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Night on Ryōgokubashi: Toyokuni I's "Kabuki no ...
Toyokuni I's late 1790s woodblock print captures a tense kabuki moment on Ryōgokubashi — five chivalrous Edo heroes facing their rivals, their coded costumes speaking a visual language only Edo...
Night on Ryōgokubashi: Toyokuni I's "Kabuki no ...
Toyokuni I's late 1790s woodblock print captures a tense kabuki moment on Ryōgokubashi — five chivalrous Edo heroes facing their rivals, their coded costumes speaking a visual language only Edo...
Evacuation of the Ladies: Chikanobu's Vision of...
Yōshū Chikanobu's 1896 triptych imagines the women of Edo Castle's Ōoku evacuating during an emergency. Dark fire-service attire, naginata, lantern light, and flames bring the dramatic scene to life.
Evacuation of the Ladies: Chikanobu's Vision of...
Yōshū Chikanobu's 1896 triptych imagines the women of Edo Castle's Ōoku evacuating during an emergency. Dark fire-service attire, naginata, lantern light, and flames bring the dramatic scene to life.
Edo's Street Champion: Kunisada's "Honchō Tsuna...
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)'s c. 1844 woodblock print depicts Honchō Tsunagorō, one of Edo's legendary otokodate street champions, in a bold pose embodying the chivalrous spirit of Great Edo.
Edo's Street Champion: Kunisada's "Honchō Tsuna...
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)'s c. 1844 woodblock print depicts Honchō Tsunagorō, one of Edo's legendary otokodate street champions, in a bold pose embodying the chivalrous spirit of Great Edo.
Kanda Daimyōjin Gosai-zu: The Grand Festival of...
A spectacular panoramic triptych by Utagawa Sadashige (c. 1841) depicting the Kanda Matsuri — Edo's greatest 'tenka-matsuri' festival, with magnificent floats, grand processions, and the legendary whale float, all rendered...
Kanda Daimyōjin Gosai-zu: The Grand Festival of...
A spectacular panoramic triptych by Utagawa Sadashige (c. 1841) depicting the Kanda Matsuri — Edo's greatest 'tenka-matsuri' festival, with magnificent floats, grand processions, and the legendary whale float, all rendered...
Namazu no Kabayaki Ōban Furumai: Edo's Earthqua...
A celebrated example of Edo's 'namazu-e' earthquake satire prints (1855): the gods who should control the earthquake catfish are instead cooking and serving it — a darkly comic masterpiece of...
Namazu no Kabayaki Ōban Furumai: Edo's Earthqua...
A celebrated example of Edo's 'namazu-e' earthquake satire prints (1855): the gods who should control the earthquake catfish are instead cooking and serving it — a darkly comic masterpiece of...
Tōsei Jikkasen – Natsugiku: Toyokuni × Hiroshig...
A luxurious collaboration between Edo's two greatest masters: Toyokuni III painted the kabuki actors, Hiroshige I painted the summer chrysanthemums — from the celebrated series 'Ten Fashionable Flowers' (1858), the...
Tōsei Jikkasen – Natsugiku: Toyokuni × Hiroshig...
A luxurious collaboration between Edo's two greatest masters: Toyokuni III painted the kabuki actors, Hiroshige I painted the summer chrysanthemums — from the celebrated series 'Ten Fashionable Flowers' (1858), the...