KAWANABE KYŌSAI 河鍋暁斎


The Metropolitan collection











Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Live Wild Tiger (Konjaku miken, Ikimono mōko no shinzu)
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Edo period (1615–1868)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and colors on paper
Image: 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm)
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Accession Number: 2007.49.262












Kannon Seated Under A Tree: Fish in a Whirlpool in the Foreground
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 3/8 x 11 in. (36.5 x 27.9 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection,
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.1












Crow on a Branch
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.2 x 27.3 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.14












Two Children Playing with Goldfish
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (36.2 x 26.4 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.18












Sea with Rocks; Fuji in the Distance
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.3












Mice in a Melon
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.23












Flock of Crows at Dawn
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (36.5 x 26.0 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.4












Swallows by a Waterfall
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. (36.4 x 26.7 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.6












Crow and Reeds by a Stream
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.2 x 27.3 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number:
14.76.61.7












Squirrels Gathering Chestnuts
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.27












Monkey Hanging from Grapevines
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and red on silk
14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number:
14.76.61.28












Monkeys
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (36.2 x 27.6 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number:
14.76.61.9












Eagle Holding Small Bird
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (36.2 x 27.3 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number:
14.76.61.32












Starlings on a Branch
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (36.2 x 26.7 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.29












Fish in a Whirlpool
Kawanabe Kyōsai  (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)
Charles Stewart Smith Collection, 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, 
in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Accession Number: 14.76.61.10






Kawanabe Kyōsai: The Metropolitan Museum Collection


All works by Kawanabe Kyōsai
All images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York www.metmuseum.org
All rights reserved