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#japaneseart

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eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> Matsunoi of the Matsubaya brothel by Isoda Koryuusai (1735-1790)</p>
Art History Animalia<p>For <a href="https://historians.social/tags/InternationalBirdDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalBirdDay</span></a> 🕊️:<br>Omocha-e (toy print), Monozukushi-e (themed reference print): <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> by Yoshiki<br>1. n.d. (mid-19th c.) 2. 1852<br>Japan National Diet Library:<br><a href="https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308017" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308017</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308018" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1308018</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BirdsInArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsInArt</span></a></p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> The actors Matsumoto Koushirou V and Ogino Isaburou II by Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825). Matsumoto (bottom) plays rebel general and sorcerer Taira Masakado, and Utagawa (top) plays bandit Kaido Saburou.</p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> Seki temple by Choubunsai (Hosoda) Eishi (1756-1829)</p><p>A scene from the play Sekidera Komachi, in which 9th-century court lady Ono no Komachi, renowned for her skills as a poet and for her beauty, regrets her vain behavior in youth. The print shows a poem about the fading of female beauty with the passing of time.</p>
curious ordinary<p>'Cat and Frog' - unknown artist, ca. early 20th century. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Caturday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caturday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a></p>
curious ordinary<p>'Cat and Frog' - unknown artist, ca. early 20th century. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Caturday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caturday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a></p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> Elegant couple holding falcons by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806). The privilege of engaging in falconry was mostly reserved for the samurai class.</p>
Art History Animalia<p>Hayakawa Shökosai I (Japan, 1815-1897)<br>Tea Scoop (Chagõ) in the Shape of a <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Cicada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cicada</span></a>, 1891<br>Bamboo, H 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) x W 2 in. (5.1 cm) x L 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)<br>On display at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2022.12)<br>“Whereas most tea scoops have a simple, half-cylinder shape, Shokosai playfully converted this one into a small ‘sculpture’ representing a cicada, associated with immortality and rebirth.”<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The weather forecast is predicting rain for this weekend's full bloom, disrupting cherry blossom-viewing picnic plans, so paintings in bloom might just be the next best thing. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/28/art/sakura-art-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/28/art/sakura-art-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sakura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exhibitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exhibitions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseart</span></a></p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> Takihashi and Nanakoshi of the Ougiya brothel by Kitagawa Kikumaro (Tsukimaro)</p>
curious ordinary<p>'Spring Evening Kintaikyo Bridge' - Kawase Hasui, 1947. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23shinhanga" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shinhanga</a></p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> Ide in Yamashiro province by Katsushita Hokusai (1760-1849)</p>
Death By Stereo<p>Artist: Mariusz Szmerdt<br>Medium: Sumi-e Ink</p><p>See more of his beautiful work at: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/samuraiart?search_query=cat#about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">etsy.com/shop/samuraiart?searc</span><span class="invisible">h_query=cat#about</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MariuszSzmerdt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariuszSzmerdt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SumiInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SumiInk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumieink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sumieink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackCat</span></a></p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> A fan seller and a young woman by Isoda Koryuusai (1735-1790)</p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> The actors Outani Hiroji III and Nakayama Kojurou VI by Katsukawa Shunshou (1725-1793)</p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> Woman washing cloth in a stream by Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)</p>
The Japan Times<p>“Hokuei: Master of Osaka Kabuki Prints” partly lifts the veil on the artist who dominated the ukiyo-e world in the Kamigata region during the early 19th century. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/22/books/hokuei-osaka-kabuki-prints/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/22/books/hokuei-osaka-kabuki-prints/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukiyoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukiyoe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shunbaisaihokuei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shunbaisaihokuei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseart</span></a></p>
curious ordinary<p>Ogama sometimes even carry swords and they are accomplished shapeshifters able to take on human form. Another distinctive feature of these yokai is that their breath is rainbow coloured when they exhale. 🎨1. Takehara Shunsensai 2. 'Monster Toad' - Utagawa Kunisada, 1857 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ukiyoe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukiyoe</a> 2/2</p>
curious ordinary<p>...washed it will disappear, but it may return again and again. The only solution in this case is to move house. This mysterious foot has a preference for mansions and ashiarai yashiki translates as 'foot washing manor.' <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JapaneseArt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JapaneseArt</a> 🎨1- Utagawa Kuniteru III 2- Matthew Meyer <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/yokai.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@yokai.com</a> 2/2</p>
eribosot<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrogsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrogsOfMastodon</span></a> Parody of Ono no Toufuu looking at a frog by Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770). Legend has it that famous 10th-century calligrapher Ono no Toufuu, feeling down, went for a walk and saw a frog trying again and again to hop onto a willow tree branch, succeeding eventually. This inspired the calligrapher and gave him new hope. This print references the story.</p>
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