Found it at an antique store and thought it was beautiful but the $800 price tag seemed crazy. Just want to know more about it

Hi all just wondering if this is a Japanese family crests? Or Maybe just a common symbol? Any information would be wonderful!

Does anyone know anything about this. It is made from postage stamps. Picture doesn't really do it justice. My mom got them 40 years ago from her sister in law because she had always loved them. There were two, but one was lost in a fire. The detail in the work is phenomenal.

Hello
in the 8th episode of the new Shogun series, lord Toranaga and Mariko compose together a waka (sorry if I use the wrong word for it).
Is that based on a traditional poem?
arigatou

Saw this Chokin piece of Mt. Fuji at local thrift shop. The artist name is 北光生 but I couldn't find any information online. Saw other potential works by the same artist on Japanese auction site (Yahoo, mercari, etc.) but not much info there either. Any help would be much appreciated!

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I found this reproduction of Hokusai's Great Wave in red and silver, and it almost looks like embroidery and not a woodblock print. Any pointers on who created this would be helpful

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Help!

I acquired this interesting piece of art. I’m not sure how to describe it, but it appears to be some sort of print or painting on a different kind of paper…. Not helpful, I know.
Any information on this would be helpful! Thanks.

I hope this is allowed and I am posting this in the right place. It is a bit of a long shot. I would like to know if the artist who made this T-shirt still has an online presence and does art, but I have no clue who he is.

Basically I bought this Tshirt from the artist alley at Japan Expo in Paris, sometime between 2012 and 2016 (I tried to look for a guest list but they don't seem to have a proper archive of this). It was more towards 2012 than 2016.

That year, they brought artists from japan to participate in the convention. The guy did not speak french and barely spoke english. I have since then lost his card with social media accounts. I also think that he was possibly a small artist. He shared his booth with other artists, and seemed very surprised and enthusiastic about the fact that I actually wanted to buy his merch (which lead me to believe he was not used to it? Or not from someone outside of Japan at least?)

I don't recognise the signature at the bottom of the art. I tried a reverse image search, to no avail. I don't speak japanese at all, so I wouldn't know where to look on the Japanese side of the internet.

Just to be clear I am not looking for personal information, I want to know if he may be still active as an artist, and have a public online presence. I'd love to see more of his works if there is any.

I don't have too high hopes, i just hope that the internet works it's magic, and maybe someone somewhere has seen his stuff and can direct me.

Can anyone tell me anything about these? I acquired these from my deceased Grandfather who did business extensively in Japan throughout the mid 1900's.

Any idea what the signature / kanji mean? Would love to learn more about these or find out the name of the artist.

Thank you!

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Hi all, hope you are doing well, I am looking to hire Japanese artists/designers for my apparel brand. Please DM me if you would like to know more!

Regards!

Hey guys I an trying to access the online Japanese post card collection from MFA Boston but its seeming to always time me out when I try. I feel it would be great for my dissertation if I could access it. Would anyone know why or an alternative means of accessing the collection? Cheers.

Any tips on where to experience Butoh performances in Japan in May 2024?

Hello!

I'm doing a project making book covers for classic literature. I wondered if this sub could recommend me some artwork for The Tale of Genji? A work (or cropping of a work) that might "represent" the novel, perhaps with its titular character, that would fit into a vertical format (some editing ok).

I've looked around a bit but I can't identify characters very well and while there are many illustrations its hard to find descriptions of what's going on in them.

I'd also need an image I can find at print quality.

Thanks in advance for any help!