The oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya. She is compared to the famous ninth centu...
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
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
A young man and young woman standing in snow and taking leave of each ...
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
Three Yoshiwara women grouped around a hibachi and a third standing up...
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
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
Three Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house, the middle one holdin...
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
Four Yoshiwara women, one standing, the others seated in a parlor, the...
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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Katsukawa Shuncho - The courtesan as the classical poetess Izumi Shiki...
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Lady reading, 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
Koiyama, 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
Seated lady fixing her hair, 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 combing hair, stringed instrument 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
A geisha at night in a snowstorm accompanied by a servant bearing a sa...
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 Hanaogi of Ogiya and one of her attendants
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A boating party on the Sumida River
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Group of women and a young man in a tea-house overlooking Edo Bay
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Boating party on the Sumida River on the night of the River Festival (...
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
Oiran and attendants on parade in the Naka no cho, Yoshiwara
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The oiran Ichikawa and Kisagawa of Matsubaya, 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
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
Standing figure, back view. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Figure of lady reading, Katsushika Hokusai
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On the way to the temple, Kubo Shunman
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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
Private theatricals (nokyogen) - Public domain portrait print
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Tiger, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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Court ladies in ordinary dress, by Nishikawa Sukenobu
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Carpenter's New Specimen book, Katsushika Hokusai
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Kyoka Hyaku nin Isshu (Literary celebrities), Katsushika Hokusai
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Kyoka Hyaku nin Isshu (Literary celebrities), Katsushika Hokusai
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Red shell, white shell, black shell, Totoya Hokkei
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Women examining pieces of cloth preparatory to making garments
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
An oiran on parade at New Year's, accompanied by a kamuro who is nearl...
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
Village girl from Ohara leading an ox, Katsushika Hokusai
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Warrior and lady, 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
Murasaki Shikibu, the poetess, Kubo Shunman, Kubo Shunman
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Writing examination (Sekigaki) - Public domain portrait print
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Lady and child, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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Warrior, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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No. 3 (Sono san): Ama no Uzume, from the series The Cave Door of Sprin...
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Man looking at hanging scroll; woman serves meal
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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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Theatrical scene, Katsushika Hokusai
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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
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
The oiran Toshi of Echizenya. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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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
Portrait of the Oiran Sugawara of Tsuruya
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Women weaving silk, Shunsho Katsukawa
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
Eishi Hosoda - The tayu Shizuka of Shizutamaya
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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
Lady with pipe, leaning on one hand
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 playing stringed instrument, 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
Women examining clam shells with paintings inside prepared for playing...
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Eishi Hosoda - Three women looking at a kakemono
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Large head and bust of a young woman
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 Sanno Matsuri procession passing the gate of Ii Kamon no kami's to...
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Kite, Ball, Battledore, and Adonis Plant, Totoya Hokkei
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Old Kintoki and Small Demon with Towel in Snake Shape
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Owl on magnolia branch. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Fisherman, Katsushika Hokusai. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...
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Man dreaming, Kubo Shunman, Kubo Shunman
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text page, Katsushika Hokusai - Public domain dedication image
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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
Star gazing at the Festival of the Weaver (July)
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 pictures with poetry at New Year
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Votive tablet with pictures of No dancers, Kubo Shunman
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Carpenter's New Specimen book, Katsushika Hokusai
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Kyoka Hyaku nin Isshu (Literary celebrities), Katsushika Hokusai
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The oiran Hito noto and Takasode and attendants in the house called Da...
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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
Right Team, Round Three: Tigerskin (Migi sanban, Tora no kawa)
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Shokei Senzai (A thousand years of the pine affinity)
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
Dancing Girl Mimyô from the Mirror of the East (Maime Mimyô: Azuma kag...
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
Yujo, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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Furuichi Dance (No. 2 of a Set of Four)
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
Girl and plum branch. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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One woman walking with two servants, Ryu Ryu Kyo Shinsai
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An oiran standing under a pine tree trimming her finger nails with a p...
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 Hanazuru and Karakato of Choshiya
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Woman and toy snake, Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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Woman walking with attendant. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Jigoku-dayu, from the series A Set of Three Courtesans (Yûkun sanban t...
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Pictures of the most celebrated caligraphers of China and Japan
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Cat and dried fish (Katsuo-boshi)
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Yuranosuke reading the letter on the veranda of the Ichiriki joroya an...
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
Portrait of the tayu Somenosuke of Matsubaya, 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 toilet of an oiran interrupted by the intrusion of a street singer...
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
Segawa Kikunojo as Onna Narukami hurling a huge rock at Soga no Goro T...
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
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
Ume (plum), 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