Monthly Archives: December 2010

Japan at Christmas

A farewell to the old year. This is the last post of 2010 so we thought we’d celebrate Christmas by showing a lovely comic print of a snowman by Hirokage from 1859. It illustrates a man pausing to adjust his … Continue reading

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Japanese Gifts – Toshidama Explained

People sometimes say to us: “what is a Toshidama?” The characteristic round seal seen on many nineteenth century Japanese prints is called a Toshidama Seal. It was used at some point by most artists of the Utagawa School. At first … Continue reading

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Japanese Prints Top Sunday Times Wish List

It’s very gratifying to see Japanese prints gaining recognition in the National press… twice in the same paper. Singled out for particular attention as ART BOOK OF THE YEAR is: Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous views of Edo by Melanie Trede … Continue reading

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Boys and Girls… Gender, Kabuki and Japanese Prints

Japanese prints can be confusing territory for those seeking certainty. Artists of the ukiyo-e revelled in “look and compare” pictures or mitate-e as it is called. Borrowing from the traditions of poetry, mitate-e pictures play ironically with the knowingness of … Continue reading

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