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Tag Archives: Yoshitoshi
New Forms for the 36 Ghosts, by Toshidama Gallery Director, Alex Faulkner.
When not running the Toshidama Gallery, director Alex Faulkner also works as an artist, currently developing innovative techniques in monotype printing. In November 2018 Faulkner was greatly honoured to have one of his recent monotypes (not shown here) acquired by … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Faulkner, ghosts, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, Monotype, V&A, Victoria and Albert Museum, yoshitoshi
Tagged 36 Ghosts, Alex Fauulkner, Ukiyo-e, V&A, Yoshitoshi
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Kinbaku Part II – Seiu Ito and his Rope Bondage Fetish
Back in 2012 I wrote a piece on Kinbaku, having spent an evening with the very charming Midori, an exponent of sexual bondage and rope play… we had dinner. At the time, I wasn’t really familiar with the art of … Continue reading
Hikimayu…Fashion Trends of the Heian Period
Kunichika (1835-1900) Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties: Shirabyoshi Dancer on a Boat, 1876. I love this series of prints by Kunichika. It’s called 36 Good and Evil Beauties and is one of his finest series of woodblock prints. Each print, … Continue reading
Posted in Floating World, geisha, Hikimayu, Japanese Eyebrows, japanese hair styling, Japanese prints, japanese woodblock prints, Kunichika, Meiji Art, ukiyo-e, ukiyo-e art, yoshitoshi
Tagged Japanese prints, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Toyohara Kunichika, Ukiyo-e, Utagawa School, Yoshitoshi
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Fumi-e, Christian Persecution in Tokugawa Japan… “Silence”, a New Film by Martin Scorsese
Yoshitoshi (1839 – 1892) One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Gen’i Composes a Poem to the Moon, 1887 The very lovely Japanese woodblock print above is of a Japanese Buddhist priest and diplomat of the sixteenth century called Gen’i. We … Continue reading
Toshidama… A Print per Day – Kunichika
Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) Thirty-six Good and Evil Beauties: Jigoku Dayu (Hell Courtesan) This Kunichika print of Jigoku Dayu shows her wearing a robe depicting Enma, the Japanese God of the underworld. Enma is not only the ruler but also the … Continue reading
A Tale of the Tengu – Yoshitoshi’s Debt to Kuniyoshi
Toshidama Gallery are celebrating the work of Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839 – 1892) this month with a show of twenty-one of his woodblock prints. One of the best pieces in the exhibition is Ushiwaka Maru learns Martial Arts From Sojobo, King … Continue reading
Matoi – Fire Standards of Edo
Edo (sometimes called City of Fires), was perhaps the most fire prone city in the world; there is a saying, “Fires and quarrels are the flowers of Edo, yet the greater essence is the fireman”. There were over five hundred … Continue reading