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Artists, Architecture and Museums in Japan

Hishida Shunsō, The Artists

Portrait of Hishida Shunsō

Hishida Shunsō

A quiet boy paints cats in a new style

Katsushika Hokusai, The Artists

Portrait of Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai

The masters' master

Katsushika Ōi, The Artists

Portrait of Katsushika Ōi

Katsushika Ōi

The other half of Hokusai

Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, The Artists

Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

The vast loneliness of progress

Kunisada, The Artists

Portrait of Kunisada

Kunisada

More famous than Hokusai

Noguchi Shōhin, The Artists

Portrait of Noguchi Shōhin

Noguchi Shōhin

Tsuguharu Foujita, The Artists

Portrait of Tsuguharu Foujita

Tsuguharu Foujita

International cat-lover with don't care hair

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, The Artists

Portrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ghosts, madness, and the blood-soaked end of feudalism

Uemura Shōen, The Artists

Portrait of Uemura Shōen

Uemura Shōen

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Artists

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An underdog artist pits monsters vs. superheroes

Adachi Museum of Art Bridgestone Museum of Art Eisei Bunko Museum Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art, Saitama National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Ohara Museum of Art Shimane Art Museum Shōhaku Art Museum Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Tokyo National Museum Tokyo University of the Arts Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art

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