women; men (male humans); kimonos; interior spaces;
In this charming domestic scene Princess Yohime, daughter of the eleventh Shogun Tokugawa Ienari, is crouched down untying the sandal of her husband; he gazes down at her with tender regard. He sits half in and half out the entrance to a house with...
women; children (people by age group); men (male humans); swords; kimonos; costume; shoes (footwear); hairstyles
Choko and Chorei were two brothers who looked after their aged mother. One day Choko was bringing a cabbage home for their mother when he was set upon by robbers. Finding he had nothing to give them, they had decided to kill him but agreed to wait...
This later Setsu gekka series, which numbers at least 30 prints, is rather lyrical in its depiction of seasonal change. Flower petals flutter to the ground as a little dog tugs on its leash. Mist crosses a full summer moon as Niwaka Festival...
On the second floor of a Western-style building, probably the famous Rokumeikan, Japanese couples appear to be taking dancing lessons, accompanied by two pianists. The young people seem awkward in movement and intent in their expressions,...