Comments on: News Nishikie

News Nishikie

plep — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 03:49:20 -0800

News Nishikie. The art of Meiji mayhem. 'Graphic true stories from Japan as portrayed and reported by woodblock artists and writers '

By: sciurus

sciurus — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:38:50 -0800

This rules plep, the context provided with the prints makes it so much better. I spent a year studying Meiji era Japan back in high school. I miss hama7 for these kinds of links.

By: Marquis

Marquis — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 05:18:21 -0800

great post, plep. thanks.

By: rawfishy

rawfishy — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:29:35 -0800

Absolutely awesome, plep. I saw some of these at the weekend market of Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku, and have been looking for more information about them since. Meiji restoration stuff is always a facinating look at an extreme cultural upheaval and its echos still ring loud in Japanese society today. Side note...yeah, I miss hama7's extreme contrasts in taste too.

By: cenoxo

cenoxo — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:09:14 -0800

Nice find. Couple Wanted (1872) is not so far removed from today's headlines.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:27:02 -0800

These are beautifully done, really amazing. I will make a point to get back here and check them out more when I don't have a boss trying to get me to do some work.

By: gnutron

gnutron — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:49:35 -0800

cool stuff!

By: unreason

unreason — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:01:00 -0800

Great find, plep.

By: rabbitmoon

rabbitmoon — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:27:56 -0800

I love the colors in these woodcut prints. the illustrations are awesome.