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Four cats in different poses, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century
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Nichiren going into exile on the island of Sado #ukiyoe #kuniyoshiutagawa
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Kuniyoshi and his cats, the Shunga Album Chinpen Shinkeibai, 1839
Zhang Qing from Suikoden, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Seaweed Gatherers at Omari 1833 #japan #japaneseart #kuniyoshi #歌川國芳 #ukiyoe #浮世絵 #日本美術
Sumino Jûheiji Tsugufusa, from 47 Ronin, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca.1847-1848
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Seaweed Gatherers at Omari 1833 #japan #japaneseart #kuniyoshi #歌川國芳 #ukiyoe #浮世絵 #日本美術
...fortunately was able to overpower the evil cat spirit and kill her with his sword.
🎨1. 'Actor as Cat Spirit of the Old Temple' from the Tokaido Series - Kagematsu, 1841.
2. 'Okazaki' from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847
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Miyamoto Musashi Beating Whale by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca 1847
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For cats in different poses, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852
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In #JapaneseFolklore it is even believed that the first Emperor of Japan was a descendant of the Dragon King himself.
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1, 4 & 5. Utagawa Kuniyoshi
2. Utagawa Kunisada
3. Matthew Meyer
6. Warwick Goble
7. Shigeru Mizuki
8. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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Iinuma Katsugoro, 7 Japanese Alphabet, Full of Mt. Fuji from the Eastern Capital
Kuniyoshi's eldest daughter and pupil, "Tori", became a painter and painted illustrations and nishiki-e under the artist name of “Torijo“.
Meet Hangaku Gozen, one of a few female samurai warriors known in Japanese history and literature. The print featured here is a part of a series called The Lives of Wise and Heroic Women and is by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
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