Newly Added Prints and Updates
Web Pages Added and Updated This Month
August 2021 Additions:
1. Added the biography of the artist Sekino Yowsaku (b. 1944).
May, June and July 2021 Additions:
1. Added the biography of the artist Nonaka Mitsumasa (b. 1949).
2. Added the biography of the artist Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825).
March and April 2021 Additions:
1. Added the biography of the artist Ebina Masao (1913-1980).
January and February 2021 Additions:
1. Added the article Nakazawa Hiromitsu - Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces and finished placing online all fifty-nine prints in the album under the artist's page Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874-1964).
November and December 2020
1. Updated the biography of the artist Nishimura Goun (1877-1938).
September and October 2020.
1. Added the article Bijin Kuchi-e and Taishō-Era Popular Magazines along with over sixty bijin kuchi-e prints.
2. Added the biography of the artist Fukunaga Seihan (1884-1961)
3. Updated the article Watanabe Shōzaburō (Publisher) (1885-1962) with a transcription of an article by art historian Jiro Harada appearing in the 1926 issue of The Studio: A Magazine of Fine and Applied Art.
4. Added the article Noh - A Brief Summary by Beata Kubiak Ho-Chi
July and August 2020:
1. Updated and revised the article Shin Nigao Magazine.
2. Added the biography of the artist Torii Kotondo (1900-1976).
3. Added the biography of the artist Mizushima Nihofu (Nihou) (1884-1958)..
4. Updated the biography of the artist Miyake Katsumi (1874-1954).
June 2020 Additions:
1. Added Allison Tolman's reminiscences of Iwami Reika (1927-2020) who passed away on March 18, 2020.
May 2020 Additions:
1. Updated the biography of the artist Utagawa (Shunsai) Toshimasa (1866-1913).
April 2020 Additions:
1. Add sample signatures and seals to the artist Utagawa Kunitoshi (1847-1899).
2. Added the biography of the artist Morita Kakō (active 1904 to 1930).
3. Corrected the artist attribution of the print The Enemy Cavalry Attacked Yizhou,but Our Foot Soldiers Fiercely Pursued and Turned Them Back, 1904 from the nohonga painter Tsuji Kakō to the ukiyo-e artist Morita Kakō (active 1904 to 1930).
March 2020 Additions:
1. Updated the biography of the artist Sekisai Kuniyasu (active 1880–1890s).
2. Added the biography of the artist Hayakawa Shōzan (1850-1892).
3. Updated the biography of the artist Kojima Shōgetsu (active c. 1870–1904).
4. Corrected the publisher for the print A List of the House of Representatives.
February 2020 Additions:
January 2020 Additions:
1. Corrected reading of artist seal for the print Nawa Nagatoshi from the series Instructive Models of Lofty Ambition.
2. Updated the biography of the artist Sakamoto Isamu (b. 1931).
December 2019 Additions:
1. Added the biography of the artist Nakazawa Hiromitsu (1874-1964).
November 2019 Additions:
1. Explanation expanded for The Huge Win of the Armed Forces, Issue 4 from the Osaka newspaper Kagsoshima-ken ari no sonomama by Hasegawa Sadanobu II (Konobu I) (1848-1940).
2. Added the biography of the artist Mabuchi Tōru (1920-1994).
October 2019 Additions:
1. Corrected the title and added new information to the series New Famous Places of Kyoto by Kamei Tōbei (1901-1977).
September 2019 Additions:
August 2019 Additions:
1. Added prints to the article Satsuma Rebellion and Saigō Takamori Prints
June through September 2019: Bringing the entire collection online
Normally, before adding a print to this site I thoroughly research it and, if necessary, compile a biography of the print's artist. Starting in June, however, I decided to bring every print in my collection online with just a baseline of information and, in some cases, without first compiling a biography of the artist. These new prints can be found on the following "In Queue" pages:
Please keep in mind that these pages will always be a work-in-progress.
As I flesh-out the complete documentation for a print and compile the required artist biography, I'll move the print out of the queue and add it under the appropriate artist page.
Note that clicking on the image will continue to open up a detailed view of the print.
June-July 2019 Additions:
1. Created three pages titled In Queue - Woodblock Prints, In Queue - Non-Woodblock Prints, In Queue - Books, Bookplates and Magazines to serve as visual inventory of prints awaiting to be thoroughly researched and added to the online collection.
