Kenka Kiseru, 1770
‘Dai nijūichi zu’ woodcut by Harunobu Suzuki in 1770 The print shows a woman using a ‘kenka kiseru’ or fighting pipe to beat a man who has been spying on her. The Japanese long pipes were often reinforced for use Read More …
Tag: Japan
Tree Shade, 1865
“One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.” Chinese Proverb ‘Scene around table with bonsai’, by Shimooka Renjo Japan 1865-1870
Heavenly Hemp King Bust, 791A.D.
Ancient Heavenly King Bust (One of four Buddhist gods who watch over each of the cardinal directions of the world) found in Japan: “This sculpture has been made by superimposing layers of soaked hemp lacquer: hemp can be woven ( lower Read More …
Hemp Harvest, 1929
Taima Shukaku (Hemp Harvest) by Tomoyuki Shimizu in Japan 1929
A Pleasured Smoke, 1769
‘Courtesan Blowing Smoke in Man’s Face’ by Suzuki Harunobu. Shunga (Japanese erotic art) woodblock print, Edo period 1769–70
Honoring Fresh Green, 1932
Japanese custom on New Year’s Eve, monks in traditional costumes count the last seconds of the old year with an hourglass and welcome the new year by honoring fresh green leaves on a bush. Japan, 1932
Cannabis Woodblock Print, 1891
Hand colored woodblock print of Cannabis from ‘Senshu no Hana’ (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers) by Kono Bairei in 1891
Smoking Lover, 19th Century
“This abuna-e shows a woman smoking her pipe as she sits atop of her lover and reaches inside his kimono.” woodblock print, 19th Century “Abuna-e capture glimpses of nude or partially nude females involved in foreplay, bathing, washing their hair, Read More …
Human Hemp Hybrid, 1895
見真 “See Truth” -title given to Shinran by the Emperor Meiji, hung above alter in The Goei-do/Founder’s Hall at the Higashi-Honganji Temple Higashi Honganji Temple: Dragon fountain Kyoto, Japan Human Hemp Hybrid Like a modern day Frankensteinian tale, the Read More …
Sumo Sized Sacred Power of Hemp, 1789
Sumo wrestler Onogawa Kisaburō blowing smoke at a One-Eyed Monster, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi- Japan, 9th month of 1865 (one of the first sumo’s to perform the dohyo-iri in November of 1789 Sumo Sized Sacred Power of Hemp The giant sized Sumo Read More …