A man with a cloth tied around his head and a sword in his right hand,...
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
A youth is shown in a house making offerings before a figure of Ebisu,...
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Lady eating, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Lady writing, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Toyosumi, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Woman Holding a Kite, Katsushika Hokusai
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Ladies dressed as the Shichikenjin
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Sake drinking at chrysanthemum time, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print,...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Daruma and the girl's face in the mirror
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A Good Time for the First Calligraphy (Fude hajime yoshi
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Two women writing - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Konami, daughter of Motozo - Public domain portrait painting
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Segawa Kikunojo in the role of a woman standing in a room listening to...
Torii Kiyomasu II (鳥居 清倍, c. 1720–1750), like the rest of the Torii artists, in billboards and other images for the promotion of the kabuki theatres. His prints, like many at the time, were made largely using... More
Burning the love letter, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Five Yoshiwara women visiting a Shinto temple. One is dipping a cup of...
Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More
A joro writing a letter - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Fan Kuai (Hankai), from the series A Set of Three Broken Doors (Haitat...
Yashima Gakutei (Born: 1786, Osaka, Japan, Died: 1868, Osaka, Japan) was an artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Besides his Ukiyo-e prints, Gakutei was known for his kyōka poetry,... More
Gathering wild flowers in spring, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Ja...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Tiger, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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Implements for shell game - Public domain dedication image
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Lady arranging flowers, Katsushika Hokusai
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Fukurokuju, Katsushika Hokusai - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Portrait of the Tayu Karauta of Chojiya, holding in her hands a bounci...
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Sawamura Kamesaburo in the role of Nagoya Koyama Sanserifu, a samurai ...
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A young woman reading a love letter while seated upon the back of a h...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Women viewing the cherry blossoms at Higurashi. A bronze statue of Ho...
Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More
Lady arranging flowers in vase, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japa...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Seated lady contemplating blank sheet of paper; drawing on floor in fo...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Utagawa Toyokuni I - The Writing School
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Ichikawa Masugoro as a daimyo brandishing a sword and turning towards ...
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese: 鳥居 清信; c. 1664 – 22 August 1729) focused almost exclusively on producing billboards and other promotional material for Edo's kabuki theaters, the Torii style is especially distinguis... More
Street scene, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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The old man and woman of Takasago at the paradise mountain
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Lady seated at table, writing, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Sannogawa Ichimatsu in the role of Kane, a samurai who, with a halberd...
Torii Kiyomasu II (鳥居 清倍, c. 1720–1750), like the rest of the Torii artists, in billboards and other images for the promotion of the kabuki theatres. His prints, like many at the time, were made largely using... More
Two women viewing evening scenery for the veranda of a house
Unlike almost any other Japanese printmakers, Koryūsai was a samurai. He was born in 1735 and worked as a samurai in the service of the Tsuchiya clan. He became a masterless rōnin after the death of the head of... More
The oiran Sugatano of Yotsumiya on parade accompanied by her kamuro Um...
Unlike almost any other Japanese printmakers, Koryūsai was a samurai. He was born in 1735 and worked as a samurai in the service of the Tsuchiya clan. He became a masterless rōnin after the death of the head of... More
A young girl making her toilet before a mirror and holding up another ...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Iris and water plants, Shunsho Katsukawa, Kitao Shigemasa
Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More
A woman looking at her reflection in a mirror
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
Seated lady reading, bedding to the left
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Lady with paper and scissors, holding origami
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Walking lady; tree pattern on kimono
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
A young boy as Urashima seated upon the back of a huge hairy-tailed to...
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Night scene at the River Festival at the opening of summer season. Ry...
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
Miyoharu of the Sanomasuya, at Edo-machi nichôme in the ShIn Yoshiwara
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Takenouchi carrying off Hachimantaro, Katsushika Hokusai
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Asahina no Saburô, from the series A Set of Three Broken Doors (Haitat...
Yashima Gakutei (Born: 1786, Osaka, Japan, Died: 1868, Osaka, Japan) was an artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Besides his Ukiyo-e prints, Gakutei was known for his kyōka poetry,... More
Woman with Koto, Number Two (Sono ni) from the series Three Musical In...
Yashima Gakutei (Born: 1786, Osaka, Japan, Died: 1868, Osaka, Japan) was an artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Besides his Ukiyo-e prints, Gakutei was known for his kyōka poetry,... More
Archery girls, Katsushika Hokusai
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Selected images from Hokusai's Manga, Katsushika Hokusai
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Selected images from Hokusai's Manga, Katsushika Hokusai
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A young woman leading a carabao laden with faggots away from a stream ...