2. Added the article Small Format Prints - Ukiyo-e Reproductions and Shin Hanga
May 2019 Additions:
April 2019 Additions:
1. Added the biography of the artist Ōta Chōu (1896-1958).
2. Added the biography of the artist Shimada Bokusen (1867–1943).
3. Added the biography of the aritst Utagawa Kuniteru I (active ca. 1820-1860).
4. Added the article The Baren - a brief description.
March 2019 Additions:
1. Added the link http://www.sekinoworld.com/ at the bottom of the biography page for Sekino Jun’ichirō (1914-1988). The Sekino Art World web site was created by the Sekino family and displays the art of Jun'ichiro and his sons Yowsaku and Junpei.
2. Added the biography of the artist Koga Misao (act. c. 1960s/1980s).
February 2019 Additions:
1. Added the article Brocade Pictures for Moral Education (1882-1888)
January 2019 Additions:
1. Corrected and updated information in the biography of the artist Adachi Ginkō (active 1873-1902).
2. Added biography of the artist Fujita Fumio 藤田不美夫 (b. 1933).
3. Updated the article Satsuma Rebellion and Saigō Takamori Prints with information on press censorship.
4. Added information to the biography of the artist Suzuki Toshimoto (active c. 1877-1890s).
5. Added the article Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) in Woodblock Prints.
6. Added the article Educational Color Woodblock Prints (issued by the Ministry of Education).
December 2018 Additions:
1. Corrected the publisher of Asai Chū's (1856-1907) Some Sketches of the Japan-China War from Shunyōdō to Shinyōdō based upon information in the book Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan, Philip K. Hu, et. al., Saint Louis Museum of Art, 2016, p. 47.
November 2018 Additions:
1. Added names in Japanese to the "Artists" page.
2. Added details and photos about the series Hot Spring Notes by Maekawa Senpan (1888-1960) to the prints Tsuta Onsen from the series More, More and More Hot Spring Notes, Semi Onsen from the series More, More and More Hot Spring Notes, Yu-no-hama Onsen from the series More, More and More Hot Spring Notes and Dake Onsen from the series More, More, More, and More Hot Spring Notes.
October 2018 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Isoda Chōshū (1880-1947).
2. Changed the date of publication to 1936 for the series Thirty Subjects [Views] of Kyoto by Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000).
3. Added the map "The Old/Ancient Provinces in the time of Ieyasu, c. 1600" to the article Former Provinces of Japan.
September 2018 Additions:
1. Added an article about the magazine Bijutsu Sekai (World of Art).
August 2018 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Matsuno Hideyo (1936-2002).
2. Added biography of the artist Saitō Kiyoshi (1907-1997).
3. Updated information on the artist's scenic view series of the 1960s for Asano Takeji (1900-1999).
4. Started to track the revision dates for each page which is recorded below the table of Print Details.
July 2018 Additions:
1. Added a brochure titled "T. Tokuriki's Atelier" to the biography of the artist Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000)
June 2018 Additions:
1. Updated the information on the print series Annual Events of the Edo Theater.
2. Added biography of the artist Kawanishi Yūzaburō (1923-2014)
May 2018 Additions:
1. Updated the biography of the artist Yoshida Chizuko (1924-2017).
2. Added information on the portfolio Hanga Kanshōkai Sakuhin-shū (Collection of Works by the Woodblock Print Appreciation Society) to the prints Lake Haruna in Autumn and Sōmon.
3. Updated the article Kobayashi Kiyochika: The Series Views of the Famous Sights of Japan with images of the entire 28 print series.
April 2018 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Utagawa Yoshimine (active c. 1855-1877).
March 2018 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Kaburaki Kiyokata (1878-1972).
2. Updated information on the series Woodblock Print Supplements to the Complete Works of Chikamatsu and to its various prints in the collection.
3. Added sample signatures and seals to the biographys of the artist Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955).
4. Added biography of the artist Kondō Shiun (fl. c. 1915– 1940).
5. Added "Samples of Seals and Signatures of Artist" to the biography of the artist Ikeda Terukata (1883-1921).
6. Added more "Samples of Seals and Signatures of Artist" to the biography of the artist Migita Toshihide (1863-1925).
February 2018 Additions:
1. Added a summary of the play to the print Nōgakuzue, Rō Giō.
2. Added the article Fan Design Samples along with forty-five fan design samples.
3. Added section titled "Profile of Artist from Watanabe Shōzaburō's Catalogue of Wood-Cut Colour Prints, 1936" to the biography of Ohara Koson (Shōson) (1877-1945)
January 2018 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Ide Gakusui (1899-1978).
