Monthly Archives: September 2017

Tattoo You – The Continuing Debt To Ukiyo-e

Posted on September 29, 2017 by toshidama

The newspapers have been very full of risque images from the 13th International London Tattoo Convention . It’s a huge event, tattoos cover any number of different body types, body parts and genders and there seems no end to the … Continue reading →

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OSAKA MON AMOUR – TRAGEDY AND LOSS

Posted on September 28, 2017 by toshidama

Hirosada, Nakamura Utaemon in Act 6 of Seisuiki, 1851. I thought hard about the title of this selection of prints at the Toshidama Gallery this autumn. The prints we have chosen are all prints made in the city of Osaka … Continue reading →

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Christopher Bucklow at Southampton City Art Gallery

Posted on September 19, 2017 by toshidama

The celebrated international artist Christopher Bucklow is well known to followers of the Toshidama Gallery. The artist is currently celebrating a lifetime retrospective of paintings and photographs at the Southampton City Art Gallery in England. Toshidama Gallery director, Alex Faulkner … Continue reading →

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