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Subject:Need help identifying what these cards are
Posted By: Roger Sun, Aug 25, 2019 IP: 2601:281:c202:b68a:4 Hi, need some help on figuring out what these cards are. Also, if you could translate some of the info on the signatures/marks. There is about 50 cards. Thank you! |
Subject:Re: Need help identifying what these cards are
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Aug 26, 2019 Haiku poems are written on the cards in a very cursive style. The haikus are from different classical poets, like Tachibana Hokushi, Hattori Ransetsu etc. (Mid-Edo period) |
Subject:Re: Need help identifying what these cards are
Posted By: Roger Tue, Aug 27, 2019 Thank you for helping me on this. Could you look at the attached photo. It's from a different person (I think). Cheers! |
Subject:Re: Need help identifying what these cards are
Posted By: mikeoz Wed, Aug 28, 2019 The late Clifton Karhu, an American artist and printmaker who lived for many years in Japan, created similar cards with Japanese proverbs, in Japanese and in English, illustrated with a similar free and friendly art treatment. |
Subject:Re: Need help identifying what these cards are
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Aug 28, 2019 東都 可布庵 - Tōto Kafuan |
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