2. Added the graphic and article from the French newspaper Le Petit Journal regarding the sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlosk by Japanese torpedoes to the print A Great Victory for the Great Japanese Imperial Navy, Hurrah!.
3. Added the family name to the biography of the artist Yōsai Nobushige (active 1894-95) previously listed as "Nobushige".
4. Added information to the description of the book Nihon no Hana under the prints Rose from the book Nihon no Hana, White Plum from the book Nihon no Hana and Thistle from the book Nihon no Hana.
5. Added information on the 1927 Shūbisha release of the series Kabuki jūhachiban (The Kabuki Eighteen) to the series' title page.
6. Updated the Glossary with brief descriptions of the actor categories in Noh, e.g. shite, tsure, etc.
December 2017 Additions:
1. Added an artist's statement to the biography of Oka Shikanosuke (1898-1978).
2. Added information, including a section titled "Sekino's Studio Prints", to the biography of the artist Sekino Jun’ichirō (1914-1988).
3. Added biography of the artist Miyata Saburō (1924-2013).
4. Added titles in Japanese to the prints of the artist Takahashi Rikio (1917-1998).
5. Added a sampling of seals and signatures to the biography of Itō Takashi (1894-1982).
November 2017 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Hanpo (active 1904-1912).
2. Removed misinformation regarding the artist Kobayashi Toshimitsu (active 1876–1904).
3. Added biography of the artist Shusetsu (active c. 1900).
October 2017 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Jōkata Kaiseki (1882-1966), including details of his series Twenty-Five Views of Mount Fuji.
2. Added six artist seals for the artist Yamaguchi Gen (1896-1976).
September 2017 Additions:
August 2017 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Igawa Sengai (1876-1961).
2. Corrected the type of bird depicted in the print Red Capped Black Crane, double bookplate from Bairei Hyakuchō Gafu Zokuhen by the artist Kōno Bairei (1844-1895).
3. Updated the information regarding the story depicted by the kuchi-e titled Wankyu Monogatari by the artist Takeuchi Keishū (1861-1942).
July 2017 Additions:
3. Added biography of the artist Hirezaki Eihō (1880-1968).
4. Expanded and corrected information on the collection of prints titled Illustrated Collection of Famous Japanese Puppets of the Osaka Bunrakuza by Hasegawa Sadanobu III (Konobu III) (1881-1963).
June 2017 Additions:
1. Added Hasegawa Lineage section to biography of Hasegawa Sadanobu II (Konobu I) (1848-1940).
2. Added information regarding the inclusion of Yoshida Hodaka's (1926-1995) print Paradise in the five print portfolio of prints accompanying the deluxe limited edition of Gaston Petit's 44 Modern Japanese Print Artists, published in 1973 by Kodansha International Ltd.
May 2017 Additions:
April 2017 Additions:
1. Added photo taken from c. 1950s video to the biography of the artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957).
2. Added note to the biography of Kitaoka Fumio (1918-2007) that some of his prints were printed by Tetsui Takayuki.
3. Added clarification to biography of Takahashi Rikio (1917-1998) regarding name of school he attended in the U.S. in 1962 and 1963. It was called the Chouinard Art Institute at the time and was later to become integrated into the California Institute of Arts.
4. Updated the biography of the artist Matsuno Sōfū (1899-1963) with material supplied by Richard J. Smethhurst.
March 2017 Additions:
February 2017 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Katō Tetsunosuke (active c. 1925–1950).
January 2017 Additions:
1. Corrected the date of death from 1999 to December 23, 1998 for the artist Takahashi Rikio (1917-1998).
2. Added biography of the artist Mori Yositoshi (1898-1992).
December 2016 Additions:
1. Added new information to the biography of the artist Shōsai Ikkei (fl. c. 1870s).
2. Corrected and added new signatures to the biography of the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892).
November 2016 Additions:
1. Released the article Dai Nippon Bussan Zue (Products of Greater Japan), 1877
2. Updated the biography of the artist Kondō Kōichiro (1884 – 1962).
3. Updated news nishiki-e created by the artist Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904).
4. Updated the biographies of the artists Torii Kiyotada VII (1875-1941) and his son Torii Kiyosada (1844-1901).
October 2016 Additions:
1. Added and corrected information about the book Nihon no Hana appearing on the pages Rose from the book Nihon no Hana, Thistle from the book Nihon no Hana and White Plum from the book Nihon no Hana.
