Meiji woodblock prints
Sun 2011/02/13 18:13 JST
The Meiji period, also known as the Meiji era (明治時代 (Meiji-jidai)), is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912.(Wikipedia)
All of them are places in Tokyo. Have you seen them before?
Wow! This castle seems a bit strange to me. It looks very Japanese but it looks like it has a slight European touch to it.
Yes,Meiji is the era when the people started importing a lot of Western culture.（*´・ω-)b
I'm really surprised to see someone writing a piece on woodblock printing over here! ^^
Everyone on figure.fm is always very into the Japanese 'pop culture', but only few know about this Japanese historic art form, and some are even amazed when you do tell them about it, as it's something they sometimes didn't even know existed. So, thanks for posting this and bringing it to their attention :D I became acquainted with it while I was still in junior high, and at that time it was something I hugely enjoyed to look at and study a bit, but never had the opportunity to take it 'to the next level'. And now, years later, I finally have started my collection. So far I have only two prints, but the third one is already in hindsight ;) And because I've written so much, I've also taken the 'courtesy' to make some pictures.
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/897/70153683.png
This print is from the Meiji era, like you descbribed above, by Chikanobu, who is mostly known for his portrayal of beautiful women and their daily lives.
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2386/24404808.png
And this one is by Hasui, but comes from the Edo period, where it became more of a custom to portray landscapes, and I really love their atmosphere :D
Sorry for the long comment (-_-;)
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My pleasure. I'm so glad that you like this kind of article.ヾ(ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ
Personally,I prefer the second print,but of course,both of them are nice. How much did they cost?
Again,thank you for writing your comment!
Thanks for your reply~
I got the first one as a gift from my family, and while I like it very much because of the vibrant colors, I wouldn't have picked it out myself, but still, it was the start of my collection and I appreciated it a lot ^_^ I believe without the frame and the special sunproof glass (which is very much recommended), the first one costed around 160 euros, which is very reasonable, but the second one, by Hasui, costs a lot more. Around 1650 euros. (Mostly because his work is highly sought after, which I so much agree on, it has such detail and the way the colors blend etc, anyway, getting off topic here, ;D)
This is the print I'll hopefully receive around April/May: http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/2223/darkasthenight.png
I was wondering, since you seem to live in Japan, are there any museums or stores/places that you know of that exhibit/sell prints? o(^^o)
Wow,1650 euros! You really like art!
I suppose Tokyo National Museum is the biggest museum in Japan.
http://www.tnm.go.jp/en/servlet/Con?pageId=X00&processId=00
Please click "Honkan,Japanese Gallery"of the first page, and then you'll find the room.
"Ukiyo-e" means woodblock print.
Sorry, because I haven't bought the prints before,I know next to nothing about the shop.
http://www.adachi-hanga.com/en_ukiyo-e/index.htm
This seems to be one of the shops that sell prints. Though you can buy the prints from about 120 euros,I don't know about this store at all,so I recommend you'd search more.
These are great ! Thanks for sharing !
You're welcome.(*´ｪ｀*)
Nicest wood blocks I've ever seen. Very intricate work.
I like this sort of "Japanese-Western" art.(｀･ω･´)
These artifacts are great!I love the pictures which are very reality
Thank you! I love Chinese 山水画 too which are very sophisticated.
OH，ありがとう.I think the pictures of 中国 と日本 are both great,there're some spirits in them.