Tag Archives: musha-e

Hair of the Dog… Japanese Hairstyling in History

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

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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Kuniyoshi to Yoshitoshi – Reviving the Warrior Tradition

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

The new show just open at Toshidama Gallery is on the subject of musha-e, or warrior prints.  With images from the earliest part of the nineteenth century, such as the Shuntei pictured left, to the masterful Yoshitoshi woodblock prints from … Continue reading →

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