Unlike almost any other Japanese printmakers, Koryūsai was a samurai. He was born in 1735 and worked as a samurai in the service of the Tsuchiya clan. He became a masterless rōnin after the death of the head of... More
Two women with wide straw hats, under a willow tree in an autumn gale....
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Procession of ladies accompanying the empress who is riding in a court...
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
Walking against the wind (New Year), Katsushika Hokusai
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Yu the Great (King Yu of the Xia Dynasty) Fights a Flood Dragon
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Lady walking in rain with umbrella, Utagawa Kunisada
Kunisada was a trendsetter in the art of the Japanese woodblock print. Always at the vanguard of his time, he continuously developed his style, which was sometimes radically changed, and did not adhere to styli... More
Selected images from Hokusai's Manga, Katsushika Hokusai
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Portrait of the tayu Hanamurasaki of Tamaya, Kitagawa Utamaro
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
Two Yoshiwara women seated in a room playing nanushi ken, and three ot...
Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More
Seated lady reading book, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Women examining clam shells with paintings inside prepared for playing...
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Old Kintoki and Small Demon with Towel in Snake Shape
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text page, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Woman Representing Benzaiten, Yashima Gakutei
Yashima Gakutei (Born: 1786, Osaka, Japan, Died: 1868, Osaka, Japan) was an artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Besides his Ukiyo-e prints, Gakutei was known for his kyōka poetry,... More
Watanabe no Tsuna and the Oni (demon) at the Rasho gate of Kyoto
Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More
Cat and dried fish (Katsuo-boshi)
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Two women looking at a whirling lantern
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Three women walking accompanied by a boy carrying a pot of fukujuso
Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More
A woman looking over the shoulder of a young man who is smoking a pipe...
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
The geisha Kusazuri bending forward ; back of her a young man stands h...
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Lady cooking, chopsticks in hand, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Ja...
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Two girls looking at picture books and a third standing by them on the...
Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More
The Iris Garden, Torii Kiyonaga
Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More
Ladies making verses, Yashima Gakutei
Yashima Gakutei (Born: 1786, Osaka, Japan, Died: 1868, Osaka, Japan) was an artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Besides his Ukiyo-e prints, Gakutei was known for his kyōka poetry,... More
Daikoku, Katsushika Hokusai - Drawing. Public domain image.
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Implements for shell game - Public domain dedication image
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A woman looking at her reflection in a mirror
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
Lady smoking pipe, book on floor, bedding nearby
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
The Letter-reading Scene in Act VII of Chûshingura
Unlike almost any other Japanese printmakers, Koryūsai was a samurai. He was born in 1735 and worked as a samurai in the service of the Tsuchiya clan. He became a masterless rōnin after the death of the head of... More
Man Washing a Horse's Hoof/ The Horse-Presentation Ceremony (Aouma no ...
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Tajikarao no mikoto, from the series A Set of Three Broken Doors (Hait...
Yashima Gakutei (Born: 1786, Osaka, Japan, Died: 1868, Osaka, Japan) was an artist and poet who was a pupil of both Totoya Hokkei and Hokusai. Besides his Ukiyo-e prints, Gakutei was known for his kyōka poetry,... More
Naramura Tomijuro as a woman dressing the hair of a man- the actor Oto...
Torii Kiyomasu II (鳥居 清倍, c. 1720–1750), like the rest of the Torii artists, in billboards and other images for the promotion of the kabuki theatres. His prints, like many at the time, were made largely using... More
Lady eating, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Ladies dressed as the Shichikenjin
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Miko and man wearing demon mask (Oni no nembutsu)
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Girl reading, Katsushika Hokusai
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Court lady looking at view of Sumida River
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Looking at the moon, by Nishikawa Sukenobu
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Ladies gathering mushrooms, by Nishikawa Sukenobu
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A boy musician, seated, holding up a small drum with floral decoration...
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Woman with fans. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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The oiran Segawa and Matsuto and attendants in the house called Matsub...
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Ichikawa Masugoro as a daimyo brandishing a sword and turning towards ...
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese: 鳥居 清信; c. 1664 – 22 August 1729) focused almost exclusively on producing billboards and other promotional material for Edo's kabuki theaters, the Torii style is especially distinguis... More
Lady playing shell game (looking left)
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More
Watanabe no Tsuna and the Oni (demon) at the Rasho gate of Kyoto
Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More
Group of women under a tree, Kitagawa Utamaro
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
Caught peeping, Kitagawa Utamaro
Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (Tokyo) and died in 1806. He is considered the leading Japanese printmaker and painter of bijin. Utamaro started his career as a student of the master painter Toriyama Sekien. Ut... More
The oiran Nioi and Yoyoharu of Matsubaya
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Court lady - sun in background, Katsushika Hokusai
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