Ukiyo-e of the Week

Chikanobu: The brave wife of Shinozuka Iga no Kami standing on the bank of a lake This is "The brave wife of Shinozuka Iga no Kam...

Gakutei: Carp This is Carp , a beautiful painting by Yashima Gakutei  (1786-1868) from 1818-1830. Gakutei, technically a very skilled...

Shunsui: Furyu Utai Sambukutsui This print is A Triptych of Fashionable No Plays (Furyu Utai Sambukutsui) by  Miyagawa Shunsui  (act...

Shunkō: Matsumoto Kōshirō IV as Tsurunosuke Katsukawa Shunkō (1743-1812)   was the first artist who made  okubi-e , so-called large ...

Gekkō: The Gathering of 11 Generals Here is a triptych called The Battle at Tien-Chuang-Tai: The Gathering of 11 Generals  [Denshôd...

Settei: Painting This is a painting by  Tsukioka Settei (1710-1786). Even if it is unsigned, there is no real doubt about the artis...

Kōgyo: Dōjōji Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) made this painting on silk. Among his teachers were as well Tsukioka Yoshitoshi as Ogata Ge...