2. Added summary descriptions of each province to the article Ancient Provinces of Japan.
3. Added sample signatures and seals for the artist Maekawa Senpan (1888-1960).
4. Added a transcription of the writing on the print The True Story of Arashi from Osaka by Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842–1894).
September 2016 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Hasegawa Sadanobu III (Konobu III) (1881-1963)
2. Added biography of the artist Unsen (active. c. 1874).
3. Added information to the biography of the artist Sekino Jun’ichirō (1914-1988).
4. Corrected information and added artist's comments to the portfolio <Then, Mr. Ay-o got drunk by the Rainbow> <Very popular story> <Event for prints> <Rainbow glass> by the artist Ay-O (b. 1931).
August 2016 Additions:
1. Added sample signatures and seals to the biography of the artist Tsuchiya Kōitsu (1870-1949).
2. Added biography of the artist Inagaki Tomoo (1902-1980).
July 2016 Additions:
2. Added the page Catalogue of Wood-Cut Colour Prints of S. Watanabe, 1936 which displays the entire catalogue
June 2016 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Sasajima Kihei (1906-1993).
2. Added the article Print Genres.
May 2016 Additions:
April 2016 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Nobushige (active 1894-95).
2. Updated the biography of the artist Azechi Umetarō (1902-1999).
3. Added biography of the artist Tsuneshige (active 1894-1904?).
4. Added biography of the artist Utagawa (Shunsai) Toshimasa (1866-1913).
5. Added the article The Modern Japanese Print: An Internal History of the Sosaku Hanga Movement by Onchi Kōshirō.
March 2016 Addtions:
1. Corrected the date of death from c. 2011 to 2014 for the artist Kinoshita Tomio (1923-2014).
2. Added seals of the artist Natori Shunsen (1886-1960).
3. Added biography of the artist Hiyoshi Mamoru (1885-?).
4. Added biography of the artist Miyake Katsumi (1874-1954).
5. Added biography of the artist Okano Sakae (1890-1942).
February 2016 Additions:
1. Updated information for the print Jitsugetsusei kyōwa seidan.
2. Added biography of the artist Konishi Seiichirō (b. 1919).
January 2016 Additions:
1. Updated the article Satsuma Rebellion and Saigō Takamori Prints.
2. Added the section "Transcription and Reading of the Various Seals" to the article Watanabe Shōzaburō (Publisher) (1885-1962).
3. Updated publishing information and added English titles for prints in the series Kyosai hyakuzu Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889).
December 2015 Additions:
1. Updated the article Instructive Models of Lofty Ambition and reviewed and corrected as necessary all the prints in the collection from this series.
November 2015 Additions:
October 2015 Additions:
1. Added and corrected Japanese print titles and Japanese series titles for the artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957).
September 2015 Additions:
1. Added comments by the artist Yoshida Chizuko (b. 1924) to the print A view at the Western Suburb of the Metropolis - Rainy Season from the series One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century
2. Added a note regarding the catalog number appearing in the 1962 S. Watanabe catalog for the print NHK Broadcasting Museum at Atagoyama by the artist Sekino Jun’ichirō (1914-1988) and corrected the spelling of the artist's name from Sekinō Jun'ichiro to Sekino Jun'ichirō.
August 2015 Additions:
1. Substituted improved print images for the prints Morita Kanya XIII As Genta Kagesue in the play Genta Kando from the series Collection of Portraits by Shunsen, Ichikawa Sanshō in the role of Soga Gorō in the Play Uirō from the series Collection of Portraits by Shunsen and Ichikawa Sanshō in the role of Soga Gorō in the Play Uirō from the series Collection of Creative Print Portraits by Shunsen by the artist Natori Shunsen (1886-1960). Also corrected the series titles for these prints based upon titles in the artist's catalogue raisonee.
