Day: June 28, 2020

Design book of art patterns, japanese original woodblock print, 1910

Original woodblock printed- 1910. Kyoto-shi : Yamada Naosaburo : Hatsubaijo Yamada Unsodo [1910]. There are fthree ex-libris stamps. The blue one, the round red go together, of the Kyoto Dye mosulin yuzen marchant, Akai Akai Shakichi Shoten Store; the round red seal belongs to the “idea section” of this store. The item “Design book of […]

Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945) Japanese Woodblock Print, OCHAYA, Vintage 1981

Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945 -) Japanese Woodblock Print, OCHAYA, Vintage 1981. This striking woodblock print of a very famous Ochaya (Geisha “tea house”) “Tomiyo” (1804) in Gion, Kyoto, Japan. Nishijima is known for his contemporary woodblock prints in the sosaku hanga tradition, designing, carving, and printing each block himself. Inspired by the beauty of Japan, Nishijima […]