Art

Japanese prints, paintings, sculpture and the stories inside them.

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Cover artwork for Hair That Keeps Time
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Hair That Keeps Time

Cover artwork for What Happened to His Robes?
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What Happened to His Robes?

Cover artwork for Buddha Inside
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Buddha Inside

Cover artwork for The Monk's Hidden Face
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The Monk's Hidden Face

Cover artwork for Six Buddhas, One Mouth
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Six Buddhas, One Mouth

Cover artwork for Why Did Japan Paint Fart Contests?
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Why Did Japan Paint Fart Contests?

Cover artwork for Hiroshige’s Hanging Turtle of Mannen Bridge
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Hiroshige’s Hanging Turtle of Mannen Bridge

Cover artwork for Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s ‘Village Sparrows: Temporary Shelter in the Nest’
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s ‘Village Sparrows: Temporary Shelter in the Nest’

Cover artwork for Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 6 Shiga & Kyoto
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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 6 Shiga & Kyoto

Cover artwork for Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 5 Mie
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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 5 Mie

Cover artwork for Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 4 Aichi
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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 4 Aichi

Cover artwork for Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 3 Shizuoka West
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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 3 Shizuoka West

Cover artwork for Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 2 Shizuoka East
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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 2 Shizuoka East

Cover artwork for Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 1 Edo & Kanagawa
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Kuniyoshi’s 55 Cats on the Tōkaidō: EP. 1 Edo & Kanagawa

Cover artwork for Edo’s Wildest Night Out… Starring Birds
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Edo’s Wildest Night Out… Starring Birds

Cover artwork for Birds… Doing Edo Talent Shows?! 🐦🤣
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Birds… Doing Edo Talent Shows?! 🐦🤣

Cover artwork for When Goldfish Honour Their Ancestors
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When Goldfish Honour Their Ancestors

Cover artwork for How Goldfish Built Edo
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How Goldfish Built Edo

Cover artwork for When Goldfish Faced the Sea Serpent
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When Goldfish Faced the Sea Serpent

Cover artwork for Goldfish Firefighters?! The Edo Heroes of Water and Flame
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Goldfish Firefighters?! The Edo Heroes of Water and Flame

Cover artwork for Tamaya, Tamaya! When Goldfish Caught the Bubbles
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Tamaya, Tamaya! When Goldfish Caught the Bubbles

Cover artwork for When Goldfish Lose Their Lunch: Kuniyoshi’s Kite Goldfish
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When Goldfish Lose Their Lunch: Kuniyoshi’s Kite Goldfish

Cover artwork for When Goldfish Played Ghost Stories: Kuniyoshi’s Haunted Fish Bowl
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When Goldfish Played Ghost Stories: Kuniyoshi’s Haunted Fish Bowl

Cover artwork for The Great Buddha of Kamakura
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The Great Buddha of Kamakura

Cover artwork for They Are Not by Matsumoto Hōji
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They Are Not by Matsumoto Hōji

Cover artwork for The Frog by Matsumoto Hōji
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The Frog by Matsumoto Hōji

Cover artwork for The Frog Who Tried to Become Buddha by Sengai Gibon
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The Frog Who Tried to Become Buddha by Sengai Gibon

Cover artwork for One of the Most Mysterious Japanese Zen Symbols by Sengai Gibon
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One of the Most Mysterious Japanese Zen Symbols by Sengai Gibon

Cover artwork for A Summer Night Beneath the Moon: Kusumi Morikage’s ‘Cooling Off (納涼図)’
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A Summer Night Beneath the Moon: Kusumi Morikage’s ‘Cooling Off (納涼図)’

Cover artwork for Kabuki Frogs in 1842
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Kabuki Frogs in 1842

Cover artwork for When Animals Became Edo’s Craftsmen in 1840
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When Animals Became Edo’s Craftsmen in 1840

Cover artwork for Edo Through a Cat’s Eyes, 1857/1858
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Edo Through a Cat’s Eyes, 1857/1858

Cover artwork for Japan’s Spiral Art Museum That Beat the Guggenheim by 58 Years
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Japan’s Spiral Art Museum That Beat the Guggenheim by 58 Years

Cover artwork for Japan’s First Oil Painting Exhibition in 1874
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Japan’s First Oil Painting Exhibition in 1874