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Following the wind, hail falls in a sudden burst — passing quickly by; then again, from between the clouds, spills light from the moon. -Kyōgoku Tameko-

Cherry blossom flurry, Artist: Kaburaki Kiyokata, Publisher: Hakubunkan, 1903, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Album of woodblock prints of women and geishas, Publisher: Hakubunkan, Artist: Takeuchi Keishu, 1914, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Katano: Admiring the Scattered Cherry Blossoms, Katsukawa Shunshō, circa 1772-1773, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Poster for an exhibition of their work at Petite Galerie, Rio de Janeiro, Hércules Barsotti, 1962, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Drawing (2), Michael Landy, 2007, From the collection of: Art Gallery of New South Wales

Frost painting autumn leaves, Artist: Takeuchi Keishu, Publisher: Hakubunkan, 1896, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Ten physiognomic types of women, Coquettish type, Kitagawa Utamaro, Edo period, 18th century, From the collection of: Tokyo National Museum

March: Viewing Cherry Blossoms, Utagawa Toyohiro, late 18th-early 19th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Espaço modulado no. 2, Lygia Clark, 1958, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Drawing (2), Michael Landy, 2007, From the collection of: Art Gallery of New South Wales

Merry makers at cherry blossom festival, Artist: Yeisen, 19th century, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Elysian Well, KOBAYASHI, Kokei, 1912, From the collection of: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Cherry blossom viewing (Part of Triptych), Artist: Katsukawa Shuncho, -1/1, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Ohara-Goko; From the Tale of Heike, SHIMOMURA, Kanzan, 1908, From the collection of: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Painting, more than any other art, presents itself as an entirety. Every part of a painting is all there at once . . . and everything stays put within the frame. -David Martin-

Cloudy weather in cherry blossom season, Artist: Takeuchi Keishu, Publisher: Hakubunkan, 1905, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Miki Suizan shi sosaku hanga shinsen Kyoto meisho, Miki Suizan, 1925, From the collection of: Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives

Album of woodblock prints of women and geishas, Artist: Hirezaki Eiho, Publisher: Hakubunkan, 1914, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Untitled (07.B.0247), Günther Förg, 2007, From the collection of: Essl Museum - Contemporary Art

The more we know about literature and history, the more we can master the significance of a visual work. -Federico Zeri-

Album of woodblock prints of women and geishas, Artist: Kaburaki Kiyokata, Publisher: Hakubunkan, 1914, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Shell Gathering - Pastime in the Tenmei Era, Kaburaki Kiyokata, 1950, From the collection of: Adachi Museum of Art

Beni - Cosmetic in the Meiji Era, Kaburaki Kiyokata, 1928, From the collection of: Adachi Museum of Art

The Mouse Story, Unknown, Muromachi to Momoyama period (16th century), From the collection of: Suntory Museum of Art

the artist's inner freedom is the impulsive, unaccountable flow of the pencil and brush, of images and ideas; verve, enthusiasm, spontaneity, and naturalness are its outward signs. -Meyer Schapiro-

Ichikawa Shocho II in the Role of Oman, from the series Flowers of the Theatrical World, Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1920, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Sukeroku, from the series Flowers of the Theatrical World, Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1920, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Sawamura Sonosuke in the Role of Umegawa, from the series Flowers of the Theatrical World, Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1922, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Between continents, Debón Uixera, Antonio, 1998, From the collection of: Universidad Pública de Navarra

The elements of a painting are not presented successively, as with the sound after sound of music or the word after word of literature. This "all-at-onceness" frees our perception from any sense of compulsion. -Lee Jacobus-

Ichikawa Sadanji As Urahashi Judaifu, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1882, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Actor/ Iroha, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1867, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

100 Roles of Baiko, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1893, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Untitled, Criado, Rufo, 1996, From the collection of: Universidad Pública de Navarra

I'm making points about my time, about the times we live in. My work is a social document about the world today. -Alexander McQueen-

