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  1. Kasamatsu Shiro

    Ginza en una noche de verano.

    #ukiyoe #japan #art

  2. Kasamatsu Shiro

    Ginza en una noche de verano.

    #ukiyoe #japan #art

  3. The rain in *Night Rain at Karasaki* falls in delicate, parallel strokes, dissolving the pine’s silhouette into the mist. This evanescent touch suggests nature’s fleeting presence, not just as scenery but as a living force.

    How does the contrast between the pine’s solid form and the rain’s dissolving lines shape the mood of the scene?
    #JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
    clevelandart.org/art/1985.312

  4. The rain in *Night Rain at Karasaki* falls in delicate, parallel strokes, dissolving the pine’s silhouette into the mist. This evanescent touch suggests nature’s fleeting presence, not just as scenery but as a living force.

    How does the contrast between the pine’s solid form and the rain’s dissolving lines shape the mood of the scene?
    #JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
    clevelandart.org/art/1985.312

  5. Utagawa #HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

    Ôdenma-chô momendana (Cotton-goods Lane, Ôdenma-chô)
    Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
    (1858)

    #Ukiyoe #woodblockprint #JapaneseArt

  6. Utagawa #HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

    Ôdenma-chô momendana (Cotton-goods Lane, Ôdenma-chô)
    Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
    (1858)

    #Ukiyoe #woodblockprint #JapaneseArt

  7. A mother’s hand steadies a bamboo-handled umbrella over her child, its paper panels glowing against the ink-dark sky. The folds of her kimono ripple with cranes in flight, as if the fabric itself breathes.

    What does the child’s upturned gaze reveal about the weight of shelter?

    #JapaneseWoodblock #Ukiyoe #ClevelandMuseumofArt
    clevelandart.org/art/1940.1030

  8. Hello 👋 I'm here to keep Mastodon a happy and beautiful place 🌈😊 I post a picture everyday, mostly #ukiyoe, #shinhanga, modern #woodblockprint, #shodō/#calligraphy, #JapaneseArt, #ChineseArt, #KoreanArt.

    Enjoy and have a great day 🙏

  9. Hello 👋 I'm here to keep Mastodon a happy and beautiful place 🌈😊 I post a picture everyday, mostly #ukiyoe, #shinhanga, modern #woodblockprint, #shodō/#calligraphy, #JapaneseArt, #ChineseArt, #KoreanArt.

    Enjoy and have a great day 🙏

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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
    clevelandart.org/art/1942.145

  13. 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
    clevelandart.org/art/1921.1270

  14. 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.
    life.

    #ukiyoe #kyoto #gionmatsuri #japan #edo #paint #festival

  15. 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.
    life.

    #ukiyoe #kyoto #gionmatsuri #japan #edo #paint #festival

  16. ‘The Tanabata Festival’ from the series ‘Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals’ - Torii Kiyonaga, 1794.
    #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #tanabata

  17. ‘The Tanabata Festival’ from the series ‘Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals’ - Torii Kiyonaga, 1794.
    #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #tanabata

  18. 'Tanuki Moving House' from the album 'Playful Pictures' - Adachi Ginko, 1885.
    #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #yokai

  19. 'Tanuki Moving House' from the album 'Playful Pictures' - Adachi Ginko, 1885.
    #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #yokai

  20. 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
    clevelandart.org/art/1948.306

  21. 'Swallows, Peach Blossoms and Full Moon' - Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835
    #FullMoon #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

  22. 'Swallows, Peach Blossoms and Full Moon' - Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835
    #FullMoon #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

  23. 'Tora II of Nakamori-ken in Gathering Spring Herbs' from the series 'Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter' - Gochotei Sadahiro, 1836.
    #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe