Painting Nature

Depictions of Close Botanical Observations

Thumbnail of Trees — Trees, Master of the I-nen Seal (Studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu)

Thumbnail of Coxcombs, maize and morning glories — Coxcombs, maize and morning glories, Artist Unknown

Thumbnail of Summer and autumn flowers — Summer and autumn flowers, Artist Unknown

Thumbnail of Chrysanthemums — Chrysanthemums, Master of the I-nen Seal (Studio of Tawaraya Sōtatsu)

Shasei and Painting the Subjective Experience

Thumbnail of Puppies — Puppies, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

Thumbnail of A duck diving — A duck diving, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

Thumbnail of Three Monkeys and Wasps — Three Monkeys and Wasps, Mori Sosen 森狙仙

Thumbnail of Grasses and Moon — Grasses and Moon, Tani Bunchō 谷文晁

Thumbnail of Puppies — Puppies, Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

Our Environment

Depicting the Power of Nature

Thumbnail of Waves at Matsushima — Waves at Matsushima, Tawaraya Sōtasu 俵屋宗達

Thumbnail of Waves — Waves, Artist Unknown

Depicting the Kami/Spirits in the Natural World

Thumbnail of Crows — Crows, Artist Unknown

Thumbnail of Two pheasants on a snow bank — Two pheasants on a snow bank, Artist Unknown

Thumbnail of Nachi Waterfall — Nachi Waterfall, Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

Depicting Birds and Animals

Birds

Thumbnail of White Herons — White Herons, Artist Unknown

Thumbnail of Mynah birds in a plum tree — Mynah birds in a plum tree, Yosa Buson 与謝蕪村

Thumbnail of Heron and willow — Heron and willow, Hanabusa Itchō 英一蝶

Thumbnail of An eagle on a snow-laden blossoming plum tree — An eagle on a snow-laden blossoming plum tree, Soga Nichokuan 曽我二直庵

Thumbnail of Eagle — Eagle, Kishi Ganku 岸駒

Fish

Thumbnail of Carp — Carp, Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真

Thumbnail of Carp — Carp, Kuroda Toko 黒田稲皐

Thumbnail of Carp — Carp, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

Thumbnail of Fish and Turtles — Fish and Turtles, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙

Artistic Techniques

Tarashikomi – Wet on Wet Ink

Thumbnail of Moon and Autumn Plants — Moon and Autumn Plants, Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一

Thumbnail of Dragons and Clouds — Dragons and Clouds, Tawaraya Sōtasu 俵屋宗達

Thumbnail of The Ivy Way through Mt. Utsu (Utsuyama) — The Ivy Way through Mt. Utsu (Utsuyama), Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一

Thumbnail of Peonies and Butterfly — Peonies and Butterfly, Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一

The Magic of Water, Sumi Ink, and Brush

Thumbnail of Horses — Horses, Soga Shōhaku 曾我蕭白

Thumbnail of Geese, moon and water-plants — Geese, moon and water-plants, Kano Tsunenobu 狩野常信

Thumbnail of Moonlit Landscape — Moonlit Landscape, Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

Thumbnail of Dragon and Tiger — Dragon and Tiger, Kaihō Yūsetsu 海北友雪

Edo Avant Garde

What is Modern?

Thumbnail of Screen with Scattered Fans — Screen with Scattered Fans, Tawaraya Sōtasu 俵屋宗達

Thumbnail of Whose Sleeves? — Whose Sleeves?, Artist Unknown

Playing with Perspective

Thumbnail of Tale of Genji — Tale of Genji, Artist Unknown

Thumbnail of The School of Athens — The School of Athens, Raphael, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

Thumbnail of Willow Bridge — Willow Bridge, Artist Unknown