ukiyo-e – Let's Dive into Japanese History

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

Hall of the golden hue (konjikido) This print was the last print ever to be designed by Kawase Hasui. Sadly,

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

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

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