BIJINGA (beauties)
Portraits of beautiful women were very popular in Japan during the Edo period. Even though these portraits often depicted women existing in real life, it was not considered important that the facial features resembled the model. Bijinga were mainly produced as woodblock prints, and due to their very affordable price, collecting them soon became all the rage.
GRAPHIC ART
JAPANESE MYTH & LEGEND
Kitsune (foxes) and other animals, heroes, heroines, gods and spirits all inhabit a vast and complex treasury of fantastical Japanese stories. For thousands of years, these tales have been passed down generations, weaving a beautiful brocade for us to cherish and experience.
NEKO (cats)
These intelligent animals hold a special place in Japanese culture. From the Maneki-neko (beckoning cat) figurines bringing fortune, so familiar from Japanese store windows, to fearsome apparitions and demons. Most of all, Japanese cats are understanding and furry friends.
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“Yorokobi” (Joy)
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“Hanagasumi” (Hazy curtain of flowers)
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“Crimson Moon”
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“Blue Moon”
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“Shamisen Neko (Shamisen Cat)”
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“Kitsune neko (Kitsune Cat)”
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“The water bowl”
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“Karyuu” (downstream)”
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“Ichou neko” (Ginko Cat)”
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“Haru” (Springtime)
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“Suisen Neko” (Narcissus Cat)
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“Kiku Neko” (Chrysanthemum Cat)
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“My Dahlia”
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“Mizuki” (Beautiful Moon)
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“Fuyu Neko” (Winter Cat)
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“Tsukimi” (Moon viewing)
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“Aka Tetsubin” (Red Teapot)
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“Shiro Neko” (White Cat)
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“Tetsubin Koneko” (Teapot kitten)
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“Karasu Neko” (Black Cat)
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“Ryuu Koneko” (Dragon kitten)
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“Tetsubin Neko” (Teapot Cat)
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MAKURA-E (erotic)
Erotic art comes in endless variations. From the subtle, romantic or poetic to the intense, explicit and sweaty. At the Two Cranes Gallery, we make no separation between erotic and other art. Just like there should be no idea of shame and sin when it comes to our sexuality and sexual identity.
Intelligence and depth make it so much more arousing!
SHUNGA (spring pictures)
Traditional Japanese shunga is unique when it comes to depicting human sexuality and the pleasures that come with physical intimacy.
36 views of Mt. Fuji
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1.”Yuukaze (evening breeze)”
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2.”Hanamikaze (sake drunk while viewing the cherry blossoms)”
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3.”Tsutakazura (ivy and vines)”
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4.”Kyouzou (reflection in a mirror)”
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5.”Kigiku (yellow chrysanthemum)”
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6.”Hanamifubuki (falling cherry blossoms)”
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7. Yabu no naka(in a bamboo grove)”
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8. Sazaido no Fuji (wisteria at Sazai temple)”
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9. Daranibo (tengu of mt. Fuji)”
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10. Irokoi (love affair)”
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11. Onnayu (women’s bath)”
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12. Oboroyo (misty, moonlit night)”
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13. Yuuyake (evening glow)”
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IREZUMI (Japanese traditional tattoos)
Senju has vast experience with irezumi, both as a horishi ( a creator of Japanese tattoos) and as an artist. In irezumi, the treasures of Japanese culture and history come together and form individual living museums.
As a horishi, it is as important to know how to draw, paint and tattoo as it is to have great knowledge regarding the imagery and tradition used. Without this insight and respect for culture, it is not irezumi but simple cultural appropriation.
Dragons, tigers, heroes, heroines, buddhism, shinto, kabuki and Noh theatre are but a few of the isnpirational sources that makes up the strong foundation of this marvelous craft.
INU (dogs)
YUUREI (ghosts)
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