#ukioye

[arthistoryanimalia]

#FrogFriday 🐸:

Ohara Koson (aka Ohara Hōson, Ohara Shōson; Japan, 1877-1945)

Frog Sumo, c.1930s

Color woodblock print, Oban tate-e, W 14.2 In = 36.0 cm x H 10.6 in = 27.0 cm

[along-the-silkroad]

Suruga-cho, No. 8 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, by Utagawa Hiroshige, Japan, Edo Period, Ansei Era, 1856. Brooklyn Museum. 

[shoku-and-awe]

Chip Star (off-brand Pringles) in an unusual flavor 江戸前風しょうゆ, or Pre-Edo Soy Sauce! Now, the Edo period started in 1603 so this is not your image of soy sauce; it is, in fact, very fishy. Strong bonito flavor. Wouldn’t get it again, but I do enjoy the packaging design!

[mrbuno]

Magical ukiyoe illustration 5 :)

[boycoffee]

Moronobu (1618 - 1694)

Love Amongst the Trees 

Medium: Woodblock Print

Date: Late 17th century

Size (H x W): 10.5 x 7.25 (inches)

[boycoffee]

Tachibana, Yasukuni, 1715-1792

[boycoffee]

Yoshitoshi: Toki Daishiro Demon Wrestling

Gamo Ujisato, a samurai, was traveling through a village when a farmer told him stories of the ghosts and demons who came out every night and terrified the villagers. Toki Daishirô was a retainer of Gamô Ujisato, and he decided to spend the night in a haunted temple. The samurai said he would deliver the people of these negativities, and this he accomplished perfectly. Here we see the samurai wrestling with what looks like a guardian statue gone bad, with a Buddhist-looking deity looking on, who has also gone bad as he has some sort of demon-face on his stomach. Behind are skeletons egging on their compatriot.

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[bananajims]

Started this last year, looking forward to shading and colour 👍 #bananajims #irezumi #ukioye #londontattooist (at The Circle) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7X0NUxFPgi/?igshid=vptndq5q3trk