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Kunisada (also known as Tokoyuni III) Title unknown c1844 A woman and child wind thread around a small block. There are fringed pinks in the box at the top. Return to Exhibition Tour

Wakamurasaki

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Toyokuni III (also known as Kunisada) Wakamurasaki From the series An excellent selection of 36 noted courtesans (#9) 1860 Return to Exhibition Tour

Fluidity

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  The snow of yesterday that fell like cherry blossoms is water once again Gozan   Fluidity From the streams and rivers, to the ebb and flow of the sea, sui represents the fluid and changeable things in the world. … Continued

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Kunisada II Title unknown From the series The life of the Buddha in up-to-date magic lantern slides (#3) 1860 Return to Exhibition Tour

A fisherman at Kajikazawa

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Hokusai A fisherman at Kajikazawa From the series 36 views of Mount Fuji c1830-33 This image is from the same series as Hokusai’s most famous image of The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Return to Exhibition Tour

The purity of mountain air

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  Western mountains when I’m carried away which mist will I ride? Issa   The purity of mountain air Crossing a bridge can be seen as a way of moving from one world into another. In Buddhism, clouds signify the … Continued

Suruga-Chō

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Hiroshige Suruga-Chō From the series 100 views of Edo (#8) 1856 Suruga-Chō is the name of the district. A fabric shop called Mitsui runs on both sides of the street and disappears into the clouds under Mount Fuji. Return to … Continued