During his short life, Japanese artist Goyo Hashiguchi (1880-1921) created strikingly designed color images, often of women engaged in everyday domestic activities, carrying on the unrivaled woodblock tradition of his country.
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Arts Everyday Living: The Art of the Kimono–A Gift from Japan
Reposted blog. THE ART OF THE KIMONO A GIFT FROM JAPAN A loose, wide-sleeved robe, fastened at the waist with a wide sash, characteristic of Japanese costume. Kimono, definition, Dictionary.com During his long career versatile Japanese artist Takeuchi Seiho (1864-1942) created a variety of subjects, from the elegant woman […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Beauty & the Firefly–Through a Japanese Woman’s Eyes
Reposted blog. THROUGH A JAPANESE WOMAN’S EYES THE BEAUTY & THE FIREFLY Don’t go, firefly! Even at night Kyoto is noisy. Issa Kobayashi Shoen Uemura, born in Kyoto in 1875, starred recently in an exhibition on Japanese women artists held at the Yamatane Museum in Tokyo. During her career, she was […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Butterflies—From the Dutch Golden Age to a Japanese Master
Butterflies have always been a source of creativity for artists through the centuries, whether Japanese master Fujishima Takeji (1867-1943), who adapted Western styles in his art or Dutch Golden Age painter Adriaen Coorte (c. 1665-after 1707) who specialized in still lifes.
Arts Everyday Living: The “Floating World” of Japan—A Starry Night
Reposted blog. “FLOATING WORLD” OF JAPAN A STARRY NIGHT Night is a world lit by itself. Antonio Porchia* Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) ranks with Hokusai as a master portrayer of the ukiyo-e or “floating world,” scenes of Japanese everyday life in the 18th and 19th century; the work above is included […]
Arts Everyday Living: Japanese Midnight—the Moonrise Over the Waterfall
Here’s another blog that I posted previously spotlighting Hiroshige’s interpretation of the moon. JAPANESE MIDNIGHT MOONRISE OVER THE WATERFALL The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. Carl Sandburg Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is one of the superstars of Japanese art, while American writer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) won three Pulitzer […]
Arts Everyday Living: Moon Over the Eternal Mountain—Escape from Social Isolation
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the major artists of ukiyo-e, an important movement in art that lasted from 17th to 19th century.
Arts Everyday Living: The World of Japanese Art—A Journey on a Snowy Day
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the major artists of Japan’s ukiyo-e tradition known for its scenes of everyday life.
Arts Everyday Living: Inside Van Gogh’s Japanese Collection—An Autumn Evening
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) was a prominent Japanese artist, renowned for his depictions of beautiful women, a favorite subject of ukiyo-e art that flourished during the Edo period. This work was once part of Vincent van Gogh’s extensive collection of Japanese woodblock prints, a source of inspiration of his paintings, especially during his later career.
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of a Japanese Artist–Blue Waves, Dynamic Sea
Japanese master Hiroshige (1797-1850) created a prodigious number of woodblock prints, including the dynamic view of the sea above.
