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Art from Japan

30 paintings from Japan, best known first. Tap a painting to see it large.

  • Hikone screen by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/f3e45e00835e8462575681a7c8324321

    Hikone screenhttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/f3e45e00835e8462575681a7c8324321, 1700

  • Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tōhaku

    Pine TreesHasegawa Tōhaku, 1600

  • Irises screen by Ogata Kōrin

    Irises screenOgata Kōrin

  • Red and White Plum Blossoms by Ogata Kōrin

    Red and White Plum BlossomsOgata Kōrin, 1715

  • Wind God and Thunder God by Ogata Kōrin

    Wind God and Thunder GodOgata Kōrin, 1800

  • Cypress Trees by Kanō Eitoku

    Cypress TreesKanō Eitoku, 1590

  • Extermination of Evil by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/09ca16b23a2663f7b026c864f7952b88

    Extermination of Evilhttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/09ca16b23a2663f7b026c864f7952b88, 1200

  • Jinshan Island and West Lake by Kanō Sanraku

    Jinshan Island and West LakeKanō Sanraku, 1630

  • Rough Waves by Ogata Kōrin

    Rough WavesOgata Kōrin, 1706

  • ○△□ by Sengai

    ○△□Sengai

  • Silken Painting of Emperor Go-Daigo by Monkan-bō Kōshin

    Silken Painting of Emperor Go-DaigoMonkan-bō Kōshin, 1339

  • Autumn and Winter Landscapes by Sesshū Tōyō

    Autumn and Winter LandscapesSesshū Tōyō

  • Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn by Sakai Hōitsu

    Flowering Plants of Summer and AutumnSakai Hōitsu, 1821

  • Heike Nōkyō

    Heike Nōkyō1167

  • Morning Glories by Suzuki Kiitsu

    Morning GloriesSuzuki Kiitsu, 1850

  • Mountain Streams in Summer and Autumn by Suzuki Kiitsu

    Mountain Streams in Summer and AutumnSuzuki Kiitsu, 1859

  • The Ghost of Oyuki by Maruyama Ōkyo

    The Ghost of OyukiMaruyama Ōkyo, 1750

  • The Gods of Wind and Thunder by Tawara Sōtatsu

    The Gods of Wind and ThunderTawara Sōtatsu

  • Tiger in the Snow by Katsushika Hokusai

    Tiger in the SnowKatsushika Hokusai, 1849

  • Autumn Ivy by Ogata Kenzan

    Autumn IvyOgata Kenzan, 1740

  • Birds and Flowers of Summer and Autumn by Shikibu Terutada

    Birds and Flowers of Summer and AutumnShikibu Terutada, 1550

  • Dragon flying over Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai

    Dragon flying over Mount FujiKatsushika Hokusai, 1849

  • Five-Syllable Mañjuśrī, Colour on Silk by Monkan-bō Kōshin

    Five-Syllable Mañjuśrī, Colour on SilkMonkan-bō Kōshin, 1334

  • Flowers of Spring and Autumn by Ogata Kōrin

    Flowers of Spring and AutumnOgata Kōrin, 1750

  • Genjō Sanzō-e by Takashina Takakane

    Genjō Sanzō-eTakashina Takakane, 1400

  • Hotei by Ogata Kōrin

    HoteiOgata Kōrin, 1704

  • Huike Offering His Arm to Bodhidharma by Sesshū Tōyō

    Huike Offering His Arm to BodhidharmaSesshū Tōyō, 1496

  • Minamoto no Yoritomo by Fujiwara no Takanobu

    Minamoto no YoritomoFujiwara no Takanobu, 1179

  • Scenes in and around the Capital by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/90d3d9a06613982458466e3b53745760

    Scenes in and around the Capitalhttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/90d3d9a06613982458466e3b53745760, 1650

  • Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove by Sesson Shukei

    Seven Sages of the Bamboo GroveSesson Shukei, 1550

About these paintings

The paintings are public domain works from Wikimedia Commons; each one links to its file page there. Titles, artists and years come from Wikidata.

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