The moon at high tide (Ideshio no tsuki) April 1892
Jo and Uba, the old couple standing on the beach, are the spirits of two ancient pine trees at Sumiyoshi and Takasago. They symbolize the happiness and fulfillment of a long, faithful marriage.
Across the East River. - Michael Arike
ODE TO THE EAST RIVER ROAD
(THE F.D.R. DRIVE)
The roughs and bumps and tumble that's FDR,
Speak eloquently of what New Yorkers verily are;
A road that's tough, with goings rough, yet moving on
Albeit slow, it's never... more
Takato Yamamoto was born in Akita prefecture (Japan) in 1960. After graduating from the painting department of the Tokyo Zokei University, he experimented with the Ukiyo-e Pop style. He further refined and developed that style to create his "Heisei Esthiticism"... more
One of the best overall sites I've seen for a survey of woodblock prints, hanga, poetry, painting, and knapsacks chock full of my favorite fin-de-siecle group of painters, the Nabis; reflected on this front page with Bonnard and Vuillard. But before them, are my cats and... more
All You who Sleep Tonight
All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And emptiness above -
Know that you aren't alone
The whole world shares your tears,
Some for two nights or one,
And some for all their years.
--... more
Hojoki
A thing unknown for years,
Rain falls heavily in June,
On the ripe cherries, and on
The half cut hay.
Above the glittering
Grey water of the inlet,
In the driving, light filled mist,
A blue heron
Catches mice in the green
And copper and citron swathes.
I... more
Bertha Lum 1908
Bertha Lum studied the Art Institute of Chicago with Frank Holme who experimented with color woodblock techniques. She was exposed to the great collections of Morse, Buckingham and the Japanese influences of Frank Lloyd Wright. She married attorney, Burt F.... more