Sumo wrestler: Kashiwado Sogoro, Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei, ca. 1800, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Yaozo III (?) in a Shibaraku Role, Artist: Katsukawa Shun'ei, late 1780s, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Ichikawa Actor as Toraya Tōkichi in 'The Slave Vendor', Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1852, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Sem título, Alfredo Volpi, 1950s, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Before our very eyes . . . garments became image rather than object, pixelated and broadcast worldwide within seconds. -Alexander Fury-

Tanabata Festival Dance, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1830s, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dōjoji, Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1796, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Actor Bando Mitsugoro III as Ko no Moronao, Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1814:04:00, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

The kabuki actor Iwai Hanshiro V as the entertainer (geiko) Kashiku, Utagawa TOYOKUNI, 1808, From the collection of: Art Gallery of South Australia

Idéia múltipla, João José da Silva Costa, 1956, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Art is a basic metaphor for all social freedoms . . . it should be a true means, in daily life, to enter and transform the power fields of society. -Joseph Beuys-

Two kabuki actors (one of a diptych with F1978.75), Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi, Artist: Utagawa Kunisada, 1853, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as the Fisherman Tomonari, Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I, 1807:08:00, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Soga no Gorō Viewing the Moon after Rain in the Mountains, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 12/1/1885, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Lady Ejima and the actor Ikushima Shingoro, from the series New Selections of Eastern Brocade Pictures, Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi, 1886, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Pintura, Willys de Castro, 1958, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

It is through our subjectivity that we grasp reality. -Michel Leiris-

Ichikawa Danshiro I as Tesshinsai in "Kyokaku Harusamegasa", Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1919, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Nakamura Ganjiro I as Akane Hanshichi, from the series Flowers of the Theatrical World, Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1920, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Bando Mitsugoro VII as the mute character in Sannin Katawa, from the series Flowers of the Theatrical World, Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1922, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Nakamura Ennosuke as Hayami no Tota, from the series Flowers of the Theatrical World, Artist: Yamamura Koka, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1921, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Work96-Movement, Woo, Jae Gil, 1996, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association

Beauty is within. "Light is the skin of painting, the quivering epiderm secretly related to our substance." -André Masson-

Looking inquisitive: the appearance of a maid of the Temp era (1830-1844), from the series Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners, Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi, 1888.4.14, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Looking Shy: The Manners of a Young Girl of the Meiji Era, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, eleventh month, 1888, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Interesting: A Lady-in-Waiting of the Bunsei Period (1818-1830), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 3/1/1888, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Looking Capable: The Appearance of a Kyoto Waitress of the Meiji Era, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, fifth month, 1888, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Collage Géométrique, Jean (Hans) Arp, 1916/1916, From the collection of: Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York

Glamour provides a lucid glimpse of desire fulfilled. It captures moments, not stories. It means timeless. -Virginia Postrel-

Landscapes and Beauties: Feeling Like Reading the Next Volume, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century, From the collection of: Tokyo National Museum

Fifty-three stations on the Tokaido:Kanaya Asagao, The third Toyokuni Utagawa, 1852, From the collection of: Shimada City Museum

Mirror of Human Nature: the Photograph, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1878, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

August: Geisha watching moon over Edo bay, from the series Twelve Months with the Pride of Tokyo, Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Publisher: Inoue Mohei, 1880, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Metaesquema, 1958, From the collection of: Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo - MAM São Paulo

I believe only in the specific woman herself at any age, and I believe style carries all . . . and that applies to any age . . . -Diana Vreeland-

Courtesan, Artist: Ito Shinsui, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1916, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Spring, Artist: Ito Shinsui, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1917, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

After the Bath, Artist: Ito Shinsui, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1917, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Spring, Artist: Ito Shinsui, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1917, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Woman with an Undersash, Artist: Ito Shinsui, Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co., 1921, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Soda bottle and bottle of rum. Version 4, Manzanos Garayoa, Jokin, 2004, From the collection of: Universidad Pública de Navarra

The line is the visual manifestation of my gesture; it is the acting link between my attitude and the physical world. Each time I make a line I hope to reach out to both physical world and the metaphysical world. -bill jacklin-

Print from the series One Hundred Famous Roles of Ichikawa Danjurō, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1894, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Mitate Sangoku shi, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1865.6, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

