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Saturday, 29 April 2017

61 - Toyoharu: Act VII (Shichidanme)

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Toyoharu: Act VII (Shichidanme) Utagawa Toyoharu (1735?-1814) founded the later so successful Utagawa school . Among its many members...
Saturday, 22 April 2017

60 - Kiyonaga: Actor Onoe Matsusuke Playing the Shamisen, with a Courtesan and a Kamuro

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Kiyonaga: Actor Onoe Matsusuke Playing the Shamisen, with a Courtesan and a Kamuro 1782 When Torii Kiyonaga (1782-1815) became t...
Saturday, 15 April 2017

59 - Yoshitoshi: Uesugi Kenshin Nyudo Terutora Riding into Battle

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Yoshitoshi: Uesugi Kenshin Nyudo Terutora Riding into Battle This week we will look at another print by Yoshitoshi : Uesugi Kenshin Ny...
Saturday, 8 April 2017

58 - Nobukazu: Beauties Viewing Moon

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Nobukazu: Beauties Viewing Moon , about 1890 A bijinga in the form of a triptych by Watanabe Nobukazu : Beauties Viewing the Moon , f...
Saturday, 1 April 2017

57 - The Kanbun Master: Shunga from Yoshiwara Pillow Pictures

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The Kanbun Master: Shunga from Yoshiwara Pillow Pictures This print is an example of Shunga , erotic motives, although it is quite i...
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 ...