Contents
 
1

Preface
Classical Japanese Woodblock Prints with Kites
2

Vorwort (German Preface)
Klassische Japanische Holzdrucke mit Drachen




3

Introduction
About Classical Japanese Woodblock Prints
6

Einführung (German Introduction)
Über Klassische Japanische Holzdrucke










Artists and Woodblock Prints with Kites

12

CHIKANOBU
A Parody of the Soga Brothers Performed by Children         
14

CHIKANOBU
Beauties at New Year's  
16

CHIKANOBU
Celebrating the New Year
18

CHIKANOBU
Flying Kites at New Year's
20

CHIKANOBU
Man Riding a Kite (Stories by Bakin)
22

CHIKANOBU
Playing Games at New Year's
24

CHIKANOBU
Tametomo Drawing his Sword
26

EISEN           
Beauties at New Year's
28

EISEN
Hear no Evil (Surimono)
30

GEKKO
Beauties and the Flower Seller
32

GEKKO
Light Tower and Kites
34

GINKO
New Year in the Theater District
36

HIROKAGE
No. 10, Sakuma-chô outside Kanda
38

HIROKAGE
No. 29, Outside the Gate at Toranomon
40

HIROKAGE
No. 44, Willow Well outside Sakurada Gate
42

HIROSHIGE
Bishamonten Messenger Visiting Mount Atago
in Shiba on the Third Day of the New Year
44

HIROSHIGE
Distant View of Mount Akiba at Kakegawa (Station 27)
46
         HIROSHIGE Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada from Yamashita-cho
48

         HIROSHIGE
Hibiya and Soto-Sakurada from Yamashita-cho
(Variant)
50

HIROSHIGE
Kasumigaseki (Meisho Edo Hyakkei)
52

HIROSHIGE
Mount Atago, Shiba
54

HIROSHIGE
Outside Hibiya, Seen from Sukiya-gashi
56

HIROSHIGE
Tenjin Shrine at Yushima
58

HIROSHIGE
No. 28, Fukuroi: Famous Tôtômi Kites
60

HIROSHIGE
View of Kasumigaseki (Koto Meisho) Reprint
62

          HIROSHIGE
View of Kasumigaseki (Koto Meisho) Original
64

HIROSHIGE
View of Kasumigaseki (Koto Meisho) 'Bubble Version'
66

HIROSHIGE-II
Station 28, Fukuroi, Enshu Kites
68

HIROSHIGE-II
Kites and Distant View of Mount Akiba
seen from Fukuroi, Enshu
70

HIROSHIGE-II
('Kites in the Sky of') Mount Atago
72

HIROSHIGE-II
No. 23, Myokendo Temple at Yanagishima
74

HIROSHIGE-III
The Mitsui Bank in Suruga-cho
76

HIROSHIGE-III
Ueno Hirokôji
78

HOKKEI
Beauty and Boy with a Kite (Surimono)
80

HOKKEI
Beauty and Boy with a Kite (Surimono) Reprint
82

HOKKEI
Hokkei Manga
84

HOKUSAI
Picture Book of Both Banks of the Sumida River at
a Glance (Manga)
86

HOKUSAI
Spring Dawn in the Provinces of Awa, Shimosa,
and Kazusa
88

HOKUSAI
Drying a Bolt of Cloth
90

HOKUSAI
Gate of the Shrine
92

HOKUSAI
Hokusai Manga Vol. 11
94

HOKUSAI
Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital
98

HOKUSAI
View of the Mitsui Stores at Surugachō in Edo
100

HOKUSAI
Woman of Ôhara (Surimono)
102

HOKUSAI
Tea Stand and Boy with Kite (Shinagawa)
104

HOKUSAI
Travelers and View of Mt.Fuji (E-Katsu station at Mt.Fuji)
106

HOKUSAI
Travelers and View of Mt.Fuji (E-Katsu station at Mt.Fuji) (Manga)
108

KIYONAGA
The Entangled Kite String (Green Kimono)
110

KIYONAGA
The Entangled Kite String (Red Kimono)
112

KOBAYASHI (Kiyochika)
Monologue of a Writer, Kiteflyer, Looking for Fleas,
Angler
114

KOKUNIMASA
The New Year's Day
116

KORYOSAI
Enjoying Kite
118

KOTOZUKA
Yasaka Neighbourhood
120

KRISTENSEN
Mothra at the Opera
122

KUNICHIKA
Beauty at New Year's
124

KUNICHIKA
Beauty with a Kite
126

KUNICHIKA
Celebrating New Year's Day
128

KUNICHIKA
Flying Kites in Early Spring
130

KUNICHIKA
Modern Parody of an Exclusive Selection of Kites
134

KUNICHIKA
Musume Omiwa
136

KUNICHIKA
Onoe Kikugoro as a Yakko-dako
138

KUNICHIKA
First Sunshine Causes Clouds (Pride of the Empire)
140

KUNICHIKA
Senkichi and the Girl Sanko Playing with
New Year's Toys
142

KUNICHIKA
Soga Juro and Man Kite
144

KUNICHIKA
Spring Brocade Dance-Drama in Picture and Sound
146

KUNICHIKA
Three Kingdoms Leaders and Man Kite
148

KUNIMARU
Today's Spring Solistice
150

KUNISADA
Actors Nakamura Tsurusuke as Musôhyôe and Ichikawa Ichizô as his Footman as Yakko Kite (Soldier's Dream)
152

