Today I discovered the work of Miyu Kojima, a Japanese artist who makes beautifully detailed miniature dioramas of rooms in which people have died lonely deaths, a phenomenon called kodokushi....
Happy 95th birthday to Yayoi Kusama, born #OTD 22 March 1929! Here are a trio of colorful canines from The Life of Animals in #JapaneseArt exhibition at the National Gallery of Art DC (2019).
1 Megu-chan, 2014
2 Toko-chan, 2013
3 Sho-chan, 2013
fiberglass-reinforced plastic, paint
“The Japanese titles of these sculptures refer to affectionate nicknames for childhood friends.” #DogsInArt
The iconic Great Wave 🌊woodblock from Japanese printmaker Katsushika Hokusai is part of a 46-piece series depicting Mount Fuji across landscapes and seasons. Today, a complete set of Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji is heading to auction for the first time in 20 years. Learn more about Hokusai’s wide-ranging influence and the collector who’s been amassing his work.
➡️ via Observer: “Hokusai’s Full Mount Fuji Series Could Fetch $5M in Christie’s Asia Week New York Sale”
Momotaro (Peach Boy) is a hero of Japanese folklore. He arrived to Earth in a giant peach and was raised by an elderly couple. With the help of a talking dog, pheasant and monkey, he travelled to a distant island to defeat the oni (demons) living there and returned home a hero. #JapaneseFolklore#folklore#folktale#folktales#JapaneseArt@folklore
Happy Lunar New Year! To welcome in the Year of the Dragon, here is a Japanese ukiyo-e print by Ogata Gekko from 1897, depicting a dragon rising in the sky before Mount Fuji. 🐉 #LunarNewYear#YearOfTheDragon#JapaneseArt#ukiyoe#dragons
Art: Miyu Kojima Creates Miniature Replicas of Lonely Deaths (www.spoon-tamago.com)
Today I discovered the work of Miyu Kojima, a Japanese artist who makes beautifully detailed miniature dioramas of rooms in which people have died lonely deaths, a phenomenon called kodokushi....