Bijinga Feminine Beauty Portraits

Ukiyoe, woodblock print style paintings and portraits of beautiful women, 'bijin-ga', and their lifestyles in Japanese art. Decorative tile murals and tile art portraits.

"Bijin-ga" is a term or translation used for pictures of beautiful women found in ukiyo-e and woodblock prints in Japanese art of the Edo period. Revealed in the paintings are period insights into true feminine and inner beauty of the era.
The paintings shown were adapted from photos of the original prints, customized, colorized and hand painted on ceramic tiles.

Kikugawa Eizan: "Beauty In The Snow". High-class courtesan arriving at a wintry boat landing and anchor. Adapted from the series Snow Moon and Flower in Celebrated Places (Furyu Meisho Setsugekka). Circa late 1800’s.
Custom designed and hand painted on single ceramic tile, 8 inches wide x 10 inches high.

Kitagawa Utamaro: "Hour of the Serpent". Beautiful young woman (courtesan) after her morning bath with her “kamuro” kneeling beside her offering tea. The time of day is during the hour of the serpent, 9AM -11AM.
Custom designed decorative bathroom or shower tile mural.
Hand painted on 6 inch porcelain tiles.
Dimensions are: 12 inches wide x 18 inches high (6 tiles).

Okumura Masanobu: "Beauty After the Bath". Rooster is captivated and mesmerized by beautiful woman just out of the bath on a warm summer day, circa 1750.
Custom designed decorative bathroom or shower tile mural.
Hand painted on 6 inch ceramic tiles.
Dimensions are: 18 inches high x 12 inches wide (6 tiles).

Ishikawa Toyonobu: "Tying Love Poem on Cherry Tree". Lovely young maiden tying billet-doux to a blossoming cherry tree. Adapted from the piece by Toyonobu which was in the Urushi-e (lacquer picture-hand colored in a variety of tints) method of the time, circa 1741.
Custom designed and hand painted on single ceramic tile, 8 inches wide x 12 inches high.