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Why Collect Woodblock Prints?
I am often asked "why collect woodblock prints?" Why do we collect anything? because we like it - it means something to us we have an emotional attachment to it,...
Why Collect Woodblock Prints?
I am often asked "why collect woodblock prints?" Why do we collect anything? because we like it - it means something to us we have an emotional attachment to it,...
Exploring Kunichika's "36 Good and Evil Beauties"
I was first attracted to this series when I saw this image of "Uba Shizue of Nabeshima" Praying Under a Waterfall for the survival of Botaro. In one version of...
Exploring Kunichika's "36 Good and Evil Beauties"
I was first attracted to this series when I saw this image of "Uba Shizue of Nabeshima" Praying Under a Waterfall for the survival of Botaro. In one version of...
Unboxing Japanese Woodblock Prints
Welcome to all woodblock print collectors and enthusiasts. I received this large box containing 18 prints I purchased over a period of a few months from an auction house in Japan....
Unboxing Japanese Woodblock Prints
Welcome to all woodblock print collectors and enthusiasts. I received this large box containing 18 prints I purchased over a period of a few months from an auction house in Japan....
Nature / Supernature - Exhibit at Japan House LA
My first gallery trip AC (After Covid) was to an exhibit called "Nature / Supernature" at the Japan House in Los Angeles. Japan House is located in Hollywood, right near...
Nature / Supernature - Exhibit at Japan House LA
My first gallery trip AC (After Covid) was to an exhibit called "Nature / Supernature" at the Japan House in Los Angeles. Japan House is located in Hollywood, right near...
How The Internet Changed Japanese Woodblock Pri...
By: Richard Wilk, Indiana UniversityBased on a paper presented at the conference "Extreme Collecting: Ethnography of the Ordinary", British Museum, London, 31 January 2008 Introduction How has the Internet changed...
How The Internet Changed Japanese Woodblock Pri...
By: Richard Wilk, Indiana UniversityBased on a paper presented at the conference "Extreme Collecting: Ethnography of the Ordinary", British Museum, London, 31 January 2008 Introduction How has the Internet changed...
The Robin Hood Bandits of Old Japan
One of the most fascinating archetypes in Japanese history is the Otokodate.Otokodate literally means one who stands like a man. But it also translates to a man's man, someone that...
The Robin Hood Bandits of Old Japan
One of the most fascinating archetypes in Japanese history is the Otokodate.Otokodate literally means one who stands like a man. But it also translates to a man's man, someone that...