Category Archives: Japanese prints

New Forms for the 36 Ghosts, by Toshidama Gallery Director, Alex Faulkner.

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

When not running the Toshidama Gallery, director Alex Faulkner also works as an artist, currently developing innovative techniques in monotype printing. In November 2018 Faulkner was greatly honoured to have one of his recent monotypes (not shown here) acquired by … Continue reading →

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British Museum Acquires Japanese Prints

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

There has been some welcome publicity for the brilliance, the genius of Japanese woodblock prints in the last few weeeks. The Guardian newspaper donated a large chunk of webspace to  advertising  the acquisition of  some 359 Japanese prints by the … Continue reading →

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Osaka Mon Amour

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

Toshidama Gallery is showing a selection of fabulous prints made by the Osaka woodblock artists of the mid-nineteenth century. The show runs from October 2017 for six weeks and all of the prints are for sale. I think that for … Continue reading →

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Christopher Bucklow at Southampton City Art Gallery

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

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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Ukiyo-e Heroes

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Film production company, Rivertime Entertainment wrote to us at the Toshidama Gallery recently, promoting their latest film. Ukiyo-e Heroes is an outstanding and generous piece of work. It documents the collaboration of David Bull, a modern woodblock carver, printer and … Continue reading →

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Why Does Everyone Hate Jonathan Jones?

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

I am adding this post as an addition to our recent ‘scoop’ on the exciting prospect that the little known carnival float designed, painted and carved by Hokusai may be loaned to the British Museum for its forthcoming show of … Continue reading →

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Will the British Museum be Host to Hokusai’s Kammachi Festival Float in May 2017?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

The photograph at the top of this article appears at first glance to be a detail from the  famous woodblock print by the nineteenth century Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai: Kanagawami-oki nami-ura… The Great Wave, or its transliterated name, Under the … Continue reading →

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