PinnedHiroyuki DobashiHokusai’s Masterpieces in a Small TownObuse Town is a town located in the northeast of Nagano Prefecture. With a population of about 10,000, it is the smallest municipality in…1d ago1d ago
PinnedHiroyuki DobashiSharaku-Most Mysterious Artist in JapanIchikawa Ebizo as Takemura SadanoshinJun 19Jun 19
PinnedHiroyuki Dobashi“The Great Wave Off Kanagawa”-The Essence of Hokusai Blue‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’ is one of the most famous art not only as a Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)‘s prints but also throughout the…Jun 18Jun 18
Hiroyuki DobashiDid Hiroshige Really Draw the Landscape of Kambara?Among numberless other landscape ukiyo-e printings, the artworks of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) receive the highest evaluation inside and…Jun 301Jun 301
Hiroyuki DobashiKatsushika Hokusai-Old Man Obsessed with PaintingKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) went beyond the craftsmanship of an ukiyo-e artist and continued to pursue painting techniques as an artist…Jun 25Jun 25
Hiroyuki DobashiUtagawa Hiroshige-A Specialist in Landscapes, Beloved by the Common PeopleA sun of lower-ranking samuraiJun 23Jun 23
Hiroyuki DobashiUtagawa Kuniyoshi, an ukiyo-e artist full of imagination and playfulnessUtagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) was one of the ukiyo-e artists who worked extensively as a member of Utagawa School, along with Utagawa…Jun 23Jun 23
Hiroyuki DobashiWhy are the Tigers Painted by Ōkyo Cute?Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795) was a Kyoto native active in the mid-Edo period. He was the founder of the Maruyama School, and his refined style…Jun 21Jun 21
Hiroyuki DobashiThe Meanings of Japanese Buddha StatuesThere are more than 75,000 Buddhist temples in Japan, each of which would have multiple Buddha statues. Also, the countless Buddha statues…Jun 21Jun 21
Hiroyuki Dobashi10 Well-known Japanese Haiku Poets’ PoemsHaikai, the origin of Haiku, was a short poem of 17 characters, consisting of five, seven, and five characters, which originated from…Jun 20Jun 20
