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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 7h

Summer Evening (夏夕)

By Hashimoto Kansetsu

A white fox is sitting under moonflowers

Despite the scene taking place on a summer night, it depicts a refreshingly cool and humid atmosphere

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弥生美術館・竹久夢二美術館 @yayoi-yumeji.bsky.social · 1d

彦造は剣豪伊藤一刀斎の末裔として生まれ、少年時から剣の修業に真剣を持たせられ、稽古では父親によく皮膚を切られた。「斬られることに慣れろ」というのが父の教えであった。彼の体には後年まで切り傷の痕が沢山残っていたという。迫真の剣戟シーンは、そのような体験から生まれたのである。

#伊藤彦造
#彦造
#剣士
#剣豪

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 1d

Pine Trees (松林図屏風)

By Hasegawa Touhaku

The rough brushwork used for the pine needles and background creates black shadows, evoking a quiet scene where one can just detect the tops of mountains

Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 2d

Cypress Trees (檜図屏風)

By Kano Eitoku

It’s famous as a representative work of monumental polychrome-and-gold painting of the Momoyama period

The strong life force expressed by the tree conveys the artist's passionate spirit and the unconstrained aesthetic of Momoyama elite warriors

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箱根ガラスの森美術館 @hakonegarasunomori.bsky.social · 2d

展示作品のご紹介：花蝶螺鈿蒔絵箱
(2023年｜日本│橋本千毅│個人蔵)
蒔絵と螺鈿を施した装飾箱。内部は梨子地で仕上げられている。蓋に装飾された蝶の羽は蒔絵によって鱗粉が表現されている。また蓋の周囲を取り囲む花々は、少しずつ色調を変えた螺鈿があしらわれ、器全体の大小の花装飾がリズムを生んでいる。箱の四方の装飾紋も器の形から調和するようにデザインされたもの。

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 3d

Cat and Plum Blossoms (Neko Ume) 1906

By Hishida Shunsō

A quiet, cold, early spring day with a cat resting beneath an old plum tree

This beautiful contrast highlights Shunsō's ambition at the time to integrate the concepts of realism and decoration in his art

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 6d

Eight Views of Edo - Snowy Evening in Ryogoku

By Katsushika Hokusai

This ukiyo-e shows Ryogoku Bridge in snow and the text "Gokusei Ogashi". Its main feature is its use as a confectionery bag. It is a rare, vertical piece that retains its original bag shape

Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 7d

Cypress Trees (檜図屏風)

By Kano Eitoku

It’s famous as a representative work of monumental polychrome-and-gold painting of the Momoyama period

The strong life force expressed by the tree conveys the artist's passionate spirit and the unconstrained aesthetic of Momoyama elite warriors

Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 9d

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon) / Kenshin
by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Uesugi Kenshin is shown composing a Chinese poem on the harvest moon (Sept 13th), celebrating the clear autumn sky after conquering Nanao Castle. This highlights the warlord's refined side

Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 11d

Mushroom Gathering by Mizuno Toshikata

It depicts a pleasant scene in early 18th century: a man picks up a mushroom dropped by a woman who was using her conical hat as a basket

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弥生美術館・竹久夢二美術館 @yayoi-yumeji.bsky.social · 15d

新しい構図を工夫するため彦造は日夜努力した。
写真や動画が手軽に使える時代ではなく、彦造は自ら鏡の前でポーズをとって写生した。切られてのけぞるシーンでは後ろに倒れ込むことも。時には、弟子達をモデルに使うこともあった。
画像は「七生報国」（1933年未完）と弟子達によるポーズ写真。

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 17d

Listening to Insect - Thirty-six Selected Beauties by Mizuno Toshikata

Kan'en era(mid-18th century) noble group enjoying autumn insects in the countryside. The cheerful lady contrasts with the sleeping young retainer.

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弥生美術館・竹久夢二美術館 @yayoi-yumeji.bsky.social · 18d

彦造は、ありきたりの構図によって描くことを嫌い、常に新しい角度、新しい画面を開発して、読者の目を奪った。
画像は「角兵衛獅子」（1927～28年「少年倶楽部」）。
地下室に閉じ込められた鞍馬天狗が脱出を試みるシーン。
投げられた敵が、こちら側に飛び出してきそうに見える描き方が斬新。

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · 19d

Joganden Moon - Minamoto no Tsunemoto by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Minamoto no Tsunemoto slaying a rampaging deer at the palace with one arrow, demonstrating his martial prowess

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箱根ガラスの森美術館 @hakonegarasunomori.bsky.social · Jul 26

今朝は晴れて、クリスタル・ガラスの花火が輝いていました。

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 22

During Gion Matsuri, the city of Kyoto itself transforms. Food stalls pop up everywhere, and the tradition of Byobu Matsuri, where local homes show precious heirlooms to the public, turns the streets into a museum.

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祇園祭2012 屏風飾り -長江家住宅特別鑑賞-

YouTube video by kyotomoviekyoto

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 22

Gion Matsuri spans the entire month of July.

Notable events include Kippu-iri (by July 5), Yoiyama evenings (July 14–16 for the first and 21–23 for the second) with illuminated floats and lively street food, preluding the climactic float parades: Saki Matsuri (July 17) and Ato Matsuri (July 24).

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 22

The Gion Festival started as a ritual of purification.

When a devastating plague occurred in 869, the emperor ordered a purification ritual at Yasaka Shrine, with 66 halberds representing the provinces.

The aim was to appease the gods and drive away disease.

www.gionfestival.org/gion-festiva...

History

Gion Festival history has been going strong for over 1150 years. So it must be doing something right, even now. Click here to find out more.

www.gionfestival.org

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 22

As July nears its end, the Gion Festival in Kyoto will feature the grand second procession of floats on July 24th.

Lavishly decorated floats travel through downtown Kyoto, and visitors gather as the floats make dramatic turns (tsujimawashi).

www.japan-guide.com/e/e3942.html

Gion Matsuri

Information about Japan's most famous festival, Kyoto's Gion Matsuri.

www.japan-guide.com

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 20

Now the neighboring areas have become a massive business quarter, and all the buildings block the view

Still, you can imagine how people enjoyed the view back then, as drawn in this artwork

Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 20

View from Mt. Atagoyama

By Utagawa Hiroshige

Mt. Atagoyama in Tokyo is about 26m high, and during the Edo period, it was the highest mountain in the city of Edo

As drawn in the Ukiyo-e, one could see the ocean from the top

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 17

They are basically preparing for mosquito repellent: in the middle, the girl is lighting up to set up a *Kayari*, mosquito repellent smoke

On the left is one bringing a mosquito net to hang over their bed

Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Sudden Shower in the Evening

by Utagawa Toyokuni

Three women, preparing things for nightfall, were caught in a sudden shower called Yudachi in Japanese

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244 @xx244xx.bsky.social · Jul 14

山笠が終わる
夏が始まる。

Yamakasa comes to a close, and summer steps in.
#青空写真部 #博多祇園山笠

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Japan Art and Culture Lab @japanartculturelab.bsky.social · Jul 14

July 15th marks the climactic ending of the festival.

Exactly at 4:59 AM on July 15th begins the final Oiyama, where Kakiyamas rush through a 5 km-long path following a ceremony of Hakata Iwai Uta.

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【博多祇園山笠2025】JR博多駅に山笠登場!! 駅前に響き渡る祝い唄! 伝統と現代が交錯する圧巻の瞬間 4K高画質・高音質

YouTube video by お祭り男 / Festival Freak

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