THE NINJA IN JAPANESE ART.

THE LEGENDARY NINJA has long been a favorite subject of Japanese artists. For centuries, painters of the highest distinction have devoted some of their most famous works to this endlessly fascinating subject. Here we present a small but typical selection of paintings in this genre.

Kaneko Kinryo, Ninja Walking His Dog.

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Anonymous, Ninja with Goose.

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Anonymous, The Celebrated Ninja Ashiku Kurahashi and His Wife Betsy.

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Kinoshita Itsuun, Group Portrait, Sixth Ninja Regiment.

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on September 29, 2011 at 1:41 pm Comments (5)

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On September 29, 2011 at 4:32 pm Alan Kellogg said:

Fine examples of How not to be seen.

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On September 30, 2011 at 9:13 am raf said:

I think I recognize one of those guys.

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On October 8, 2011 at 1:11 pm Katrina DeLallo said:

Ooh, I almost saw a shadow in the first picture!

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