100 Roles of Baiko, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1894, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

100 Roles of Baiko, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1893, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Danjuro in the Role of Teraoka Heiemon, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1898, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

100 Roles of Baiko/ Kikugoro Playing A Samisen, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1897, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Pintura, Manuel ESPINOSA, 1966, From the collection of: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina

. . . artistically I found more personal freedom in the West. I have found the freedom to fail, to be pessimistic. -Rudolf Nureyev-

Makoi komachi (Komachi Beseeching the Rain), Utagawa Toyokuni II, 1812, From the collection of: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

An Elegant Genji in Snow, Utagawa Hirosada, Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 1853, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Beauty Walking on a Snowy Day, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 19th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), 19th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Modern Beauty in a Snowstorm, Kikugawa Eizan, 19th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Osatao and Gonta, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th century, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Woodblock printing using mica powder, Edo Karakami, Tokyo Matsuya, Photo by Minamoto Tadayuki, From the collection of: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art is a force that frees the soul and through which one can grasp certain rhythms of life and breath, which compel the individual to fall in with it, like passersby who join in a dance. -Henri Bergson-

Suzuki Harunobu, Hunting for insects, a colour woodblock print, 1767/1768, From the collection of: British Museum

Kambara, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), circa 1838, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

From the dance Sagimusume, Artist: Kaburaki Kiyokata, 1919, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Work88-902, Woo, Jae Gil, 1988, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association

Do you see that the eye encompasses the beauty of the whole world? -Leonardo da Vinci-

Two Geisha reading from a book, Artist: Gakutei Harunobu, 19th century, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Black, Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), circa 1847-1852, From the collection of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Cool Evening at a Restaurant, KOBAYAKAWA Kiyoshi, 1933, From the collection of: Fukuoka Art Museum

Tableau (yellow, black, blue, red and grey), Piet Mondrian, 1929, From the collection of: Museu Coleção Berardo

Art is a language of the body with no rules, but convinced passion. -George Segal-

Illustration for Bijutsu Sekai (Art World), Artist: Watanabe Seitei, Publisher: Shunyo-do, 1894, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Minamoto Yoshitsune at Yashima, MATSUOKA, Eikyu, 1929, From the collection of: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Yasuda Sakubei, Artist: Watanabe Seitei, Publisher: Shunyodo, 1894, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Uma no naishi, Artist: Kajita Hanko, Publisher: Shunyodo, 1906, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Actor On Roof, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1889.6, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Blossoms of plum perfume my sleeves with their scent, vying there for space with shafts of sparkling moonlight spilling down through the eaves. -Fujiwara no Teika-

Battle at Yashima (?), Artist: Iwasa Matabei, early Edo period, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Territorial strife between Enryaku-ji and Kofuku-ji (?), Artist: Iwasa Matabei, early Edo period, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Actor With Sword, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1883.8, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Its sound today strikes my heart with no more force than it has before: always it laments the sad world ― this first autumn wind. -Shōtetsu-

Battle scene, Artist: Iwasa Matabei, early Edo (1615-1868), From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Fight in a Garden, Iwasa Matabei, early Edo period, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Variação de quadrados, Judith Lauand, 1957, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Mankind and man's world: think of them and you wonder ― how many ages, how many changes have brought us to this moment we call "now?" -Kyōgoku Tameko-

Warrior On Horseback, Artist: Toyohara Kunichika, 1894, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Illustration of Capture of Bakō castle on Taiwan Islands, UtagawaKokunimasa, Meiji Period, dated 1895, From the collection of: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum

Great Battle at Pyongyang in the Sino-Japanese War, Artist: Migita Toshihide, September 1894, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Composição, Alfredo Volpi, c. 1958, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Deep into the night the moon sinks behind the peak, just beyond my eaves; from the dark cypress groves comes the sound of storm winds. -Empress Eifuku-

Illustrated Tale of the Heiji Civil War ： Scroll of the Imperial Visit to Rokuhara, Unknown, Kamakura period, 13th century, From the collection of: Tokyo National Museum

