Comments on Floating Along...: Kuchi-e... novel images of Meiji Japan

i'll wait till i watch it then i can ask you about...

2009-03-03T19:45:00.000Z

i'll wait till i watch it then i can ask you about it

The Kiyoha character is very interesting. It's a v...

2009-03-03T15:21:00.000Z

The Kiyoha character is very interesting. It's a very visually striking film. Incredibly colourful.

what an interesting reaction! your analysis adds a...

2009-03-03T15:08:00.000Z

what an interesting reaction! your analysis adds a lot to my understanding.

oh, and i finally ordered it as well--i finally gave up on the idea that the local library might be getting it any day soon.

The Kunisada print makes me think of Sakuran (my c...

2009-03-03T14:56:00.000Z

The Kunisada print makes me think of Sakuran (my copy arrive a couple of days ago). All that bright colour. Such a strong indication of the changing tastes of the Edo public between the time when Utamaro worked and that when Kunisada's Modern Genji was produced. That incredibly bright and decorative carpet... such a sharp contrast to the Utamaro design. It's more the differences than the similarities that interest me, if you see what I mean.

yeah, but the kunisada which in many ways is a dir...

2009-03-03T05:33:00.000Z

yeah, but the kunisada which in many ways is a direct copy is what makes it interesting to me

Astounding isn't it, that kuchi-e have been so ove...

2009-03-03T04:02:00.000Z

Astounding isn't it, that kuchi-e have been so overlooked. I love them... the delicate designs, the colours... they have so much character. Of course, the subjects depicted are not generally courtesans... perhaps that's one of the reasons for their being passed over.

I took a look at the post. Utamaro and his hô-ô bird... a very famous image. I once had that album in my collection, and then foolishly let it go. Ah, memories...

i totally agree! when i first encountered them, i ...

2009-03-03T02:35:00.000Z

i totally agree! when i first encountered them, i really couldn't believe they were considered "less than." thanks for validating my perceptions.

by the way, on the very off-chance that you hadn't seen the images at the very end of this post, i provide the link.