Category Archives: Japanese Gardens

Toshidama Gallery… A Print per Day – Chikanobu

Posted on April 10, 2016 by toshidama

Chikanobu (1838 – 1912)  Jidai kagami (A Mirror of the Ages): The Meiji Era (1868-1912) The old castle pictured in the cartouche of our second print is the ‘Imperial Residence’ of the new Meiji Emperor. Chikanobu was, like so many … Continue reading →

Posted in Chikanobu, Japanese Art, Japanese Art Gallery, Japanese Gardens, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, Meiji Art, ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, utagawa | Leave a comment

Hong-Kong Garden… Getting It Wrong

Posted on July 23, 2014 by toshidama

I visited the English National Trust house at Kingston Lacy recently… which is on the whole, unreservedly magnificent. The one attraction that falls short of the mark is the Japanese Garden. The garden was fully restored by the National Trust … Continue reading →

Posted in Aesthetic Movement, Japanese Gardens, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, ukiyo-e art, Ukiyo-e landscape art, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments