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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A young man raising a girl upon his shoulders to dislodge a shuttlecoc...
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 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 next to brazier, 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 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
The actor Segawa Kikunojo as a woman dancing the Cho (Butterfly) odori
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
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 Foxes Wedding Reception (Kitsune no Yomeiri)
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People viewing the sunrise at Susaki on New Year's morning
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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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Iris and Peony, from the series Plants for the Kasumi Circle
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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
Playing ball, 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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Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Katsushika Hokusai
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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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Street scene at New Year. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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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
Katsushika Hokusai - Carpenter's New Specimen book
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Woman with book and rat (Daikokuten?)
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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
The Sound of the Teahouse Bell (Chamise no kane no oto)
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
Yuki (Snow), 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 woman with a battledore and a shuttlecock, and kneeling by her...
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A youth is shown in a house making offerings before a figure of Ebisu,...
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An oiran setting forth for a promenade accompanied by her two kamuro a...
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 in a field near a small stream catching singing ...
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 young woman seated upon a bank getting a light for her pipe from a y...
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 woman stretching spotted crepe (kanoko) and talking to another 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
Country scene. Women viewing ume blossoms and talking to a peasant wo...
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Women weaving, 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
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
Seated lady with arrows, 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 playing flute, 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 kneeling on rug, 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
Seated lady koto in background, 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
Hitomoto of Daimonjiya. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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A holiday group in the country in summer. A sign post indicates that ...
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Eishi Hosoda - The game of Catch the Fox
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Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene, 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
Nagoya and Fuwa encountering by the way and getting up a fight because...
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 Holding a Kite, Katsushika Hokusai
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Persimmon and cicada, Katsushika Hokusai
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Pictures of the most celebrated caligraphers of China and Japan
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Ladies dressed as the Shichikenjin
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Bishamon, Katsushika Hokusai. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Girls putting up New Year decorations, Katsushika Hokusai
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Preparing for Samba dance, Katsushika Hokusai
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Boat and raft on Sumida River during a storm
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
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
Paraphernalia for the Girls' Festival, Kubo Shunman, Kubo Shunman
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Utagawa Toyokuni I - Saohime and Take-tori-okina
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Asama and danseuse, Totoya Hokkei, Hokkei Totoya
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Daruma and the girl's face in the mirror
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Courtesans amusing themselves with various pastimes, by Nishikawa Suke...
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Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Katsushika Hokusai
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Carpenter's New Specimen book, Katsushika Hokusai
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Three girls playing utagaruta (the game of poem cards)
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 Good Time to Open for Business (Akinai hajime yoshi)
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In a room which is openat the back, showing a dwarf ume tree in bloom ...
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 oiran Kato of Echizenya. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Prosperity: Ding Gu (Roku, Teiko), from an untitled series of Happines...
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
Landscape and the wine-bibber Rihaku, 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