Ukiyo-E Hanga Pictures

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ukiyo-e　(ukiyoe)　浮世絵　"pictures of the floating world"
hanga 版画 woodblock prints

Many aspects of life in the Edo period are depicted in Ukiyo-E and
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. Ukiyo-e　浮世絵　"pictures of the floating world" .
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Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints 浮世絵のアダチ版画 - Hanga Database



With many details and explanations of each print.
- source : adachi-hanga.com/ukiyo-e-
Our studio and showroom are located in Tokyo
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Edo no Meibutsu 江戸の名物、名店


英斎芳艶 : 海老屋林之助

Nishiki E　錦絵　－ National Diet Library
- source : ndl.go.jp/landmarks/column-

Ukiyoe Caricatures 錦絵の風刺画, 1842-1905
Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Wien
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Freer Gallery of Art - Database
The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book

The Pulverer Collection, acquired in its entirety by the Freer Gallery of Art in 2007, includes numerous rare and pristine examples of Japanese illustrated books produced in the Edo period and beyond.



Shokunin burui 職人部類 and many more
1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, United States
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Aesthetic Strategies of The Floating World: Mitate, Yatsushi, and Fūryū in Early Modern Japanese Popular Culture
Alfred Haft (Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures)
Japan’s classical tradition underpinned almost every area of cultural production throughout the early modern or Edo period (1615–1868). This book offers the first in-depth account of three aesthetic strategies—unexpected juxtaposition (mitate), casual adaptation (yatsushi) and modern standards of style (fūryū)—that shaped the way Edo popular culture and particularly the Floating World absorbed and responded to this force of cultural authority. Combining visual, documentary and literary evidence, Alfred Haft here explores why the three strategies were central to the life of the Floating World, how they expanded the conceptual range of the popular woodblock print (ukiyo-e), and what they reveal about the role of humor in the Floating World’s relationship with established society. Through a critical analysis of prints by major artists such as Harunobu, Koryūsai, Utamaro, Eishi and Hiroshige, Aesthetic Strategies of the Floating World shows how the strategies made ukiyo-e not merely the by-product of a demimonde, but an agent in the social and cultural politics of their time.
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Hiroshige - Thirty-six enjoyments of Edo / Thirty-six Views of the Pride of Edo
Edo jiman sanjūrokkyo 江戸 自慢 三十六興
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- source : Hiroshige Portal -

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Kamigata Ukiyo-e Museum 上方浮世絵館



displaying paintings and prints of Ukiyoe from Edo period
Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
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Metropolitan Museum of Art



Art of the Pleasure Quarters and the Ukiyo-e Style
Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States
- source : metmuseum.org/toah -

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National Diet Library
The Landmarks of Edo in Color Woodblock Prints
- with various search functions
- source : ndl.go.jp/landmarks -

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"芝居と食べ物" and "江戸の美味探訪"
- source : kabuki-za.co.jp/syoku-
. Edo no Shokubunka 江戸の食文化 .

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浮世絵でみる! お化け図鑑 / 中右瑛 Nakau Ei
Something Wicked from Japan
in Japanese and English
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浮世絵・妖術使い名鑑 / 江戸妖怪大図鑑
『児雷也豪傑譚』では児雷也の恋人
大蛇丸（おろちまる）
児雷也と大蛇丸が巨大なガマ
白面金毛九尾の狐という化け物
滝夜刃（たきやしゃ）。平将門の遺児。
平太郎良門（たいらのたろうよしかど）。平将門の遺児
鬼童丸（きどうまる）
袴垂保輔（はかまだれ・やすすけ）
若菜姫（わかなひめ）
虎王丸（とらおうまる）
美妙水義高（しみず・よしたか）
天竺徳兵衛（てんじく・とくべえ）
綱手（つなで）。ナメクジの妖術使い
大蛇丸（おろちまる）
藤浪由縁之丞（ふじなみ・ゆかりのじょう）
蒙雲国師（もううんこくし）。蛟（みずち）
妙椿（みょうちん）
ネズミが妖術を使っている
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俳優見立夏商人 - by Kunisada
- reference : www.google.co.jp -

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Ukiyo zoshi daijiten" 浮世草子大事典
江戸時代の社会・風俗がわかる understanding Edo-period society and popular customs

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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo　江戸の名所 .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

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jingi greeting

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jingi o kiru 仁義を切る Yakuza greeting

When entering the home of a gang boss, the visitor had to stand in the entrance, bend his knees, left hand stretched out, palm up and the right hand at the hip.
He then introduces himself in a formal way, asking for a lodging or long-time stay.


- source : wiki - Kreislauf_des_Geldes -
This is the pose, but the statue is in Aachen, Germany.
(The figure symbolizing 'Bettelei' (Begging) in a group around a pond, Kreislauf des Geldes / Circulation of Money - by Karl Henning Seemann)
source :　vanderkrogt.net/statues
I must say, I have never seen a German (or European) beggar in this pose before . . . ?!

yakuza introduction, presenting bona fides
to make a formal salutation (between gamblers)
to observe thieves' niceties,
to inform the other party of a (negative) business development (ironical)
to make a formal introduction of oneself
to pay one's respects

kyookaku 侠客 Kyokaku, "chivalrous Yakuza person"
professional gambler in the Edo period

The Kyokaku were usually tall and strong persons, who could easily win a fight.
They also had the mental strength to lead others in their trade.

jingi means "humanity benevolence justice righteousness," "one's duty (to society" . . .

There are many translations and interpretations of this greeting.
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. yakuza, the Japanese mob　 .
Eta and Burakumin



source : 課題ブログ

o hikae nasute おひかえなすって


一身上の都合で旅人（たびにん。旅から旅に渡り歩く者）となった者も、手拭い1本あればその土地土地の親分を訪ね、一宿一飯の恩を蒙り、草鞋銭（わらじせん）を得て旅行することができたという。ただし、一言でも言い間違えたり、所作に間違いがあった場合は「騙り」とみなされ、袋叩きになって追い出され、殺されても不思議ではなかった。
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The Jingi -- or Yakuza's Code of Ethics --
is a written code of conduct or behavior that by the law of the Yakuza has been followed for the past several hundred years. Depending on the Oyabun-- Father figure (Chariman)-- one could be removed from a syndicate or clan by simply disregarding one of these rules. Some occurance, however, are dealt with in a forgiving manner. The afforementioned is not a general occurance, and will most likely not happen with you. It is up to one's own personal conviction to either follow, or disregard the Yakuza Code, but those who disrespect the code are scum, and are not considered Yakuza who honorably live by this code.
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4.) The Yakuza Code of Ethics prohibits anything that may be considered an indecent act,
or an act that goes against Ninkyodo (Chivalry).
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The Yakuza were known as the chivalrous organization of their community. The whole purpose of the Yakuza was to serve their own form of justice. Acts such as rape or kidnapping were not tolerated. If these acts were carried out against family members of the Yakuza (daughters, girlfriends, wives, sons, etc.), those who took offense from the action would deal with such in a quite grizzly matter. The Yakuza were firm believers in the rule, "A Life for A Life".
Example: If a man were to rape the daughter of a Yakuza, that man would be taking her innocence, and in turn her future. Because of this, the Yakuza who had been offended would take the life of the offender, thus taking their future from them as recompense. Another example of going against chivalry is treachery.
Treachery is something that could not be tolrated in the days of the Yakuza. This was usually punishable by the severing of the offender's pinky, and their immediate expulsion from the clan or syndicate as an act to show off that the Yakuza is a traitor and should not be part of another family so long as he lives... Depending on the Oyabun-- or father figure (Chairman)-- this could be an activity punishable by death. .....
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source : chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa

. oyabun 親分 boss - kobun 子分 gang member .
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ーーー　The four most famous Kyokaku "noble yakuza" outlaws of the Edo period :



. Banzuiin Chōbei 幡随院長兵衛 Banzuin Chobei . (1622–1657)
Asakusa, Edo - kyookaku no ganso 侠客の元祖 The first Kyokaku "chivalrous person"

. Kunisada Chuuji 国定忠治 Kunisada Chuji . (1810-1851)
Gunma, Shinshu
There is even a 忠治地蔵 Chuji Jizo Statue in his honor.

