Welcome

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Welcome Welcome to Floating Worlds, Japanese Woodcuts. This exhibition invites you on an imaginary journey through 19th century Japan. Our meditative journey begins in Japan’s capital city, Tokyo, over 150 years ago, when it was called Edo. You can see … Continued

Japanese Haiku

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Japanese Haiku Haiku are short, non-rhyming poems with three basic rules: They draw on things that can be seen, heard, or noticed in everyday life. The imagery usually relates to nature, the seasons and to human activity. The lines are … Continued

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Eizan Title unknown c1820-30 The women in this ferryboat are carrying their luggage in bundles on poles. This is just one sheet of a much larger image, which would have consisted of at least five sheets. Return to Exhibition Tour

Actors Onoe Baikô IV, Arashi Kichisaburô III, Iwai Kumesaburô III, Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Ichikawa Ebizô V, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, Onoe Kikujirô II and Sawamura Chôjûrô V

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Kunisada (also known as Toyokuni III) Actors Onoe Baikô IV, Arashi Kichisaburô III, Iwai Kumesaburô III, Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Ichikawa Ebizô V, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, Onoe Kikujirô II and Sawamura Chôjûrô V c1852 Return to Exhibition Tour

Fleeting Beauty

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In spring rain with a paper lantern… little beauty Issa   Fleeting Beauty The beauties are on parade in their finery, but are they what they seem? They use their clothes as a status symbol. Their layered kimonos are patterned … Continued

Autumn wind, winter snow

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I’m a wanderer so let that be my name the first winter rain Bashō   Autumn wind, winter snow As you travel out of the city into the quiet of the countryside, the winter snows arrive. People are trying to … Continued

Reflections on flowers

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  Blue flag irises looking just like their reflections in the water Bashō   Reflections on flowers Hanakotoba is the Japanese version of the ‘language of flowers’. Ever faithful, the plum blossom is the flower of winter. Spring cherry blossom … Continued