2. Corrected the title of the print The Tori-no-machi Festival at Senzoku from the series Comic Pictures of Famous Places in the Early Days of Tokyo by the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892).
July 2015 Additions:
1. Added the following title and date: Sino-Japanese Peace: The Whole Nation Praises Imperial Virtue, 1895 to a previously unread print by Watanabe Nobukazu (c.1872-1944)
2. Corrected the name order (changed to surname, given name format) for the artist Yūsai Toshiaki (1864-1921).
3. Changed the title of a print by Yūsai Toshiaki (1864-1921) from "unread" to Picture of the April Negotiations.
June 2015 Additions:
May 2015 Addtions:
1. Added biography of the artist Ishiwata Kōitsu (1897-1987).
2. Added clarification in the About This Print section for the print Mirror of Our Country’s Revered Deities and Esteemed Emperors by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) regarding the bird alighting on Emperor Jimmu's bow. It is "the mythical Yatagarasu, or three-clawed crow, sent by Amaterasu to guide Jimmu through a difficult part of his eastward journey" rather than an eagle.
April 2015 Additions:
1. Added examples of the artist's seals and signatures to the biography of the artist Utagawa Kuniteru II (1830-1874).
3. Added photo of the artist Onchi Kōshirō (1891-1955) holding a copy of the print Impression of a Certain Violinist (Portrait Of Suwa Nejiko) in his studio.
March 2015 Additions:
February 2015 Additions:
1. Added quote from the author Peter King regarding the mountain panorama prints of the artist Maeda Masao (1904-1974).
2. Moved the print Picture of the violent battle in the snow in the Toshu Province near Wei-Hai-Wei from under the incorrect artist Utagawa Kunimasa IV (1848-1920) to the correct artist Utagawa Kokunimasa (1874-1944) based upon the corrected reading of the artist's signature.
January 2015 Additions:
December 2014 Additions:
2. Added images of post-2000 work by the artist Kusaka Kenji (b. 1936) and additional biographical information.
November 2014 Additions:
1. Changed the description of the seen being portrayed in light of new information for the print The Emperor's March from the East Castle by Watanabe Nobukazu (c.1872-1944).
2. Corrected the transliterations of several of the signatures attributed to Watanabe Nobukazu (c.1872-1944).
3. Corrected the publisher's name appearing on the print Prosperity of the World and Fashion of the East.
5. Added image of "deluxe" version of the print Mirror of Magical Heroes by Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900).
October 2014 Additions:
4. Added sample signatures to the biography of the artist Utagawa Fusatane (active 1854-1888) and added publisher information to his print Meiji 21st season abridged calendar.
September 2014 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Hishikawa Harunobu (active 1875-1891).
August 2014 Additions:
July 2014 Addtions:
1. Added earliest known dates of issuance to prints in the series Nōgakuzue 能樂圖繪 (Illustrations of Noh) by Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
June 2014 Addtions:
1. Changed the title of the Sekinō Jun’ichiro (1914-1988) print Oregon Cascade Range to Kayano Plateau to agree with Japanese title appearing on another impression of this print.
2. Added biography of the artist Utagawa Kuniaki II (1835-1888).
3. Added link to the Toshidama Gallery website Kunichika.net at http://kunichika.net/article_7/An-Interview-with-Kunichika-1898.htm on the page for the biography of the artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900).
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3. Added artist names (gō) to the biography of Ogata Gekkō (1859-1920).
December 2013 Additions:
5. Added note to the biography of the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915) regarding the artist Tsuchiya Kōitsu 土屋光逸 (1870-1949).
6. Added reference images for the print Nihon Bridge in Snow by the artist Bannai Kōkan (1900-1963).
November 2013 Additions:
1. Added new information including artist names (gō) to the biography Adachi Ginkō (active 1874-1897).
2. Added new information including alternate kanji for artist's name to the biography Kawakami Sumio (1895-1972).
3. Added "Return to top" link in the footer for each page.
October 2013 Additions:
2. Added text of the wall cards used in the exhibition Legendary Samurai to the prints Nōgaku hyakuban, Hashi Benkei, Minamoto no Yoshiie from the series Instructive Models of Lofty Ambitions, Hōjō Yasutoki from the series Instructive Models of Lofty Ambition, Oda Nobunaga from the series Instructive Models of Lofty Ambition, and Depiction of three battles between the armies of the daimyo Shingen Takeda and Kenshin Uesugi.
