Modern Beauty | Illustrations by Seiichi Hayashi, 1945-2008
Illustrations by Seiichi Hayashi, 1945-2008 . Seiichi Hayashi (born 1945) published his first comics work in Japan’s influential underground magazine...
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Alphabetarion # The Heron | John Steinbeck, 1937
Artist Unknown, Heron in the Water, 1906, Japan "A stilted heron labored up into the air and pounded down the...
Japanese Bookplates & Ex libris | Woodcuts by Umetaro Azechi, 1964-1972
Umetaro Azechi, Unknown year Umetaro Azechi, Unknown year...
Crows | Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889)
Kyosai Kawanabe (1831-1889) ...
The Road Not Taken | A poem by Robert Frost, 1916
Hasegawa Tohaku, Maple, 1592. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be...
Book//mark – I Am a Cat | Natsume Sōseki, 1905-1906
Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat, 1905-1906 Natsume...
Magic Tricks and Magicians | Kawanishi Hide, 1935
Kawanishi Hide, Kijutsu majutsu (Magic tricks and magicians), 1935 Kawanishi Hide, Magic Tricks and Magicians, 1935 Kawanishi Hide, Magic Tricks and Magicians, 1935...
Moon | A poem by Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)
Donato Creti, Astronomical observations, The moon, 1711 . "My heart cannot embrace the fullness of the world yet I find myself gazing...
On [:] Our standards of morality | Kakuzō Okakura, 1906
Peter Doig, Target, 2000 . “Our standards of morality are begotten of the past needs of society, but is society...
Japanese Graphic Design, 1920s-1930s
Reijin sheet music cover, 1930 Poster design by Shujiro...