ZEN in TECHNICOLOR

On a journey, Resting beneath the cherry blossoms, I feel myself to be in a Noh play. -Matsuo Basho

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One Hundred Flowers 6-panel screen by Yamamoto Sousen (1679–1760) with close up on safflower 山本宗川 「百花図屏風」 18世紀・江戸時代

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Fisherman in his boat, by Aoyama Masaharu (ca. 1950).

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Actor Arashi Tomisaburo II in the role of Innan Kazuma in the kabuki play Asakusa Reigen-ki.

Woodblock print by Ryusai Shigeharu, 1829.

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Jun’ichiro Sekino, 1914-1988 "Lovesick Cat"

関野準一郎「恋猫 love sick cat」木版画

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Bamboo in red ink, by Ito Nisaburo (ca. 1950)

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‘Scrolls of Frolicking Animals’ (Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga) from the Kōzan-ji temple in Kyoto, 12th/13th century.

Animated by Studio Ghibli in 2016 ✏️

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These are images from a booklet published in 1568.  It’s based on the idea that disease is caused by various “belly insects” that parasitize the internal organs, requiring acupuncture treatment methods. Most of the belly insects are humorous, which is a mixture of insects, reptiles, and fish. Images and most of text text via Kyushu National Museum, Japan.

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Blossoms and waterfall, from Ichiro gafu (老画譜, Ichiro's picture album) by Yashima Gakutei, 1823.

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Japanese Primrose by Kawahara Keiga (1786-1860)

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Kawarazaki Shodo - Wisteria

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(Print from ca. 1950)

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Utagawa Hiroshige

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‘New Edition of Insects’ by Hiroshige II (i.e. Hiroshige Shigenobu, 1826-1869), apprentice of the famous artist Utagawa Hiroshige.

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Bamboo in red, by Ito Nisaburo (ca. 1950)

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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) dir. Isao Takahata

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Cherry blossoms in Osaka, by Korean artist 90gram

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Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868). Three crabs on the shore. Circa 1827. Shikishiban surimono. © Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd

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Street of cherry trees, by Hiroshi Yoshida (1935)

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Turtle, by Katsushika Hokusai (ca. 1830)