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Tag Archives: Kunichika
Sugoroku Magic – Unryu-kuro
This tremendous image of a magician floating on a magical cloud-dragon is the neighbour of the image of the Ghost of Seigen – the previous entry- from the stunning supernatural Sugoroku board we are showing at the Toshidama Gallery… the … Continue reading
Posted in Edo, Floating World, ghosts, Japanese Demon, japanese woodblock prints, Kunichika, Sugoroku, supernatural Japanese print, Toshidama Gallery., ukiyo-e art, Woodblock print
Tagged dragon, dragon cloud, floating world, Japanese prints, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Kunichika, Kunichika print, Sugoroku, Toshidama Gallery, Unryu-kuro
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Magical Sugoroku
A sugoroku board that is a a good compendium of Japanese magicians and supernatural stories. Continue reading
Posted in ghosts, Kunichika, Magical, Sugoroku, supernatural Japanese print, Uncategorized
Tagged Game board, ghosts, Japanese Magic, Jiraiya, Kunichika, magician, slug magic, spider magic, Sugoroku, supernatural
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Omiwa
Toshidama Gallery has had an online break of a few months but we are launching a new show with new prints for the spring of 2019. The collection of prints will have some outstanding examples of nineteenth century Japanese woodblock … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, Kunichika, Okubi-e, ukiyo-e
Tagged Kunichika, okubi-e, Omiwa, Ukiyo-e
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British Museum Acquires Japanese Prints
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
Posted in British Museum, Floating World, Japanese Art Gallery, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, kabuki theatre, ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, yakusha-e
Tagged floating world, guardian newspaper, japanese art, Japanese prints, Kabuki, kabuki theatre, Kunichika, Kunichika print, Kunisada, yakusha-e
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Alan Watts Blues – the Khakkhara
It is a pleasing and thought provoking circularity… the words of Alan Watts, the sensations of Japanese Zen, the beauty of the woodblock prints, the thoughts of Druid Heights, the words of the Chinese poet of the 9th century and the music of Van Morrison… . Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Kunichika, Kunisada, Uncategorized
Tagged Alan Watts, Druid Heights, khakkhara, Kunichika, Van Morrison
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Kunichika & The Meiji
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
Posted in Demoiselles d'Avignon, Edo, Floating World, geisha, Japanese Eyebrows, japanese hair styling, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, kabuki theatre, Kiyochika, Kunichika, Meiji Art, Okubi-e, Picasso, Toshidama Gallery., ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, utagawa
Tagged Japanese prints, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Kunichika, Kunichika print, Toyohara Kunichika, Ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, Utagawa School
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Ashiyuki and the Tsuzumi Drum
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
