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Estate of Samuel Isham

This catalog gathers 25 public-domain works given to the museum by Estate of Samuel Isham. Every work is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  1. Untitled Untitled Kano Shōun · 1649
  2. Untitled Untitled Suzuki Harunobu · 1767
  3. 二葉草七小町　清水小町|Kiyomizu Komachi 二葉草七小町　清水小町|Kiyomizu Komachi Kitagawa Utamaro · 1794
  4. 江戸仕入大津土産|Young Woman with an Otsue Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Priest 江戸仕入大津土産|Young Woman with an Otsue Demon Dressed as an Itinerant Priest Kitagawa Utamaro · 1804
  5. Untitled Untitled Hishikawa Moronobu · 1680
  6. 四季の花|Women on a Bridge, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons 四季の花|Women on a Bridge, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons Kitagawa Utamaro · 1801
  7. 四季の花|Girls Getting on Board a Boat, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons 四季の花|Girls Getting on Board a Boat, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons Kitagawa Utamaro · 1801
  8. Untitled Untitled Torii Kiyonaga · 1793
  9. Horinouchi Myōhōji Eho Mairi no Zu|Pilgrimage to Myōhōji in Horinouchi, Edo Horinouchi Myōhōji Eho Mairi no Zu|Pilgrimage to Myōhōji in Horinouchi, Edo Utagawa Toyohiro · 1804
  10. 百人一首　藤原元真|Poem by Fujiwara no Motozane (ca. 860) from the Series Thirty-Six Poets 百人一首　藤原元真|Poem by Fujiwara no Motozane (ca. 860) from the Series Thirty-Six Poets Suzuki Harunobu · 1768
  11. Untitled Untitled Ippyotei Yoshikuni · 1853
  12. Untitled Untitled Utamaro II · 1806
  13. 玉花子栄茂図|Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings 玉花子栄茂図|Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings Torii Kiyonaga · 1782
  14. Untitled Untitled Torii Kiyomine · 1820
  15. 道中膝栗毛　四日市追分|The Branch Road at Yokkaichi 道中膝栗毛　四日市追分|The Branch Road at Yokkaichi Utagawa Hiroshige · 1840
  16. 狂月坊|The Palace in the Moon 狂月坊|The Palace in the Moon Kitagawa Utamaro · 8
  17. 風流六玉川　紀伊　高野の玉川|The Kōya no Tamagawa, Province of Kii 風流六玉川　紀伊　高野の玉川|The Kōya no Tamagawa, Province of Kii Utamaro II · 1806
  18. Untitled Untitled Katsukawa Shunkō · 1773
  19. Untitled Untitled Katsukawa Shunkō · 1772
  20. Untitled Untitled Eishōsai Chōki
  21. Kodomo Mando, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome, Sanno Go-sairei|Childrens' Lantern Float, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome Block Association, Sanno Festival Kodomo Mando, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome, Sanno Go-sairei|Childrens' Lantern Float, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome Block Association, Sanno Festival Torii Kiyonaga · 1780
  22. Untitled Untitled Okumura Toshinobu · 1728
  23. 遊君出そめ初衣裳　扇屋内花扇|The Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya attended by Two Shinzo and Her Kamuro Yoshino 遊君出そめ初衣裳　扇屋内花扇|The Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya attended by Two Shinzo and Her Kamuro Yoshino Utamaro II · 1806
  24. 鳥文斎栄之画　和歌三神図|Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems 鳥文斎栄之画　和歌三神図|Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems Chôbunsai Eishi · 1792
  25. Untitled Untitled Utagawa Hiroshige · 1829

On provenance & the public domain

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