Daily HDR Photo — Ukiyoe Museum
Today’s photo is an interesting find in Kyoto. A small ukiyoe (oo-key-yo-eh) museum in the middle of a random neighborhood with some interesting open hours.
Wait — what does that sign say?
Nice!
About
Ukiyoe is a kind of woodblock paintings. They are pretty famous — in fact, any image of traditional Japanese art you have in your head is more than likely an ukiyoe image. Some of the more well known ones include The Great Wave (it’s one of the default osx desktop wallpapers, mac users) and Red Fuji.
After Japan opened to the West in 1868, Ukiyoe became a major inspiration to the Impressionists painters (such as Monet). I often say that HDR is a kind of Impressionism, so you might say ukiyoe was an ancestor of HDR in a way.
Unfortunately, no one was here when I visited. I guess he had had enough that day — or was sleeping.
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That’s a pretty cool looking place. Too bad he had enough that day.
Love that sign! Now that’s the way to do business!!!
Yeah, I know. I would have loved to see inside!! Too bad I didn’t think to snap a shot with my iPhone and save the gps data. I don’t know if I can find it again.
Isn’t it cool? When I start my own business, I’m using that sign!
that is the most amazing find. wish you could tell me where it is because i would love to see if he has “had enough” when i am in kyoto in a couple of weeks, haha!!
I know, I wish I had recorded the address. This trip was only months before I got my first iPhone… I could have used the gps. It was in the general area of ken’ninji, if you want to look around for it.
http://www.tourguidejd.com/tourguidejd/deploy/infopacks/docs/jd_infoPack_155.pdf
The sign was translated into English by my British husband in 2003 when we went to Kyoto and got talking to the owner of this museum by chance! I even used to live right opposite when I was small but never knew this place was a museum!!
Wow, that’s incredible! Tell your husband I like his translation ^^