UTAMARO Kitagawa Woman wiping sweat 1798

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Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753(?)-1806. Ukiyo-e. Bijinga. Woodcuts.
Ase o fuku onna. Color woodcut, 1798 (printed between 1918 and 1923).  Library of Congress, Washington, USA.

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GEKKŌ Ogata (1859-1920) Dragon Rising up to Heaven

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Ogata Gekkō, Japanese, 1859-1920. Ukiyo-e
Ryu sho ten. Ryu shoten. A dragon ascends towards the heavens with Mount Fuji in the background in this print from Gekkō's Views of Mount Fuji.

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KUNIYOSHI, Utagawa (1797-1861) Goshaku Somegoro playing shakuhachi

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Woodblock print Goshaku Somegoro is a fictional hero made popular in Japanese kabuki theatre

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TOHAKU, Hasegawa Pine Trees (left screen) 16th century

Pair of six-folded screens; ink on paper, 156.8 x 356.0 cm, Tokyo National Museum Right screen

Hasegawa Tōhaku, japanese, 1539-1610
Hasegawa Tōhaku painted largely in monochrome ink, in Chinese-inspired styles, and is particularly famous for his depictions of monkeys. The Hasegawa school painted mostly fusuma (sliding doors.

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