The Collapse of a World Condemned

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The Korin Album

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Rainbow Print

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Strange Parameters

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Yoshitaka Nakao (born 1911), Evening Shower, 1971
"He was a mostly self-taught printmaker, although he did some work with Azechi Umetaro" (also featured below)




Takei Takeo, Circus Tightrope Walkers, 1952
also see: Takei Takeo Lab of Ornithology and Children's Day in Japan, 1936




Asaji Kobayashi (1898-1939) - Kobayashi Exhibition Poster
Another nice one



Masao Ikeda, Death in Paradise, 1965 (lithography)
Found in The Contemporary Artist in Japan



Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 1890
Featured once before (bug-eyed earth spider, scroll down)
Recommended viewing if you like this style: one of the all-time most popular posts on this blog: The Strange Visions of Utagawa Kuniyoshi.




Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Doll in Court Dress (Gosho Doll)
A surprising (to me) work by an artist known for the nighttime townscapes as seen in this post.




Koson Ohara 1877-1945 - Dancing Fox




Nagase Yoshiro, Nodachi Kannon, not dated

A google search reveals that I once featured him. This bio mentions his involvement with an avant-garde magazine named Kamen -- I will definitely investigate.




Fumio Fujita born 1933 - Flying - E




Fumio Fujita born 1933 - Inside a Cage - A




Fumio Fujita born 1933 - Mask - A




Shinjiro Okamoto, One Indian...1964
Found in The Contemporary Artist in Japan
There isn't much online about this artist, though see x and y, and this exhibition description. The Met holds his portfolio "Betty Boop's Country" (unfortunately with no images).




Umetaro Azechi, Mountaineer, 1956

I featured this artist once before, in the post A European Hillbilly and Bats Blaming Each Other. Since that time I picked up a huge Japanese book collecting his work -- a prized possession. I wonder if these are from a series -- "Mountaineer," "Grieving Mountaineer," "Mountaineer in Love," "Grieving Mountaineer in Love."



Umetaro Azechi, Grieving Mountaineer, 1957




Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997), Three Roosters, ca. 1980
a ton more at Christies




Sadao Watanabe, Escape, 1973
He's pretty famous. Some more on my flickr: 1, 2, 3, 4




Junichiro Sekino, 1981, Masked Fire
more at Christies




Kihachiro Shimozawa (1901-1984) - Autumn Colors Around a Lake
Also featured in the post Mystery Zone.




Sumio Kawakami (1895-1972), dust jacket, undated




Joichi Hoshi 1913-1979 - Snowball (F)
Hoshi bio




Akira Kurosaki born 1937 - Mysterious Night




Mika Katatani, Strange Parameters B, 1968
Another from this series. It would be nice to see all of them.



Naoko Matsubara, Flute, 1974, Woodblock Print
You might not see it at first, but those are fingers playing a flute.
Many more here




Ai-O born 1931 - Fire Bird


This is an "all Japan" edition of one of my image dives. Most of them are 20th century prints, found around the internet. Some are scans from my book collection, including a few from Modern Japanese Prints, a handy collection of 1000 woodblock prints.

Tokyo Flashback - Vintage Design and Illustration from Japan

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The Takeo Takei Lab of Ornithology

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Oedipus at Hiroshima - Living Design in Japan

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Eraserhead vs. Protractorhead

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Besuboru Bromides

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Sing Swan Song

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Oscar the Grouch in Hell

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When are you going to take your hat off?

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Ghost in the Rain

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Give Us Back Man - Japanese Graphic Design

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The Wonders of Life on Earth - Yokoo details

Tadanori Yokoo, aesthetic of the end, detail

One of the best things about viewing art online for me is the ability to stare at details for as long as I want to, and sometimes to blow up those details. I've isolated some of my favorite sections of Tadanori Yokoo's posters, which I posted back in October 2008.

Bio found online: "Perhaps best known for his '70s album covers for Miles Davis, Santana, the Beatles, etc., Tadanori Yokoo is arguably the most influential Japanese graphic designer of the Twentieth Century. He is also a well known artist, photographer, and designer of installations."

I just realized I'm in the second week of the second year of this blog.

Yukihiko Tajima's Gion Matsuri

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Decalcomanias of Shuzo Takiguchi

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Extraordinary early 20th century magazine covers from Japan

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Extraordinary early 20th century book covers from Japan

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Takeo Takei, Children's Days in Japan, 1936 pamphlet

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