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MARKERS WE USE THROUGHOUT THIS WEB SITE WHICH INDICATE RECENT ADDITIONS OF BOTH TEXT AND/OR IMAGERY
THE MOST RECENTLY UPDATED/REVISED PAGES
THE BIRD ON THE WALNUT SHELL WILL BE THE MARKER FOR ADDITIONS MADE IN JULY 2008
The gold koban coin on a blue ground was used to mark additions made in June.
The red on white
chrysanthemum crest or kiku mon (
CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO GO TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PAGES TO SEE WHAT IS NEW
On 7/3/08 we made more changes to our second list of thumbnails of prints currently for sale. Like the publishers page linked below you won't notice any significant differences, but by streamlining it it should load considerably faster. ***
On 7/2/08 we made changes to our N to Z publishers page to make it load more quickly. You won't notice any other changes to that page except the prints shown are somewhat larger. ***
Today, 6/30/08, we started a quest to unlock some of the secrets of who the most famous carvers were, when they worked, who they worked for and who they worked with. We started with the carver Hori Chō. What paltry information we found can be found on our Hil thru I index/glossary page. We noted this also on our Etsu Ka and Eikyudo entries, on our A thru G publishers page. And the same for Tsunoi on our N thru Z page. And Izutsu-ya Sanemon on our H thru J page. ***
On 6/29/08 we made some minor corrections - and we do mean minor - to a page devoted to a Kuniyoshi print we have already sold. However, one of the corrections was egregious and we are sorry we hadn't taken care of it before now. ***
On 6/29/08 we posted a notice about something which our visitors already knew: There will be no more additions to our 2nd Bad Boys and Their Tattoos page. Sorry for being such a slacker in getting this stated clearly and definitively. My bad! *** On 6/29/ we added a few notes on the nature of the hōmyō or posthumous Buddhist name given right after death - along with a few other bits of similar information. This can be found on our Hil thru I index/glossary page. ***
On 6/28/08 we added a new entry on the jizai kagi or pot hook on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page. ***
On 6/27/08 we added a few new thoughts on the bishamonkikkō or tortoiseshell motif on one of the pages devoted to a print we have already sold, a Shigeharu. ***
On 6/27/08 we added another variation of Japanese ningyo or mermaid on our Mom thru N index/glossary page. Look closely at the detail of her breasts shown below.
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On 6/22/08 we added information about cormorant fishing or ukai on our U thru Yakata-bune index/glossary page. ***
On 6/22/08 we added some extra notes about intentional tooth-blackening or ohaguro on our O thru Ri index/glossary page. *** On 6/22/08 we added an entry on yōshi or adoption in traditional Japanese culture on our Yakusha thru Z index/glossary page. Updated on 6/23/08. ***
On 6/22/08 we added a few comments about the Shank's Mare by Jippensha Ikku on our Sekichiku thru Sh index/glossary page. ***
On 6/21/08 we added a note that there is another copy of this Kunichika triptych in the Ritsumeikan collection. ***
On 6/21/08 we added a minor clarification of what the term soku mie means. This can be found on our Si thru Tengai index/glossary page. *** On 6/20/08 we added a brief note about hinagatabon or pattern books on our Hil thru I index/glossary page. ***
On 6/20/08 we added an entry on the Iroha monchō or 'Book of crests in the order of the iroha alphabet'. This can be found on our Hil thru I index/glossary page. ***
On 6/20/08 we added information about the use of indigo or ai in the production of two of Hokusai's most famous series. These can be found on our first index/glossary page. ***
On 6/20/08 we reorganized our pages devoted to publisher seals we haven't offered yet. There had been two of them. Now we have three, but there is nothing new here except for the fact that we made the pages somewhat smaller so they would load more quickly. Click on the image above to go to our newest addition. ***
On 6/19/08 we a few new comments about Emma-O the judge of Hell on our De thru Gen index/glossary page. We will probably be adding more info soon. Mainly we are researching the karmic mirror. ***
On 6/19/08 we added a new entry on the koban, a large Japanese gold coin, and a whole sub-genre of ukiyo images created around it. This can be found on our Kesa thru Kuruma index/glossary page.
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On 6/17/08 we added an entry on the Kara-kasa or the haunted umbrella on our Kakuremino thru Kento index/glossary page. ***
On 6/13/08 we updated the information on who and who couldn't ride in a palanquin or kago on our J thru Kakuregasa index/glossary page. ***
On 6/12/08 we began an entry on the ken'yakurei or sumptuary laws on our Kakuremino thru Kento index/glossary page. Updated on 6/13/08 with the addition of the nandina berries (and much more). Go to that page to find out why. Updated again on 6/14/08. ***
On 6/12/08 we added an entry on inrō on our Hil thru I index/glossary page. This entry is special because the image shown above may be sui generis. If not, it is certainly among a very select few. Please contact us if you know otherwise. ***
On 6/12/08 we updated our entry on the hagoita on our Ges thru Hic index/glossary page. *** On 6/10/08 we added a new entry on kami on our Kakuremino thru Kento index/glossary page. Updated on 6/11/08. *** On 6/9/08 we added a very brief comment about one restriction on the use of a family crest or mon on our Mom thru N index/glossary page. We added an extra note on 6/12/08. *** On 6/9/08 we have finally answered a burning question about hakama, a type of trouser-skirt. Who really wore these. Men or women? Go to our Ges thru Hic index/glossary page to find out. ***
On 6/9/08 we added a few comments about the yukiwa or snow ring motif on our Yakush thru Z index/glossary page. *** On 6/7/08 we added a new entry on yuki or snow on our Yakush thru Z index/glossary page. There is a wonderful quote about the first snow fall of the year in Edo in the early 19th century. ***
On 6/7/08 we added a new quote about the twanging of the archer's bowstring during Heian times. This can be found under our tsuru entry on our Tengu thru Tsuzumi index/glossary page. Updated on 6/18/08 and again on 6/21/08. ***
On 6/7/08 we added information at our tomoe entry about the use of gold-inlay roof tiles on the castle of Oda Nobunaga. This can be found on our Tengu thru Tsuzumi index/glossary page. ***
On 6/7/08 we added an image of the earliest known, i.e., the earliest known to us, of a tattoo on a male figure in Japanese prints. You can see a fuller image on our first Bad Boys and Their Tattoos page. ***
On 6/7/08 we updated our page entitled 'The Many Uses of Ebi' so that the information is more readable. Also, the fine anonymous woman with the prawn in her mouth is having a birthday this week. Happy birthday fine anonymous woman. ***
On 6/5/08 we added new comments about the kakuremino or straw coat of invisibility on our Kakuremino thru Kento index/glossary page. The image of the tengu shown above is really rather peripheral to the whole discussion, but you will see why we added it. Besides, it's neat! *** On 6/5/08 we added new information about the origins of Edo. Something I did not know. You can find this information on our De thru Gen index/glossary page. Updated on 6/6/08 and again on 6/7/08 and once more on the 8th. And even more on 6/14/08. ***
We have found a third example of a stone marker with the three monkeys on it. This has been posted on 6/5/08 on our Kunisada Hear No Evil web page. ***
On 6/4/08 we added a note about the putative cauldron in which Ishikawa Goemon was boiled alive. You will find it on one of our pages devoted to a vertical diptych by Toyokuni III . ***
On 6/4/08 we added a new entry on the Japanese mermaid or ningyo to our Mom thru N index/glossary page. |
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