Ukiyo-e (Pictures of the Floating World), is a genre of Japanese art from the 17th-19th centuries that has produced and inspired some of the most treasured woodblock prints. I also share bits of Japanese culture. & Living Artists: @uridev.urieldana.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lsastdy3m22aEleven minutes but worth watching. https://youtu.be/9wINkXgkZQ4?si=4YEnjB9JwBGeDrDd23 Jun 2025 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsastdy3m22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lsaijxbupc2cDoesn't this woodblock look like its out of an early Studio Ghibli animation? It's called Car Town (Toyota) by Japanese Artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).23 Jun 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsaijxbupc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lsaicr4uzc2cAnother super modern looking silkscreen by Japanese artist Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present). It's called Flower Like the Blue Sky.23 Jun 2025 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsaicr4uzc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lsai6w3mtc2cJapanese silkscreen with a very modern feel by Ay-O (1931-Present. Part of a series of cats done by the artist. This one is called "Anger."23 Jun 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsai6w3mtc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3ls565kn34k2pHappy Caturday from Bella, Bamboo & Chagall 🐈‍⬛21 Jun 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls565kn34k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3ls55ms5by22zI've had two stuffed peacocks on driftwood in my apt since the 1990's, When they die, they do not rot or decay for a very long time making them ideal for taxidermy & as a symbol or immortality. In Honolulu I saw white peafowl for the first time (wow). Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter) White Peacocks21 Jun 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls55ms5by22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3ls555iikks2zThis woodblock takes me back to the year I lived on Maui (decades ago). A friend had a boat that offered sunset cruises and we'd look back on the W.Maui Mountains, often surrounded by Humpback Whales. I moved to Honolulu for 2 years after that. Ito Takashi 1894-1982 Ameshiriro #japanese #woodblock21 Jun 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls555iikks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3ls54n2anmc2zI love the violet and greens in this painting. I also like how the rule of thirds is incorporated into triangles making the composition sing. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Shono Driving Rain #japanese #woodblock21 Jun 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls54n2anmc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lrwoqmcvxc2s https://youtube.com/shorts/gkow7b_Ryfo?si=a5njjDrPkLQUtUJ719 Jun 2025 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwoqmcvxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lrvrl6juq22e https://youtube.com/shorts/e7k7CYdQ3aU?si=Fm9odiuYCe2QvBsW18 Jun 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvrl6juq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lrtv42rda22mWatanabe Shotei-aka Hiroaki 1871-1945. Tea Pavilion in the Night #japanese #woodblock18 Jun 2025 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtv42rda22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lrtuyjj5ls2mToshi Yoshida 1911-1995 Urayasu 1951 #japanese Woodblock18 Jun 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtuyjj5ls2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lrtuuvxr6s2mKawase Hasui (1883-1957) Autumn Rainbow at Hatta, Kaga 1924. #japanese #woodblock18 Jun 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtuuvxr6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lra57rfkik24I like to post contemporary Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. One of my favorites is a mysterious artist/illustrator that call themselves #Avogado6 who has a clever way of seeing the world.10 Jun 2025 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lra57rfkik24https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lra4pi74js24Shinsui Ito (1898-1972) Dance Kagami jishi #japanese #woodblock10 Jun 2025 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lra4pi74js24https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lra4lqxpr224Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Sagami Jiro Tairanomaskado #japanese #woodblock10 Jun 2025 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lra4lqxpr224https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lra4ho2cac24Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) Spring Rain at the Gokoku Temple 1932 #japanese #woodblock10 Jun 2025 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lra4ho2cac24https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lr2r22vifc2jOhara Koson (1877-1945) Cat and Goldfish #japanese #woodblock08 Jun 2025 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2r22vifc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lr2qtrhqps2jTsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Fujiwara Yasumasa plays the flute by moonlight #japanese Woodblock08 Jun 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2qtrhqps2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lr2qqmfass2jUtagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Kyoto, the Nue Monster Edo (1852)08 Jun 2025 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2qqmfass2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lr2k4w2juk2jJunichiro Sekino (1914-.1988) Siamese cat with kitten #japanese #woodblock07 Jun 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2k4w2juk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqtn2icvi224Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1992) Pagoda in Evening Rain #japanese #woodblock05 Jun 2025 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtn2icvi224https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqtmxinmk224Kawase Hasui 1883-1957 Morning at Niju Bridge (1930) #japanese #woodblock05 Jun 2025 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtmxinmk224https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqtmtztxm224Oda Kazuma (1881-1956 Scenes of san in view of Mihanoseki at Izumo #japanese #woodblock05 Jun 2025 05:51 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtmtztxm224https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqm5piuink24Mike Dorsey is a painter/tattoo artist famous for his Japanese inspired body art. There is a book of his reimagined Japanese imagery called Japan Reimagined.02 Jun 2025 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqm5piuink24https://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqm4mvfbxk2rHideshi Yoshida (1968-present) Title: Prisoner to the Nth power #japanese #woodblock02 Jun 2025 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqm4mvfbxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqm4jvizfc2rKaoru Saito (1931-Present) Sunset Glow. Mezzotint (engraved on copper or steel, not wood) #japanese02 Jun 2025 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqm4jvizfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqm4ew3iek2rKatsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present) Title: Katata #japanese #woodblock02 Jun 2025 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqm4ew3iek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqh6gppbjs2aKatsuyuki Nishijima (1945-Present) Rising Sun #japanese #woodblock31 May 2025 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqh6gppbjs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/floatingworlds.bsky.social/post/3lqh6cmr5kc2aMasao Ido (1945-2016) Evening Glow #japanese #woodblock31 May 2025 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:a4f7ln56i4oq26bfdrumo7qd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqh6cmr5kc2a