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GOING, GOING, GONE! Part one…
The picture above (currently on sale at Toshidama Gallery), is by the nineteenth century Japanese artist, Toyohara Kunichika. It shows a baffled actor in the role of Gonpachi from a famous darkened scene of the kabuki stage. Gonpachi is reading … Continue reading
GOING GOING GONE! part two…
In the previous post we had a brief look at the mystification and the unhappiness that rapid technological change had upon the Japanese of the mid-nineteenth century… how their traditional ways were undermined by the sudden influx of gas lamps, … Continue reading
The Dogs of War!
The print above is one of a series, The Chronicles of the Eight Dog Heroes of the Satomi Clan of Nanso… quite a mouthful! It is a remarkable story that has not directly translated to western tastes and contains a … Continue reading
Michizane and the Inner Demon
The chuban woodblock print above is of an actor in the role of the medieval courtier and diplomat, Sugawara no Michizane. There’s very little to go on when teasing information from it… the cursive script in the cartouche doesn’t tell … Continue reading
Posted in Edo, Japanese Art, Japanese prints, Japanese Temple, japanese woodblock prints, kabuki theatre, Kunisada, Toshidama Gallery., ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, Woodblock print
Tagged art, Hasegawa Sadanobu II, japan, Japanese prints, Kanshoji, Kanshojo, Michizane, Plum Blossom, poetry, Sugawara, travel, Ukiyo-e
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The Place of the Ainu
Well, this was meant to be a review of a charming exhibition currently on view at Japan House in London. The exhibition is a beautifully staged display of the history and culture of the little known Ainu people of what … Continue reading
Posted in Ainu, Edo, Japanese Art, Kunichika, Meiji Art, spider, Tsuchigomo, yoshitoshi
Tagged Ainu, hokkaido, japan, Japanese prints, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Toshidama Gallery, Tsuchigomo, Ukiyo-e, utagawa-hiroshige
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Ornament and Crime – Tattoos in Woodblock Prints
The completely fantastical tattoo subject above is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kunisada from 1862. It is a complex design, and a tremendous and highly original tattoo! The print is part of a small selection of prints … Continue reading
A Kunisada Otsu-e Print
What a joyous and splendid image this Kunisada print is. An artist… (perhaps a portrait of Kunisada himself?) leans back in astonishment, one hand holding a Japanese brush and clutching his brow, the other gripping the table for support. Before … Continue reading
Unsun Karuta… Dimitri & Wenlop and the Tarot deck…
In the summer of 2023, Toshidama Gallery Director, Alex Faulkner and artist Christopher Bucklow revived their fictional personae, Dimitri & Wenlop, for an exhibition of recent paintings at Antitaupe Gallery in Bruton, Somerset. The title of the exhibition was, The … Continue reading
Toshidama Gallery, 50% SALE
The online market for Japanese prints is changing and the Toshidama Gallery is looking to trade more in the real than in the digital world, a platform we have innovated in for the past ten years or more. The online … Continue reading
Japanese Scrolls, Shunsen and Images of the Exotic
The Toshidama Gallery is currently showing an important collection of five vertical diptychs by the artist Katsukawa Shunsen (1762-1830). All five in the set were once mounted on hanging scrolls that were considerably longer than the double oban print. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bijin, Floating World, geisha, Japanese prints, Japanese Scrolls, japanese woodblock prints, Puccini, Shunsen, ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, Yoshiwara
Tagged Bijin, Bijin-ga, floating world, Geisha, Japanese prints, Japanese Scrolls, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Oiran, Shunsen, Ukiyo-e
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