Comment by jeresig
14 hours ago
Thank you for sharing my site! I built this a number of years ago as I was starting to learn about Japanese prints. I wanted a single place where I could find them across all of the various museums and universities that hold them. I use computer vision analysis to cluster prints together (using TinEye). A bunch more technical details from the last time this was posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18344979
I’m working on a new site now that’s focused on prints that are for sale from dealers and auctions. Much more technically complex as it needs to be continuously updated. Hope to have a public beta soon!
Amazing resource - thank you for creating it!
We have "Red Gate in the Rain" by Kasamatsu Shiro [1] hanging in our home. I uploaded a photo of it and had a great time browsing other works by Shiro.
My wife also noted that we'll eventually inherit Shiro's "Snow Falling at Red Gate" [2], in the same series, from her aunt.
We've a couple other prints that I am going to search now... thanks again!
[1] https://ukiyo-e.org/image/artelino/30852g1
[2] https://ukiyo-e.org/image/jaodb/Kasamatsu_Shiro-No_Series-Sn...
Glad I was able to help, those are some great prints! fwiw, there is also an online catalog of Kasamatsu Shrio's prints and it looks like these are your prints there: https://shirokasamatsu.art/catalog/red-gate-in-the-rain/ https://shirokasamatsu.art/catalog/red-gate-in-the-snow/
Thank you for creating such a wonderful site! Woodblock printing is one of my favorite art forms.
My grandparents visited Japan long ago and gifted me two wooden boxes, one with this print on the lid: https://ukiyo-e.org/image/aic/99027_512658 and the other with https://ukiyo-e.org/image/honolulu/8277. They're secret boxes with no hinges or hardware, but if you press on certain locations in the correct order, sections will slide and the lid unlocks and can be opened.
Is there a way to stay informed of when your new print site launches?
Oh that's very cool! I have a mailing list signup on the ukiyo-e.org home page, I'll send out a message there once it's ready for testing! I've posted some screenshots on Reddit that show some of the price comparison features: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukiyoe/comments/1p6c4lb/comment/nqp... https://www.reddit.com/r/ukiyoe/comments/1pjw8br/comment/nti...
Thank you for your work, it's an invaluable resource!
That is so cool!!! Thank you for putting in the effort