Cannabis Woodblock Print, 1891
Hand colored woodblock print of Cannabis from ‘Senshu no Hana’ (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers) by Kono Bairei in 1891
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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 …
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 …
Remember the Spring, 1922
“When you drink the water, remember the spring.” -Chinese proverb 1922 Japanese farmer watering field
Geisha Enjoying a Morning Smoke, 1900
Geisha “Enjoying a Morning Smoke”, Japan. early 1900’s
Legend of the Two Hemp Weavers
“Snake has no eyes but sings beautifully. Earthworm gives him his eyes in exchange for snake’s song.” – The Earthworm’s Song (Japanese Folktale) Japanese women weaving, c.1890 Legend of the Two Hemp Weavers Earthworms wear Hemp scarf’s… That’s just what Read More …
Hemp Hop, 5th Century
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius geisha/Maiko performing with Tsuzumi drum. Japan between 1914 and 1918. Hemp Hop A couple puffs and one is at harmony with nature. In Read More …
Hokusai Manga, 1814
“This autumn the master [Hokusai] happened to visit the Western Province and stopped over at our city [Nagoya]. We all met together with the painter Gekkōtei Bokusen (月光亭墨僊?) [Utamasa II, well-known Nagoya artist, pupil of Hokusai’s, and collator of Hokusai’s Read More …
Humane Hemp
“He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity’s sun rise.” -William Blake 1920 ‘Buddhist Flapper’ in themed photoshoot Humane Hemp In Japan, hemp Read More …