RISHIRI ISLAND,HOKKAIDO

RISHIRI ISLAND,HOKKAIDO

 

Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) by

Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita)

 

Title: Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

 

(1760 – May 10, 1849)

Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎, Katsushika Hokusai? 1760–May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time he was Japan's leading expert on Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1831) which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s. Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji. It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fuji in Clear Weather, that secured Hokusai’s fame both within Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, “Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...” While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition and left a lasting impact on the art world. It was The Great Wave print that initially received, and continues to receive, acclaim and popularity in the Western world.

Maiko girl and gion district, Kyoto

 Sent 27/03/2023

    Maiko and the Gion district are closely associated with each other, as Gion is one of the most famous geisha districts in Kyoto where maiko and geiko (the term for geisha in Kyoto) entertain guests at tea houses and exclusive events.

 

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KATSUSHIKA HOUSAI,Fuji

 

Thanks To YUKI KASAHARA sent 14/Aug/2022

Cards illustrat the highest mount in Japan .Mount Fuji

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• Japanese Macaque (Macaca Fuscata)

Country:
    Japan
Series:
    Fauna, Flora and National Parks Defnitives (2014-)
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Infant Animals | Mammals | Monkeys | Stylized Animals
Issued on:
    2015-02-02

• Arctic Hare (Lepus Timidus)

Country:
    Japan
Series:
    Fauna, Flora and National Parks Defnitives (2014-)
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Mammals | Rabbits
Issued on:
    2014-03-03

Todaiji Temple,Nara

 Special Thanks to Yuka for the nice card;
 Todaiji (東大寺, Tōdaiji, "Great Eastern Temple") is one of Japan's most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara. The temple was constructed in 752 as the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples of Japan and grew so powerful that the capital was moved from Nara to Nagaoka in 784 in order to lower the temple's influence on government affairs.

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Mount Fuji

 Thanks to Ai from the nice card , sent 5th,August 2021

    Mount Fuji, Japanese Fuji-san, also spelled Fujisan, also called Fujiyama or Fuji no Yama, highest mountain in Japan. It rises to 12,388 feet (3,776 metres) near the Pacific Ocean coast in Yamanashi and Shizuoka ken (prefectures) of central Honshu, about 60 miles (100 km) west of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. It is a volcano that has been dormant since its last eruption, in 1707, but is still generally classified as active by geologists. The mountain is the major feature of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (1936), and it is at the centre of a UNESCO World Heritage site designated in 2013.