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Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese: 奥村 政信; 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga ("pictures of beautiful women"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okumura_Masanobu

Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledore

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledore
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1914

Mizuki Kikusaburo as a Woman Standing near a Small Stream and Looking at a Wandering Puppet-showman Impersonated by Ichimura Takenojo (Later Known as the 8th Ichimura Uzaemon)

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: Mizuki Kikusaburo as a Woman Standing near a Small Stream and Looking at a Wandering Puppet-showman Impersonated by Ichimura Takenojo (Later Known as the 8th Ichimura Uzaemon)
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1918

Scene from a Drama "Hoshiai Nagoya" Performed at the Nakamura Theatre

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: Scene from a Drama "Hoshiai Nagoya" Performed at the Nakamura Theatre
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1918

Ikushima Shingoro as a Bushi (Samurai) and Ogino Yaegiri as a Woman with A girl Attendant

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: Ikushima Shingoro as a Bushi (Samurai) and Ogino Yaegiri as a Woman with A girl Attendant
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1918

Nakamura Denkuro as Asaina no Saburo and Nakajima Kanzaemon as Soga no Gorō, Acting Out the Torn Armor Scene (Kusazuri-biki) in a Soga Play

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: Nakamura Denkuro as Asaina no Saburo and Nakajima Kanzaemon as Soga no Gorō, Acting Out the Torn Armor Scene (Kusazuri-biki) in a Soga Play
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1918

Asao Jujiro as a Cake Seller and Ikushima Shingoro as Bushi (Samurai) Seated on the Peddler's Lacquer Box Containing His Wares

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: Asao Jujiro as a Cake Seller and Ikushima Shingoro as Bushi (Samurai) Seated on the Peddler's Lacquer Box Containing His Wares
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1918

The Mogusa-uri Scene from the Drama "Chujo-hime Hibariyama," Performed at Yamamura-za

Japanese, 1686–1764 / The Met

   title: The Mogusa-uri Scene from the Drama "Chujo-hime Hibariyama," Performed at Yamamura-za
   department: Asian Art
   accessionYear: 1918

A Man Standing Outside the Gate of a Large House

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jost_Amman Marcus Curtius    title: Marcus Curtius    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 2002 Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    title: Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 1953 Triumph of Christian Faith    ti
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Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively
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W.S. Kimball & Co. Artworks collected in Metmuseum

W.S. Kimball & Co. Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Kimball International consists of furniture brands: Kimball, National, Interwoven, Etc., Poppin, D'Style and Kimball Hospitality. It is the successor to W.W. Kimball and Company, the world's largest piano and organ manufacturer at certain times in the 19th and 20th centuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimball_International Clarence A. Freeman, Champion Checker Player, from the Champions of Games and Sports series (N184, Type 1) issued by W.S. Kimball & Co.    title: Clarence A. Freeman, C
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