Utamaro was a well-known ukiyo-e artist especially his pictures of female beauties or “Bijinga”. He depicts three celebrity beauties in the Edo-Kansei era. The three depicted are Tomino-toyohina, Naniwa kita...
It is one of the most iconic works of Japanese art, the breathtaking composition with the cresting wave and Mt.Fuji express both stillness and movement. The eminent European musician Debussy...
Kuniyoshi has attracted attention over the past years both at home and abroad including a major retrospective in Kobe. He was known as a cat-lover. In this work, he not...
This is one of Utamaro’s masterpieces. A young woman is playing a Poppin, a small grass toy. She is blowing it to make a “popping” sound. The bright red checkered...
One of the masterpieces of Hokusai’s oeuvre. It is also called the Red Fuji. Hokusai captured the moment in early autumn when the morning sun covers Mt.Fuji in red creating...
This is one of Utamaro’s masterpieces. A young woman is playing a Poppin, a small grass toy. She is blowing it to make a “popping” sound. The bright red checkered...
The majority of the works of Sharaku (his real name is unknown) are portraits of actors or scenes from Kabuki programs. The name of the actor is Otani Onji playing...
This is the most iconic Japanese artwork. The breathtaking composition with the cresting wave and Mt. Fuji expresses stillness and movement. Also, it is famous that European artist Debussy and...
One of the masterpieces of Hokusai works. It is also called “The Red Fuji” Hokusai captured the moment of the rising sun colouring Mt. Fuji in red in early autumn...