Ukiyo-e

Pictures of the Floating World 

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artist_Yoshifuji || title_Rabbits as Okaru and Kanpei || year_1873

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artist_Yoshifuji || title_「徳川十五代記略」 「十二代家慶公小金ヶ原猪狩之図」 || year_1875

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artist_Utagawa Toyoharu || title_King Chû of the Shang Dynasty Lights the Signal Beacons || Edo Period

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artist_Utagawa Hiroshige || title_「末広五十三次 吉原」 || year 1865

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artist_Torii Kiyohiro || title_The Harmonic Couple || year_1756

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artist_Torii Kiyohiro || title_Abalone Divers || Edo Period

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I was today years old when I learnt that you can actually buy ukiyo-e inspired clothes😳

And they're pretty gorgeous

Ukiyo-e Mount Fuji Mini Skirt by KirinGlows

Cherry blossoms viewing before the Mount Fuji. Traditional Japanese ukiyo-e motives. • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. F

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artist_Katsushika Hokusai || title_Uso shidare-zakura ||years_1760-1849

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artist_Katsushika Hokusai || title_Sara-yashiki Hyaku Monogatari || year_1760-1849

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artist_Katsushika Hokusai || title 「東海道五十三次」 || year n/a

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Mount Fuji-Tattooed woman. Hiroshi Hirakawa, contemporary Japanese painter and tattoo artist rooted in the exquisite tradition of the ukiyo-e (literally, ‘Pictures of the Floating World’)  • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

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Shirahone hotspring (onsen) in Shinshu, by Kasamatsu Shiro, 1935.

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artist_Hosoda Eishi || title_In a Pleasure House in Shinagawa || year n/a

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Takeji Asano

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Snow at Matsushima (雪の松島), by Kasamatsu Shiro, ca. 1930.