next to them we have the kacho-e - the nature prints. They are basically organized into groups, as you can see by those signs and samples: ukiyo-e classics are of course a mainstay - landscapes, actors, beauties, etc. As you can see, we have a very wide selection of prints here for viewing. On the wall above each section are some prints illustrating that category, to help people find what they might be looking for.ĭave: Well, here is the most public part of our business, the retail shop. Along one side is the counter area, and the cheery clerk busy there calls out the traditional 'Irasshaimase' greeting as they come in.Īt first glance, this seems something a bit like a record shop (back when there were such things!) - browser bins made of light-coloured wood are along some of the walls, and a few customers are flipping through the items in them, now and then pulling one of the flat packages up for inspection. As they come in from the street, they enter the main 'shop'. We should be able to have a good interview.ĭave: Sure. It's still early, so the shop hasn't become too busy yet. And it certainly does its job - every person who passes down this street knows we are here, and what we do!Īnyway, please come in. Our major concern was making sure it was fastened securely enough that it would survive major storms. Guest: Well yes, but not many of us have ever seen a three-meter wide one before! It looks a bit dangerous, hanging up there on the front of the building!ĭave: Oh, there's no danger we made it from fiberglass, and it's quite light. Here in Japan, everybody knows what a baren is for, so what better symbol could there possibly be for Mokuhankan? Before we do I'd like to ask you about the sign!ĭave: (laughs) Yes, everybody seems to be interested in that. ĭave: Thank you for coming along today I'm glad that you could find time to visit us. They exchange name cards, as tradition dictates, and today's conversation then begins. Dave has stepped outside to wait, and the guest now arrives. Dave will be giving an interview today to a reporter from a media organization, and this person has just called on their cell phone to say that they are on the way from the nearby subway station. A busy street in Tokyo, on the sidewalk outside Mokuhankan (moku han kan), the woodblock printmaking shop/studio run by long-time Tokyo resident David Bull.
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