October 25, 2008

A European Hillbilly and Bats Blaming Each Other

AZECHI UMETARO, a european hillbilly
Azechi Umetaro, A European Hillbilly

Somehow I wound up digging around on sites with Japanese prints today. These could be incredibly common images, but they are all new to me. The authority on such things is lotusgreen and her incredible blog Japonisme, so go there for more, and visit her links.


AZECHI UMETARO, A Mountaineer with Ice Ax over Shoulder, 1980
Azechi Umetaro, A Mountaineer with Ice Ax over Shoulder, 1980

AZECHI UMETARO, mountain man and deer
Azechi Umetaro, Mountain Man and Deer

Gountei SADAHIDE (1807-1873), young devil child
Gountei SADAHIDE (1807-1873), young devil child

Gountei SADAHIDE (1807-1873) fish
Gountei SADAHIDE (1807-1873)

KAWANO, Kaoru (1916-65), girl with red mask, 50s
Kaoru Kawano (1916-65), girl with red mask, 50s

KAWANO, Kaoru (1916-65), girl with flowers and butterflies, 60s
Kaoru Kawano (1916-65), girl with flowers and butterflies, 60s

Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) skeleton
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) skeleton

 Ichiyusai  KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), figures with bizarre heads
Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), figures with bizarre heads

 Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), bats blaming each other 3

 Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), bats blaming each other 2

 Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), bats blaming each other 1
Last three: Ichiyusai KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861),
Bats Blaming Each Other



Other places I was surfing:

http://www.ohmigallery.com
http://woodblockprint.com.au
http://www.japaneseprints-london.com
http://shogungallery.com
http://www.ukiyoe-gallery.com

4 comments:

  1. well, wow again. thanks. you made my toes tingle.

    i love the images you chose here. and here i thought kuniyoshi just painted cats. ;^)

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  2. That's right, Kuniyoshi's very similar cat paintings are well-known - there are lots of postcards of them at Tokyo's National Museum, for example. But the bats - not so popular, I guess.

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  3. I'm a huge fan of Umetaro Azechi. Thanks for your posts. Love your picks!

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