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Two Dragons in Cloud by Kanō Hōgai

“Two Dragons (in Cloud)” by Kanō Hōgai <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/800px-Kano_Hogai_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”800px-Kanō_Hōgai,_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project”> <img width=”640″ height=”434″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/800px-Kano_Hogai_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/800px-Kano_Hogai_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/800px-Kano_Hogai_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/800px-Kano_Hogai_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/800px-Kano_Hogai_Japanese_-_Two_Dragons_in_Clouds_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px” /> </a> This is a work depicting a father and son dragon playing happily in the sky. However, flying dragons are very powerful. <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/works-kano-hogai” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Kanō …

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Katsushika Hokusai’s dragon and fuji scroll painting

The meaning of 「富士越龍図」(Dragon over Mt. Fuji) Hokusai’s later years artwork The great painter and woodblock printmaker Katsushika Hokusai died April 18th, 1849. He was 90 years old at the time. According to the record,  翁 死に臨み大息し 天我をして十年の命を長らわしめば といい 暫くして更に言いて曰く天我をして五年の命を保たしめば 真正の画工となるを得(う)べし と言吃りて死す ‘On his deathbed, he breathed deeply and said “If the heaven let me …

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi:biography, ukiyo-e prints of samurai and other artworks

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) was one of the ukiyo-e artists who worked extensively as a member of Utagawa School, along with Hiroshige (広重) and Kunisada (国貞).  He established a unique world not found in other ukiyo-e artists. His talent of paint could be compared to Katsushika Hokusai(葛飾北斎). And thorough the life, he was a totally opposite person …

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