SHUNGA TONSIL HOCKEY by Bob Kessel

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Bob Kessel’s picture “SHUNGA TONSIL HOCKEY” is from the art series “THE KISS”. This picture and many others, can be purchased as signed and numbered limited edition original fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.

If you don’t climb mount Fuji once in your life, you are a fool.
If you climb it twice, you are a fool.

- Old Japanese Proverb

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Bob Kessel’s new art series “FUJI TWICE” features pictures of Mount Fuji, Japan. These pictures are available as signed and numbered limited edition fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.

FUJI FOG
by Bob Kessel

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FUJI SQUIGGLE
by Bob Kessel

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FUJISAN
by Bob Kessel

BIJINGA by Bob Kessel

Bob Kessel has created a new art series titled, “BIJINGA” based on the Ukiyo-e  genre wood block prints. The pictures are available as limited edition fine art prints, signed and numbered by the artist. Contact Bob Kessel for prices and availability.

BIJINGA (美人画) is a generic term for pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially in woodblock printing of the ukiyo-e genre, which predate photography. The term can also be used for modern media, provided they conform to a somewhat classic representation of a woman, usually depicted wearing a kimono.

Nearly all ukiyo-e artists produced BIJINGA, it being one of the central themes of the genre. However, a few, including Utamaro, Suzuki Harunobu, Toyohara Chikanobu, and Torii Kiyonaga are widely regarded as the greatest innovators and masters of the form.