Ukiyo-e of the Week

Yoshiyuki: Hido Hachiro holding a head This shows Hido Hachiro holding a head , a print from about 1868 by Mori Yoshiyuki (1835-1879...

Unknown Artist: Uki-e In this picture, perspective is used to create a sense of depth. Such a picture is called an uki-e . The first...

Hokuba: Bijinga This is a painting on silk, a kakemono , by Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844). A beautiful bijinga from the 1830s. Hokuba ...

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

Shunsen: Kingfisher on Bamboo   Here we have a kachô-e , Kingfisher on Bamboo . It is also an aizuri-e , that is to say that the ...

Tsukimaro: Kintarō Fighting with an Eagle   This is a surimono , Kintarō Fighting with an Eagle, by Kitagawa Tsukimaro . You can re...

Chikanobu: A group of bijin look out over a snow-covered garden A beautiful triptych by Toyohara Chikanobu , A group of bijin look out...