Category Archives: Otokodate

Tales Of Old Japan

Posted on June 29, 2020 by toshidama

The new selection of prints online at Toshidama Japanese Prints takes inspiration from a book published by an English aristocrat in 1871. They are a random collection of folk tales, myths and stories from before the great modernisation of Japan … Continue reading →

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Kabuki All Stars, #2 Danshichi

Posted on April 19, 2020 by toshidama

Download this Danshichi Kabuki card as a PDF by clicking this link.

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Bandits and Warlords. Fighting men in Japanese prints.

Posted on September 27, 2019 by toshidama

The Toshidama Gallery is showing a collection of prints featuring aggressive and violent folk heroes and warlords. The selection looks at how the populace of Edo expressed their frustration with the government and with the increasingly corrupt samurai class. As … Continue reading →

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Bandits, Brigands and Warlords.

Posted on September 27, 2019 by toshidama

Kuniyoshi, The 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden: Du Qian, the Sky Toucher, 1827 Perhaps we should look at these tremendous Japanese prints of fighting men – heroic or tragic figures… bound as they are in myth and history – … Continue reading →

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Toshidama Gallery… A Print per Day – Kunisada

Posted on April 11, 2016 by toshidama

Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Nakamura Shikan IV from the series Matches for Six Selected Flowers : Begonia, c 1863. The feature of this great actor print by Kunisada is the tattoo that he skilfully shows beneath his shirt. The print is … Continue reading →

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Dekiyo-e – The Horror, The Horror!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by toshidama

Alex Faulkner interviewed by Chris Bucklow. Alex Faulkner is the creative director of the Toshidama Gallery and an expert on nineteenth century Japanese prints. Alex is also a practising artist. Christopher Bucklow is an artist of international standing and an … Continue reading →

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Hair of the Dog… Japanese Hairstyling in History

Posted on January 7, 2014 by toshidama

Here is a really great Japanese woodblock print… it depicts an actor playing the role of Moriguchi Kuro, a hero from the great Japanese novel Hakkenden inu no soshi no uchi  (The Story of the Eight Dog Heroes). Everything about … Continue reading →

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Otokodate – Black Sheep of the Floating World

Posted on February 27, 2012 by toshidama

                  It’s easy to use a phrase over and over without ever really thinking about it or explaining it in any great detail. The word Otokodate is one such instance and I … Continue reading →

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