Shukado News Letter No.22

Dear customers and friends,

Good afternoon from Ginza,Tokyo,Japan!

This is Chiaki Tanaka sending Shukado News Letter No.22.

I'm so sorry that it's been long time since we issued the email newsletter last time.

Time flies. It's been already in the middle of February!


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I will pick up some of our updated art works on our website.


Utagawa Yoshitora, "Kanjin Oosumo Torikumizu" Triptych
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/item/list2/108005740/
** Sumo wrestlers' fights in the Big big play field in Meiji era!


Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's "Newspaper" Print.
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/item/search.php?md=0213
**In 19th century, primitive newspapers were published with woodblock
prints. Hochi Shinbun News was very shocking and reported bloody
articles.
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Also, thanks to you, our overseas website marked the 2nd anniversary.
Since our sales have grown little by little in spite of this worldwide
economic recession, we have paused to realize that there are actually
lots of people who are interested in Japanese art in the world.

Now, senator Barack Obama assumed the presidency of United States the other day.
Most of Japanese including myself have happily welcomed this news.

This is because, under the huge controversy, Japanese government
dispatched Jieitai(the Self-Defense Force), Japanese military that is
banned to attack to other countries under the Constitution which
prohibit concerning any war without "self defense" , to Iraq during the
Bush administration.

Even though most of Japanese were skeptical about the invasion of Iraq,
the then Prime Minister Koizumi actively promoted the support toward
United States, as he politically and instinctively considered that
Japan would not be able to survive without the backup of United States.


Basically, Japanese rather wish to get along with as many countries as
possible and are poor at acquiring enemies. Surely, Japan internationally
experienced the several huge wars against foreign countries in the 20th
century. Also, we nationally went through power struggles and civil
wars until the 16th century. Nevertheless, it is well known that
Japanese are characteristically calm and prefer the harmony.

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Segawa Tsuyahisa (Enkyu)'s Beauty,hanging scroll,colors on silk
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/item/list2/109001900/
**The woman mysteriously standing alone has a figure of madness like
shown in her vacant-looking eyes.

Miki Suizan's Beauty, hanging scroll, colors on silk
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/item/list2/109002900/

Original Books of Katsushika Hokusai's Manga prints in 19th century.
http://www.japanese-finearts.com/item/search.php?md=0209
**You can see Hokusai's painting philosophy that anything could be drawn
by composing simple patterns.
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Of course, we want to construct better relationships with Arabic countries.

The president Obama mentioned that he would place a great emphasis on
dialogue and mutual respect in the international relations. Japanese
are relieved about American attitude, which acknowledges the mistake of
the Iraq war.

I think that this point is really important. That is to say, the
cross-cultural communication cannot work out without the mutual respect.


In reality, since the 19th century when Japanese started to contact
with the modern Western culture, and even more after the World War II,
we have internally had the inferiority to the Western culture.

While Japanese cultures such as Zen, Bushido and Art are sometimes seen
with adoration from the other countries, Japanese rather yearn for
western cultures and make light of our own cultures.

However, it should be essential to understand good aspects of our
cultures by us and make people in Asia, Western cultures and the other
countries aware of them.

We expect that our items will play the important role as an ambassador
to extend the attraction of Japanese culture.


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We are editing now newest catalog "Japanese Art Catalog Shukado vol.18 "which
introduce more than 50 artworks.

Now subscribe to our catalog membership or request a trial one(vol.17)!
https://www.syukado.jp/en/catalog/

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See you, see you maybe next week!



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