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'Fox-fires at Oji' from the series 'Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo' - Utagawa Hirokage, 1859. #JapaneseArt#ukiyoe#kitsune

A group of foxes walk in their hind legs carrying bamboo poles, more foxes can be seen in the distance and balls of fire.
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'Tenryu River' from the series 'Scenes of Famous Places along the Tokaido Road' - Toyohara Kunichika, 1863. #JapaneseArt#ukiyoe

A group of people are in a boat in the foreground, a river is behind them with a view to the opposite bank where more people can be seen and some trees.
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'Two Crows on a Plum Branch with Rising Sun' - Kawanabe Kyosai, ca. 1885-89 (crow details next tweet). #JapaneseArt#ukiyoe#crows

Two crows sit on a branch.
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STsaitamiya.bsky.social

「尚子」-Naoko #イラストレーション#イラストレーター#イラスト#田宮彩#SaiTamiya#illustrator#illustration#portrait#挿絵#挿絵画家#挿画#装画#art#Japaneseart#日本美術#人物画#日本画#Bijinga#Japanesepainting#美人画#美術#女の子イラスト#digitalillustration#girlillustration

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LRlotus-roots.bsky.social

Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints that flourished from the 17th to the 19th century. Artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige depicted landscapes, theater scenes, and daily life. The iconic "Great Wave off Kanagawa" is a masterpiece of this art form! #Ukiyoe#WoodblockPrints#JapaneseArt

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COcuriousordinary.bsky.social

'Two Owls in a Dark Forest' - Tokuriki Tomikichiro, ca. 1950s. #OwlishMonday#owls#JapaneseArt

Two owls sit on a branch surrounded by leaves.
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COcuriousordinary.bsky.social

...emperors were the descendants of Amaterasu. Jimmu means 'divine warrior' but he did not receive this name until after his death. #JapaneseArt#ukiyoe 🎨1. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. 2. Adachi Ginko. 3. 'Jimmu' - Toyohara Chikanobu. 4. 'Amaterasu' - Utagawa Kunisada. 3/3

Japanese ukiyo-e print depicting a bearded man in a yellow garment tied with purple sash.
The goddess Amaterasu emerges from a cave radiating beams of light.
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