. Shimizu no Jirocho 清水次郎長 . (1820-1893)
Shimizu port, Shizuoka




侠客の世界──江戸から昭和まで Kyokaku no sekai - Edo kara Showa made
(The world of Kyokaku, from Edo to Showa)
村松梢風
江戸時代から昭和の始めにかけて、侠客は賭博（娯楽）をはじめとして、貸元・札差（金融・運送）、人入（人材派遣）、台屋（仕出し）、用心棒（警備）、火消（消防）、鳶職（建設）、米相場、芸能といった世界を仕切っていただけでなく、大物政治家たちの集会の手配、外国要人の警備もおこなっていた。
また、幕末繰り広げられた数々の戦いで官軍として戦った者の多くは侠客であった。侠客は日本の歴史の裏舞台であらゆる分野にわたって活躍していたといえる。本書は、幡随院長兵衛をはじめとして、かつて歌舞伎や浪花節、映画の主役として登場し、江戸から昭和まで庶民の人気を集めていた侠客について、様々な角度からその歴史、実態、伝説を紹介する。
- reference : kokusho.co.jp/np/isbn-

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. Nozarashi Gosuke 野晒五助 .

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Shinmon Tatsugoro 新門辰五郎
(?1792 / ?1800 - 1875)


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He lived in the late Edo period and the Bakumatsu times. He was leader of the fire brigade and 鳶頭、香具師 Kogushi、侠客、浅草浅草寺門番 warden of Asakusa Temple district.
The name "Shinmon" - new gate" refers to his job in Asakusa as warden of the New Gate.
金龍山浅草寺僧坊伝法院新門の門番


Shinmon lantern of the fire brigades is the second on the left.


He was also accepted by the 15th Shogun, 徳川慶喜 Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who called on him and his gang to come to Kyoto and become 二条城の警備 guardsmen at the Nijo Castle. Yoshinobu forgot his 金扇馬標 golden fan of the Tokugawa clan when fleeing from the castle, but Tatsugoro got it back to him.


source : Toshogu Museum Kunosan

Tatsugoro later became guardsman at 上野寛永寺 the Kanei-Ji temple in Ueno, where Yoshinobu took residence.


His last poem before his death
思ひおく まぐろの刺身 鰒汁（ふぐとしる） ふっくりぼぼに どぶろくの味


. koogushi, yashi 香具師 performer, yashi 野師、野士、弥四、矢師 .

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平成新講談 新門辰五郎―十番組纏づくし




新門辰五郎伝 - 早乙女貢

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu 徳川慶喜 (1873 - 1913)
the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. After resigning in late 1867, he went into retirement, and largely avoided the public eye for the rest of his life.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu was born in Edo, as the seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki, daimyo of Mito. .....
1866 After the death of Tokugawa Iemochi in 1866, Yoshinobu was chosen to succeed him, and became the 15th shogun.
Boshin War (1868–69)
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川鯉の三尺三寸は侠客ぞ
kawagoi no sanjaku sanzun wa kyookaku zo

this river carp
of more than one meter
is a real chivalrous Yakuza . . .
Tr. Gabi Greve

奥山甲子男　Okuyama Kineo (1929 - 1998)

one shaku 一尺 ca. 30 cm // one sun 一寸 ca. 3 cm

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侠客の鮎にしらじら谿明くる
高澤良一

侠客の駈け抜けし径露どつと
吉田銀葉


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. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳　Senryu poems in Edo .


