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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi / Red-billed Blue Magpie


This work was painted by the fifth shogun, Tsunayoshi, who is known for issuing the Edicts on Compassion for Living Things (Shōruiawareminorei).

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2024年5月14日

Tetsuo Somon / Senri oukou (Crabs) (wide hanging scroll)


In the world of art and calligraphy, the phrase “Senri Oukou (千里横行)” represents a crab, with the crab’s shell likened to armor. It is said that this motif was adopted as a motif for the furnishings of many samurai from the end of the Muromachi period onwards.

2025年9月9日

Tani Buncho / Wild goose


This work’s spatial composition created using only ink is magnificent. It was painted in 1836 when Buncho was 75 years old.

2020年7月5日

Tani Buncho / White-eyes and dried persimmon


This is an adorable painting of birds pecking at ripe dried persimmons, almost as if it is having a conversation. For Buncho, who was skilled at capturing the fleeting moments of various living creatures, the peaceful daily lives of birds were probably the perfect subject. A lively scene seems to come to mind.

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2025年12月9日

Tani Buncho / Two cats playing with butterflies


Two cats with comical expressions playing with butterflies. This work was painted in February 1836 when Buncho was 75 years old.

2020年5月21日

Tani Buncho / Reeds and a wild goose


Buncho seems to have captured the exact moment when the wild goose landed on the pond and painted it with great vigor in a short amount of time.

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2023年7月1日

Tanaka Nikka / Peonies and butterflies


A cat playing with butterflies under peonies. Compared to the detailed nature of the peony, the lively butterfly and cat are depicted simply, and this contrast brings a sense of lightness to the picture.

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2025年9月19日

Tamaoki Raiseki / The tiger watches vigilantly for a chance


This is a tiger painting by Tamaki Raiseki, an animal painter who was active from the Meiji to Showa periods. Raiseki studied animal painting on his own, and became recognized by the world for his tiger painting techniques.

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2023年8月25日

Takeuchi Seiho / Puppy


This is thought to be the same breed of dog that was often painted by Okyo and other artists of the Maruyama school, but Seiho’s puppy is slightly more realistic. This is an adorable painting of the puppy gazing at the viewer with a “Found out!” expression, as if it had been discovered playing alone. This work was created when Seiho was 48 years old.

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2026年2月11日

Takeuchi Seiho / Early summer


When it comes to artists who paint dynamic animal paintings, Seiho is an indispensable name. The fast-moving snake is also depicted with Seiho’s signature skill, painted in one dynamic stroke.

2026年2月4日

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