Ukiyo-e of the Week

Kyōsai: Drawing of a Traveling Couple Here we see a fine drawing by Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889), A Travelling Couple . It is from abo...

Kyōsai: Title Unknown I have not been able to find any title to this print by Kawanabe Kyōsai , so we leave it at that just to enjoy ...

Kyōsai: Tengu and a Buddhist Monk Tengu are folkloristic figures of Japan. A sort of  kami or yōkai. They are something in between hu...

Kyōsai: May , (Shōki Riding a Tiger) This is a triptych by Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889), a skilled artist who considered himself the...