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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Kabuki actor portrait in traditional makeup wearing dark blue robe, holding umbrella, against radiating tan and rust background with falling snow.
Natori Shunsen
Sawamura Sojuro as Narihira Reizo
1927 · Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print portrait of a man in profile wearing traditional clothing with gold and blue patterns, holding a scroll.
Natori Shunsen
Kataoka Nizayemon as Honzo
1926 · Color woodblock print

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A stylized portrait of a woman with black hair and pale skin wearing red and patterned garments against a lavender background.
Natori Shunsen
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke V as Ohan
1928 · Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting two kabuki actors in elaborate costumes with red, blue, and green patterns against a cream background.
Natori Shunsen
The Actors Ichikawa Omezo IV and Nakmura Tokizo III in the Play The Crane and The Turtle (Tsurukame)
1928 · Color woodblock print

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A seated figure in traditional Japanese dress wearing a red garment with white circular patterns holds two blue swords.
Natori Shunsen
Onoye Yeizaburo as Okaru
1926 · Color woodblock print

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A Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in an elaborately patterned blue and white striped kimono with red accents and traditional hairstyle.
Natori Shunsen
The Actor Nakamura Jakuemon III as Oshichi
1927 · Color woodblock print

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Two figures in traditional Japanese dress with black hair and ornate clothing in pink, blue, and patterned fabrics against a gray background.
Natori Shunsen
The Actors Ichikawa Shocho II as Umegawa and Kataoka Gado IV as Chubei
1927 · Color woodblock print

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A kabuki actor with elaborate makeup and black ornate headdress holds decorative objects against a cream background with colored geometric patterns.
Natori Shunsen
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo VI as Shajin Matsuomaru
1928 · Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock portrait of an actor in theatrical makeup wearing a purple collar and green garment with geometric patterns, rendered in black, white, purple, and green tones.
Natori Shunsen
The Actor Nakamura Kaisha I as Okaru from the Play Yoikoshin
1928 · Color woodblock print

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A Japanese woman in a blue and red patterned kimono gazes downward, wearing her black hair in a traditional upswept style with a gold ornament.
Natori Shunsen
Before the Mirror (Kagami no mae)
1928 · Color woodblock print

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A seated woman with long black hair combs her hair while wearing a patterned blue and purple garment against a pale beige background.
Natori Shunsen
Combing the Hair (Kami-Suki)
1928 · Color woodblock print

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

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A woman in a blue patterned kimono plays a stringed instrument while holding a cat, with flowering branches and calligraphy visible in the background.
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
Te-ike no hana 'Hand-picked flower'
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting two figures in colorful patterned robes seated indoors with a birdcage, accompanied by calligraphic text.
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
Kokoro no hana 'Flowers of the heart'
Color woodblock print

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A seated woman in elaborate red robes with ornamental hairpins gazes toward potted plants on a veranda overlooking a landscape.
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
Miyako no hana 'Flower of the capital'
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a crowded shrine interior with figures in traditional dress, red lanterns, and architectural details in blue, red, and cream tones.
Utagawa Sadahide
Gathering of gods at the great shrine at Izumo
1857 · Woodcut

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Two women in elaborate patterned kimonos sit in a Western-style room with large gridded windows, rendered in blues, reds, and cream tones.
Utagawa Sadahide
Courtesans in a Western-Style Building of Yokohama

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