11 of
Katsushika Hokusai's series of 36 views of Mt. Fuji.11 of
Katsushika Hokusai's series of 36 views of Mt. Fuji.
A beautiful woman.
Another woman.
By
Tooshuusai Sharaku. He was active from the spring of 1794 to right
after the New Year's Kabuki performance in 1795; at that point, he
disappeared. He produced a series of over 150 prints of Kabuki
actors. The reason that this man's "looks strange" is because he is an
actor in a Mie pose, which is when an actor will freeze and display
his emotions with his face and body at dramatic points during the
performance.(from Todd J. Griset
<griset@darmouth.edu>)
Winter evening in Japan.
A rocky mountain seen by the water.
Sumo picture with the rikishi (wrestlers) standing in a circle, this is part
of the daily "ring-entering ceremony" which is performed at a basho
(tournament).
Three sumo wrestlers.
Three
women.
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