Hokusai: Old man, crazy to paint (2017)

The 19th century printmakers like Hokusai are well known in the west. But not enough is known about the post WW2 modern masters like Kiyoshi Saito and his compatriots. I have a handful of prints from the late occupation that are wonderful. Check them out!

https://www.asianartscollection.com/p/1/Bunraku-by-Kiyoshi-S...

Awesome. I don’t know much about Japanese prints, but I’ve enjoyed a couple of David Bull binges recently.

https://youtu.be/3zV9SMeuegw

The description of the second picture really confused me. Why would a road from Edo to Kyoto be called "Hokkaido Highway"? Turns out, it isn't. It's called "Tokaido Highway".

Tokaido is quite fascinating to me. A 500km long path, primarily traveled on foot even in the 19th century because there weren't many horses or carts. The rich were carried in hammocks by a team of 4 people.

Here's a recent short documentary about Hokusai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTnZN08CQdI