At a flea market, I found a pair of six-panel folding screens on the ground after a rain depicting a village festival. They were by Kobayashi...
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...
There are 52 people as cats and a guest house inspired by ukiyo-e. Every surface is filled with delicious details, and puzzles are hidden in each...
The exhibition, focusing on "An Unknown Domain of Woodblock Printed Books," runs from September 21 to November 27, 2022.
April 29-May 8 in Akihabara: Explore the theme of michi - the path that brought you to where you are - with Japan’s top contemporary artists.
Flowers, beloved since the dawn of human history, have been the chosen subjects of countless paintings. See them in a new exhibition timed to enjoy alongside...
Artist and ukiyo-e collector Toshihiko Isao shares insights into the folk beliefs and art forms that ordinary people turned to as they battled epidemics in past...
The 103 works in the British Museum exhibition give new insight into the years leading up to some of Hokusai’s most famous series.
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and other series giving us the perspectives of famous and unknown places of the time, without ever reusing them.
Hokusai painted not only courtesans, but also ordinary townspeople. His work were generally luxurious artworks for an elite audience, said to include the art-loving shogun of...
Shinji Tsuchimochi is an ukiyo-e artist planted solidly in the 21st century, and, like the ukiyo-e from 300 years ago, his work represents the best of...
The insatiable curious Hokusai as a reporter in his times is the theme of a new book by Japanese journalist Keiko Chino, focusing on the human...
