Artist and ukiyo-e collector Toshihiko Isao shares insights into the folk beliefs and art forms that ordinary people turned to as they battled epidemics in past...
Toshihiko Isao receives the 15th Award of the International Ukiyo-e Society for being the first scholar in Japan to focus on the appeal of the artist...
I would like to introduce you to some of Hokusai’s illustrated books, which are known to painters, but rarely introduced to a wider audience despite the...
~As you can see, painting and music have always influenced one another and developed in spite of their different means of expression.~ (Part 13 of a...
(Part 12 of a Series) Continuing from my previous article, I would like to talk about the short story Musashino by the writer Kunikida...
(Part 11 of a Series) I am often introduced as an artist who paints Musashino, but I realize that I haven’t talked about Musashino...
(Part 10 of A Series on Ukiyo-e) The exhibition Last Ukiyoe: Inheritors of Ukiyo-e from the Isao Toshihiko Collection at the Ota Memorial Museum...
(Part 9 of a Series on the Ukiyo-e Art of Kuniyoshi) From November 2 to December 12, 2019, prints from my collection were...
(Part 8 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) This time, I will be introducing my atelier. When people hear the...
(Part 7 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Kuniyoshi was blessed with many disciples who revered their teacher. This fondness was...
(Part 6 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Kuniyoshi was an artist who drew pictures in many genres. He was...
(Part 5 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Toshihiko Isao When discussing Kuniyoshi, warrior pictures first come to mind. This...