My wife and I visited Japan for the first time, a year ago. We stayed with my brother-in-law David, his wife Mutsuko, and their three boys in Shizuoka, a coastal city 180km west of Tokyo, at the foot of Mount Fuji. While there we visited the ‘Shizuoka City Tokaido Hiroshige Museme of Art’ which is more…
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Questions Answered pt 1.
The next couple of posts are going to be focused on the work of two of the most famous ukiyo-e artists Hokusai & Hiroshige. Before we get started I thought that I should answer some questions that I’ve been asked about woodblock prints. Adrian. 28.Mar.2016 Nansuitei YOSHIYUKI: Dôton-bori Canal and Tazaemon-bashi Bridge in the Rain. From…
Journey from The ‘Floating World’
The rain has been pouring this week- not to worry its given me lots of excuses to stay inside scanning through my books (my dogs haven’t been quite as contented!) This week’s post offers a brief overview of the historical period these print were made in. Thanks for reading! adrian 15.feb.2016 Kawase HASUI:…