Dear customers and friends,
Good afternoon from Akiko Yamada of Shukado.
Cold weather still continues in Japan.
We had heavily snow last month.
I can hardly wait for the warm spring!!
This is today's lineup.
Index
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・Special Feature; Japanese plum.
・New Items
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The other day I saw Japanese plum blooming.
Japanese plum is representative example of spring flowers.
Kairakuen is famous for its beautiful Japanese plum blossoms.
http://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/foreign_language/en/index.html
There are a lot of Ukiyo-e depicting Japanese plum.
It seems this is the most famous among them.
Hiroshige "One Hundred Views of Edo, Plum Estate, Kameido"
It is known as the one Vincent Van Gogh copied.
He was astonished at its bold composition and outline.
This is same place , Kameido Umeyashiki was depicted in Ukiyo-e by Hirosige.
Hiroshige "Famous Views of Edo, Kameido Umeyashiki"
Speaking of Japanese plum, we eat them as pickled plum.
Pickled plum are very salty and sour but are good at preservative quality.
Pickled plum that made by traditional way hold out for one hundred years!
So it is said its' citric acid component is effective to reduce fatigue.
This is also famous site for Japanese plum , Kamata along with Kameido.
Hiroshige "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Plum Garden at Kamata"
It is said that pickled plum had been sold as souvenir there.
Other Ukiyo-e about Japanese plum.
Toyokuni III/Kunisada "Genji-e, Plum tree"
Toyokuni III/Kunisada "Thirty-six Views of the Pride of Edo, Umeyashiki"
New items!
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Hiroshige "Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido, Hakone"
Hiroshige "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Kanasugi Bridge Shibaura"
Eizan "Oiwake dance"
Hiroshige II "One hundred Famous Views of Japan, Suo Iwakuni Kintaikyo"
Hokusai "Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido"
Kuniyoshi Edonishiki Azuma Bunko Vol.1（Shunga Book)
and more.
We renew our website almost every day!
Please visit our website.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact us!
Sincerel yours,
Akiko Yamada
Ukiyoe Gallery SHUKADO
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/
SHUKADO Co., Ltd
Address: Sone Building 7F, Ginza 6-4-8, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
TEL:(international number)+81-3-3569-3620 FAX:+81-3-3569-3621
email: info@japanese-finearts.com
Good afternoon from Akiko Yamada of Shukado.
Cold weather still continues in Japan.
We had heavily snow last month.
I can hardly wait for the warm spring!!
This is today's lineup.
Index
*********************************************************************
・Special Feature; Japanese plum.
・New Items
*********************************************************************
The other day I saw Japanese plum blooming.
Japanese plum is representative example of spring flowers.
Kairakuen is famous for its beautiful Japanese plum blossoms.
http://www.koen.pref.ibaraki.jp/foreign_language/en/index.html
There are a lot of Ukiyo-e depicting Japanese plum.
It seems this is the most famous among them.
Hiroshige "One Hundred Views of Edo, Plum Estate, Kameido"
It is known as the one Vincent Van Gogh copied.
He was astonished at its bold composition and outline.
This is same place , Kameido Umeyashiki was depicted in Ukiyo-e by Hirosige.
Hiroshige "Famous Views of Edo, Kameido Umeyashiki"
Speaking of Japanese plum, we eat them as pickled plum.
Pickled plum are very salty and sour but are good at preservative quality.
Pickled plum that made by traditional way hold out for one hundred years!
So it is said its' citric acid component is effective to reduce fatigue.
This is also famous site for Japanese plum , Kamata along with Kameido.
Hiroshige "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Plum Garden at Kamata"
It is said that pickled plum had been sold as souvenir there.
Other Ukiyo-e about Japanese plum.
Toyokuni III/Kunisada "Genji-e, Plum tree"
Toyokuni III/Kunisada "Thirty-six Views of the Pride of Edo, Umeyashiki"
New items!
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Hiroshige "Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido, Hakone"
Hiroshige "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Kanasugi Bridge Shibaura"
Eizan "Oiwake dance"
Hiroshige II "One hundred Famous Views of Japan, Suo Iwakuni Kintaikyo"
Hokusai "Fifty-three Stations of Tokaido"
Kuniyoshi Edonishiki Azuma Bunko Vol.1（Shunga Book)
and more.
We renew our website almost every day!
Please visit our website.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact us!
Sincerel yours,
Akiko Yamada
Ukiyoe Gallery SHUKADO
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/
SHUKADO Co., Ltd
Address: Sone Building 7F, Ginza 6-4-8, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
TEL:(international number)+81-3-3569-3620 FAX:+81-3-3569-3621
email: info@japanese-finearts.com
