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Provenance · Bequest

William S. Lieberman

This catalog gathers 29 public-domain works bequeathed to the museum by William S. Lieberman. Every work is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  1. 歌川芳員画　『外国人衣服仕立之図』|Foreign Family with Wife Making Clothes (Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu) 歌川芳員画　『外国人衣服仕立之図』|Foreign Family with Wife Making Clothes (Gaikokujin ifuku shitate no zu) Utagawa Yoshikazu · 1860
  2. 郵便報知新聞 645号|Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō) 郵便報知新聞 645号|Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō) Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 1875
  3. 歌川五雲亭貞秀画　『生写異国人物　阿蘭陀婦人舉觴　愛児童之図』|Dutch Woman and Child (Seisha ikoku jinbutsu Oranda fujin aijidō no zu) 歌川五雲亭貞秀画　『生写異国人物　阿蘭陀婦人舉觴　愛児童之図』|Dutch Woman and Child (Seisha ikoku jinbutsu Oranda fujin aijidō no zu) Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide · 1860
  4. Ijiin Yashiki ryōri no zu|Inside a Foreign Restaurant Ijiin Yashiki ryōri no zu|Inside a Foreign Restaurant Utagawa Yoshikazu · 10
  5. 六十余州名所図会 薩摩　坊ノ浦　雙剣石|Upright Landscape 六十余州名所図会 薩摩　坊ノ浦　雙剣石|Upright Landscape Utagawa Hiroshige · 1829
  6. 横浜海岸通り之風景|View of the Seafront in Yokohama (Yokohama Kagandori no fūkei) 横浜海岸通り之風景|View of the Seafront in Yokohama (Yokohama Kagandori no fūkei) Utagawa Hiroshige III · 5
  7. Daishin Nankin fu no shiō|Nankin in China Daishin Nankin fu no shiō|Nankin in China Utagawa Yoshitora · 2
  8. 「亞墨利加國蒸氣車往来」|“America”: A Steamship in Transit 「亞墨利加國蒸氣車往来」|“America”: A Steamship in Transit Utagawa Yoshikazu · 1861
  9. Doban-e Jōgyō shiki|Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop Doban-e Jōgyō shiki|Color Print of a Copperplate Picture of a Toy Shop Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide · 1860
  10. Igirisu fune|English Ship Igirisu fune|English Ship Utagawa Yoshitora · 2
  11. Untitled Untitled Kobayashi Kiyochika · 1850
  12. Gaikokujin Sake no zu|A Foreigner's Wine Party (Gaikokujin shuen no zu), from an untitled series of foreigners at home Gaikokujin Sake no zu|A Foreigner's Wine Party (Gaikokujin shuen no zu), from an untitled series of foreigners at home Utagawa Yoshikazu · 10
  13. 歌川芳盛画　「鳥獣図會」豹と阿蘭陀婦人|“Dutchwoman with Leopard,” from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue) 歌川芳盛画　「鳥獣図會」豹と阿蘭陀婦人|“Dutchwoman with Leopard,” from the series Pictures of Birds and Animals (Chōjū zue) Utagawa Yoshimori · 7
  14. Gaikokujin yoru benkyo no zu|Foreigners Studying at Night Gaikokujin yoru benkyo no zu|Foreigners Studying at Night Utagawa Yoshikazu · 1861
  15. 万国男女人物図絵|Picture of Men and Women from all Nations (Bankoku danjo jinbutsu zue) 万国男女人物図絵|Picture of Men and Women from all Nations (Bankoku danjo jinbutsu zue) Utagawa Yoshiiku · 4
  16. Orandajin|Dutch Couple Orandajin|Dutch Couple Utagawa Yoshikazu · 10
  17. Kara kan shōbu no zu|Two Chinese Scholars Practicing Calligraphy in Their Studio Kara kan shōbu no zu|Two Chinese Scholars Practicing Calligraphy in Their Studio 1840
  18. Oroshiajin|Russian Soldier with His Family Oroshiajin|Russian Soldier with His Family Utagawa Yoshifuji · 2
  19. Untitled Untitled Utagawa Yoshimori · 4
  20. Untitled Untitled Utagawa Yoshimori · 1872
  21. Igirisujin ryōkō no zu|Englishman Walking for Pleasure Igirisujin ryōkō no zu|Englishman Walking for Pleasure Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo · 12
  22. Untitled Untitled Utagawa Kunisada · 1864
  23. Untitled Untitled Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide · 3
  24. 東錦浮世稿談－幡随院長兵衛|Banzuiin Chōbei, from the series Story of Brocades of the East in the Floating World (Azuma no hana ukiyo kōdan - Banzuiin Chōbei) 東錦浮世稿談－幡随院長兵衛|Banzuiin Chōbei, from the series Story of Brocades of the East in the Floating World (Azuma no hana ukiyo kōdan - Banzuiin Chōbei) Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 10
  25. Motomura no yūdachi|Evening Glow at Motomura [Two Englishmen looking at the sunset] Motomura no yūdachi|Evening Glow at Motomura [Two Englishmen looking at the sunset] Utagawa Yoshitora · 1
  26. Untitled Untitled Utagawa Yoshikazu · 2
  27. Sumo no homane|Sumo Wrestler Tossing a Foreigner Sumo no homane|Sumo Wrestler Tossing a Foreigner Utagawa Yoshiiku · 1
  28. 一鵬斎芳藤画　「AMERIKAZIN （アメリカ人）遊興」|Americans on an Outing (Amerikajin yūgyō) 一鵬斎芳藤画　「AMERIKAZIN （アメリカ人）遊興」|Americans on an Outing (Amerikajin yūgyō) Utagawa Yoshifuji · 1861
  29. Furansu|French Photographer Furansu|French Photographer Utagawa Yoshikazu · 1861

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Bequest of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.