3. Added text of the wall card used in the Portland Art Museum's Japanese Gallery for the book Buke Hyakunin Isshu.
4. Corrected information for prints from the series Legends of the Loyal Retainers by Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) based on revised information from the website of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
5. Redesigned the Visual Index of prints to improve performance.
September 2013 Additions:
1. Added the article Takeuchi Seihō: Seihō's Masterpieces
August 2013 Additions:
2. Corrected the title of print IHL Cat. #359 from Bandits Encounter the Young Ushiwakamura on Yahagi Bridge to Yahagi Bridge at Midnight with Wild Geese Descending to agree with title cartouche.
3. Added the article Publisher Seals Appearing on Prints in The Lavenberg Collection, which will remain a Work in Progress.
4. Added the article Tokyo Metropolitan Library Database - English Translation of Search Fields
July 2013 Additions:
3. Added photos of the artist to the biographies on Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955) and Nishiyama Suishō (1879-1958).
June 2013 Additions:
1. Added biography of the artist Yasui Sōtarō (1888–1955).
2. Added details of the story pictured in the print Minamoto no Yoshiie from the series Instructive Models of Lofty Ambitions.
May 2013 Additions:
1. Added new information to the print Oregon Cascade Range by the artist Sekinō Jun’ichiro (1914-1988).
2. Added new information to the print Numazu: Latticework Tile Wall from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido by the artist Sekinō Jun’ichiro (1914-1988).
3. Corrected the date of issue for the print Illustration of the the Army and Navy Protecting the Legations and Japanese Residents from c. 1900 to 1894 and corrected the description of what the print depicts.
5. Revised, corrected and updated information on the print Ueno Park, Illustration of the Japanese Red Cross Society General Meeting.
April 2013 Additions:
3. Added the kanji titles for each of the prints in the series One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era by Koizumi Kishio (1893-1945).
5. Corrected information about the series Seihō's Masterpieces.
March 2013 Additions:
February 2013 Additions:
1. Added a photo of the artist at his easel to the biography of Takeuchi Seihō (1864-1942) and corrected the date of the print Top Hat and Mouse from 1934 to 1912.
January 2013 Additions:
3. Changed the titles of the prints in the collection that appeared in Shin Nigao Magazine to agree with the titles as shown on their respective magazine pages.
4. Updated the article Shin Nigao Magazine to indicate that the last issue of the magazine had six supplemental portrait prints of figures involved with the November 1915 enthronement ceremonies for Emperor Taishō.
December 2012 Additions:
1. Added the article Noh - Dance Drama of the Samurai, a special exhibition showing in the Portland Art Museum and added this exhibition under Recent Exhibitions to the biography of the artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
2. Added explanatory notes created by Maribeth Graybill, Curator of Asian Art for the Portland Art Museum, for the twelve Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) prints and one Yōshū Chikanobu (1838-1912) triptych, Illustration of Townspeople Watching Noh Play “Okina” in Edo Castle, included in the Museum's special exhibition Noh Dance Drama of the Samurai.
November 2012 Additions:
2. Added information about artist attribution to the Shin Nigao print The actor Kataoka Nizaemon XI.
October 2012 Additions:
1. Added the name of Kōno Bairei's studio, Ryōuin-juku ('the atelier of the transcending cloud') and a brief description on the Maruyama-Shijō school of art (footnote 1) to his biography Kōno Bairei (1844-1895).
6. Added a note to the biography of the artist Kubota Beisen (1852-1906) regarding the American realist painters Robert Henri and John Sloan taking a brush painting class from Beisen during his visit to Philadelphia in 1893.
September 2012 Additions:
1. Added pictures of publisher seals not shown on certain prints by the artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900).
August 2012 Additions:
1. Added details on the series Nôga taikan 能画大鑑 (Encyclopedia of Noh Plays) on Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
July 2012 Additions:
June 2012 Additions:
1. Added a second impression of the print Inside Asakusa Kannon Temple by Narazaki Eishō (1864-1936).
May 2012 Additions:
1. Corrected the titles and release dates for the Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) prints titled The Rising Moon (IHL Cat. #509) and 'Living Death' by Tolstoi (IHL Cat. #510) based on information received from the publisher Kyoto Hanga-In.