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Tokugawa Muneharu

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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .
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Tokugawa Muneharu 徳川宗春
(1696 - 1764)
The Tokugawa Owari Clan　尾張徳川



Muneharu shared a lot with Shogun Yoshimune.
Since he lived with the common people in his youth, he knew about the problems of the poor and tried to improve their lot throughout his life.

. Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune　徳川吉宗将軍 .
(1684 - 1751)


Yet later Muneharu could not agree with the severe frugality laws and sumptuary edicts of Yoshimune.
In Edo he favored the Yoshiwara courtesan Koshikibu (who later changed her name to Koharu).
In 1731 he became the Daimyo of Owari (Nagoya).
In his quest to improve the life of the people of Owari (Nagoya), he had theaters built in town, held colorful festivals and revived the economy in no time. He is also known for personal luxury, but this was his gesture to show how spending money by the rich would trickle down to the poor in town.
The population of Nagoya grew very fast during his reign.

. Nagoya karakuri ningyoo　名古屋　からくり人形 from Aichi .
The Legacy of the Tamaya Shobei family.

He revived the Festival floats with karakuri ningyo からくり人形 delicate mechanical dolls to an extend that the skilled craftsmen of Nagoya are famous to our day (Nagoya no monozukuri).

Muneharu also encouraged Noh, Kyogen and the tea ceremony.




He paraded in the streets with a huge hat and a long pipe of about 2 meters, riding a white oxen.


- - - - - Look at many details of this figure here:
source : setonovelty.blog65.fc2.com

But whatever worked well for the economy of Nagoya would not be accepted by Yoshimune for the whole of Japan.

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Tokugawa Muneharu 徳川 宗春, November 20, 1696 – November 1, 1764
was a daimyo in Japan during the Edo period. He was the seventh Tokugawa lord of the Owari Domain, and one of the gosanke.

Muneharu was the 20th son of Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, and a great-great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. During his lifetime, he rose to the junior third rank in the Imperial court, and held the titular office of Gon-Chūnagon (acting middle councilor). He was posthumously awarded the junior second rank and the office of Gon-Dainagon (acting great councilor). Among his brothers were Tokugawa Yoshimichi and Tokugawa Tsugutomo (the fourth and sixth lords of Owari), and Matsudaira Yoshitaka (second lord of the Mino Takasu Domain). A sister, Matsuhime, married Maeda Yoshinori, lord of the Kaga Domain, which was the richest domain in Japan outside the Tokugawa's own holdings. Muneharu did not marry, but had numerous concubines. His fourth daughter married the kampaku Konoe Uchisaki.

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Given to personal luxury, in 1731, Muneharu published a book, Onchiseiyō (温知政要), which criticized ruling shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune for his policy of excessive frugality.
In 1739, following a long dispute with Yoshimune, Muneharu was forced into retirement and confined within the grounds of Nagoya Castle. A relative succeeded him as lord of Owari, taking the name Tokugawa Munekatsu. After the death of Yoshimune, Muneharu moved outside the palace grounds. He died in 1764, but was not forgiven, and a metal net was placed over his grave to indicate his status. When a later shogun installed his own son as lord of Owari, 75 years after the death of Muneharu, he had the net removed as a gesture of pardon.
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Onchiseiyō (OnchiSeiyo, Onchi Seiyo) 温知政要 - published 1731





慈悲憐憫が第一の学問



「忍」の二文字を戒めとする


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徳川宗春 江戸を超えた先見力
Tokugawa Muneharu : Edo o koeta senkenryoku.

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. kenyaku 倹約 frugality, thrift - Sparsamkeit .
. Buke shohatto 武家諸法度 Laws for the Samurai .
12 Samurai throughout the realm are to practice frugality.


