woodblock prints
Grass and Insects Album
Parade of Courtesans, Nagato of the Owari, Tamakatsu of the Tamayaand, and Usugumo of the Tamaya
Triptych of Interior Scene with Seven Women and Three Men During Cherry Blossom Season
Iris, Daughter of Ariwara Narihira, from the series Six Fashionable Floral Selections
The 15th Empress Jingū Receives Envoys from Korea, from the Illustrated History of Japan
Legend has it that Empress Jingu (169-269) led an invading army to Korea and returned to Japan in victory three years later. Here we see peace envoys from Korea offering […]