Lovely… breathtaking… ethereal! Paraphrasing Hokusai, I should rebrand myself, “Old man, crazy about woodblocks”… I have a small, but I think not insignificant, collection of Japanese woodblocks (I believe I have a rare original Tori Kiyonaga, circa 1795), including some excellent Hiroshige (of course, my favorite!), and three Tsuchiya Koitsu that I originally thought were Kawase Hasui when I bought them (was my face red!)… I don’t read Japanese, but I did eventually discern my error!”)… but Shoen Uemura is (I’m delighted to say!), new to me… I’ve already struck out with one sourcebook, “Worldly Pleasures, Earthly Delights,” but I’m just getting started! I also have no representation of Suzuki Haranobu, but I do believe I have just a lovely Shotei Hokuju from the early 19th Century, although this is based entirely on the artist’s style, as there are no markings whatsoever (though they may have been in the margins, which, if there were any, are now long gone… You wonderful “LAM-inators” know that I hold you in the absolute highest regard, but it can’t hurt to reiterate the fact… - Namaste! Glenn Jones
Lovely… breathtaking… ethereal!
Paraphrasing Hokusai, I should rebrand myself, “Old man, crazy about woodblocks”…
I have a small, but I think not insignificant, collection of Japanese woodblocks (I believe I have a rare original Tori Kiyonaga, circa 1795), including some excellent Hiroshige (of course, my favorite!), and three Tsuchiya Koitsu that I originally thought were Kawase Hasui when I bought them (was my face red!)… I don’t read Japanese, but I did eventually discern my error!”)… but Shoen Uemura is (I’m delighted to say!), new to me… I’ve already struck out with one sourcebook, “Worldly Pleasures, Earthly Delights,” but I’m just getting started!
I also have no representation of Suzuki Haranobu, but I do believe I have just a lovely Shotei Hokuju from the early 19th Century, although this is based entirely on the artist’s style, as there are no markings whatsoever (though they may have been in the margins, which, if there were any, are now long gone…
You wonderful “LAM-inators” know that I hold you in the absolute highest regard, but it can’t hurt to reiterate the fact…
- Namaste!
Glenn Jones