#edo art

[overdose-art]

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)

One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden

[maedelmae]

Went crazy and started drawing Japanese Severus Snape in an Edo traditional style

I’ll probably fiddle with them more and add/erase some stuff bc I’m never satisfied, but lmk what yall think😋😋 (the Japanese writing is what I imagine Severus’ Japanese name would be (Satoshi meaning wise and intelligent and Shirayuki serving as an equivalent to Prince (meaning white snow and signifying purity and beauty))

(Disclaimer, while I’ve studied Japanese art in the past I am in no way Japanese nor do I speak the language so all of my info is from various google searches)

[palominojacoby]

Kano Sansetsu, 老梅図襖 (Old Plum), 1646

[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday :

Sculptures of Roosters

Igun Eronmwon (Brass Casting Guild), Nigeria, Edo, Benin City, 18th c. CE

Copper Alloy

Penn Museum display AF2065A,B

“The lyoba's unique political status made her the highest-ranking woman in Benin. Placing roosters on her altar highlights how she took on a position of power in the Royal Court.”

[dogzcats]

Left to Right: Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon, Snowy Gorge, Hibiscus Mutabilis and Long-Tailed Bird

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)

[the-cricket-chirps]

Yamada Ho_gyoku

Bowl of Water with Tiny Boatman Floating (uchiwa-e)

c. 1830

[i-jou]

Utagawa Hiroshige, 名所江戸百景　王子装束ゑの木大晦日の狐火, 1857

[thatshowthingstarted]

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, Benin, 16th century,

This ivory pendant mask is one of a pair of nearly identical works; its counterpart is in the British Museum in London. Although images of women are rare in Benin's courtly tradition, these two works have come to symbolize the legacy of a dynasty that continues to the present day. The pendant mask is believed to have been produced in the early sixteenth century for the King or ObaEsigie, the king of Benin, to honor his mother, Idia. The oba may have worn it at rites commemorating his mother, although today such pendants are worn at annual ceremonies of spiritual renewal and purification.

Ivory, iron, copper,

Dimensions: H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 2 1/2 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue