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Bijin-ga hanging scroll (detail)
Bijin-ga hanging scroll (detail)
Beauty looking back. This painting was completed around the 17th century, depicting a beautiful woman wearing a kimono turning around. It was adopted
Beauty looking back. This painting was completed around the 17th century, depicting a beautiful woman wearing a kimono turning around. It was adopted as a stamp design around 1948 and became popular.
Courtesans parading with servants while holding umbrellas
Courtesans parading with servants while holding umbrellas
Panel from a series of 12, in abuna-e style Late 1670s–early 1680s; Hishikawa Moronobu (1618-1694); Woodcut, sumi ink on paper
Panel from a series of 12, in abuna-e style Late 1670s–early 1680s; Hishikawa Moronobu (1618-1694); Woodcut, sumi ink on paper
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Tokugawa Ieyasu established his government in the early 17th century in Edo (modern Tokyo).Portrait of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kanō school painting, Kanō Tan
Tokugawa Ieyasu established his government in the early 17th century in Edo (modern Tokyo).Portrait of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kanō school painting, Kanō Tan'yū, 17th century
The Hikone screen may be the oldest surviving ukiyo-e work, dating to c. 1624–1644.
The Hikone screen may be the oldest surviving ukiyo-e work, dating to c. 1624–1644.
Early woodblock print, Hishikawa Moronobu, late 1670s or early 1680s
Early woodblock print, Hishikawa Moronobu, late 1670s or early 1680s
Standing portrait of a courtesanInk and colour painting on silk, Kaigetsudō Ando, c. 1705–10
Standing portrait of a courtesanInk and colour painting on silk, Kaigetsudō Ando, c. 1705–10