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 a woman in red and blue robes holding a large umbrella in a snowy landscape with traditional architecture.
Toyokuni Utagawa
A modern version of the Tale of Genji in snow scenes

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Ukiyo-e print depicting three figures in traditional Japanese dress around a central figure, rendered in black ink with tan and green accents.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Daidozan Bungoro, the infant prodigy drinking sake and being offered tea by the famous beauty and teahouse waitress Okita of the Naniwaya and biscuits by her rival Ohisa of the Takashimaya
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting multiple women performing laundry tasks around a well structure amid hanging vines, rendered in muted earth tones and black ink.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Doing the Laundry by the Well Curb
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting Mount Fuji under moonlight with boats on the Tama River and figures in foreground, rendered in blues, greens, and earth tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni II
Autumn Moon, Tama River
Color woodblock print

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Three kabuki actors in elaborate costumes and makeup, arranged horizontally with decorative red lanterns and calligraphy panels against a dark background.
Utagawa Kunisada
Three Actors in their Roles, from the series Stories of the Heroes of the Suikoden (Tosei Suikoden)
1858 · color woodcut

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A Japanese woodblock print depicting a young woman's face in profile with an elaborate dark hairstyle adorned with a ribbon, rendered in black ink on beige paper.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Bust of a Young Girl
color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting three figures in traditional dress against a geometric patterned background, rendered in black, yellow, orange, and flesh tones.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Act II of Chushingura, the young samurai Rikiya, with Konami, Honzo partly hidden behind the door
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a coastal landscape with bridges, boats, islands, and figures in shades of blue, green, tan, and black.
Utagawa Toyokuni II
Returning Sails at Kanazawa, View of Nojima from Seto Bridge
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting sailing vessels in a bay surrounded by green hills, sandy beach, and village buildings in blue, green, and cream tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni II
Returning Ships, Kanazawa
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman with elaborate black hair ornaments and a patterned garment against a cream background.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Courtesan Representing the Hagi
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in pink checkered kimono holding a pipe to her mouth, with black hair and ornate hairpin against cream background.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Poppen o fuku musume
1790

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Two women in elaborate kimonos examine a large decorated fish, with architectural scenes depicted in the upper right corner.
Kitagawa Utamaro
The courtesan Tsukasa of _giya
1804 · Woodcut

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Two women in traditional Japanese dress hang laundry, rendered in black ink with pink and gray tones on cream paper.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Hanging laundry to dry
1795 · Woodcut

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A woodblock print of a woman in profile wearing a pale kimono with dark patterned hem, her black hair styled upward.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Flirtatious Lover
1791 · Woodcut

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Two Japanese women with elaborate hairstyles and patterned garments depicted in black ink on pale paper in woodblock print style.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Osen of Kagiya and Ohisa of Takashima
1793 · Woodcut

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Edo period Japanese woodblock print depicting numerous figures in colorful kimonos gathered among cherry blossom trees in two architectural levels.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Cherry Blossoms at Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no hana zu), Japanese, Edo period
1793 · Hanging scroll (now framed); ink, gouache, gold and gold-leaf on bamboo paper

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Three Japanese women in traditional dress arrange dolls and tea sets for a festival celebration, rendered in woodblock print with blues, greens, and earth tones.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Girl's festival (hinamatsuri)
1801 · Woodcut

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Two figures in Japanese dress with elaborate black hair ornaments, rendered in black ink with pink and red accents on cream paper.
Shirai Gonpachi and the courtesan Komuraski of the Miura-ya
1753 · Color woodblock print

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A Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in profile with black hair adorned with a gold pin and white ribbon, wiping her face with a cloth.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Ase o fuku onna (Woman Wiping Sweat)
1798 · Ukioy-e color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman in blue kimono holding a large black and white umbrella in falling snow.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Night snow scene at Motonoyanagi Bridge
1818 · Woodcut

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A monochromatic Japanese woodblock print depicting a tiger's head and upper body among bamboo stalks, mounted on silk with decorative blue borders.
Utagawa Toyohiro
Tiger in Bamboo (Detail)
Hanging Scroll, Color on Paper

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Japanese woodblock print depicting two women in pink and black robes seated among peacocks, flowers, and decorative elements in muted earth tones.
Utagawa Toyokuni
A Daimyo's Mansion

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Japanese woodblock print depicting travelers on a mountain road with Mount Fuji in the background, rendered in black ink and tan paper.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Yoshiwara

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A three-tiered Asian temple on a snowy shore surrounded by tall trees, with a boat and rocks visible in the blue water.
Miki Suizan
Snow at Kinkakuji (Kinkakuji no Yuki) Temple
1924 · Color woodblock print

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