Shukado catalog VOL.33

Today, we will write about our new catalog.
Shukado Catalog VOL.33  has issued.

 

The front page is Yokoyama Taikan's work "Mt Fuji" (part).

Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958) was a Japanese-style-painter from Ibaraki, who founded Nihon Bijutsu In along with Okakura Tenshin. As a Master, he showed Modern Japanese-style-paintings the way to go.

 

The catalog also features Soga Shohaku, Kumagai Morikazu, Ono Chikkyo and so on.

Special features are interview of Okamoto Toko, who is a new star in the Japanese artscene and Eisen vs Kuniyoshi in beauty (items and article)

 

If you get interested our catalog, Please check here!

 

 

Famous Sights of Nikko

Hello from Shukado.

Best season for travels has come.

So today we will introduce you Ukiyo-e depicting beautiful sights.

 

The Nikko area in the mountains north of Edo is famous for a autumn colors and the many waterfalls which feed into Lake Chuzeji.

From the great nember of waterfalls in Nikko,it is said that there are 48waterfalls or 72waterfalls in Nikko.

 

This is a Ukiyo-e depicting several hikers enjoyng watefalls and autumn leaves.

                                   Chikanobu "The famous view of Nikko, Waterfall"

In this view Hannya waterfall is on the right and the higher Hohto at left.
The contrast between local tourists and overdressed women (they seem to visit Nikko from Edo.)
is very intresting.
Still today, you can enjoy this beautiful landscape from Irohazaka(most famous view point in Nikko)
Because Nikko has large difference of elevation, we can enjoy autumn foliage from early autumn to late autumn.
If you are interested in Nikko, Please click here!

Big Spider

Hello form Shukado.

Today, we will introduce a vigorous Ukiyo-e.

                                         
                                            Yoshikazu "Big Spider"

The sick Minamoto Yorimitsu(famous warrior) Guarded by his four famous retainers (known as the shitennoh),
is tourmented by the big spider.

This work depicting the scene  four famous retainers slash the spider with their swords.

The story is recounted in the noh play "Tsuchigumo, which was later adapted to the kabuki stage.

Kuyoshi also
depicted theUkiyo-e of the same scene.

Hello, from Shukado.

Today, we will write about our exhibition coming soon.

We will make a presentation of Okamoto Toko’s  solo show in

TobiArt Fair this October.

OkamotoToko is a new star who has appear in the Japanese art scene.

This is a part of her work “Spring Daytime”

You will able to see her 8 works including this.

Tobi Art Fair presents over 100 galleries featuring the great works from old masters to contemporary Japanese art from 5 - 7 October 2012

To enter into the Tobi Art Fair 2012 is charged.

You can check the ticket price and opening time here.

 

And after the exhibition at Tokyo Art club, we will hold the same solo exhibition at Shukado gallery. from 9-19 October 2012.

We are looking forward to your visit!

Waterfall

Hello from Shukado.

In Japanese calendars, today is “Shosho” which means the days have ended summer.

But high temperature has continued in Japan, so we will introduce the item would

 

make you feel cool.

 

 

　　　　　　　　　　

                                                Waterfall　　　Senjyu Hiroshi
     

This is the work that Senjyu Hiroshi depicted.

Waterfall is his most popular theme.

You might have seen his works anywhere.

Because you can see his works at Haneda airport.(click here)

And his works were on exhibit at the conference room of APEC 2010.

In addition he held one-man exhibitions in New York severaltimes.

Kuniyoshi's "Beauty in chequered kimono"

Hello from Shukado.

Today, we will intoroduce you a famous series of Kuniyoshis Ukiyo-e,

"Shimazoroi Onna Benkei, (Women in Benkei-chequered kimono)".

                                                  Kuniyoshi "Shimazoroi Onna Benkei"  $886.00

This selection is from a series of mitate-e (parody prints) composing ten prints which illustrate beautiful women dressed in chequered kimono.

The patterned textile is reference to the chequered cloth frequently worn by Benkei,

A follower of Minamoto Yoshitsune famed for his strength.

Each prints in the series portrays includes episodes about Benkei.

In this print the seven different weapons that Benkei sometimes carried on his back

Ornament her obi(belt).

You can check other Kuniyoshi's works on Japanese Fine Art. Com.

Please visit here!

Genroku Yamatonishiki

Hello from Shukado.

Have you noticed the special topic in Japanese Fine Arts . com (Shukado's web site) had chaged.
Now we feature "Genroku Yamatonishiki " by Kawanabe Kyosai .
The series represents warriors from Akoroshi when they conducted a raid in 1702.

   Kawanabe Kyosai, "Genroku Yamatonishiki, Okajima Yasoemon & Kurahashi Densuke"  $1013.00

Here depicted is the brave look of Okajima Yasoemon Tsuneshige and Kurahashi Densuke Takeyuki, both Akoroshi members, in a fight. In an elaborate depiction, ash spill out from a brazier thrown in from the enemies, half covering the title script. Struggling in the heated carbon and ash, they are bravely managing to put their enemies down.

    Kawanabe Kyōsai(1831–1889) was a Japanese artist, in the words of a critic, "an individualist and an independent, perhaps the last virtuoso in traditional Japanese painting".

Living through the Edo period to the Meiji period, Kyōsai witnessed Japan transform itself from a feudal country into a modern state. Born at Koga, he was the son of a samurai. After working for a short time as a boy with Utagawa Kuniyoshi, he received his artistic training in the Kanō school, but soon abandoned the formal traditions for the greater freedom of the popular school. During the political ferment which produced and followed the revolution of 1867, Kyōsai attained a reputation as a caricaturist. He was arrested three times and imprisoned by the authorities of the shogunate. Soon after the assumption of effective power by the Emperor, a great congress of painters and men of letters was held at which Kyōsai was present. He again expressed his opinion of the new movement in a caricature, which had a great popular success, but also brought him into the hands of the police this time of the opposite party.
Plese check his other works here!