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.