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Saturday, 30 July 2016

22 - Kyōsai: May (Shōki Riding a Tiger)

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Kyōsai: May , (Shōki Riding a Tiger) This is a triptych by Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889), a skilled artist who considered himself the...
Saturday, 23 July 2016

21 - Kuniyasu: Parody of Shi Jin, the Nine Dragoned: Akomi of the Ôgiya

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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 ...
Saturday, 16 July 2016

20 - Gakutei: Moonlit Night at Suehiro Bridge

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Gakutei: Moonlit Night at Suehiro Bridge Yashima Gakutei (1786–1868) studied under both Hokusai and Totoya Hokkei . He was a poet ...
Saturday, 9 July 2016

19 - Utamaro: Scops Owl and Bullfinches

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Utamaro:  Scops Owl and Bullfinches Momo chidori kyôka awase [One Hundred Birds in a Competition of Humorous Poetry] from about 17...
Saturday, 2 July 2016

18 - Kôkan: Girl on a veranda

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Kôkan: Girl on a veranda Shiba Kôkan (1747-1818), or Suzuki Harushige, was a very skilled artist who worked with a large number of s...
Saturday, 25 June 2016

17 - Nobukazu: Love Of Fireflies

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Nobukazu: Love Of Fireflies - 1896 Watanabe Nobukazu (1872?-1944), a student of Yōshū Chikanobu , made pictures ranging from traditi...
Saturday, 18 June 2016

16 - Kunihiro: Actor Onoe Tamizo as Tenjiku Tokubei Performing Toad Magic

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Kunihiro: Actor Onoe Tamizo as Tenjiku Tokubei Performing Toad Magic - 1832 This is " Actor Onoe Tamizo as Tenjiku Tokubei Perfor...