Ono’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Road (Michi)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Dome in Vienna (Uin no domu)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Farm on the Black Sea (Kokkai no noen)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Bird (Tori)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Towers of Cologne (Kerun no to)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

River (Kawa)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Road (Michi)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Rice Paddies (Ta)
Ono Tadashige Japanese, 1909-1990

Mended Petal
Yoko Ono Japanese, born 1933

Brocade Carp from the series "Great Japanese Fish Picture Collection (Dai nihon gyorui gashu)"
Ono Bakufu Japanese, 1888-1976

Carp and Cherry
Ono Bakufu Japanese, 1888-1976

Red Snapper Underwater
Ono Bakufu Japanese, 1888-1976

Spiny Lobster
Ono Bakufu Japanese, 1888-1976

Shrimps
Ono Bakufu Japanese, 1888-1976

The Poetess Ono no Komachi
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Ono no Komachi Washing the Book
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770

Ono Falls on the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu), from the series Tour of the Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849

Ono, Mito (Mito kogai-Ono)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957