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Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From the series of One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) It is a work based on the theme of Kusunoki Masatsura (? -1348), the eldest son of Kusunoki Masashige (1294? -1336). While Masatsura was still young, a yokai suddenly appeared one night. The […]

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View of Nihonbashi itchōme Street, by Utagawa Hiroshige

View of Nihonbashi itchōme Street, by Utagawa Hiroshige View of Nihonbashi ichōme One of the works of the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ” series, by  Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).  To the right of the screen,  Shirokiya, a kimono shop, and Tokyoan, a soba shop stand in line. In the middle of the street, a

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Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridges”> <img width=”644″ height=”960″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg?w=644&amp;ssl=1 644w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w” sizes=”(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px” /> </a> <figcaption>Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridges</figcaption> </figure> One of the works of the “<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/hiroshiges-one-hundred-famous-views-edo”>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</a> ” series, by

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Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine, by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine, by Utagawa Hiroshige <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine”> <img width=”646″ height=”960″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg?w=646&amp;ssl=1 646w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w” sizes=”(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px” /> </a> <figcaption>Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine</figcaption> </figure> One of the works of the “<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/hiroshiges-one-hundred-famous-views-edo”>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</a> ” series, by

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Shops with Cotton Goods in Ōdenma-chō, by Utagawa Hiroshige

Shops with Cotton Goods in Ōdenma-chō, by Utagawa Hiroshige Shops with Cotton Goods in Ōdenma-chō One of the works of the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ” series, by  Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).  This area was lined with cotton wholesalers like nagaya (row houses). This nagaya style is characteristic of Ōdenma-chō. It is the composition

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Tsukudajima and Eitai Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige

Tsukudajima and Eitai Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge One of the work of the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ” series, by  Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).  Eitai-bashi Bridge, which was built on the lowest reaches of the Sumida-gawa River, connected Nihonbashi Hakozaki and Fukagawa Saga-cho. In this picture, Tsukudajima was viewed

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Suidō Bridge and the Surugadai Quarter, by Utagawa Hiroshige

Suidōbashi Bridge and the Surugadai Quarter <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”suido bridge surugadai”> <img width=”640″ height=”978″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai-670×1024.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=670%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 670w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=98%2C150&amp;ssl=1 98w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=768%2C1174&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?w=785&amp;ssl=1 785w” sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px” /> </a> One of the “<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/hiroshiges-one-hundred-famous-views-edo”>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</a>” by <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/artworks-of-utagawa-hiroshige”>Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)</a> A view from the Hongo plateau

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Demon in the Night Palace by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kampaku (the Chief Adviser to the Emper) Fujiwara Sadanobu, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Yoshitoshi_Demon_in_the_Night_Palace.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Yoshitoshi_Demon_in_the_Night_Palace sadanobu yoshitoshi”> <img width=”472″ height=”706″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Yoshitoshi_Demon_in_the_Night_Palace.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Yoshitoshi_Demon_in_the_Night_Palace.jpg?w=472&ssl=1 472w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Yoshitoshi_Demon_in_the_Night_Palace.jpg?resize=201%2C300&ssl=1 201w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Yoshitoshi_Demon_in_the_Night_Palace.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w” sizes=”(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px” /> </a> From the series of <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/works-of-tsukioka-yoshitoshi/one-hundred-ghost-tales-from-china-and-japan-by-tsukioka-yoshitoshi”>One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan</a>, by <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/works-of-tsukioka-yoshitoshi”>Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)</a> It

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Samanosuke Mitsutoshi with Will-o’-the-Wisp by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Samanosuke Mitsutoshi by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/698px-Samanosuke_Mitsutoshi_with_Fox_Fires_LACMA_M.84.31.61.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”698px-Samanosuke_Mitsutoshi_with_Fox_Fires_LACMA_M.84.31.61″> <img width=”698″ height=”1024″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/698px-Samanosuke_Mitsutoshi_with_Fox_Fires_LACMA_M.84.31.61.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/698px-Samanosuke_Mitsutoshi_with_Fox_Fires_LACMA_M.84.31.61.jpg?w=698&ssl=1 698w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/698px-Samanosuke_Mitsutoshi_with_Fox_Fires_LACMA_M.84.31.61.jpg?resize=204%2C300&ssl=1 204w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/698px-Samanosuke_Mitsutoshi_with_Fox_Fires_LACMA_M.84.31.61.jpg?resize=102%2C150&ssl=1 102w” sizes=”(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px” /> </a> From the series of <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/works-of-tsukioka-yoshitoshi/one-hundred-ghost-tales-from-china-and-japan-by-tsukioka-yoshitoshi”>One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan</a>, by <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/works-of-tsukioka-yoshitoshi”>Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)</a> A warrior goes through a field of the dark night

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“Shell Gathering” painted by Katsushika Hokusai

“Shell Gathering” by Katsushika Hokusai The theme of clamming is often depicted in ukiyo-e. This work is well drawn to the end, and the mountains in the distance are casually eye-catching. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) painted the mountains on the right side of the picture in the style of an ink painting. The mountains on the

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