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HOKUSAI vs HOKUSAI’s pupils at Sumdia Hokusai Museum

Katsushika Hokusai, Paintings, Ukiyoe-wood block printing

Special Exhibition HOKUSAI vs HOKUSAI’s pupils at Sumida Hokusai Museum in Japan <figure> <a data-elementor-open-lightbox=”default” href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Vechtende_helden_RP-P-1984-87.jpg”> <img width=”531″ height=”768″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Vechtende_helden_RP-P-1984-87.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Vechtende_helden_RP-P-1984-87.jpg?w=531&ssl=1 531w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Vechtende_helden_RP-P-1984-87.jpg?resize=207%2C300&ssl=1 207w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Vechtende_helden_RP-P-1984-87.jpg?resize=104%2C150&ssl=1 104w” sizes=”(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px” /> </a> <figcaption>Kamakura no Gongoro Kagemasa, by Katsushika Hokusai</figcaption> </figure> <!– Japa Link Unit 2 –> <ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3791981835″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br […]

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American museums owing Hokusai’s famous wave prints

Katsushika Hokusai, Paintings, Ukiyoe-wood block printing

“The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai in US <a data-elementor-open-lightbox=”default” href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/597437a2035f6cfb3ca4d7e4194eef6b.jpg”> <img width=”519″ height=”376″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/597437a2035f6cfb3ca4d7e4194eef6b.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/597437a2035f6cfb3ca4d7e4194eef6b.jpg?w=519&ssl=1 519w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/597437a2035f6cfb3ca4d7e4194eef6b.jpg?resize=300%2C217&ssl=1 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px” /> </a> <!– Japa Link Unit 2 –> <ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3791981835″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins> The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, one of the most famous works of

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Strawberry geranium and Toad, and Flounder and Dianthus, painted by Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, Paintings, Ukiyoe-wood block printing

Hokusai’s painting, “Strawberry geranium and Toad”, and “Flounder and Dianthus” <a data-elementor-open-lightbox=”default” href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Hokusai_Flat_fish_and_pink.jpg”> <img width=”640″ height=”233″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Hokusai_Flat_fish_and_pink.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Hokusai_Flat_fish_and_pink.jpg?w=800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Hokusai_Flat_fish_and_pink.jpg?resize=300%2C109&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-Hokusai_Flat_fish_and_pink.jpg?resize=768%2C279&ssl=1 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px” /> </a> <!– Japacul Link Unit –> <ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins> <h2>”Strawberry Geranium and Toad”</h2> Eaves tile with Mistutomoe Crest which is

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Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa, by Utagawa Hiroshige

Paintings, Utagawa Hiroshige

Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.099.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”No.099″> <img width=”635″ height=”960″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.099.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.099.jpg?w=635&ssl=1 635w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.099.jpg?resize=198%2C300&ssl=1 198w” sizes=”(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px” /> </a> <!– Japacul Link Unit –> <ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins> The most famous of “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” series of 118 works is ’Sudden Shower over

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Sesshū’s landscape painting with praise from friends

Paintings

Landscape with the praise of Bokushō Shūshō and Ryōan Keigo by Sesshū Tōyō <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/297px-Landscape_by_Sesshu_Ohara.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”297px-Landscape_by_Sesshu_(Ohara)”> <img width=”297″ height=”1022″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/297px-Landscape_by_Sesshu_Ohara.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/297px-Landscape_by_Sesshu_Ohara.jpg?w=297&ssl=1 297w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/297px-Landscape_by_Sesshu_Ohara.jpg?resize=87%2C300&ssl=1 87w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/297px-Landscape_by_Sesshu_Ohara.jpg?resize=44%2C150&ssl=1 44w” sizes=”(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px” /> </a> <!– Japacul Link Unit –> <ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins> It is thought that the landscape

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Ama-no-Hashidate ink painting by Sesshū Tōyō

Paintings

“Ama-no-Hashidate” by Sesshū Tōyō Ama-no-Hashidate is one of the three most beautiful views in Japan. Sesshū Tōyō (1420-1506) drew a lot of Chinese scenery, but after returning from China, he traveled around Japan and left the pictures of the scenery. More than 20 genuine Sesshu’s works are now identified, many of them considered to have

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Sesshū Tōyō’s Huike and Bodhidharma ink painting

Paintings

“Huike Offering His Arm to Bodhidharma” by Sesshū Tōyō Huike was a disciple of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism. While Bodhidharma was practicing zazen facing on the wall at Shorinji Temple, Huike asked him to be his disciple but was not allowed. To show his determination, Huike cut off the left hand. Bodhidharma finally

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Patterns of traditional Japanese clothing (kimono)

Traditional clothing

Patterns of Traditional Japanese women clothings Except for the high-class types of Tomesode, there are various patterns in traditional Japanese kimonos for women. Knowing the patterns, you can wear them according to the TPO or gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture. Related Post Types of Japanese Kimono Clothing Patterns of kimono Auspicious Pattern These

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Differences between Haiku and Tanka poetry

Literatures and poems

Japanese Haiku and Tanka. The differences of their rule, poets, history… Haiku and tanka are the representative Japanese poetry. Both are a fixed form of poem with a small number of characters. But there are many differences between them, and if you know it, it will help you to compose or appreciate the poems. Haiku

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Hokusai’s Carps and Turtles painting

Katsushika Hokusai, Paintings, Ukiyoe-wood block printing

Carps and Turtles painting by Katsushika Hokusai <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”default”> <img width=”640″ height=”178″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps-1024×284.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps.jpg?resize=1024%2C284&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps.jpg?resize=150%2C42&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps.jpg?resize=300%2C83&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps.jpg?resize=768%2C213&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hokusai_Carps.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w” sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px” /> </a> <!– Japacul Link Unit –> <ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins> This painting is an original handpainting depicting carps and turtles

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