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Attributed to Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments, 19th century, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments — At...

A rare silk painting attributed to master Utagawa Kuniyoshi, capturing three beauties in the timeless Edo motif of sankyoku gassō — koto, shamisen, and kokyū in harmony. Unlike woodblock prints,...

Three Beauties Playing Musical Instruments — At...

A rare silk painting attributed to master Utagawa Kuniyoshi, capturing three beauties in the timeless Edo motif of sankyoku gassō — koto, shamisen, and kokyū in harmony. Unlike woodblock prints,...

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) and Utagawa Kunitoki, Prince Genji Visits the Gankirō Tea House, 1860, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Prince Genji Visits the Gankirō Tea House — Kun...

In 1860, master Utagawa Kunisada and his pupil Kunitoki created this breathtaking triptych — a rare collaborative masterpiece reimagining Prince Genji's world through the glamour of newly opened treaty-port Yokohama,...

Prince Genji Visits the Gankirō Tea House — Kun...

In 1860, master Utagawa Kunisada and his pupil Kunitoki created this breathtaking triptych — a rare collaborative masterpiece reimagining Prince Genji's world through the glamour of newly opened treaty-port Yokohama,...

Kitagawa Utamaro, Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night, ca. 1797, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night: Utamaro'...

Utamaro's c. 1797 masterpiece captures a geisha and her attendant stepping into the Edo night rain — one umbrella, one lantern, and an extraordinary play of light and shadow that...

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night: Utamaro'...

Utamaro's c. 1797 masterpiece captures a geisha and her attendant stepping into the Edo night rain — one umbrella, one lantern, and an extraordinary play of light and shadow that...

Kochoro Kunisada, Hosai Go-Sekku Asobi Choyo no Sekku, Edo period, Ukiyo-e woodblock print

Hōsai Go-Sekku Asobi – Chōyō no Sekku: Kunisada...

From Kunisada's celebrated series 'Five Seasonal Festivals of a Bountiful Year', this elegant print depicts Edo women celebrating Chōyō no Sekku (the Chrysanthemum Festival) — admiring chrysanthemums and praying for...

Hōsai Go-Sekku Asobi – Chōyō no Sekku: Kunisada...

From Kunisada's celebrated series 'Five Seasonal Festivals of a Bountiful Year', this elegant print depicts Edo women celebrating Chōyō no Sekku (the Chrysanthemum Festival) — admiring chrysanthemums and praying for...

Kuniteru, Tosei Kikumi no Zu, c. 1843-1847, Ukiyo-e woodblock print triptych

Tōsei Kikumi no Zu: Chrysanthemum Viewing in Ed...

A magnificent triptych by Kuniteru (c. 1843–47) depicting Edo's beloved autumn chrysanthemum viewing tradition, with elegantly dressed women admiring elaborate kiku-zaiku displays beneath a full moon and Mount Fuji —...

Tōsei Kikumi no Zu: Chrysanthemum Viewing in Ed...

A magnificent triptych by Kuniteru (c. 1843–47) depicting Edo's beloved autumn chrysanthemum viewing tradition, with elegantly dressed women admiring elaborate kiku-zaiku displays beneath a full moon and Mount Fuji —...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Hyakushu Tsugiwake Giku, 1845, Ukiyo-e woodblock print triptych

Hyakushu Tsugiwake Giku: 100 Chrysanthemums on ...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi's 1845 triptych celebrates Edo's legendary gardening feat: 100 different chrysanthemum varieties grafted onto a single stem, all blooming simultaneously — a lost art now being revived for Chōyō...

Hyakushu Tsugiwake Giku: 100 Chrysanthemums on ...

Utagawa Kuniyoshi's 1845 triptych celebrates Edo's legendary gardening feat: 100 different chrysanthemum varieties grafted onto a single stem, all blooming simultaneously — a lost art now being revived for Chōyō...