Category Archives: Bijin

Japanese Scrolls, Shunsen and Images of the Exotic

Posted on March 24, 2023 by toshidama

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 →

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Women of the Drowning World in Woodblock Prints.

Posted on February 17, 2017 by toshidama

Kunichika, The Hag of Adachi Moor. 1893 There are no pin-ups in nineteenth century Japanese prints. There aren’t any Odalisques, or Venuses departing the waves, (water cascading off cold, pert nipples); there aren’t any Susanna and the Elders or naked … Continue reading →

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