「増税派の吉宗」Yoshimune for more taxes
and
「減税派の宗春」Muneharu for less taxes





source : blog.goo.ne.jp/masakasa_2007


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"The theme of this karakuri is created on the image of Tokugawa Muneharu, the 7th Lord of the Owari Clan.
Tokugawa Muneharu was a multi-talented lord of strong individuality.
He wandered the streets of Nagoya wearing showy clothes, surprising people with his unique appearance. He also promoted local commerce and arts. By so doing, he greatly contributed to the economic and cultural development of Nagoya."
- source : kikuko-nagoya.com/html/karakuri-dokei-




徳川宗春 - 徳川美術館 Tokugawa Bijustukan Nagoya

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a private art museum, located on the former Ōzone Shimoyashiki compound in Nagoya, central Japan. Its collection contains more than 12,000 items, including swords, armor, Noh costumes and masks, lacquer furniture, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, calligraphy, and paintings from the Chinese Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368).
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. Edo bakufu 江戸幕府 The Edo Government .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo　江戸の名所 .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳　Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .


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tako kite kites

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tako, Edodako, Edo-dako 江戸凧 Kites of Edo

Toyohara Kunichika 豊原国周　

. tako　凧 Kites of Japan - Introduction .

tako is the Edo word for "kite", and up until the great linguistic levelling of the Meiji period the Kansai area used
几巾 ikanobori.

Flying a kite in Edo was a pastime during the New Year holidays and in spring, when the wind was blowing strong, enjoyed by young and old, men and women!

. wadako 和凧 Japanese Kite .


source :　hikaru
Kunisada : Kites of Edo

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'Edo' is the old name of Tokyo and this kite is one of the most decorative kite today in Japan. Its painting designed was depicted for famous historical stories or traditional stories in Japan.
Today, Edo-dako is designed so as to be assembled at the flying site because of convenience for handling. The number of bridles of Edo dako are 11 or 14 and each length of strings is about 20-25 times of its height. It is very difficult to adjust the center position of strings for good flight. It is famous for its large hummer on the top of kite. This kite is fit for the wind speed of 5 m/second - 15m/second.
A hummer is fixed on the top of kite and sounds with wind.


source : google for more

EDO KAKU　江戸角凧
Edo kaku is a smaller size of Edo such as 30-60cm in width and 60-90cm in height. This kite is very popular as well as Yakko-dako in Japan. It has three bridles and usually two tails.
. tako　凧 Kites of Japan - Introduction .


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Edo Yakko 江戸奴凧





source : kumon-ukiyoe.jp/index
風流十二月ノ内　青陽　　　（正月）　
国貞　（歌川国貞／三代　歌川豊国／香蝶楼　国貞） Kunisada

. yakko 奴 servants in Edo .

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source : kumon-ukiyoe.jp/index

江都勝景中洲より三つまた永代ばしを見る図　
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川　国芳

Slightly to the right you can see a Daruma Tako in the sky!

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source : ukiyoe.yamabosi.jp

東京名勝図会 上野広小路 Ueno Hirokoji  （凧絵入り）
Hiroshige 広重画

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富嶽三十六景 Fujisan - Hokusai 北斎　

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Utagawa Yoshimori 歌川芳盛 (1830 - 1884)
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source : kaminokura.co.jp/p

A hanga 新板 print of Tako paintings 凧絵


. MORE Ukiyo-E about Edo kites .

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A Tako maker in our times . . . one of the few still working in Tokyo.

志村康夫 Shimura Yasuo
He pays special attention to the beards of the faces he paints.



- source : tatsujin.kitaku.net/tatsu-jin -

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takozukuri 凧作り making kites / takoya　凧屋


source : kobo-toki.com

. naishoku 内職　home worker, side business in Edo 　 .

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凧揚げて天狗をたのむ童かな
tako agete tengu o tanomu warawa kana

flying his kite
this child has his hopes
in the Tengu . . .


. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 .



. Tengu 天狗 the long-nosed mountain goblin .

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. tako　凧 Kites of Japan - Introduction .

. Famous Places and Powerspots of Edo　江戸の名所 .

. Doing Business in Edo - 商売　- Introduction .

. shokunin 職人 craftsman, craftsmen, artisan, Handwerker .

. senryu, senryū 川柳　Senryu poems in Edo .

. Japanese Architecture - Interior Design - The Japanese Home .

. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .


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