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Japanese Ukiyoe Woodblock Print

Ukiyo-e, woodblock print reproductions of Japanese master artists. Custom artworks based on the history and culture of feudal Japan. Decorative tile art, tile murals and painted glass.


Artist Julia Sweda offers custom designs and adaptations of master Japanese ukiyo-e, woodblock print, urushi-e painters. Themes of scenery and landscapes (sansui-ga), Zen and koi water gardens, mon or kamon emblems and family crests, beautifully detailed animal portraits. Most captivating are the portraiture of beautiful young women and courtesans in various settings (bijin-ga).
Oiran wooing young samurai with geisha, maiko and their attendant nearby in an artistic license adaptation/combination of Torii Kiyonaga’s “The Bush-Clover Garden” and Hosada Eishi’s “The Courtesan Takikawa”.
The master painters covered by Julia’s paintings are: Hiroshige, Utamaro, Masanobu, Eizan, Kunisada, Toyonobu and Jakuchu. Their works are customized, colorized to add depth with vibrancy and are rendered as tile art, tile mural and glass paintings.


Elite courtesan, oiran, wooing a young samurai, with geisha, maiko and their attendant, tea-girl servant.Ukiyoe Samurai Oiran Geisha
Zen Garden with weeping Sakura tree seen thru Shoji doors, sacred knots, paper chain, kamon symbols.Yuko’s Zen Garden (with installation photos)
Several scenes based on the woodblock prints and art of Japanese ukiyoe artist Utagawa Hiroshige.Utagawa Hiroshige…multiple paintings
Japanese decorative mon designs or emblems, differing from family or clan crest kamon or mondokoro.Decorative Mon Tiles
Various Japanese cultural motifs and symbolism centered around koi, cranes, wisteria, blooming sakura.Koi & Cranes…two versions
Druk the Bhutanese Thunder Dragon, custom hand painted tile mural for kitchen backsplash.“Druk” Bhutanese Thunder Dragon (with installation photo)
Adaptation of Ito Jakuchu Rooster Sunflowers Morning Glories.Ito Jakuchu Rooster & Sunflowers
Bijin-ga Beautiful Women scenes, ukiyoe and woodblock print portraits of women and their lifestyles in Japanese Edo period art.Bijin-ga Beautiful Women…multiple paintings
Ukiyoe Kitchen Tiles, portraits based on woodblock prints from Utamaro and Kunisada.Patricia’s Ukiyoe Kitchen Tiles (with installation photos)
Sansui-ga Landscape Scene Japanese bath decor shower tile mural with mountains, river and waterfall.Sansui-ga Landscape Scene (with installation photo)


Painted Glass-Porcelain & More

More portraiture on glass and artist grade porcelain tile.


Mounted samurai warrior in battlefield combat depicted in Musha-e style, Porcelain tile art portrait.Battlefield Samurai Warrior…Porcelain Portrait
Kunisada Utagawa Modern Genji Viewing In Snow, left panel of triptych, stained glass painting.Modern Genji Viewing In Snow…Glass Painting
Kunisada Utagawa Heavy Snow At Years End, left panel of triptych, stained glass painting.Heavy Snow At Years End…Glass Painting
Ornate portrait of a young maiden of the Bai ethnic minority group of China.Young Bai Girl…Porcelain Painting

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PO Box 8919
Catalina, AZ 85738
(520) 825-3438
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"Julia was wonderful to work with, very accommodating and even matched my fabric colors and swatches for my clients kitchen backsplash."
-Mike B.

"Julia did an amazing job and is very busy. She communicated well with the list of wild flowers and pictures I sent her, of the blooms here at our home."
- Ann P.

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