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Edo Period

1603 — 1868

Art, culture, and NO OUTSIDERS

Courtesan Asleep

Courtesan Asleep

Katsushika Hokusai1800
Amida Waterfall on the Kisokaido Road

Amida Waterfall on the Kisokaido Road

Katsushika Hokusai1827
Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment

Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment

Katsushika Hokusai1830
Fuji from Goten-yama, at Shinagawa on the Tôkaidô

Fuji from Goten-yama, at Shinagawa on the Tôkaidô

Katsushika Hokusai1830
Small Red Blossoms on a Vine

Small Red Blossoms on a Vine

Katsushika Hokusai1830
Ushibori in Hitachi Province

Ushibori in Hitachi Province

Katsushika Hokusai1830-1831
Kohada Koheiji

Kohada Koheiji

Katsushika Hokusai1831
The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami

The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami

Katsushika Hokusai1832
Fujimigahara in Owari Province

Fujimigahara in Owari Province

Katsushika Hokusai1830-1832
Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province

Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province

Katsushika Hokusai1833
The Earth Spider Creating Monsters

The Earth Spider Creating Monsters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1843
The Taira ghosts arising from the sea

The Taira ghosts arising from the sea

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1845
Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1843-1847
Katsushika HokusaiPortrait of Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai

The masters' master

1760-1849
The Okazaki Cat Demon

The Okazaki Cat Demon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1850
Night Scene in the Yoshiwara

Night Scene in the Yoshiwara

Katsushika Ōi1850
Ushiwakamaru Fights Benkei on Gojô Bridge

Ushiwakamaru Fights Benkei on Gojô Bridge

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1847-1850
Operating on Guanyu's Arm

Operating on Guanyu's Arm

Katsushika Ōi1850
Ghosts, Devils and the King of Hell

Ghosts, Devils and the King of Hell

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1850
Three Women Playing Musical Instruments

Three Women Playing Musical Instruments

Katsushika Ōi1850
Kinuta: Beauty Fulling Cloth in the Moonlight

Kinuta: Beauty Fulling Cloth in the Moonlight

Katsushika Ōi1850
Beauty Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night

Beauty Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night

Katsushika Ōi1850
Tamatori escaping from the Dragon King

Tamatori escaping from the Dragon King

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1853
Recovering a Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King

Recovering a Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1853
Prince Yoshitsune learning the art of swordsmanship

Prince Yoshitsune learning the art of swordsmanship

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1858
The Poet Dainagon Sees an Apparition

The Poet Dainagon Sees an Apparition

Utagawa Kuniyoshi1860
Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An underdog artist pits monsters vs. superheroes

1797-1861
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1865
Ôya Tarô Mitsukuni

Ôya Tarô Mitsukuni

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1865
Katsushika Ōi

Katsushika Ōi

Daughter of a master brings a new perspective to Edo Japan

1800-1866
100 Aspects, No 6. The Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night

100 Aspects, No 6. The Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 2. Chang'e flees to the moon

100 Aspects, No 2. Chang'e flees to the moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 3. Rising Moon Over Mt. Nanping

100 Aspects, No 3. Rising Moon Over Mt. Nanping

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 1. The Courtesan Takao

100 Aspects, No 1. The Courtesan Takao

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 8. Moonlight Patrol

100 Aspects, No 8. Moonlight Patrol

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 5. A Poem by Kikaku

100 Aspects, No 5. A Poem by Kikaku

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 4. The Gion District

100 Aspects, No 4. The Gion District

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 10. Moon of pure snow at Asano River

100 Aspects, No 10. Moon of pure snow at Asano River

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 7. Inaba Mountain Moon

100 Aspects, No 7. Inaba Mountain Moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
100 Aspects, No 9. Mountain moon after rain

100 Aspects, No 9. Mountain moon after rain

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1885
The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira

The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1889
Tsukioka YoshitoshiPortrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

1839-1892

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