Ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings date back as much as 400 years, and embody a lot of the cultural look and feel of the countryside. Japanese artist Segawa Thirty-Seven has a quirky take on these classics, animating them in goofy, poignant and lighthearted ways through GIFs. Via DesignBoom:
‘Azai Hall – 500 Rakan Temples’
‘Tea house at Koishikawa.’
‘The Mitsui shop in Suruga street in Edo’
‘Ejiri in the Suruga province’
