#ukiyoe — Public Fediverse posts
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Happy "Owl Day"!🦉🙌
the horned owl's opinion-
every day
is long
木兎は不断日永と思ふ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1807.
Trans. David Lanoue.#OwlAwarenessDay #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay #owls #フクロウ #Japan #ukiyoe #浮世絵
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Happy "Owl Day"!🦉🙌
the horned owl's opinion-
every day
is long
木兎は不断日永と思ふ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1807.
Trans. David Lanoue.#OwlAwarenessDay #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay #owls #フクロウ #Japan #ukiyoe #浮世絵
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Rain slashes across the scene in precise white strokes, dissolving the shrine’s lanterns into a blur. Hiroshige’s synthetic Prussian blue floods the paper, turning night into something luminous and alive.
Why do the figures’ umbrellas tilt at the same angle as the falling rain?
#JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
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The figure’s black robes cascade in sharp, angular folds, pooling at his feet like ink on paper. His clenched teeth grip a string of prayer beads, tension visible in the taut line of his jaw.
This moment captures the unraveling of power—ritual objects repurposed as tools of desperation. What does the censer in his left hand reveal about the spell he cannot complete?
#JapanesePrints #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
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🆕 7th March 2026: Minerals, ukiyo-e and paella (Madrid, Spain) https://jbinnacle.com/2026/07/25/7th-march-2026-minerals-ukiyo-e-and-paella-madrid-spain/ #Expominerales #UkiyoE #AcademiaSanFernando #paella #Madrid #travel #JBinnacle
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🆕 7th March 2026: Minerals, ukiyo-e and paella (Madrid, Spain) https://jbinnacle.com/2026/07/25/7th-march-2026-minerals-ukiyo-e-and-paella-madrid-spain/ #Expominerales #UkiyoE #AcademiaSanFernando #paella #Madrid #travel #JBinnacle
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Kyoto’s Nightlife (1859) 🏮
A striking bird's-eye view of Kyoto by ukiyoe master Gountei (Utagawa) Sadahide. This woodblock print vividly captures the energy of the Gion Festival blending with crowds cooling off along Shijō Street and the Kamo River. Known as the "flying artist," Sadahide expertly details the bustling evening stalls, festival floats, and vibrant community life.
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Kyoto’s Nightlife (1859) 🏮
A striking bird's-eye view of Kyoto by ukiyoe master Gountei (Utagawa) Sadahide. This woodblock print vividly captures the energy of the Gion Festival blending with crowds cooling off along Shijō Street and the Kamo River. Known as the "flying artist," Sadahide expertly details the bustling evening stalls, festival floats, and vibrant community life.
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‘The Tanabata Festival’ from the series ‘Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals’ - Torii Kiyonaga, 1794.
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‘The Tanabata Festival’ from the series ‘Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals’ - Torii Kiyonaga, 1794.
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'Tanuki Moving House' from the album 'Playful Pictures' - Adachi Ginko, 1885.
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'Tanuki Moving House' from the album 'Playful Pictures' - Adachi Ginko, 1885.
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Rain slants in sharp gray strokes across the bamboo thicket, dissolving travelers into mist. Their bundled loads and tilted umbrellas trace the weight of the storm’s passage.
How many shades of gray separate the nearest figure from the farthest tree?
#JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
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'Swallows, Peach Blossoms and Full Moon' - Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835
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'Swallows, Peach Blossoms and Full Moon' - Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835
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'Beautiful Woman and Kitten' - Utagawa Kunimasa, Edo period.
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'Beautiful Woman and Kitten' - Utagawa Kunimasa, Edo period.
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Die Maler und das Meer
Es gibt eine Aktdarstellunghttps://little-arthistories.com/2026/06/die-maler-und-das-meer/
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'Tora II of Nakamori-ken in Gathering Spring Herbs' from the series 'Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter' - Gochotei Sadahiro, 1836.
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'Tora II of Nakamori-ken in Gathering Spring Herbs' from the series 'Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter' - Gochotei Sadahiro, 1836.
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This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada (1812) depicts a lady in funeral attire mourning for her dead lover. The inscription is apparently an obituary and poem by Yamato Kyosen.
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This ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada (1812) depicts a lady in funeral attire mourning for her dead lover. The inscription is apparently an obituary and poem by Yamato Kyosen.
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'Couple at Entrance to Shrine at Enoshima' - Totoya Hokkei, 1821.
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'Couple at Entrance to Shrine at Enoshima' - Totoya Hokkei, 1821.
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'Abe no Yasunari reveals the true form of Tamamo-no-Mae, a nine-tailed fox' - Utagawa Kunisada, 1947. From the National Diet Library collection. Single panel of triptych.
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'Abe no Yasunari reveals the true form of Tamamo-no-Mae, a nine-tailed fox' - Utagawa Kunisada, 1947. From the National Diet Library collection. Single panel of triptych.
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https://www.alojapan.com/1499650/36-views-of-mount-fuji-a-guide-to-hokusais-iconic-prints/ 36 Views of Mount Fuji: A Guide to Hokusai’s Iconic Prints #ArtAuction #Christie’sParis #EdoPeriod #Hokusai #JapaneseArt #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #TheGreatWave #ThirtySixViewsOfMountFuji #UkiyoE #WoodblockPrint #富士山 He’s one of the most illustrious names in Japanese art: Katsushika Hokusai, the masterful 19th-century printmaker. His tour-de-force works established the widespread appeal of landscape woodblock prints, or
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A mother’s hand steadies an indigo umbrella over her child, its bamboo ribs casting sharp shadows across their silk robes. The print reimagines courtly legend as tender intimacy—what details in the folds of their obi suggest movement beneath stillness?
#JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
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A woman’s black-lacquered umbrella tilts sharply, its bamboo ribs splaying like a fan against the pale sky. The child clutches her sleeve, their matching indigo kimono woven with tiny white cranes—perhaps a quiet plea for mercy from the storm.
What does the empty space beneath the umbrella suggest about the weight of protection?
#JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
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'Courtesan Seated with a Pipe' from the series 'History of the Three Kingdoms, Courtesans in Peach Banquet' - Totoya Hokkei, with poems by Fukurokutei and Fukkosha Nakayoshi, late Edo period. From the Harvard Art Museum collection. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
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'Courtesan Seated with a Pipe' from the series 'History of the Three Kingdoms, Courtesans in Peach Banquet' - Totoya Hokkei, with poems by Fukurokutei and Fukkosha Nakayoshi, late Edo period. From the Harvard Art Museum collection. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe
