HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH

HIROSHIGE AND VAN GOGH
Read About Van Gogh's Secret Visit to Japan

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN

WELCOME TO BLOGABOUTJAPAN
IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME IN MY LIFETIME

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...

APT WITH TATAMI MATS, a special time in my lifetime in Japan...
Watercolor by R.L.Huffstutter

COMPARISONS IN ART

COMPARISONS IN ART
HIROSHIGE'S WORK ON LEFT, VAN GOGH'S ON RIGHT

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW

YOKOHAMA PICTURE SHOW
Shot with my Petri in Yokohama 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962

RICE FIELD IN JAPAN 1962
I took this with my PETRI in Kanagawa Prefecture

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

1960s advertisement for Fujiya Hotel

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IMAGES OF MT FUJI THAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFETIME. THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF THE JAPANESE ILLUSTRATION DEPICTING THE FAMOUS MOUNTAIN. THE RED BORDER AND THE COLORS COMBINE TO CREATE A MINDSET OF JAPAN IN THE MIND OF THE WESTERNER. THE EDITOR
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1960s advertisement for Fujiya Hotel
"Fujiya Hotel,
Natural Hot Springs
Miyanoshita (Hakone)
Japan
Only 1 1/2 hours from Yokohama"

This hotel still exists.

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