I do like many of the Japanese
woodblock prints that have been made over the centuries,
and it has become even easier for all of us, above Torii Kotondo, “Hair Combing” (1932), to view so many of them, all you have to do is click on to Ukiyo-e Search, the
online database was started back in 2012, the archive now boasts more than 223,000
individual artworks from the early 18th century to today, the database is organized by artist and time period, and the
system works to make it easy to see copies held at museums and institutions
around the world, all of this brought to us by programmer John Resig,
Katsushika Hokusai, “Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain
in Shimotsuke” (ca. 1832)
Yoshida Hiroshi, “Sailboats: Forenoon (Hansen, gozen)” from the series ‘Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shû)’ (1926)
Asano Takeji, “Twilight In The Village, Nara” (1953)
Shoson Ohara, “White Herons and Willow” (1926)
Bakufu Ohno, “Cherry Blossoms” (1950)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Mount Fuji on a Clear Day from the Sea off Tsukuda” (1843)
Tsuchiya Koitsu, “Sengaku Temple” (1933) for almost countless more just click on the link to the archive to explore history via Ukiyo-e images, article via This Isn’t Happiness, what a treasure trove of wonders.
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