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Art and Antique Market42
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History14
Medical Collections4
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections3
Leeds Animation Workshop3
University Archive3
English Literature1

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landscape157
miniatures63
portraits48
works of art47
painting44
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men29
france16
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Hartley, Marie694
Yorkshire Pottery139
Kitson, Robert Hawthorn109
Kramer, Jacob90
Unidentified75
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Westoby, Edward61
Lewis, David45
Baumeister, Willi27
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Archive Art Sub-series

Original art works

1952 - 1968

This file contains original lithographs by: Alfred Manessier (signed, no. 62 of 200, cover of an exhibition catalogue, Galerie de France, 1952). Massimo Campigli ("Deux Femmes assises”, signed, n...

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Sign for Art (Stelae 2014)
Sculpture

Sign for Art (Stelae 2014)

Wilson, Keith (1965-)

2014

2 wavy 'stelae' made of black plyurethane elastomer, cast in studio in manner to create a rippled surface. Born in Birmingham, Keith Wilson studied at Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, from 1985-88. He t...

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Archive Art File

A. R. Orage, portrait

1920s

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Archive Art Collection

Japanese prints

1735-1873

Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Two sets depicting Kabuki plays: 'Chushingura' by Utagawa Hiroshige and 'The Sugawara Tragedy' by Utagawa Sadahide. Also a singular print: 'View of a Dramatic Perfor...

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Drawings of the Taj Mahal
Archive Art File

Drawings of the Taj Mahal

Early 19th century

Seven drawings of the Taj Mahal in watercolour and pen and ink. All the drawings are on heavy machine-made wove paper. 1. Ink inscription on lower margin 'The Tomb of the Sultana Mumtaza Lemani, ...

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Chūshingura, Hiroshige

Hiroshige, Utagawa I (1797-1858)

1842-1847

A series of twelve smaller-size prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (also known as Ando Hiroshige or Ichiryūsai) illustrating the eleven-act Chūshingura play, Accompanying label from exhibition states that ...

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Sugawara, Sadahide

1820-1867

A series of 10 full-size prints illustrating the play 'Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami', based on the life of Sugawara Michizane. Also known as 'The Secret of Sugawara's Calligraphy'.

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View of a Dramatic Performance at the Three Theatres
Archive Art Series

View of a Dramatic Performance at the Three Theatres

1770-1790

Japanese woodblock print. Japanese title is 'San shibai kabuki kyogen no zu'. From the series 'New Perpsective Pictures' ('Shinpan uki-e'). Depicts the interior of a theatre with a full view of the...

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Act I, Chūshingura
Archive Art File

Act I, Chūshingura

Hiroshige, Utagawa I (1797-1858)

1842-1847

Act I in Chūshingura play: Lady Kawoyo, summoned before the council of nobles at the Hachiman Temple, makes her obeisance at the foot of the steps at the top of which they are seated; before her is t...

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Act II, Chūshingura
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Act II, Chūshingura

Hiroshige, Utagawa I (1797-1858)

1842-1847

Act II in Chūshingura play: Love scene between Konami and Rikiya, her mother listening from behind a screen.

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