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A quiet gallery for the artists you study.

One board per artist. Add references by upload or link, then share with a short code. No feed, no algorithm, no account needed to look.

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Hokusai
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Courtesan by Hokusai
Red Fuji — South Wind, Clear Morning
Lightnings Below the Summit
Ashikaga Yoshimi — warrior portrait
Kajikazawa in Kai Province
Mount Fuji and Sakuma
Ejiri in Suruga Province
Poet Saigyo by Hokusai
Nakahara in Sagami Province
At Sea off Kazusa
Yoshida at Tokaido
Lower Meguro
Snowy Morning at Koishikawa
Pines and Waves at the Dragon Cavern
The Sound of the Lake at Rinkai

Images: Hokusai (public domain), Wikimedia Commons

01The reference problem

References should not live in twelve browser tabs.

Pinterest buries them in a feed. Milanote asks you to run a workspace. Folders on your laptop never reach your phone, or anyone else’s screen.

02Why Mousai

Built for one thing. The artists you study.

Organized by author

One board per artist, the way the references already live in your head.

Share in a line

A code like xyz-kxpq-mnz opens any board. No login, no app, no friction.

Nothing but the work

No feed, no algorithm, no ads. Only your references on screen.

Made for artists

Built for people who study Hokusai and Mucha, not for marketing teams.

How it compares

  • PinterestA social feed and an algorithm between you and your refs.
  • MilanoteA whole workspace to manage, capped on the free plan.
  • FoldersStuck on one machine. Nothing to share.
  • Are.naPowerful, but a learning curve before you start.
  • MousaiOne board per artist. A code to share. Nothing else on screen.
03How it works

From empty board to shared in a minute.

  1. 1

    Create a board

    Name it after an artist or a theme. You get a short, shareable code.

  2. 2

    Add references

    Drop in images or paste a link. Saved for good, even if the source disappears.

  3. 3

    Share the code

    Send xxx-xxxx-xxx to anyone. They open it read-only, no account required.

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For the masters

Start a board for the ones you keep coming back to.

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Free, dark, and quiet, like a good studio.

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