Ukiyo-e of the Week

Toshinobu II: Nitta no Shiro Tadatsune faces the Goddess of Mount Fuji and her dragon This is a triptych by Toshinobu II, which show...

Hokkei: En'ryû zu - The salt dragon This is a surimono by Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850), one of Hokusai's students. The exac...

Kuniyasu: Parody of Shi Jin, the Nine Dragoned: Akomi of the Ôgiya Here we have one of those hard-to-interpret mitate-e, with many ...

Keisei: Benzaiten Seated on a White Dragon - 1832-1833 Aoigaoka Keisei was active during the 1820s and 1830s. He was Hokkei's st...

Isoda Koryusai: Dragon Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) was the artistic heir of Harunobu , although it is not known if he was ever Haru...