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Sakakibara Shiho / Two sparrows


Two sparrows are enjoying a meal under gorgeously blooming plum trees. This work evokes the coming of spring.

2021年8月22日

Painted by Yamaguchi Soken,inscription by Kagawa Kageki / Sparrow and bamboo


The painting was done by Yamaguchi Soken, one of the Ten Excellent Painters of the Okyo School, and the inscription was written by Kagawa Kageki, a poet from the late Edo period. A sparrow is perched on a thin bamboo stalk, looking as dignified as a samurai.

2021年12月10日

Painted by Sakai Sanryo, inscription by Tomiyasu Fusei / Kappa is happy


This is an adorable piece of art depicting a kappa (Japanese specter) holding a catfish and looking proud and happy. The artist, Sakai Sanryo, was a lifelong friend of Ogawa Usen.

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2023年4月30日

Painted by Hara Zaichu,inscription by Reizei Tamenori / Playing Turtles


It’s hard not to smile when you see the turtles waking up from a long hibernation and enjoying a leisurely swim.

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2022年8月22日

Otani Son’yu / Wild goose


A wild goose is flying above the moon reflected on the water’s surface. Its wide-spread wings are expressed with bold brushstrokes and light and dark tones of the ink. The humorous expression of the goose creates a peaceful feeling.

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2020年6月7日

Ooide Toukou / A mantis on the willow takes a cicada


In China, there is a proverb that goes, “The mantis watches the cicada, and the sparrow is behind it.” It is said that it means being distracted by immediate profits and not noticing the danger approaching from behind.

2020年9月2日

Omura Taiun / Rice plants and a Sparrow


A song of a sparrow being chirped beside the drooping ear of rice. It seems that people and sparrows are alike in the spirit of welcoming the harvest season.

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2020年5月22日

Okubo Ikkyu / Sparrows and Snow covered Nanten tree


Okubo Ikkyu was an official painter for the Yokosuka Domain and is said to have been influenced by Western-style painting. This work also has elements of Western-style miniature painting.

2023年4月26日

Okamoto Toyohiko / 3 Hanging scrolls (Turtle and plum tree, Old Man of the South Pole, Crane and bamboo)


This is a set of 3 scrolls of cranes and turtles that are symbols of longevity, and old man of the south pole. They were also used in prayers for longevity.

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2020年5月21日

Okamoto Shuki / Peacock and Pine


Shuki was so excelled at painting peacocks that his peacock paintings were called “Shuki’s Peacock” with praise. With detailed depictions, every single feather is carefully drawn.

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2021年11月28日

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