Stories about Art in Tokyo
Encroaching Upon the Floating World: An Interview with Artist Michael KniginCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] While scouring the World Wide Web in hopes of purchasing a rare, original Hiroshige woodblock print, I serendipitously happened upon the works of painter and printmaker Michael Knigin. In my quest, I...
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The Prints of Isoda KoryusaiThingsAsian Booklist - tab [1,449] Title: The Prints of Isoda Koryusai, Floating World Culture and its Consumers in Eighteenth-Century Japan. Author: Allen Hockley. Publisher: University of Washington Press (2003) ISBN: 0295983019.
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Matsuri! Japanese Festival ArtsCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] Late one summer afternoon, hearing laughter rising from the busy Tokyo sidewalk below my hotel, I peered down in the direction of the voices. A cluster of animated young men, identically dressed in...
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Priceless DollsAudrey Lim - alim [9,399] Since ancient times and in all parts of the world, dolls have been created for many reasons. To different people, dolls bring about different meanings. For some, dolls are the embodiment of spirits,...
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Megasale of rare Japanese printsAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188] * * * * * PARIS, Nov 23, 2002 - It is the last major collection of Japanese prints still in private hands, and is estimated at five million euros (dollars). Next week's sale by Sotheby's of the...
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Haiku Past and PresentCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] Omikoshi Day Heave ho and away we go Tradition lives on From Five Seven Five by Celeste Heiter and Robert George. * * * * * Among the many unique art forms of Japan, haiku is perhaps the most widely...
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Irezumi - Scarred BeautyNabanita Dutt - ndutt [3,657] Geri Halliwell has a small star tattooed on her back. Manchester United hero David Beckham has his son's name, Brooklyn, inscribed just above his derriere and actress Angelina Jolie carries a curious...
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The Way of FlowersHelene Goupil - Helene [67] The beauty of a Japanese flower arrangement lies in its asymmetrical balance, respect for the individual flower and harmony with nature as a whole. Ikebana is the representation of the Japanese love...
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HagoitaRobert George - rgeorge [1,340] Hanetsuki is a kind of Japanese badminton game played with shuttlecocks called hane and decorative paddles called hagoita. During the Edo period, artisans created elaborate designs on the backs of the...
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HaikuCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] These silken blossoms Geisha in kimono come In ancient homage From Five Seven Five by Celeste Heiter and Robert George. * * * * *
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