tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post8985898482757602905..comments2024-03-17T06:20:15.127-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Japonism, Woodblock Surimono PrintsParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-10113415264436132682007-09-20T13:20:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:20:00.000-04:00I love those teapots with warts on them.I love those teapots with warts on them.Di Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739747135963729335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-30960160410603574082007-09-20T03:13:00.000-04:002007-09-20T03:13:00.000-04:00manet is a favorite of mine...manet is a favorite of mine...simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-46817059240128066062007-09-19T22:50:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:50:00.000-04:00Exactly JEANETTEYou are a sharp one!The Japanese d...Exactly <B>JEANETTE</B><BR/>You are a sharp one!<BR/>The Japanese did not begin to value their own prints until the French began collecting vigorously.<BR/>There were no limited editions, though early runs of a print had stronger color and better paper, so were more valued. <BR/>The French started the whole Japanismo trend that spread all over Europe and the US.<BR/>But the still life prints you see here were special "gift" prints done in small runs and were rare and more prized...Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-35746403858937037972007-09-19T21:49:00.000-04:002007-09-19T21:49:00.000-04:00I'd often heard references to the influence of Jap...I'd often heard references to the influence of Japanese prints on the Impressionists, but never knew the prints first arrived as wrappping. Were the prints of so little value at home that they could be used for wrapping paper? Or was their use for wrapping part of the Japanese tradition of exquisite gift wrappings?<BR/><BR/>Also very interesting about the blue pigment's influence on Japanese painters. You've taught me a lot today. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-63048382922461907092007-09-19T17:29:00.000-04:002007-09-19T17:29:00.000-04:00Beautiful and serene compositions in yours and the...Beautiful and serene compositions in yours and theirs.<BR/>BRAVO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-41982128160930460132007-09-19T17:26:00.000-04:002007-09-19T17:26:00.000-04:00I have a friend who collects actor and landscape w...I have a friend who collects actor and landscape woodblock prints but these are different- Delicate and subtle. <BR/>I can see the influenced in your work - a Lovely spirit in these!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-39985369139792784332007-09-19T12:50:00.000-04:002007-09-19T12:50:00.000-04:00I love your teapots your photographs and all that ...I love your teapots your photographs and all that you share.<BR/>Blessings!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734743330025974332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-52258120511464933512007-09-19T12:28:00.000-04:002007-09-19T12:28:00.000-04:00KRIS That's my favorite painting too, since I pain...<B>KRIS</B> <BR/>That's my favorite painting too, since I painted in Paris with a French chum's borrowed teapot in May, 2006 :)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-69179230571112390272007-09-19T11:41:00.000-04:002007-09-19T11:41:00.000-04:00That watercolor, my favorite, first appeared on Se...That watercolor, my favorite, first appeared on September 21 2006 under the title "Chocolat et thé". Glad to see it starring again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-43651318996607948742007-09-19T11:15:00.000-04:002007-09-19T11:15:00.000-04:00I love all your paints, son nice xxxGloriaI love all your paints, son nice xxxGloriaGloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-9756224567193781362007-09-19T10:07:00.000-04:002007-09-19T10:07:00.000-04:00Oh how funny. I was talking to my Aunt last night,...Oh how funny. I was talking to my Aunt last night, on the phone, about the Japanese influence on the impressionists in discussing something she is sending me. I didn't realize it started with wrapping paper. The book sounds like a good read.<BR/>Another Great post today.Cris, Artist in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067969984221375853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-17551227787667397702007-09-19T09:40:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:40:00.000-04:00Some insist On drinking their tea,In a grand cerem...Some insist <BR/>On drinking their tea,<BR/>In a grand ceremony.<BR/>Not me.<BR/>I prefer mine <BR/>In a print <BR/>By Hiroshige.<BR/>Or Hokosai with a hint<BR/>Of Prussian Blue.<BR/>I could easily subsist<BR/>On my favorite brew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-2298718576001255272007-09-19T08:34:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:34:00.000-04:00Beautiful images--especially your watercolor!Beautiful images--<BR/>especially your watercolor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-61106622071499666542007-09-19T08:27:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:27:00.000-04:00Love this.Have always had a soft spot for those pr...Love this.Have always had a soft spot for those prints. I held some Cassatt and Degas block prints once upon a time, his inscribed to her. How beautiful your paintings are. And what a great post this is. Thank you.Janice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-58016769556594049192007-09-19T08:09:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:09:00.000-04:00In SF you fall all over Japanese bowls and pots..S...In SF you fall all over Japanese bowls and pots..<BR/>Sometimes you forget to notice their simplicity and beauty..<BR/>MERCI<BR/>xxAnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-18338797285820292422007-09-19T08:04:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:04:00.000-04:00I love that first photo!I love that first photo!K and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.com