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Male Tragedy in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

Well, I guess that it’s deeply unfashionable right now to talk of the male struggle, the tragedy of the male and so on – there’s a contemporary trend to upbraid men for being… ‘pale, male and stale’. The fact is … Continue reading →

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Escape in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

It’s the function of art, isn’t it, to offer some escape… maybe to make a space to slip into that leaves aside the stresses and the anxieties of the now. That was certainly the intention of ukiyo-e… (Japanese woodblock prints) … Continue reading →

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Pesky Catfish – A Tsunami Averted

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

Japan is no stranger to natural disaster and earthquakes are perhaps one of the most devastating events that can befall a city. In previous centuries, Edo (now Tokyo), was plagued by earthquakes that caused destruction to the fragile straw and paper houses by disturbing open fires, lanterns, cooking stoves and other vulnerable objects Continue reading →

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Ashiyuki and the Tsuzumi Drum

Posted on April 20, 2016 by

Ashiyuki (active 1813 – 1833) Nakamura Matsue III as Akoya in the Play Dan no Ura Kabuto Gunki, 1829 This lovely print… a rare and early Osaka triptych in oban format shows three actors (all male, despite appearances), the centre … Continue reading →

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Toshidama Gallery… A Print per Day – Chikanobu

Posted on April 9, 2016 by

Toyohara Chikanobu (1838 – 1912)  Jidai kagami (A Mirror of the Ages) The Tenwa Era This blog has been dormant for a while because of other commitments at the gallery. We are relaunching it this week to coincide with a … Continue reading →

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A Medieval Guide to the ‘Old Stones’ of Derbyshire

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

Originally posted on Medieval Midlands:
On 23rd July 2015, fifteen early medievalists from the University of Nottingham set off to tour the “old stones” of Derbyshire. “Old stones” may seem like a strikingly unspecific term, but we needed a title…

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Dekiyo-e – The Horror, The Horror!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by

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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