Category: Japanese Poetry and Art

The Art of Utagawa Hiroshige

Been digging on Utagawa Hiroshige since I saw one of his prints hanging on a friends wall, and considering the amount of Japanese and Chinese poetry I have been reading lately I felt instantly drawn to it. Anyway I hope you all enjoy these as much as I did. The first print is the one … Continue reading The Art of Utagawa Hiroshige

Japanese Poetess Marichiko

I waited all night. By midnight I was on fire. In the dawn, hoping To find a dream of you, I laid my weary head On my folded arms, But the songs of the waking Birds tormented me. -Marichiko Ballpoint Pen and Photoshop 2 Hours