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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
On view at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Landscapes of Edo: Ukiyo-e Prints from the AGGV’s Collection showcases key works from the Gallery’s extensive holdings of Japanese wood block prints, ...
Written for THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW by Charles de Kay. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an ...
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 Museum of Fine Arts and UNIQLO have partnered to create a new line of T-shirts. This six-shirt collection — the third of its kind — takes inspiration from the museum’s holdings of 50,000 Japanese ...
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 ...
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