2. Enlarged the images for all triptychs appearing on their respective pages from 200x400 pixels to 300x600 pixels.
April 2012 Additions:
2. Corrected the artist for the print Five Actors as Yuranosuke from Toyohara Kunichika to Toyohara Chikayoshi. Added information on the particular performance pictured in the print.
March 2012 Additions:
1. Corrected the name of the publisher for the print The Actor Nakamura Shikan in the role of Ishikawa Goemon from the series Twenty-four Favorites of New Civilization based on information obtained from the National Institute of Japanese Literature.
2. Added the article Interview with Ichikawa Danjuro IX, conducted sometime in 1898-1899 by the British author and theater critic Osman Edwards.
3. Added samples of the artist's signatures to the biography of the artist Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908).
February 2012 Additions:
4. Corrected the identity of the actors pictured on the print The scene Kumagai Jin'ya from the play Ichinotani Futaba Gunki.
January 2012 Additions:
1. Added commentary on the series One Hundred Pictures of Great Tokyo During Showa by the artist Koizumi Kishio (1893-1945).
December 2011 Additions:
3. Added section titled Refined Beauties as Models for the Series to the article Yoshitoshi, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (月百姿).
4. Added biography of the artist Tsukioka Gyokusei (1908-1994), daughter of Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
5. Added section titled Final Series of Prints (1927) - Kyōgen gojūban (Fifty Kyōgen Plays) under the artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
November 2011 Additions:
1. Added the story of Yang Xiang saving his father from a tiger to the print Tame/reject wildness/violence with the sincere spirit of a filial child from the series Brocade Pictures for Moral Education.
3. Added information on the series One Hundred views of Musashi under the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915).
5. Added information to the page for the artist Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) on the current exhibition "Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory, Commemoration of acquisition: The Kawanishi Hide Collection" at The National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto, running from 2011-11-11 to 2011-12-25.
6. Added improved images (improved color balance) of prints in the series Nôgakuzue (Illustrations of Noh) under the artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
October 2011 Additions:
4. Add transcriptions of scrolls and corrected one print title in the series Dai Nippon Bussan Zue by the artist Utagawa Hiroshige III (1842–1894).
September Additions:
August 2011 Additions:
3. Added information on actor Ôtani Tomoemon VI (aka Nakamura Tôzô V) to the article The Kabuki Actor.
4. Added a section on Signatures and Seals to the biography of artist Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915).
5. Corrected the information regarding the print Story of Kirino Toshiaki's Mistress, Akiko from the series Instructive Models of Lofty Ambition.
July 2011 Additions:
2. Corrected the title/description of the Utagawa Kunisada I (1786–1865) print Fude torite megumi no ōtsu-e to The dance Michiyuki tabiji no hanamuko an interact in the play Kanadehon Chûshingura based on new information from the Ritsumeikan University Art Research Center.
4. Added additional information on the print Neighbor's Dream by the artist Yoshida Toshi (1911-1995).
June 2011 Additions:
1. Additional information added to the discussion "Print Editions" for the artist Onchi Kōshirō (1891-1955).
3. Added print image to the article Representations of Good and Evil: Origins of Zendama and Akudama Figures in Japanese Prints.
4. Added the article Kiyochika Kobayashi: A Modern Master of the Japanese Color Print by Yone Noguchi.
5. Added reference to, and image of, the 1923 cover of a musical score of Anton Rubinstein's Wanderer's Night Song, published by Senow Ongaku Shuppansha, for the print Night Trip by Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934).
May 2011 Additions:
April 2011 Additions:
2. Added link to University of Pittsburgh Digital Research Library sitehttp://digital.library.pitt.edu/k/kogyo/index.html devoted to the artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927). Added reference to current exhibition of Kogyo prints at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on the Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) page.
3. Updated the page Utagawa Kunimasa IV (1848-1920) with a reference to an article on the artist appearing in Andon 89 (December 2010), bulletin of the Society for Japanese Arts.
6. Modified the article Sino-Japanese War Prints (1894-1895) to place the print thumbnail images in rough chronological order of the military engagements.
March 2011 Additions:
1. Significant corrections made to various Noh theater prints of Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927) based on information received from Claus-Peter Schulz.
5. Added paragraph on "Boom and Bust in Woodblock Print Sales" to Prints (Senso-e) of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars.
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