art history – Japanese history and culture

Keisai Eisen – Kisokaido Narai Station, Print #35.

I haven’t done a post for a while about one of my favourite Ukiyo-e print series. So lets have a

This is a very pretty scene. It shows travellers walking along the track by a fast flowing stream on a

Everybody knows about Japan and their samurai. But did you know men were not the only ones being trained to

Title: Konosu Station, View of Mt Fuji from Fukiage. This scene is dominated by Mt Fuji in the distance and

Title: Snow at Nihonbashi on New Year’s Morning. The Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge), was at the heart of Edo and the

After 2 years with the same theme, I decided to make a change. Please tell me what you think. I

鷺娘の精 (The Spirit of the Heron Maiden) woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925; from my collection. Oban tate-e

Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heiji Rebellion) Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace from the Illustrated Scrolls of the

I have had this print on file for a while but was never able to find the details of it

Not something I have done before but I found this beautiful Ukiyo-e print with some history attached to it. It’s

While in Japan in September 2013 I visited Asakusa, Sensoji. While walking down the Nakamise I found a shop specialising