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Saturday, 24 September 2016

30 - Chōki: Cat's Cradle

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Chōki: Cat's Cradle, about 1804 Eishōsai Chōki (active about 1786-1808) was a student of Toriyama Sekien , who was also the tea...
Saturday, 17 September 2016

29 - Kuniyoshi: Yôkyô (Yang Xiang)

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  Kuniyoshi: Yôkyô (Yang Xiang) , 1848 The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety is a book by Chinese scholar Guo Jujing , who w...
Saturday, 10 September 2016

28 - Moronobu: Beauty Looking Back

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Moronobu: Beauty Looking Back The picture this week is “mikaeri-bijin” [beauty looking back] a painting by Hishikawa Mor...
Saturday, 3 September 2016

27 - Yoshikazu: The Angry Ghost of Nitta Yoshioki Takes His Revenge

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Yoshikazu: The Angry Ghost of Nitta Yoshioki Takes His Revenge This is The Angry Ghost of Nitta Yoshioki Takes His Revenge (Nitta Y...
Saturday, 27 August 2016

26 - Eisen: Summer

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Eisen: Summer This is a kachô-e by Keisai Eisen (1790-1848). It is called "Summer" and is from a series named "Th...
Saturday, 20 August 2016

25 - Toyonobu: Courtesan Standing in Front of a Building

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Toyonobu: Courtesan Standing in Front of a Building I like this bijinga. The geometric background might be a little overbearing, b...
Saturday, 13 August 2016

24 - Hirosada: Kataoka Gadô II as Matsugae Tetsunosuke and Arashi Rikan III as Saibara Kageyu

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Hirosada: Kataoka Gadô II as Matsugae Tetsunosuke and Arashi Rikan III as Saibara Kageyu, 1848 Very little is known about Konishi Hi...