These oil paintings are based on Japanese woodblock prints done by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), and his contemporaries Eishosai Choki and Tori Kiyomitsu - however, I have modified them quite a lot. The 'Samurai Official' has features from Utagawa Toyokani's print combined with two other sources.
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