Weekend Stories (grid view)

I enjoy going exploring on weekends (mostly). Here is a collection of stories and photos I gather along the way.

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Tokuriki Tomikichirō: A pioneer of modern Japanese printmaking

Inagaki Tomoo: Another modern interpretation of Shin Hanga

Mori Yoshitoshi: The Master of modern kappazuri-e

Minagawa Taizo: A modern innovator in the Shin Hanga tradition

Koitsu Tsuchiya: Master of light and shadow in Shin Hanga

Yoshikawa Kampō: Elegant simplicity and refined beauty

Yoshida Hiroshi: The international visionary of Shin Hanga

Yamamura Kōka: Fusion of tradition and modernity in Shin Hanga

Uehara Konen: Master of tranquil landscapes in Shin Hanga

Torii Kotondo: The Shin Hanga bijin-ga master

Ohara Koson: Master of kacho-e

Natori Shunsen: The master of Shin Hanga kabuki portraits

Miki Suizan: The subtle art of Shin Hanga elegance

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi: Elegance in modern bijin-ga

Shirō Kasamatsu: The Nihonga and Shin Hanga artist

Kawase Hasui: Master of Shin Hanga landscape prints

Itō Shinsui: A master of beauty and tranquility

Hashiguchi Goyō: Pioneer of Shin Hanga

Shin-hanga: The ‘new print’ movement in Japan after 1900

From ukiyo-e to horimono: The Japanese art of tattooing and its historical roots

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: The last great master of ukiyo-e

Utagawa Kunisada: The prolific master of ukiyo-e

Utagawa Hiroshige: The poet of landscapes

Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Master of warrios and fantastic imagery

Totoya Hokkei: The master of surimono

Katsushika Hokusai: The visionary of ukiyo-e

Kitagawa Utamaro: Master of bijin-ga

Ukiyo-e artists and schools

Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the floating world

Byōbu – The art of Japanese folding screens

Emakimono: The art of Japanese handscrolls

Kakemono: The art of Japanese hanging scrolls

Exploring Buddhist and East Asian art in Cologne

On the Hellenistic heritage in Christian culture and Buddhist art

Lares and the evolution of household deities in Europe

Cologne’s history through a magnifying glass: The city museum

From Roman temple to Christian sanctuary: The historical evolution of St. Maria im Kapitol in Cologne

Cologne’s pottery heritage

Roman legacy of glass art in Cologne

Roman legacy in Cologne

Chinese scholar’s rocks

From Qingdao to Cologne: 50 Masterpieces of East Asian art

From Gothic to Zen: Comparing medieval Western and Eastern wooden sculptures

Silent narrators: Medieval wood sculptures

The Bright Age: The vibrant colors of medieval Christian art

Faith and commerce: The medieval relic trade in Cologne

Beyond the sacred: Exploring medieval art at the Schnütgen Museum

1700 years of Jewish history in Cologne

Kölsch – Rethinking a local myth

The Richmodis legend – A Cologne tale

Jan von Werth: A Cologne love story

Tünnes and Schäl: Two Cologne icons

The Heinzelmännchen: Secret shadow workers of Cologne

Nubbelverbrennung – Another Cologne Carnival tradition

Origins of Cologne’s coat of arms

Halve Hahn: A special dish in Cologne

Geisterzug: The alternative Carnival in Cologne

Roman origins of the Cologne Carnival

A Zen-Buddhist interpretation of the ‘Kölsches Grundgesetz’

Stumbling upon history: The Stolpersteine project and its role in remembering Nazi victims

NS DOK El-De Haus: Retracing the steps of Nazi history in Cologne

Christian ivory carvings and their comparison with Japanese netsuke: A cross-cultural analysis

The Ruhr Museum: A Journey through the cultural heritage of the Ruhrgebiet

Helena Parada Kim’s ‘Interstices’ - A fusion of cultures and traditions

Netsuke – The elegance of Japanese craftsmanship

The Three Worlds

The Tale of Prince Vishvantara

Exploring the Alte Nationalgalerie

Exploring the Renaissance at the Bode Museum

The Bode Museum: A new lens on medieval art

The three perfections: Chinese artistic tradition

Korean ceramics: Spirituality through simplicity and purity

The many faces of the Buddha

The Kizil Caves

Buddhist clay tablets from Myanmar

Gandhara-style Buddhist sculptures

The first plastic depictions of Buddha’s life: Gandhara reliefs at the Humboldt Forum, Berlin

East and West: Finding common grounds in distinct artistic traditions

Embracing imperfections: Kintsugi and the story of my teapot