Tag Archives: Tokaido Road

Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Actors at the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi) #4: Kanagawa Station, 1852.

Posted on October 19, 2021 by toshidama

Probably one of the most successful editions of woodblock prints of all time, Kunisada’s inspired and justly famous series of actors and the stations of the Tokaido Road marries two of the most popular genres of ukiyo-e into one theme. … Continue reading →

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Mystery In Japanese Woodblock Prints

Posted on June 15, 2017 by toshidama

Kunichika, Nakamura Shikan as Tadanobu, 1867 It’s very easy, seeing these beautiful works of art every day at the gallery to forget that to most people, the subject matter, the technique, the imagery of Japanese prints is a mystery. Sitting … Continue reading →

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Journeys in Japanese Prints

Posted on October 11, 2013 by toshidama

Hiroshige, 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road – Okabe Station, 1847 The new exhibition at the Toshidama Gallery looks at Journeys, or travelling, in Japanese woodblock prints. Perhaps more than most art forms, the Japanese print, being at heart populist, … Continue reading →

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Hiroshige, Toyokuni, Kuniyoshi, Hirosada: Four Artists of the Ukiyo-e Scene

Posted on November 23, 2012 by toshidama

Toyokuni I, Minamoto Yorimitsu and the Shinten-no, 1810’s Toshidama Gallery is showing prints by four artists of the ukiyo-e scene, spanning the decades from 1810 to 1850. This first half of the nineteenth century saw an extraordinary expansion in woodblock … Continue reading →

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Bonsai Trees in Japanese Prints – Small is Beautiful

Posted on April 3, 2012 by toshidama

I suppose that if you were to ask most people about traditional Japanese culture, they would talk about geishas and samurai, sushi, kimonos and bonsai trees. It’s likely though that few people would know much about the bonsai tree and … Continue reading →

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Techniques in Japanese Prints IV – Bokashi

Posted on October 20, 2011 by toshidama

Bokashi (shading) Probably the most common advanced technique in woodblock prints is termed bokashi which means shading or transition. It is so universal in some artists’ work that it seems barely noticeable but it nevertheless provides extraordinary variety and depth … Continue reading →

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Imaginary Journeys – Hiroshige’s Tokaido Road

Posted on October 12, 2011 by toshidama

There are two recent publications celebrating Hiroshige’s views of Japan: Nancy Gaffield’s poem cycle Tokaido Road (C B Editions £7.99) and Taschen’s Hiroshige – 100 Famous Views of Edo. The former is an imaginary journey along the famous Tokaido highway; … Continue reading →

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The Printed Road – The Tokaido in Japanese Prints

Posted on April 6, 2011 by toshidama

When you first start looking at ukiyo-e you almost immediately come across a reference to the famous Tokaido Road. This great highway runs 303 miles from the old capital of Kyoto to what is now Tokyo and for centuries has … Continue reading →

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