http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/woodblock-prints/ About Tokyo for travelers, visitors, and residents. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/woodblock-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Oedo Antique Market Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:30:56 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/woodblock-prints/#comment-600 [...] The selection varies but you will likely find a selection of Japanese artwork, possibly some ukiyo-e (woodblock) prints and maybe some old Japanese signs that you could take home and display as a great souvenir from [...] [...] The selection varies but you will likely find a selection of Japanese artwork, possibly some ukiyo-e (woodblock) prints and maybe some old Japanese signs that you could take home and display as a great souvenir from [...]

]]> http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/woodblock-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-358 The Japanese Fan - A Functional Accessory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:04:41 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/woodblock-prints/#comment-358 [...] Ibasen started business in 1590 and still operates today in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. At first Ibasen mostly dealt in washi (Japanese paper) and bamboo goods but in the late Edo period the company started making and selling uchiwa(fan), sensu (folding fans) and ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints). [...] [...] Ibasen started business in 1590 and still operates today in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. At first Ibasen mostly dealt in washi (Japanese paper) and bamboo goods but in the late Edo period the company started making and selling uchiwa(fan), sensu (folding fans) and ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints). [...]

]]> http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/woodblock-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-413 The Biggest Antique Event in Japan Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:01:41 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/woodblock-prints/#comment-413 [...] include Japanese, European and western antiques, collectible toys, antique fans, vintage kimonos, wood block prints and netsuke (intricately carved figurines pictured on the right) to name a [...] [...] include Japanese, European and western antiques, collectible toys, antique fans, vintage kimonos, wood block prints and netsuke (intricately carved figurines pictured on the right) to name a [...]

]]> http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/woodblock-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Kim Sat, 31 May 2008 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/woodblock-prints/#comment-197 Monet owned an extensive collection of these that are exhibited in his home in Giverney. They are beautiful. Monet owned an extensive collection of these that are exhibited in his home in Giverney. They are beautiful.

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