A World of Edo Art

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Edo artists portrayed the beauty and wonders of nature to enchant everyone. This site brings together over two hundred captivating Edo artworks from museums around the world so you, too, can discover and delight in their art. Click any artwork to enter the stunning world of nature in Edo Art.

Color painting of a bird of prey, facing to the viewers' left, visible from breast up; orange feathers on chest, with brown feathers on the head and right wing, partially visible on the viewers' left. The bird's single visible eye is in the upper center of the image.
An ink and color painting of a carp underwater, with the water presenting as blank space against a beige canvas. The fish is emerging from the left edge of the painting, colored a dark brown in a gradient of color lightening towards its belly where you an see some delicately painted scales. Under it on the left is some sparse plantlife, which also emerges from the bottom of the painting pointing upward.
A color painting of the head of a wild boar, seen from the side, with the boar looking to the viewer's left. The single visible eye looks back towards the direction of its body.
Color painting of a large white flower with large petals angled to the right, with numerous red stamens visible in the center. The flower is attached to a red and brown stem with numerous large green leaves.
Color painting of an uneven landmass depicted in brown, blue, and green, jutting upwards from a sea formed of tumultuous waves painted in white pigment. A golden shape with a partial black outline is depicted in the upper section.
Ink painting of numerous black lines forming 'T' shapes in a diagonal grouping from lower left to upper right, over an unevenly applied wash of gray ink.

Clicking on a Subject Area leads to a page with four artworks by prominent artists. Clicking on any of them leads to a Featured Art page where you can Enter the Art, watch Videos, enjoy Readings, or engage in Activities to discover more. Each Featured Art page introduces four more artworks by the same artist and in the same subject area. Clicking on them takes you to their home museum webpages with more information and, often, a link to download the art. If you see the Public Domain or CC0 logo, it’s free for you to use however you want.