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The Great Wave at Kanagawa (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji), c.1830-32 by Katsushika Hokusai, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the most famous members of the Ukiyo-e group of printmakers from the Edo period in Japanese Art. Hokusai's work is popular in his native country and was also popular among the 19th century French Impressionists. It continues to be popular throughout the world today and a museum dedicated to his art is in Obuse, Japan.
Sparrows, Edo Period, by Kubo Shunman.
Woodblock print, Ukiyo-e. These prints were created to be affordable and to appeal to a broad audience.
The Thirty-Six Master Poets, 1828 by Saki HÅitsu.
Created during the Edo period, this work is intentionally irreverent while at the same time paying tribute to revered poets of the 7th - 11th centuries.
Winter Party, Edo Period (18th - 19th Century) by Utagawa Toyoharu.
The folding screens of Japanese art served as architectural features as well as decorative.