[Dialogue] Other World Roots & Archive Jewels

Lawrence Philbrook icalarry at gmail.com
Mon Feb 7 16:39:11 CST 2011


Haneda if this is the "downtown" Tokyo airport.

With respect, Larry

On 2/8/2011 5:51 AM, Lee Early wrote:
> As I recall those 4 were featured around the ceiling of the Hanada 
> Airport in Tokyo. JWM probably has a layover there while in one of his 
> more creative moments. Is that the way Hanada is spelled?
>
> Lee
>
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> On Feb 7, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Jean Long <jean.long512 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jean.long512 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> I have a calendar from the Art Institute of Chicago 1996.  It 
>> contains 12 copies of  woodblocks by HOKUSAI.  The Great Wave picture 
>> is from the Thirty Six Views of Mt Fuji by Hokusai.  I believe the 
>> Land, River and Mountain also come from that series.
>> Good searching,
>> Jean Long in Denver
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Marge Philbrook 
>> <msphilbrook at gmail.com <mailto:msphilbrook at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     As an archivist I also have memories of the past.  I know that all
>>     four paintings were by the same person. I also know that the
>>     reputation was that Mt. Fugi is in all of his paintings.  But what I
>>     don't know is who suggested we use these or who chose the 4 that we
>>     would use. Does any one have any memory of that?  I don't think it
>>     would be written down anywhere.
>>     Carlos Ollison (who is a great artist) drew the four sketches that we
>>     use but I think that was after the four paintings were chosen.
>>
>>     On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:54 AM, steve har
>>     <stevehar11201 at gmail.com <mailto:stevehar11201 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     > Looking at Hoksai Prints online
>>     > ,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-six_Views_of_Mount_Fuji
>>     > Trying to remember
>>     > -in the LENS seminar which Hoksai print was the Land River
>>     Mountain Sea?
>>     > Also wondering
>>     > -why represent the Other World in this way with these 4 images?
>>     > -why Hoksai?
>>     > -who worked on this - a team, a particular individual?
>>     > -favorite  talk on the OW?
>>     >
>>     > Thanks Marg Phillbrook for the Archive visit invite...
>>     > and finding forgotten Jewels
>>     > There is something in the Archives [paraphrasing the poet  Rumi]
>>     > That has nothing to do with night and day,
>>     > Diamonds which come from no earthly mine.
>>     > [At dawn] the ruby and the sunrise are one.
>>     > Let us fall in love again
>>     > and scatter gold dust all over the world.
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