I visited London at the weekend especially to see the new exhibition that has been making great waves among the Japan blogging community here in the UK – Hokusai Exposed. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, but from what I had read I was hoping for something pretty special. The exhibition is being held … Continue reading
I went along to a car boot sale in Bristol this morning and look what was waiting for me for the small price of £2: This ukiyo-e (浮世絵) print is ‘Tokaido Ejiri Tago-no-ura’ (東海道江尻田子の浦略図) by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎). The name can be translated as ‘Shore of Tago Bay, Ejiri on the Tokaido’. This piece is … Continue reading
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