Battles of Ichinotani and Yashima, a pair of 6-fold screen paintings, 1624/1644, From the collection of: British Museum

Illustrated Tale of the Heiji Civil War ： Scroll of the Imperial Visit to Rokuhara, Unknown, Kamakura period, 13th century, From the collection of: Tokyo National Museum

Harlequin, Pageant Wallpaper, 1953, From the collection of: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

No war or pestilence in history has ever stopped fashion and manners in dress from progressing and changing. It is an indomitable force to adorn and to please, to change and to create. -Diana Vreeland-

Beauty under a full moon, Artist: Takeuchi Keishu, Publisher: Hakubunsha, 1896, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Making a Wish for a Long Life on Chrysanthemums, Uemura Shoen, 1939, From the collection of: Tokyo Fuji Art Museum

Woman with Irises, Kikuchi Keigetsu, 1935, From the collection of: Adachi Museum of Art

Snow, Shoen Uemura, 1940/1940, From the collection of: Shohaku Art Museum

"Koshi no Kigami", the natural paper of the Koshi district, Echigo Kadoide paper, Photo by Minamoto Tadayuki, Echigo Kadoide Washi, From the collection of: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

There is no place outside of the cruel world to hide oneself away, but escape can still be found within one's own heart. -Yoshida Kenkō-

Madame Kusunoki Masashige, Uemura Shoen, 1944, From the collection of: Adachi Museum of Art

Portrait of Mitsunaka Ikeda, Unknown, Edo Period, From the collection of: Tottori Prefectural Museum

Ju (Big Tree), Morita Shiryu (Japanese, b.1912, d.1998), 1968 (Showa Period), From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum

Pure with starlight, the midnight sky clears after a light snow; high in the tops of the trees I hear the passing wind. -Emperor Fushimi-

The monster, Artist: Iwasa Matabei, early Edo period, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1847 - 1848, From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Asakura Togo, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1851, From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Diction, Valerie Jaudon, 2008, From the collection of: National Academy of Design

The mind moveth with the ten thousand things: Even when moving, it is serene. Perceive its essence as it moveth on, And neither joy nor sorrow there is. -Manura-

Album of paintings of the Six Poets, Artist: Tanaka Totsugen, late 18th-early 19th century, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Thirty-Six Poets, Artist: Sakai Hoitsu, Frame maker: Hara Yoyusai, early 19th century, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Portraits of Thirty-six Immortal Poets, IWASA Matabei, 17th century, From the collection of: Fukuoka Art Museum

Sem título, Rubem Ludolf, 1958, From the collection of: The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Na vāsanair bhidyate cit na cittaṁ nāsanaiḥ saha, Abhinnalakshanaṁ cittaṁ vāsanaiḥ pariveshtitaṁ. The Laṅkāvatāra

Buddhist figure, Artist: Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Hokusai as an old man, Artist: Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Arhat, Chenxian (Chinken), Before 1676, From the collection of: Kobe City Museum

Untitled (from the Imponderabilia cycle), Katarzyna Tretyn-Zečević, 2012/2012, From the collection of: Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu

With a sound of wings, a crow passes by above me, crying out just once — with the sky over my eaves now entirely clear of clouds. -Emperor Hanazono-

The poet Sugawara Michizane at the seashore, Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika, Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi, 1892.2.1, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Spring Day, Kikuchi Keigetsu, 1937, From the collection of: Adachi Museum of Art

The Poet Basho’s House at Sekiguchi, Artist: Ogata Gekko, 1898.7.1, From the collection of: Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Go Far Away, Hu Wendan, 2015, From the collection of: China Modern Contemporary Art Document

The bamboo shadows are sweeping the stairs, But no dust is stirred: The moonlight penetrates deep in the bottom of the pool, But no trace is left in the water. -Siddhārtha Gautama-

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Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo - MAM São Paulo

Shohaku Art Museum

China Modern Contemporary Art Document

Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina

National Academy of Design

Art Gallery of South Australia

Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Cincinnati Art Museum

Essl Museum - Contemporary Art

Museu Coleção Berardo