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Un'ichi Hiratsuka, Georgetown Book Store, 1963

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Honchi Suikoden Goketsu Hatsu-Hyakunin no Hitori

Utagawa Kuniyoshi - c. 1830

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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre is a ukiyo-e woodblock triptych by Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861). Kuniyoshi was known for his depictions of historical and mythical scenes, and combined both in portraying the tenth-century princess Takiyasha summoning a skeleton spectre to frighten Ōya no Mitsukuni.

Music: Diddy Kong Racing (1997)

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𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐢 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐰𝐚

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Flower Arranging

Shiro Kasamatsu - 1952

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Tani Bunch, Book illustrations,1809

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Kobayashi Kiyochika Fox and Crescent Moon 1880 color woodcut Image: 242 x 349 mm (9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)

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Koichi Enomoto — Stay & Resist (oil on canvas, 2023)

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Matsukawa Hanzan Textile patterns with flowers and rabbits 1867 color woodcut 18.2 x 24.7 cm (sheet) Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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Cover of 'Anthology' by Shakuyakutei with an illustration of peonies (School of Utagawa).

Woodblock print (Japan, 19th century).

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Wikimedia.

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Kashiki Tomoko — Arm Piano II (acrylic, alkyd, pastel, pencil, gypsite, linen, wooden panel, 2015)

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Hiromitsu Nakazawa Tasting Looking Sleeping Smelling woodblock and stencil 1905 Late Meiji era From the series Beautiful Women and the Senses

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Utagawa Kunimasa - 1796

The kabuki actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Umeomaru in Act III, scene 1, of ‘Kuruma-biki’.

From the play ‘Sugawara denju tenarai kagami’ by Takeda Izumo II, performed at the Miyako-za in the 7th month of 1796.

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"Haru" (The Spring)

A lady in lavender colored kimono with flowering plum motif. She is a bit annoyed by a flattering butterfly.

Kiyomitsu is the 9th headmaster of the renowned Torii school of Kabuki-e pictures. She was a daughter of Torii Kotondo and became the first woman headmaster of traditional kabuki-e schools in 1982. Her works were recognized also by the Japanese government, which presented her "Oujihosho" (A type of Japanese medal of honor) in 2005.

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"Kabuki Kumadori-shu" (Collection of Kumadori Makeups in Kabuki). Oiwa 1870-80 by Hasegawa Konobu

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Ai Imamura

Lidded Box with Kirikane Design: “Futaba Aoi”

I created a design of Futaba Aoi (a species of wild ginger) that grows in the woods around Shimogamo Shrine. Futaba Aoi is used in decorations for the Aoi Festival, an occasion to pray for abundant crops and peace.

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Ippitsusai Buncho Chizuka no Fumi no Bosetsu (The Evening Snow of a Thousand Bundles of Love-Letters), the Lovers Ohatsu and Tokubei, from the series "Sugata Hakkei (Eight Views of Lovers)" 1767–1777 Color woodblock print; chuban 26.5 × 19.5 cm (10 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.)