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The Sixty-”ODD” Provinces by Hiroshige, pun intended.
Distant View of Mount Zôzu from the series Sixty-odd Provinces by Hiroshige
Roland
3 days ago1 min read


Okumura Masanobu in "The Pillar Father", A Master of Movement Capturing a Shoki in Time, Space, and Heavy Black Lines
Among his many notable works is a captivating hashira-e titled “Shoki the Demon Queller.”
Roland
Jan 12, 20245 min read


A Tale of Two Explosions; Morozumi Masakiyo dies twice, ukiyo-e style. Two masterpieces of composition by Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi.
Masakiyo's Difficult Battle from the Taiheiki Chronicles (Taiheiki Masakiyo nansen no zu) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Roland
Dec 15, 20233 min read


Under the Shogun's Thumb
A great dragon's ascent through the storm to Mt. Fuji. Double e-hon book plates by the artist, Katsushika Hokusai, in 100 views of Mt. Fuji.
Roland
Dec 7, 20231 min read


Happy New Year of the Rabbit
An e- I goyomi Japanese woodblock print of a Rabbit containing a "secret" calendar for the year 1783, by Shiba Kokan.
Roland
Dec 7, 20231 min read


Under the thumb of the Shogun, a world afloat. The early beginnings of ukiyo-e.
A dragon approaches Mt. Fuji. E-hon page by Katsushika Hokusai
Roland
Jan 1, 20233 min read


East meets West; Hiroshi Yoshida Western Influence through the Lens of traditional Japanese Printing
Taj Mahal no.6, the last of a series of six prints surrounding the holy site.
Roland
Aug 9, 20226 min read


The Real Dogashima, A collection of photographs taken from Izu peninsula & other ukiyo-e waterfalls.
After doing a little research on the Dogashima waterfall by Hiroshige II, we stumbled upon these old images of the actual Japanese Dogashima
Roland
Aug 1, 20222 min read


A word about the artist formally known as Kawase Hasui
Clearing Sky after Snow, Kannon Temple Asakusa, Hasui 1926
Roland
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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