“Glaring Daruma-san are usually scary, but not when I do this!”
“Oi, you think you can do what you want because you’re all the way over there?”
You can almost hear the banter as you look at this print.
Helen Hyde, who grew up in California, first came to Japan in 1899. While studying in the ukiyo-e print tradition, she not only played the role of artist making her own original pictures, but also involved herself in how her works were carved and printed as well. She spent more than 10 years in Japan over three separate visits. This woodblock print is from her second, most-productive stay (1902-10). Her sense of humor is clear to see in the way the curtains in the background are adorned with her initials, which have been made to resemble a family seal.
(SAKAMOTO Kyoko)
“Glaring Daruma-san are usually scary, but not when I do this!”
“Oi, you think you can do what you want because you’re all the way over there?”
You can almost hear the banter as you look at this print.
Helen Hyde, who grew up in California, first came to Japan in 1899. While studying in the ukiyo-e print tradition, she not only played the role of artist making her own original pictures, but also involved herself in how her works were carved and printed as well. She spent more than 10 years in Japan over three separate visits. This woodblock print is from her second, most-productive stay (1902-10). Her sense of humor is clear to see in the way the curtains in the background are adorned with her initials, which have been made to resemble a family seal.
(SAKAMOTO Kyoko)