Japanese art
June 25, 2010 12:30 PM Subscribe
Nichibunken Databases isn't a link that sounds promising, but oh, what a treasure trove of old Japanese art it is. Among the many lovely collections is the Japanese folktales in foreign languages, another has maps, which is probably easiest to browse by decade, then there's the picture scrolls (some nsfw), and also illustrations from an 1870s world tour. That's just a small taste of what's there. If, like me, you don't read Japanese, often you'll be going in with scant information of what will be on offer, but even random stumblings will reveal beauty and wonder. Just to get you started, here are nearly 800 pictures of demons and over 2500 floating world woodprints. [Note: Blue dots mean the material is accessible to the public, red dots mean you have to have a login to see it]
Nice! Just the thing to waste a long weekend on....
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:53 PM on June 25, 2010
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:53 PM on June 25, 2010
The last link in the post isn't working.
FIFM, please?
(this is cool.)
posted by merelyglib at 1:24 PM on June 25, 2010
FIFM, please?
(this is cool.)
posted by merelyglib at 1:24 PM on June 25, 2010
Oh hey, so it doesn't. Okay, go here, click the bottom of the two brown buttons. On the next page, click the brown button on the left.
posted by Kattullus at 1:31 PM on June 25, 2010
posted by Kattullus at 1:31 PM on June 25, 2010
Absolutely top-notch post, thank you.
posted by Quantum's Deadly Fist at 7:22 AM on June 26, 2010
posted by Quantum's Deadly Fist at 7:22 AM on June 26, 2010
Oh, this is great. Yes, off to the demon pictures with me ...
posted by Amanojaku at 12:54 PM on June 26, 2010
posted by Amanojaku at 12:54 PM on June 26, 2010
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Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Japanese Fairy World by William Elliot Griffis
Thanks for this great link-- the crape-paper illustrations are unrivaled.
posted by shii at 12:36 PM on June 25, 2010