Category Archives: Okubi-e

Omiwa

Posted on April 11, 2019 by toshidama

The outstanding image above is an oban print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) from 1883. They’re terribly rare these large head prints, often called okubi-e. It’s odd to think that the style of print was outlawed for decades at a time … 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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Kunichika & The Meiji

Posted on May 19, 2016 by toshidama

May the 20th sees the launch of a new show at the Toshidama Gallery. The exhibition looks at the work of Toyohara Kunichika, (1835-1900), and his fellow artists. There are some very fine prints indeed on show and for sale, … Continue reading →

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Toshidama Gallery in Acne Paper

Posted on November 5, 2013 by toshidama

Toshidama Gallery is featured in the highly regarded Acne Paper magazine, issue 15, which is published this month. Gallery director Alex Faulkner is interviewed by film maker and writer Lisa Rovner about the role of onnagata in kabuki theatre and … Continue reading →

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Toshidama Gallery Japanese Prints: Okubi-e Portraits

Posted on June 7, 2013 by toshidama

Toshidama Gallery Japanese Prints: Okubi-e Portraits.

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Okubi-e at Toshidama Gallery

Posted on June 7, 2013 by toshidama

We’ve just launched a fine new exhibition at the gallery celebrating a genre of portrait heads known as okubi-e. These fabulous prints are terribly rare and hugely collectible.  We’re showing three major okubi-e by Kunichika, including his masterpiece, Nakamura Shikan … Continue reading →

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