Koto Collection

The house of Kinpeiro in New Yoshiwara
2909866 The house of Kinpeiro in New Yoshiwara; (add.info.: The house of Kinpeiro in New Yoshiwara. Print shows several women, in a large room, playing shamisens and a koto)

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro and Nakamura Fukusuke in the Roles of Kato Kiyomasa... 19th century
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro and Nakamura Fukusuke in the Roles of Kato Kiyomasa and Hinagoromo, 19th century

Woman Reading a Scroll, 17th century. Creators: Okumura Masanobu, Suzuki Harunobu
Woman Reading a Scroll, 17th century. Series: A Collection of Beauties

Picture of Koto, Game, and Painting, published in 1889. Creator: Mizuno Toshikata
Picture of Koto, Game, and Painting, published in 1889

Egawa Tarozaemon Playing the Koto, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Egawa Tarozaemon Playing the Koto, 1887. From Lives of Modern People

Yoshitsune's Encounter with Princess Joruri, from "The Tale of Joruri in Twelve... c. 1684/1704
Yoshitsune's Encounter with Princess Joruri, from "The Tale of Joruri in Twelve Episodes (Joruri Junidan Zoshi)", c. 1684/1704

Yoshitsune's Encounter with Princess Joruri, from "The Tale of Joruri in Twelve... c. 1684/1704
Yoshitsune's Encounter with Princess Joruri, from "The Tale of Joruri in Twelve Episodes (Joruri Junidan Zoshi)", c. 1684/1704

Courtesans of the Kadotsutaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure... 1776. Creator: Shunsho
Courtesans of the Kadotsutaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), " vol. 1, Japan, 1776

Courtesans of the Tamaya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami), " vol. 1, Japan, 1776

Koto and New Year's Offering, illustration for The Akoya Beach Shell (Akoyagai), from the... 1821. Creator: Hokusai
Koto and New Year's Offering, illustration for The Akoya Beach Shell (Akoyagai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)", Japan, 1821

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views... c. 1766
Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)", c. 1766

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views... c. 1766
Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)", c. 1766

Yoshitsune's Encouter with Princess Joruri, from "The Tale of Joruri in Twelve... c. 1684/1704
Yoshitsune's Encouter with Princess Joruri, from "The Tale of Joruri in Twelve Episodes (Joruri Junidan Zoshi)", c. 1684/1704

The Koto Player, Tokio, 1894 (w/c on paper)
3550973 The Koto Player, Tokio, 1894 (w/c on paper) by Henry, George F. (1858-1943); 70.2x47.7 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: Japanese lady playing musical instrument)

Japanese Triptych Woodblock Cherry Blossom entertainment
A wonderful Triptych Ukiyo-e print for the master Kunisada Utagawa (1786-1864) started his career as the chief pupil of the head of the Utagawa school

The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora in the play "Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi, ... 1762
The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora in the play " Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1762, 1762

The Four Accomplishments (colour & gold on silk) (pair to 3930722)
3930723 The Four Accomplishments (colour & gold on silk) (pair to 3930722) by Toyohiro, Utagawa (1773-1828); 101.7x41.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogo, Triptych of hanging scrolls, late 1600s (ink and colour on silk)
XOS5881902 Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogo, Triptych of hanging scrolls, late 1600s (ink and colour on silk) by Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643-82); 180x59.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Sunia Koto & Danie Rossouw South Africa V Fiji South Africa V Fiji Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France 06 October 2007 Date: 06 October 2007

Sunia Koto Fiji Rugby Union South Africa V Fiji Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France 06 October 2007 Date: 06 October 2007

Perspective Picture of a Large Room (Senjojiki uki-e no zu), 1765. Possibly a scene in the pleasure quarters, with a shamisen and koto in the foreground. Attributed to Ishikawa Toyonobu

Parody of The Book of Joruri, c. 1789/1801. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Parody of The Book of Joruri, c. 1789/1801. Musicians playing the drum, flute, sho and koto

The Peacock Boat, c. 1795/96. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
The Peacock Boat, c. 1795/96. Women playing drum, sho, flute, koto and gong

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, and Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba... c
The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, and Attendants Wakagi and Wakaba, from the series " A Comparison of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin awase)", c. 1796/97

Pleasures of the Seasons, c. 1700. Creator: Hishikawa Morohira
Pleasures of the Seasons, c. 1700. People enjoying a day out among blossoming cherry trees

Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series "Flower Viewing at
Flower-Viewing Party with Crest-Bearing Curtain, from the series " Flower Viewing at Ueno (Ueno hanami no tei)", c. 1681/84

Hotei seated on a sack playing a zither, from an untitled series of harimaze, Japan, c. 1830s

Parody of a scene from "The Pillow Book", Japan, c. 1793 / 97
Parody of a scene from " The Pillow Book", Japan, c. 1793/97

A picnic under cherry trees, c. 1755 / 64. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
A picnic under cherry trees, c. 1755/64

Koto (Kin), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments, c. 1772 / 75
Koto (Kin), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments, c. 1772/75

No. 1 (Sono ichi), from the triptych "Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)", c
No. 1 (Sono ichi), from the triptych " Three Musical Instruments (Sankyoku)", c. 1825

Komachi and the Stupa (Sotoba Komachi), from the series "Informal Parodies of
Komachi and the Stupa (Sotoba Komachi), from the series " Informal Parodies of the Seven Komachi in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro ryaku nana Komachi)", c. 1776/81

A View of the Pleasures of the Taiko and His Five Wives at Rakuto, 1804

A Merry Evening Party, ca. 1805. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
A Merry Evening Party, ca. 1805

Young Nobleman Playing Koto (Harp), 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Young Nobleman Playing Koto (Harp), 19th century

Two Ladies; One is Playing the Biwa (Japanese Lute) and the Other, the Koto (Japanese Harp), probably 1815

Koto (Japanese Harp) and Sho (Reed Organ), 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Koto (Japanese Harp) and Sho (Reed Organ), 19th century

Two Courtesans... late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Two Courtesans, One Playing a Koto (Harp) and The Other Reading a Letter, late 18th-early 19th century

Potted Pine Tree and Koto (Japanese Harp), 19th century. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Potted Pine Tree and Koto (Japanese Harp), 19th century

c. 1880s Japan - geishas with musical instrments

c. 1880s Japan - geishas playing musical instruments
c.1880s Japan - geishas playing the shamisen and koto musical instruments

Woman playing koto stringed musical instrument, Japan
Young woman playing a koto stringed musical instrument, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Wife of the elite samurai class relaxing
Wife of the elite samurai class reading books, with other women writing with a pen, one looking at ukiyo-e prints, and one folding paper. Another woman delivers reams of paper and ink

Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians play on gongs and koto harp

Peoples of Africa (colour litho)
3630311 Peoples of Africa (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of Africa)

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan)
2969418 Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges (Kotoji no rakugan), from the series Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei), c.1766 (colour woodblock print; chuban) by Harunobu

Descending Geese of the Koto, Edo period, c. 1766 (colour woodblock print)
FSG348996 Descending Geese of the Koto, Edo period, c.1766 (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 27.5 x 20.1 cm; Arthur M

P. 358-1945 Scene 11, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c
FIT71362 P.358-1945 Scene 11, Comparison of celebrated beauties and the loyal league, c.1797 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.6x25.4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

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"Exploring the Richness of Koto: A Journey through Art and Culture" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of koto, a captivating instrument that has woven its way into various forms of art and culture throughout history. From the delicate strokes of "The Koto Player, Tokio, 1894, " a watercolor on paper masterpiece capturing the essence of Japanese music, to the vibrant lithograph depicting "African Native People" published in 1897, showcasing how koto transcends borders and connects diverse communities. Intricate woodblock prints like "Japanese Triptych Woodblock Cherry Blossom entertainment" transport us to a realm where cherry blossoms bloom as melodies fill the air. The theatrical arts also embrace koto's allure with "The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Daizen Taketora in the play 'Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi'. . 1762, " an exquisite creation by Torii Kiyomitsu that brings ancient tales to life. Delve deeper into koto's influence on visual arts with mesmerizing silk paintings such as "The Four Accomplishments (colour & gold on silk)" and its counterpart piece. These masterpieces demonstrate how this instrument is not only heard but also seen through strokes of color and shimmering gold. Travel back in time to witness historical moments captured in ink and color with "Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogo, " a triptych hanging scroll from late 1600s Japan. Experience cultural fusion through contemporary collaborations like Sunia Koto & Danie Rossouw's harmonious blend of traditional Japanese sounds with modern influences. Discover individual brilliance within Sunia Koto's performances, where each note resonates deeply within your soul. Step inside an optical illusion created by "Perspective Picture of a Large Room (Senjojiki uki-e no zu), 1765, " and let the music transport you to another dimension.