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Haiku – Simple so Sublime

By admin | Published: 12/17/2009
old pond . . . a frog leaps in water’s sound The above is an great example of a form of Japanese poetry called Haiku. This particular one was written by Matsuo Bash?. The structure of haiku is simple. In fact, the casual reader might even dismiss it.  The more you read, the more you [...]
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Past Master – Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858)

By admin | Published: 12/09/2009
Works by the master artist from Japan, Hiroshige. As a side note, it is a well known fact that Van Gogh and Picasso both explored and appreciated Japanese art. The gallery contains a couple of Van Gogh’s  takes on Hiroshige.
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