KUNISADA
Asahina Flying a Kite
154

KUNISADA
Ordinary Yakko Kite
158

KUNISADA
Mr.Henjo, the Maiden and Me
160

KUNISADA
Picture of Young Toyotoshi Plucking First Greens
162

KUNISADA
Soga Gorô Tokimune
164

KUNISADA
Springtime in the Lamplight
166

KUNISADA
The Tale of the Soga Brothers
168

KUNISADA
Yushima Tenmangu Shrine in the Eastern Capital
170

KUNISADA
'Kite Flying Triptych' (Edo Fire Brigade)
174

KUNISADA-II
Beauty at New Year's
176

KUNISADA-III
Kabuki Stars Flying High
178

KUNISADA-III
Onoe Kikugoro as a Yakko-dako
180

KUNISADA-III
Women with Kite
182

KUNISATO
Children of the East Playing in Springtime
184

KUNISATO
Yakko Kite ("Yakkodako-ko")
186

KUNITERU
Spring Sunrise
188

KUNITSUNA
Yakko Kite  ("Yakkodako")
190

KUNIYOSHI
A View of Mitsumata and Eitai Bridge Seen from Susaki
192

KUNIYOSHI
Crowds at the Market at Asakusa Temple
194

KUNIYOSHI
First Month ("Mutsuki")
196

KUNIYOSHI
Kite Flying ('Busy Street Scene')
198

KUNIYOSHI
Musician and Kites at Springtime
200

KUNIYOSHI
Omiwa
202

KUNIYOSHI
Scene from the Tale of the Soga Brothers
204

KUNIYOSHI
The Almost-full Moon at Masaki
206

KYOSAI
Angry Woman and Boy with a Kite
208

MASAMITSU
Yakko Kite
210

NAKAMURA
Festival Celebrations at New Year
212

NOMURA
Miscellaneous Sweets Store - Dagashiya
214

SADAHIRO-II
Beauty at New Year's
216
SEIKICHI
Gouyu in Mikawa Province and Strange Comedians
218

         SANO Takao
Kites (in the Blue Sky)
220

SHUNTEI
January: The Shuttlecock
222

SHUNTEI
Kite Flying
224

SUZUKI
Puppy with Yakko Kite
226

TAITO-II
Geisha and Kite
228

TERAZAKI
Annual Inner Palace Event of Cherry Blossoms Viewing
230

TOYONOBU
Boys Flying a Kite
232

YOSHIIKU
The Seven Lucky Gods
234

YOSHITORA
Beauty with a Shamisen
236

YOSHITORA
Children's play: Kite-Flying competition in the New Year
238

YOSHITORA (and KYOSAI and SHIGEKIYO)
Fukuroi in Tôtômi Province:
Drunken Games of Yaji and Kita          
240

YOSHITOSHI
Shinbashi Little Dragon Pinehouse
 ('Beauty with a Crane Kite')
242

YOSHITOSHI
Yakko Kite (Painting)
244

YOSHITSUYA
Boys Reenacting Yoritomo's Hunt at Mt. Fuji
246

UNKNOWN (BAKUFU Ohno)
Children and Snowman at New Year's
248

UNKNOWN (TOSHIHIDE)
New Year's Eve Amusements
250

UNKNOWN
Boy with Kite Reel and Yakko, Girl with Hanetsuki Rack
252

UNKNOWN
Boys and Girls Playing Kites and Spinning Tops
254

UNKNOWN
Harimaze with Kite on Fan Design
256

UNKNOWN
Ikaruga
258

UNKNOWN
Kintaro Tugging On A Kite String (Dubble Surimono)
260

UNKNOWN
Kyōto Street scene
262

UNKNOWN
New Year's Fan Designs:  Yakko and Edo kite, Tiger and Daruma Toy, Hanetsuki and Lion Dancer
264

UNKNOWN
New Year's Holidays
(Surimono Size Calendar Sheet)
266

UNKNOWN
Yakko Kite, Kite Reel and Space Rocket






Biographies   
270

CHIKANOBU

272

EISEN

273

GEKKO

275

GINKO Adachi

276

HIROKAGE

277

HIROSHIGE

280

HIROSHIGE-II (Shigenobu)

282

HIROSHIGE-III (Shigemasa)

284

HOKKEI

285

HOKUSAI

288

KIYONAGA Torii

290

KOBAYASHI Kiyochika

292

KOKUNIMASA

293

KORYOSAI

294

KOTOZUKA

295

KRISTENSEN

297

KUNICHIKA

300

KUNIMARU

301

KUNISADA (Toyokuni-III)

304

KUNISADA-II (Toyokuni-IV)

306

KUNISADA-III

308

KUNISATO

309

KUNITERU

310
KUNITSUNA

311

KUNIYOSHI

313

KYOSAI

315

MASAMITSU Ota

316

NOMURA Takaaki

317

SADAHIRO-II

318

         SANO Takao

319

SEIKICHI

320

SHIGEKIYO

321

SHUKO

322
SHUNTEI Miyagawa

324

SUZUKI Kason

325

TAITO-II

326

TERAZAKI

328

TOYONOBU

330

YOSHIIKU

332

YOSHITORA

334

YOSHITOSHI

336

YOSHITSUYA







Addenda

339

"Tokaido" and other Series by HIROSHIGE

343

Aliases, Artist  Names, and Disciples of HOKUSAI

345

Japanese Historic Eras, Time Span, Emperors, and Major Events during the 'Age of Ukiyo-e'

347

Table of 'Artists and Titles and Publishers of Woodblock Prints with Kites'
arranged by Artist's Name (and Title)
353

Table of 'Publishers , Artists, and Titles of  Woodblock Prints with Kites'
arranged by Publisher's Name (and Artist's Name)
359

Table of 'Kites, Artists, and Titles of
Woodblock Prints with Kites'
arranged by Most Prominent Kite (and Artist's Name)
365

Illustrated Glossary

381

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