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An extremely popular writer both in her lifetime and in the millenia since, Murasaki Shikibu is credited as writing the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji. A mysterious figure, Murasaki used her illicit knowledge of classical Chinese and Japanese literature not only redefine the genre she wrote in, but to create an artform that survives to this day. Murasaki Shikibu, Tale Of Genji, Heian Era, Art Chinois, Japanese Art Prints, Japan History, Japon Illustration, Art Japonais, Ukiyo E

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Damn, Girl-Murasaki Shikibu, World's First Novelist

An extremely popular writer both in her lifetime and in the millenia since, Murasaki Shikibu is credited as writing the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji. A mysterious figure, Murasaki used her illicit knowledge of classical Chinese and Japanese literature not only redefine the genre she wrote in, but to create an artform that survives to this day. Murasaki Like so many of the women we cover, it's unknown if Murasaki Shikibu is even this woman's real name. Probably born in 973 CE…

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Kitagawa Utamaro, Edo Period Japan, Japanese Edo Period, Japanese Art Prints, Japan Vintage, Edo Period, Japanese Woodblock Printing, A4 Poster, Japan Art

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Kitagawa Utamaro | The Oiran Yoso-oi Seated at Her Toilet | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Guerriero Samurai, Female Samurai, Arte Ninja, Japanese Warrior, Japanese History, Japan Woman, Japanese People, Samurai Warrior, Art Japonais

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Female Samurai Warriors Immortalized in 19th Century Japanese Photos

Most of my generation’s exposure to Japanese culture came heavily mediated by anime and samurai films.

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The spirit of the heron maiden woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925 Art Geisha, Art Chinois, Geisha Art, Japanese Artwork, Japanese Illustration, Art Asiatique, Japon Illustration, Eastern Art, 인물 드로잉

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鷺娘の精 (The spirit of the heron maiden)

woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925; from my collection. Oban tate-e (27.0 x 42.5 cm). "Sagi Musume no Sei," the "Spirit of the Heron Maiden." A kabuki hengemono dance (one actor/many roles) wherein the spirit of a heron changes into a girl and then back again. A summary from www.kabuki21.com/sagi_musume.php : "The set is a frozen pond in the middle of Winter. The music from the geza is the classic sound effect for falling snow. The spirit of the heron appears on a…

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Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753–1806). A Woman and a Cat, ca. 1793–94. Edo period (1615–1868), Japan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP1672) Art Chinois, Japanese Artwork, Art Asiatique, Japanese Geisha, Art Japonais, Arte Inspo, Edo Period, Japanese Woodblock Printing, A4 Poster

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Kitagawa Utamaro | A Woman and a Cat | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In this domestic scene, a young woman sits in front of a lacquered needlework box, folding a length of resist-dyed fabric. Several shades have been used to render the degrees of translucence of the gossamer silk

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Legend in Japanese art : a description of historical episodes, legendary characters, folk-lore myths, religious symbolism illustrated in the arts of old Japan. : Joly, Henri, 1839-1925 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Japanese Symbols, Folk Lore, Old Japan, Ancient Japanese Art, Japanese Symbol, The Arts, Japanese Art, Internet Archive, The Borrowers

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Legend in Japanese art : a description of historical episodes, legendary characters, folk-lore myths, religious symbolism illustrated in the arts of old Japan. : Joly, Henri, 1839-1925 : Free…

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"Hijikata Toshizō, del Shinsen-gumi", de Hoshitama Kotarō (?). #hijikata #hijikatatoshizo #hijikatatoshizou #toshizohijikata #shinsengumi #bakumatsu #sakura #sakurablossom #japon #japan Japanese Culture Art, Anakin Vader, Samurai Artwork, Japanese Drawings, Japanese Art Prints, Japanese Warrior, Japanese History, Japanese Folklore, Japanese Artwork

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"Hijikata Toshizō, del Shinsen-gumi", de Hoshitama Kotarō (?). #hijikata #hijikatatoshizo #hijikatatoshizou #toshizohijikata #shinsengumi #bakumatsu #sakura #sakurablossom #japon #japan

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katarina/K on Twitter: "Hiroaki TAKAHASHI / 高橋弘明 b. 1871 - 1945 [ Mount Fuji from Lake Yamanaka ]🎨: 1936… " Gunung Fuji, Monte Fuji, Mont Fuji, Ohara Koson, Desain Lanskap, Japanese Art Prints, Japanese Artwork, Art Asiatique, Japanese Landscape

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“Hiroaki TAKAHASHI / 高橋弘明 b. 1871 - 1945 [ Mount Fuji from Lake Yamanaka ]🎨: 1936”

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Vintage Ao Dai, Geisha With Umbrella, Japanese Art Aesthetic, Old Japanese Art, Japan Culture Art, Japanese Art Style, Ancient Japanese Art, Geisha Art, Japanese Art Prints

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