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1725/30

The Crossing of the Tanabata Boat (Tanabata no towataru fune)

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1715

The Daruma Overcoat (Haori Daruma), from "Three Pictures of Harmony (Waki sanpukutsui)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1725/30

The Demon Shutendoji, from the album Yamato Irotake

Art Institute of Chicago · 1705-8

The Dressing Room of a Puppet Theater, the table of contents from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

The Hahakigi Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Hahakigi), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Hanachirusato Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Hanachirusato), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Hana-no-en Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Hana-no-en), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Kiritsubo Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Kiritsubo), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Momiji-no-ga Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Momiji-no-ga), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Morning After, from "Thinking of Rising from Bed - A Set of Three (Toko banare omoi iri sanpukutsui)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1750

The Roles Reversed, no. 12 from a series of 12 prints

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1708

The Sakaki Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Sakaki), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Servant Choryo (Yakko Choryo), no. 6 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1716/35

The Suetsumuhana Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Suetsumuhana), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Utsusemi Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Utsusemi), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Waka Murasaki Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Waka Murasaki), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

The Yugao Chapter from "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Yugao), from a series of Genji parodies

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1710

Two Boys as the Eccentric Monks Kanzan (Chinese: Hanshan) and Jittoku (Chinese: Shide)

Art Institute of Chicago · 18th century

Ukifune and Ukon approach the island of Tachibana

Art Institute of Chicago · c.1740

Usuyuki: The Kogo Scene (Usuyuki Kogo no dan), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Wada’s Banquet (Wada sakamori), from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Yaoya Oshichi holding a battledore paddle

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1744/51

Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka) and Princess Joruri, from the series "Famous Scenes from Japanese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)"

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1705/06

Young Man Dressed as Mendicant Monk

Art Institute of Chicago · c. 1755