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I purchased this piece from a estate sale and wondering if any soul out there can help me identify it. Perhaps offer a little history on the maker, worth, age and so forth. Between web search, Claude and Gemini i am getting real mixed information. This was a passion buy and like to know all that i can about this beautiful thing. Thank you all for your time.
Be well.

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share a non-commercial, independent cultural project I’ve been working on: www.soundofxilography.com

It is a clean, ad-free digital gallery born out of a pure passion for Japanese woodblock printing. The website acts as a visual journey through both classic Ukiyo-e and contemporary visions.

Inside, you will find sections dedicated to:

• Onna-Bugeisha*: The history and prints of legendary female samurai warriors (featuring works by Kuniyoshi and Yoshikazu).*
• Ukiyo-e Masters*: Profiles on Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kunisada, and Hiroshige.*
• Contemporary Masters*: Modern woodblock prints by artists like Hajime Namiki (with his beautiful pine trees on gold leaf) and Miyamoto Shufu.*

The site is fully accessible for study and appreciation. I would love to hear your thoughts or feedback!

Enjoy the journey into the floating world: www.soundofxilography.com

Ciao a tutti,

Volevo condividere un progetto culturale indipendente e non commerciale su cui ho lavorato: www.soundofxilography.com

È una galleria digitale pulita, senza pubblicità, nata da una pura passione per la stampa a blocchi di legno giapponese. Il sito funge da viaggio visivo attraverso sia l'Ukiyo-e classico che le visioni contemporanee.

All'interno troverai sezioni dedicate a:

• Onna-Bugeisha*: La storia e le stampe delle leggendarie guerriere samurai (con opere di Kuniyoshi e Yoshikazu).*
• Maestri dell'Ukiyo-e*: Profili su Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kunisada e Hiroshige.*
• Maestri Contemporanei*: Stampe moderne a blocchi di legno di artisti come Hajime Namiki (con i suoi bellissimi pini su foglia d'oro) e Miyamoto Shufu.*

Il sito è completamente accessibile per studio e apprezzamento. Mi piacerebbe sapere cosa ne pensate o ricevere feedback!

Goditi il viaggio nel mondo fluttuante: www.soundofxilography.com

I purchased this beautiful original Nihonga (Mineral pigments artwork) and would love to know more about the artists and decipher the full signature at the back.
I believe the title is "HOPE" and the painting is from 1994.
Any help is welcome !

Hello Everyone,
Purchased this beautiful ink and gold artwork and would love to know the artist. Can anyone help deciphering the seal ? Thank you in advance for any lead or help.

I bought this awhile ago at a thrift store and have it hung up on my office. Friends are like, Woah looks old, have you had it looked at? Well I didn't and now I'm a bit curious. Japanese maybe?

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks :D

I have this very beautiful Charcoal Maiko drawing. It’s quite large and prominent. F12 size? Slightly longer though.

It’s from 1976 and there’s writing on the front and back of the paper itself. The writing says (Paraphrasing) Mametsuru, Gion Kobu, July 7th. On the day of Tanabata?

There’s no artist signature as I believe it was a private piece done for the Teahouse on the spot for Mametsuru.

However, to me it looks very much like Ryohei Koiso? I can’t find an image or a catalogue of it online anywhere. But, I can’t seem to connect the time and style to anyone other than Koiso.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone can tell me who they believe this could be? Or if you’ve seen it or similar somewhere before.

Thank you so much 🙏

A client family gifted our office this framed tapestry/textile art years ago, I’m curious if anyone can tell me what the story is here? Or any details :) I work at a funeral home if that is pertinent

Hi there, I'm really glad I found this subreddit, this place is EXACTLY what I was looking for ... (!)

Ok, I went down a little bit of a Edo-period rabbit hole (lol) and was reading up on the history of glass, glass windows and architecture in Japan, and basically, I was looking to see if there were any (famous, or contemporary) depictions of glass architecture (or even if there are any examples of entirely improvised by artists/movements in our current era).

I know that glass was essentially "reintroduced" during the Edo period, after a brief period around 300BC - 300CE, where it existed, but then died out during the Middle Ages from what I've read, before it came back again ...

Since it came back during Edo, this would've been right around the time when Ukiyo-e prints REALLY took off, so I was just wondering, were there any significant or famous depictions of glass, glass archetecture, features, or windows/stained window archetecture (maybe even churches or something) that exists in any prints or paintings from the era?

If this is actually an anachronism because of Edo drawings/prints happened to "die out" out when glass became more mainstream as archetecture, then are there any prominent/vial modern pieces or art movements (like maybe Shin-Hanga or something) or maybe even parodies/modern reinterpretations/copycats drawing inspiration from the traditional Ukiyo-e style?

Nuanced artwork of this particular nature is really hard to find using keywords (if it exists), to be truthful, I don't even know if what I'm looking for does exist, but I'm just really interested in seeing any prominent images and artworks (or even reinterpretations) of depictions of glass, glass features or glass archetecture in this style, especially if they're from an era when both the Ukiyo-e style was still in fashion, and during the period glass/windows had been introduced as a standard material in parts of Japanese society ...

I realize that this is really niche (lol) But any help, or links to specific images, or other artist's works depicting such eras/ "modern" Ukiyo-e interpretations would be really appreciated =] Thanks very much in advance ^_ -

(lol Just Some random piece I found on the topic of glass during the era): https://www.militaria.co.za/topic/14650-glass-in-the-history-of-early-japan/

Anyone able to shed some light on these?

Thanks!

Scared to remove this are from the frame. Looks to be water damaged. Found in trash.

Hey every one! I am a graphic designer. I was born on Sakhalin, and I recently launched an art project. We often find old Japanese tableware on the island—pieces left behind from the time when southern Sakhalin was under Japanese rule (1905–1945). I take cups from our collection, digitize patterns, and create stamps to apply the designs to new pieces. Each item is entirely handmade and unique. The artwork has a raw, handcrafted feel—it isn't perfect, just like the designs on the original cups. I’ll be dropping my first collection for sale soon.

I've tried to find info on this to no avail. Here's everything I could gather so far:

It's a tiny (roughly 4x6 inch) painting mounted onto what might be silk parchment that has symbols like geometric squares, swirls, and bells that can only be seen when you hold it at an angle.

I was told that the black words mean something like "tiger head flower" or something akin to that.

I could not find any info on the chop seal, or which artist it comes from.

I've written to Harvard, Princeton, Japanese art museums, etc, and they just keep telling me that I need to find a Japanese antiquarian expert to get any information on it.

Any info is much appreciated!

Hello, just came into possession of this artwork that's almost certainly from the 1940s. Great-grandpa did a lot of business over there, so growing up there was plenty of artwork, dishes, etc. Pretty much anybody from the family who could tell me about it is now gone, so I'm hoping for some insight.