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Bustle in the Boulevard of Flowers by Chikanobu Toyohara (1890) It is time of celebration of cherry blossoms in the Edo pleasure quarter and the most beautiful courtesans are portrayed clad in their most fabulous kimonos admiring the flowers. They are compared...

Dancer in Yellow by Kaoru Kawano (1950s) This charming modern print portrays a dancing young beauty wearing a bright yellow kimono. A modern girl, she sports a fashionable hairstyle characteristic of the post-war era. Kawano used the woodgrain of the...

Beauty with Mirror by Hirano Hakuho (1932) Full of mystery, this rare print plays on the viewer’s sense of curiosity. Despite being portrayed in front of a mirror, we are not able to see the young lady’s face. Who is she?...

Model: @itsnangemagro   Photograph: @g_a_j_o_s Nange Magro (@itsnangemagro) is an Italian fashion designer based in London. Her father was a Japanese sculptor, and her mother an Italian painter, which ensured she was surrounded by art from an early age. This led to her...

Groups of Herons by Ohara Koson (1925) Because of their elegance herons are continuously portrayed in Japanese art, from poetry to painting these birds are one of the most recurring bird motifs. In China, the heron represents strength, purity, patience and long life....

Cat by Satoko Hirano (c. 2008)   The way cats wash their faces licking their paws and wiping their face - it is as if they are inviting good luck beckoning with their paw. Cats with this gesture are often...