Edo Period

Art, culture, and NO OUTSIDERS

16031868

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

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

Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment

Viewing Sunset over Ryôgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment

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 Hokusai

Portrait of Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai

The masters' master

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

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

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

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

The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira

The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi1889

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Portrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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

Next movement: Qing DynastyBenevolent emperors and the height of literature and art

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