Japanese Art

Portraits of courtesans, actors, and brides sit alongside studies of birds, bamboo, and horses, each rendered with fine outlines and quiet, posed stillness. Figures on verandas smoke pipes or tune a shamisen, while birds perch among pine and peacocks in soft, muted color. Together they reflect Japanese Art's attention to everyday grace and the natural world.

Three Actors in their Roles, from the series Stories of the Heroes of the Suikoden (Tosei Suikoden) by Utagawa Kunisada
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Japanese woodblock print depicting two bowls with New Year foods, chopsticks, and calligraphic text in black ink on cream paper, featuring red, blue, and white colors.
Teisai Hokuba
Bowl of New Year Food
1808 · color woodblock print

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Japanese ink drawing depicting six small fish arranged on a skewer with scattered dots and calligraphic text on aged paper.
Teisai Hokuba
Mezashi to Tatamiiwashi
1810 · Woodcut

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A six-panel folding screen depicting white and red flowers with green foliage and bamboo stalks against a pale cream background.
Kano Shigenobu
Bamboo and Poppies II
pair of six-panel screens; ink, color and gold on paper

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Japanese woodblock print depicting an actor holding a decorative umbrella and sword, wearing dark robes with gold and blue accents against a gray background with palm trees.
Utagawa Toyokuni
An actor in the role of Hachiman Taro Yoshiie
1847 · Color woodblock print

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A Japanese woodblock print depicts a sumo wrestler wearing a striped robe and blue hakama, holding a pipe, with calligraphy on the right.
Utagawa Toyokuni
The sumo wrestler Musashino Monta
1848 · Woodcut

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Two Japanese court ladies in elaborate kimonos gather maple leaves by a wooden railing beneath autumn trees in blue, red, and earth tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Court ladies gathering maple leaves
1848 · Woodcut

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A woman in ornate kimono rides a black horse through a snowy mountain landscape with buildings and evergreen trees.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Picture of Kanbara
1836 · Woodcut

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman dreaming of a boat with figures, rendered in red, blue, and natural tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Dream Ukihashi
1854 · Woodcut

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Japanese woodblock print depicting an actor in elaborate red and purple robes with checkered patterns, standing before a fortified palace gate.
Utagawa Toyokuni
The actor Band_ Minosuke in the role of Rikiya
1801 · Color woodcut print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting two armored samurai warriors in elaborate patterned armor and helmets against a cream background with red and gold accents.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Genkuro Yoshitsune and Musashibo Benkei

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Japanese woodblock print depicting multiple women in elaborate kimonos preparing food in an interior space with gridded windows and warm earth tones.
Kitagawa Utamaro
House of Ichizuke

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Japanese woodblock print depicting three women in elaborate kimonos against a blue background with decorative floral patterns and calligraphic text.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Tale of the Courtesan Kokonoe

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Japanese woodblock print depicting an actor in blue patterned kimono holding a sword, surrounded by handwritten calligraphy text.
Utagawa Toyokuni
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

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A woman in dark robes adjusts a shamisen on a veranda beneath a tree, depicted in an ukiyo-e print with gold, green, and blue tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Portrait of a Woman Tuning Her Shamisen On a Veranda
Japanese woodblock print depicting three elegantly dressed women in an interior room with calligraphy scroll and decorative elements in red, blue, and gold tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Tale of the Courtesan Shiratama

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Japanese woodblock print depicting three figures in a multi-level wooden structure with beige, blue, and red tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Number 14
1848 · Woodcut

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A woman in blue and red patterned clothing gazes into a hand mirror, surrounded by Japanese text on a gray background.
Utagawa Toyokuni
White
1844 · Woodcut

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in traditional dress holding a tea bowl, with calligraphy and seals on the left side.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Portrait of Naniwaya Okita

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a figure in red and white face paint holding a staff, surrounded by decorative elements in red, green, and gold tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Kobayashi no Asahina

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A Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in profile wearing a cream and floral patterned robe, holding a long pipe with smoke wisps.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Half-Length Portrait Of A Woman Smoking, Holding A Pipe And Exhaling A Cloud Of Smoke

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A woman in an orange robe sits beside a black vase with flowering branches, wearing an elaborate black headdress with gold ornaments.
Kitagawa Utamaro
The Courtesan Karakoto

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Two women in Japanese dress, one seated at a loom and one holding checkered cloth, rendered in black ink with gold, red, and tan accents.
Kitagawa Utamaro
A half-length portrait of two women, one seated at a loom and the other showing a roll of black and white checkered cloth
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting two women in profile, one holding a teacup and one adjusting her hairpin, rendered in black ink with brown and gold accents.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Two Beauties, One Holding a Teacup, the Other Fingering her Hairpin
1797 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman with dark hair and traditional dress in brown and cream tones, shown in bust-length portrait composition.
Kitagawa Utamaro
A bust portrait of the waitress Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse
color woodblock print

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