Watanabe-no Tsuna by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From the series of One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) A warrior riding a horse in heavy rain. He is Watanabe Tsuna (953-1025), a warlord from the mid-Heian period and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (944-1021).He has many tales […]
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Ōya Tarō Mitsukuni by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From the series of One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Scattered across the pitch-black background are skeleton warriors. And Mitsukuni Otaketaro, a fictional samurai in a book by Santo Kyoden (1761-1816) is staring at them with his imperturbability. Princess Takiyasha, daughter of Taira
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Kiyohime by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From the series of One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) It is a legend that Kiyohime, betrayed by Anchin, a monk she fell in love with, changed her form into a snake and chased him all the way to Dojoji Temple, eventually burning the bell
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Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi From the series of One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) It is a work based on the theme of Kusunoki Masatsura (? -1348), the eldest son of Kusunoki Masashige (1294? -1336). While Masatsura was still young, a yokai suddenly appeared one night. The
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View of Nihonbashi itchōme Street, by Utagawa Hiroshige View of Nihonbashi ichōme One of the works of the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ” series, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). To the right of the screen, Shirokiya, a kimono shop, and Tokyoan, a soba shop stand in line. In the middle of the street, a
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Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridges”> <img width=”644″ height=”960″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg?w=644&ssl=1 644w, https://i2.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.043.jpg?resize=201%2C300&ssl=1 201w” sizes=”(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px” /> </a> <figcaption>Nihonbashi Bridge and Edobashi Bridges</figcaption> </figure> One of the works of the “<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/hiroshiges-one-hundred-famous-views-edo”>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</a> ” series, by
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Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine, by Utagawa Hiroshige <figure> <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine”> <img width=”646″ height=”960″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg?w=646&ssl=1 646w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/No.010.jpg?resize=202%2C300&ssl=1 202w” sizes=”(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px” /> </a> <figcaption>Sunrise at Kanda Myōjin Shrine</figcaption> </figure> One of the works of the “<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/hiroshiges-one-hundred-famous-views-edo”>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</a> ” series, by
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Shops with Cotton Goods in Ōdenma-chō, by Utagawa Hiroshige Shops with Cotton Goods in Ōdenma-chō One of the works of the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ” series, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). This area was lined with cotton wholesalers like nagaya (row houses). This nagaya style is characteristic of Ōdenma-chō. It is the composition
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Tsukudajima and Eitai Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige Tsukuda Island from Eitai Bridge One of the work of the “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ” series, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). Eitai-bashi Bridge, which was built on the lowest reaches of the Sumida-gawa River, connected Nihonbashi Hakozaki and Fukagawa Saga-cho. In this picture, Tsukudajima was viewed
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Suidōbashi Bridge and the Surugadai Quarter <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”suido bridge surugadai”> <img width=”640″ height=”978″ src=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai-670×1024.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=670%2C1024&ssl=1 670w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=196%2C300&ssl=1 196w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=98%2C150&ssl=1 98w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?resize=768%2C1174&ssl=1 768w, https://i1.wp.com/www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/suido-bridge-surugadai.jpg?w=785&ssl=1 785w” sizes=”(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px” /> </a> One of the “<a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/paintings/hiroshiges-one-hundred-famous-views-edo”>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</a>” by <a href=”https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/artworks-of-utagawa-hiroshige”>Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)</a> A view from the Hongo plateau
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