Akihabara Premium Collection announced the release of an ukiyo-e woodblock print based on the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series. The woodprint costs 71,500 yen (approximately $466) and will 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 ...

A big part of what makes Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artwork so compelling is its sense of place. Whether it’s depicting a crowded street in Edo (back before the city was renamed Tokyo), a post ...

Five years ago, Jed Henry joined forces with Dave Bull to raise funds for Ukiyo-e Heroes, an art company known for highly detailed and intricate woodblock prints featuring characters from video games.

A reproduction of "Kabuki Actor Otani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei," an ukiyo-e work by painter Toshusai Sharaku, is seen complete with the "eshi" painter's name, at Takahashi Kobo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward ...

A massive wave threatens to engulf three fishing boats, its foam crown extending like claws, menacing the rowers below. It’s an epic scene of human struggle and ...

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 great Japanese woodblock prints by the artists Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige are so influential, and so beautiful, you never need any excuse to see them. "Japanese Impressions" at the ...