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Saturday, 25 March 2017

56 - Ginkô: Tennō Yūryaku overpowers a large wild boar at Mount Katuragi

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Ginkô: Tennō Yūryaku overpowers a large wild boar at Mount Katuragi, 1896 Emperor r Yūryaku, [ 雄略天皇 - Yūryaku-tenn ô ], who reigned ...
Saturday, 18 March 2017

55 - Eizan: Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya

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Eizan: Hanaôgi of the Ôgiya , 1806-1808 The widely underrated Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867), completed and ended the development of ...
Saturday, 11 March 2017

54 - Shinsai: Carp among pond plants

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Shinsai: Carp among pond plants This surimono shows a carp and water-weeds. Carps occur frequently in Japanese art, where they symbo...
Saturday, 4 March 2017

53 - Hokusai: The Strong Oi Pouring Sake

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Hokusai: The Strong Oi Pouring Sake The Strong Oi Pouring Sake is a portrait Hokusai made of his daughter, Oi. She was also an ar...
Saturday, 25 February 2017

52 - Kunisada: Yakusha-e from the Kawarazaki Theatre 1852

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Kunisada: Yakusha-e from 1852 This is a yakusha-e by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Nuregami Chôgorô...
Saturday, 18 February 2017

51 - Hiroshige II: Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa

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Hiroshige II: Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1868), originally Shinpei Suzuki, was a student of Hiroshige I...
Saturday, 11 February 2017

50 - Harunobu: Bijinga

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Harunobu: Bijinga Undoubtedly, Harunobu was one of the earliest, greatest, and most innovative of the ukiyo-e masters. In his best w...