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Kunisada's Suikoden Masterpiece: The Greatest K...
In the fifth month of 1863, Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) completed what many consider the crowning achievement of his extraordinary career — a monumental woodblock print depicting ten of Edo's most...
Kunisada's Suikoden Masterpiece: The Greatest K...
In the fifth month of 1863, Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) completed what many consider the crowning achievement of his extraordinary career — a monumental woodblock print depicting ten of Edo's most...
Beauty of the Kanbun Era
A solitary beauty of the Kanbun Era stands in timeless elegance — her gosho-mage hairstyle, fawn-spot kosode, and narrow obi a precise record of late 17th-century Japan. A masterwork of...
Beauty of the Kanbun Era
A solitary beauty of the Kanbun Era stands in timeless elegance — her gosho-mage hairstyle, fawn-spot kosode, and narrow obi a precise record of late 17th-century Japan. A masterwork of...
Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province — Hokus...
Explore Hokusai's Shichirigahama in Sagami Province — a masterwork in Prussian blue from the iconic Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, ca. 1830–32.
Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province — Hokus...
Explore Hokusai's Shichirigahama in Sagami Province — a masterwork in Prussian blue from the iconic Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, ca. 1830–32.
Large Head and Bust Portrait of the Oiran Hanaō...
A bold large-format portrait of Hanaogi, the celebrated oiran of Ogiya, by Chōkōsai Eishō — one of the great bijin-ga masters of the Edo period. A masterwork of ōkubi-e portraiture...
Large Head and Bust Portrait of the Oiran Hanaō...
A bold large-format portrait of Hanaogi, the celebrated oiran of Ogiya, by Chōkōsai Eishō — one of the great bijin-ga masters of the Edo period. A masterwork of ōkubi-e portraiture...
The Courtesan Konosumi — Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. ...
Kitagawa Utamaro's luminous portrait of the courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter — a shimmering nishiki-e print with mica, inscribed with a summer poem evoking heavenly...
The Courtesan Konosumi — Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. ...
Kitagawa Utamaro's luminous portrait of the courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter — a shimmering nishiki-e print with mica, inscribed with a summer poem evoking heavenly...
Geisha Walking through the Snow at Night — Kita...
A geisha walks through a snowstorm at night, sheltered by an umbrella, accompanied by an attendant carrying a lantern and a shamisen case. Utamaro captures a dreamlike moment — snow...
Geisha Walking through the Snow at Night — Kita...
A geisha walks through a snowstorm at night, sheltered by an umbrella, accompanied by an attendant carrying a lantern and a shamisen case. Utamaro captures a dreamlike moment — snow...