Some of the diverse and lesser-known individual artworks of 19th-century artist Kawanabe Kyosai are introduced with special features analyzed by the author.
From a good luck charm for children to a talisman for sexual potency and childbirth, the daruma has been many things to many people throughout history.
Ukiyo-e caricatures, mischievous demons, and cosplay bunnies by Kuniyoshi and his disciple in this 15th of the series are as fun now as they were 250...
Through cat caricatures, awe-inspiring warrior portraits, and snapshots of kabuki actors of the time, explore the exciting point of view of Utagawa Kuniyoshi at the Ota...
Toshihiko Isao receives the 15th Award of the International Ukiyo-e Society for being the scholar in Japan to focus on the appeal of the artist Utagawa...
(Part 10 of A Series on Ukiyo-e) The exhibition Last Ukiyoe: Inheritors of Ukiyo-e from the Isao Toshihiko Collection at the Ota Memorial Museum...
The Ota Memorial Museum of Art in the heart of Tokyo’s Harajuku is displaying 220 examples of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by 37 different artists dating...
The Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo is currently staging an exhibition of works by the artist Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889). This idiosyncratic artist was...
