Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) stands tall as one of Japan’s most celebrated artists, renowned for his dazzling imagination, ...
Everyday life in Edo (present-day Tokyo) was befitting of a capital city — an era of beautiful women, graceful kabuki actors, bustling streets and breathtaking sights. The peace and stability imposed ...
After captivating visitors in Tokyo, Nagoya, Taipei and Milan, the popular Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition is finally coming to ...
Forget YouTube: cats went viral in Japanese woodblock prints centuries ago. The works on display at Japan Society all include cats shown in scenes of Japanese daily life, and there promises to be ...
The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japan’s Edo period manage to speak volumes about their world without raising their voice. These delicate yet powerfully evocative images are the fullest expression of ...
The Edo Period (1603-1867) of Japan is well known for its economic growth and strong social order, but a lesser known fact is that people of this era also enjoyed comedy. Comedic ukiyo-e (woodblock ...
Masami Teraoka, “Sarah and Octopus/Seventh Heaven” (2001) (image courtesy the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco) HONOLULU — Masami Teraoka was just nine years old growing up in Japan ...
The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong reimagined in ukiyo-e style. Images via Jed Henry. Hokusai’s “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” (c.1829–32) (via Wikipedia) Ukiyo-e Heroes, a new series by American ...
TOKYO -- While the coronavirus pandemic currently limits our chances to travel, visitors can pore over beautiful Japanese landscapes at an exhibition held at an art museum in the Tokyo suburban city ...
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