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Gyotaku |
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Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
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"Gyotaku (guh-yo-tah-koo) is the Japanese art of fish painting. It was developed more than a century ago as a fisherman's method of recording the size and species of his catch, and is now accepted as an art form worldwide. Students will study the history of fish printing and make their own prints." For grades 1 & 2.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/asia/gyotaku/Default.html | |
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The Hokusai Museum |
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The Hokusai Museum
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Website created by the Hokusai Museum Foundation for the Third International Hokusai Conference held in Obuse in 1998. Includes selected works from the museum's collection, a very detailed timeline outlining key events and artworks from the life of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), and a history of the Hokusai Museum in Obuse.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.book-navi.com/hokusai/hokusai-e.html | |
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Hokusai: Mad About Painting |
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Animated examination of works by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). This excellent interactive website features an introduction to Hokusai's life, plus an examination of his work, organized into the following categories: COLOR (Hokusai's innovative use of color); BRUSH & BLOCK (the range of Hokusai's creativity, and comparisons of painting and printing techniques); COMPOSITION; and SUBJECT. Uses Flash.
Go to Museum Resource: https://archive.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hokusai/launch.htm | |
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The Influence of East Asian Lacquer on European Furniture |
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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When lacquered objects made in East Asia first reached Europe in about the early 16th century, they were highly prized for their flawless finish and light-reflecting qualities. Lacquer became available to European elites, along with other luxury items including silk and porcelain, once Portuguese explorers discovered a sea route to the East around the southern tip of Africa and across the Indian Ocean. The flow of goods increased in the early 17th century when the Dutch and English East India Companies began to bring goods to markets in Amsterdam and London. By 1700 many European country houses and palaces contained examples of East Asian export lacquer. Asian lacquer was admired as a precious and mysterious material.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/east-asian-lacquer-influence | |
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Japanese Old Photographs in Bakumatsu-Meiji Period |
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Nagasaki University Library
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Searchable database of approximately 6,000 photographs of Japan taken from the middle to the end of the 19th century. Browse the collection by photographer or location, or search by selecting from a list of keywords and categories. An advanced keyword search is also available.
Go to Museum Resource: http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/ | |
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