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Rural Cottage in Early Spring, by Tawaraya Sōtatsu

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Rural Cottage in Early Spring, by Tawaraya Sōtatsu <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sotatsu_Facher.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Rural Cottage in Spring”> <img width=”1024″ height=”704″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sotatsu_Facher.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sotatsu_Facher.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sotatsu_Facher.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sotatsu_Facher.jpg?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sotatsu_Facher.jpg?resize=768%2C528&amp;ssl=1 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> </a> A work depicting spring in a rural mountain village. At the art studio called “Tawara-ya” which is said to have …

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‘Sekiya’ and ‘Miotsukushi’ from The Tale of Genji, by Tawaraya Sōtatsu

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‘Sekiya’ and ‘Miotsukushi’ from The Tale of Genji, by Tawaraya Sōtatsu Sekiya (right screen) Miotsukushi (left screen) The Tale of Genji, written by the court lady Murasaki Shikibu (973? -1014) in the Heian period, was read by the wealthy citizens in the Edo period as one of the cultures to be acquired. The increasing interest …

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The God of Wind and Thunder by Ogata Kōrin

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“The Wind God and Thunder God” by Ogata Kōrin <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Wind God and Thunder God”> <img width=”640″ height=”284″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin-1024×455.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg?resize=1024%2C455&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg?resize=150%2C67&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Korin_Fujin_Raijin.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w” sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px” /> </a> <figcaption></figcaption> </figure> <br /><!– Japacul Link Unit –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” …

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Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai:biography, facts, and works

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Katsushika Hokusai who created the famous great wave painting <figure> <img width=”317″ height=”599″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/317px-Hokusai_portrait.jpg” alt=”Katsushika Hokusai self-portrait” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/317px-Hokusai_portrait.jpg?w=317&amp;ssl=1 317w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/317px-Hokusai_portrait.jpg?resize=159%2C300&amp;ssl=1 159w” sizes=”(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px” /> <figcaption>Katsushika Hokusai self-portrait</figcaption> </figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/artworks-of-katsushika-hokusai”>Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)</a> must be the most famous Japanese woodblock printing (<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/ukiyoe”>ukiyo-e</a>) artist around the world. So, do you know how to …

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Tawaraya Sotatsu, Fujin and Raijin

Tawaraya Sotatsu, “The Folding Screen of Fujin and Raijin”

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“The Folding Screen of Fujin and Raijin (God of Wind and Thunder)” <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya”> <img width=”1024″ height=”455″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya-1024×455.jpg” alt=”Tawaraya Sotatsu, Fujin and Raijin” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1024px-Fujinraijin-tawaraya.jpg?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> </a> <br /><!– Japacul Link Unit –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br /> Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570-1643) …

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Ogata Korin’s Irises on Folding Screen

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“Irises at Yatsuhashi” (Eight Bridges) by Ogata Kōrin <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”irises Ogata Korin”> <img width=”1024″ height=”256″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R-1024×256.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C256&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C38&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C75&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C192&ssl=1 768w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/as53.7.12.R.jpg?w=3000&ssl=1 3000w” sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> </a> <br /><!– Japacul Link Unit –><br /><ins style=”display: block;” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-2105416879233547″ data-ad-slot=”3145397812″ data-ad-format=”link” data-full-width-responsive=”true”></ins><br /> Ogata Kōrin (1658–1716) …

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