#ukiyo-e prints

[sheltiechicago]

Takashima Ohisa, The Tea House Beauty (c.1790s) – Katsukawa Shuncho

Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?

Explore some of the most famous prints of beautiful women, or bijin, as subjects in Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock art.

Woman Reading a Letter (c. 1792/93) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River (c.1784) – Torii Kiyonaga

Village by the Tama River (1858) – Utagawa Hiroshige

[beifongkendo]

A tranquil Hirosawa pond in the mist, by Kotozuka Eiichi (1930).

[jonathan5485]

The Tokaido Road Trip. Part 3.

The end is in sight The Tokaido Road Hiroshige’s journey is over two-thirds complete. In the last blog he and his party had arrived at Arai and now the Tokaido Road travellers head in a westerly direction, following the coast as it approaches Shiomizaka, No.37. Akasaka: Inn with Serving Maids by Hiroshige Along with the preceding post stations of Yoshida and Goyu, the one at Akasaka was well…

[masterpeaces-of-japanese-culture]

Famous Heroes of the Kabuki Stage Played by Frogs, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century

[sanska]

Dr. Senju Tobirama (26, Raised by Cats): “The annoying one is entertained by the dumb one and the dumb one stops crying as long as it can see its sibling. It’s a good system.”

Inspired by this tweet:

[thecutestgrotto]

The Great Wave — Hokusai

Another non-requested set 💗 I really like doing these sets based on famous art lately, I hope it’s not too repetitive if I make it a little collection.

Also in this collection: Starry Night and Irises

• More from the Famous Art Collection •

[lionofchaeronea]

The Poetess Ono no Komachi in the Rain, Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825)

[damare-draws]

Yuzu 柚子 🍋

Thought I would combine the Vaporwave color palette with the ujkio-e pictures. What do you think?

[the-evil-clergyman]

Fireflies in the Early Summer by Watanabe Shoka (19th Century)

[oncanvas]

Midnight Moon at Mount Yoshino from the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon series, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Woodblock print 37 x 25.1 cm (14 ⅝ x 9 ⅞ in.)

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Hiroshi Yoshida

[sheltiechicago]

Chang E Flees to the Moon (1885) – Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ukiyo-e Prints of Beautiful Women: What Are Bijin-ga?

Explore some of the most famous prints of beautiful women, or bijin, as subjects in Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock art.

Two Beauties (c.1801-4) – Kitagawa Utamaro

Origin of Iwato Kagura Dance Amaterasu (1856) – Utagawa Kunisada

Two Beauties (19th C) – Katsushika Hokusai

[beifongkendo]

Blue Bird in Autmn, by Ito Sozan (1910).

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #BlackCatAppreciationDay 🐈‍⬛:

Takahashi Hiroaki (Japan, 1871-1945) Cat with a Bell, 1929 Color woodblock print on paper, sheet 10 11/16 in x 15 1/2 in Portland Art Museum 2016.132.2

[geritsel]

Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Kunisada - Prince Genji triptych; a snow-covered garden with a group of girls building a giant snow rabbit. Color woodblock prints, 1850's.

[artschoolglasses]

Miyamoto Musashi Slashing a Bat, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1867