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Ukiyo-e (Pictures of the Floating World), is a genre of Japanese art from the 17th-19th centuries that has produced and inspired some of the most treasured woodblock prints. I also share bits of Japanese culture. & Living Artists: @uridev.urieldana.com

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 24

Generations of kids ( including myself) walked or biked alone miles every day. A ten yr old that cant walk 2 blocks alone needs to be institutionalized.

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 23

Eleven minutes but worth watching.

Yoshitoshi's Women - Woodblock Prints

YouTube video by Mie Gallery - Original Japanese Prints

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 23

Doesn't this woodblock look like its out of an early Studio Ghibli animation? It's called Car Town (Toyota) by Japanese Artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another super modern looking silkscreen by Japanese artist Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present). It's called Flower Like the Blue Sky.

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 23

Japanese silkscreen with a very modern feel by Ay-O (1931-Present. Part of a series of cats done by the artist. This one is called "Anger."

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 22

Lucky you!!! ( They are loud though 💜)

Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 21

Happy Caturday from Bella, Bamboo & Chagall 🐈‍⬛

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 21

I've had two stuffed peacocks on driftwood in my apt since the 1990's, When they die, they do not rot or decay for a very long time making them ideal for taxidermy & as a symbol or immortality. In Honolulu I saw white peafowl for the first time (wow).
Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter)
White Peacocks

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 21

This woodblock takes me back to the year I lived on Maui (decades ago). A friend had a boat that offered sunset cruises and we'd look back on the W.Maui Mountains, often surrounded by Humpback Whales. I moved to Honolulu for 2 years after that.
Ito Takashi 1894-1982
Ameshiriro
#japanese #woodblock

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 21

I love the violet and greens in this painting. I also like how the rule of thirds is incorporated into triangles making the composition sing.
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Shono Driving Rain
#japanese #woodblock

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 19

Random things in Japanese bookstores that make sense

YouTube video by ALLSTAR STEVEN

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 18

Japan is Living in 2050 🇯🇵😍

YouTube video by Vibe Japan TV

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 18

Watanabe Shotei-aka Hiroaki 1871-1945.
Tea Pavilion in the Night
#japanese #woodblock

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 18

Toshi Yoshida 1911-1995
Urayasu 1951
#japanese Woodblock

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 18

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Autumn Rainbow at Hatta, Kaga 1924.
#japanese #woodblock

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Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 15

As a US citizen i am appalled. Please try not to judge Americans by the fascist regime that has infiltrated our government by Russian assets. I appreciate journalists and they are brave heros to us now.

Pictures of the Floating World @floatingworlds.bsky.social · Jun 10

I like to post contemporary Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. One of my favorites is a mysterious artist/illustrator that call themselves #Avogado6 who has a clever way of seeing the world.