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Contemporary Art
1960Pop ArtPost ModernismShona SculptureContemporary Indigenous Australian ArtZaire School of Popular Painting2020
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Edo Period

Art, culture, and NO OUTSIDERS

Katsushika Hokusai, The Artists

Katsushika Hokusai

The masters' master

1760-1849
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Artists

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An underdog artist pits monsters vs. superheroes

1797-1861
Katsushika Ōi, The Artists

Katsushika Ōi

The other half of Hokusai

1800-1866
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, The Artists

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

1839-1892
Courtesan Asleep, Katsushika Hokusai

Courtesan Asleep

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800
Woman with Morning Glories, Katsushika Ōi

Woman with Morning Glories

Katsushika Ōi, c. 1820
Amida Waterfall on the Kisokaido Road, Katsushika Hokusai

Amida Waterfall on the Kisokaido Road

Katsushika Hokusai, 1827
Fuji from Goten-yama, at Shinagawa on the Tôkaidô, Katsushika Hokusai

Fuji from Goten-yama, at Shinagawa on the Tôkaidô

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830
Small Red Blossoms on a Vine, Katsushika Hokusai

Small Red Blossoms on a Vine

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830
Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment, Katsushika Hokusai

Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830
Kohada Koheiji, Katsushika Hokusai

Kohada Koheiji

Katsushika Hokusai, 1831
Ushibori in Hitachi Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Ushibori in Hitachi Province

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-1831
Fujimigahara in Owari Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Fujimigahara in Owari Province

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-1832
The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami, Katsushika Hokusai

The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832
Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province

Katsushika Hokusai, 1833
The Earth Spider Creating Monsters, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Earth Spider Creating Monsters

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1843
The Taira ghosts rising from the sea to attack Yoshitsune’s ship, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Taira ghosts rising from the sea to attack Yoshitsune’s ship

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1845
Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Specter, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Specter

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843-1847
Kinuta: Beauty Fulling Cloth in the Moonlight, Katsushika Ōi

Kinuta: Beauty Fulling Cloth in the Moonlight

Katsushika Ōi, 1850
Beauty Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night, Katsushika Ōi

Beauty Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night

Katsushika Ōi, 1850
Ghosts, Devils and the King of Hell, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ghosts, Devils and the King of Hell

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850
Night Scene in the Yoshiwara, Katsushika Ōi

Night Scene in the Yoshiwara

Katsushika Ōi, 1850
Operating on Guanyu's Arm, Katsushika Ōi

Operating on Guanyu's Arm

Katsushika Ōi, 1850
The Okazaki Cat Demon, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Okazaki Cat Demon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1850
Three Women Playing Musical Instruments, Katsushika Ōi

Three Women Playing Musical Instruments

Katsushika Ōi, 1850
Ushiwakamaru Fights Benkei on Gojô Bridge, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ushiwakamaru Fights Benkei on Gojô Bridge

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847-1850
The Palace of the Dragon King, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Palace of the Dragon King

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853
Tamatori escaping from the Dragon King, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Tamatori escaping from the Dragon King

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1853
Prince Yoshitsune learning the art of swordsmanship, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Prince Yoshitsune learning the art of swordsmanship

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1858
The Poet Dainagon Sees an Apparition, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Poet Dainagon Sees an Apparition

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1860
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865
Ôya Tarô Mitsukuni, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ôya Tarô Mitsukuni

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1865
100 Aspects, No 1. The Courtesan Takao, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 1. The Courtesan Takao

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 2. Chang'e flees to the moon, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 3. Rising Moon Over Mt. Nanping, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 4. The Gion District, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 4. The Gion District

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 5. A Poem by Kikaku, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 5. A Poem by Kikaku

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 6. The Village of the Shi Clan on a Moonlit Night, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 7. Inaba Mountain Moon, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 7. Inaba Mountain Moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 8. Moonlight Patrol, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 8. Moonlight Patrol

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 9. Mountain moon after rain, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 9. Mountain moon after rain

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
100 Aspects, No 10. Moon of pure snow at Asano River, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885
The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889
Next Movement
Qing Dynasty, Age of Exploration

Qing Dynasty

Benevolent emperors and the height of literature and art

1644-1912

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