Harunobu Suzuki (鈴木 春信) (1725 circa – 1770)

(Source: ikilledjackjohnson, via superkintaro)

iamjapanese:

KATSUSHIKA Hokusai（葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849）- via

Goldfinch and Cherry Tree　鶯　垂桜　1834

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yajifun:

Nii no ama, from the series Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami) / Yoshitsuya

本朝武者鏡 二位の尼　歌川芳艶　1856年

yajifun:

Nanba Rokurô, from the series Mirror of Warriors of Our Country (Honchô musha kagami) / Yoshitsuya

本朝武者鏡 南場六郎　歌川芳艶　1856年7月

難波六郎

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earwigbiscuits:

Wind Costume…late 19th century Japanese hand-tinted photographic studio portrait (The National Archives UK)

yajifun:

ボーダレス・アートミュージアム　NO-MA

魲万里絵展　縷々(るる)累々(るいるい)、紙の上の私の風景

yajifun:

Birds and Flowers, Wind and Moon, in the Modern Style (Imayô kachô fûgetsu) / Eisen

今様花鳥風月　渓斎英泉　年代不詳

complete triptych

yajifun:

Tôsei matsu no ? (matsu no ha) / Eisen

當世松の葉　渓斎英泉　年代不詳

“小菊半兵衛? 糸の五月雨 清元節の反古染もどき?”

“この柄は、反古（ほご）染めと呼ばれる当時流行していた柄で、古紙で作った貧しい人の着る着物に見えるように字を染めたものです。” たばこと塩の博物館・歌川国芳画「ほぐぞめ」

“だいたいあんたの趣向がえぇねや、染め屋はんかて感心してはったえ、あの百人一首の反故(ほぉぐ)染めやなんて。まぁほんまにズ～ッと体中に百人一首の文句が散らしになってて、仁左衛門みたいなやないか。” 【上方落語メモ第６集】その255 ／ 米朝艶笑噺(一)反故（ほご）染め

dressrehearsalrag:

Moon and Waves
Japanese
Artist Unidentified

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dressrehearsalrag:

Makura-gaeshi from the Kyōka Hyaku-Monogatari, c. 1853

The Makura-gaeshi is a trickster spirit notorious for moving pillows while people sleep. Some sources say they also sprinkle sand in the eyes and steal souls. Stories do not specify how far the pillows are moved, some sources claim that they move pillows all the way to the foot of the bed while the victim is peacefully asleep.The creature is invisible to adults and can only be seen by children.

(Sources here & here)

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artemisdreaming:

Inro: Cleaning the house for the New Year by Kanshosai. vam.ac

artemisdreaming:

Inro with fish and sea creature design by Kakosai, Japan, 19th century. Museum no. W.158-1922

Inro
Kakosai
Japan
19th century
Laquered wood, shell, horn, coloured ivory

Inro with a design of fish and sea creatures.