(Part 11 of a Series) I am often introduced as an artist who paints Musashino, but I realize that I haven’t talked about Musashino...
(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 “Year of the Rat” has certainly gotten off to an inauspicious start, what with the COVID-19 pandemic, trade wars, a shaky global economy,...
There’s a lot to appreciate about traditional Japanese artwork. The stereotypical image of a smooth ink brush strokes, floating world aesthetic has made ukiyo-e, woodblock...
(Part 9 of a Series on the Ukiyo-e Art of Kuniyoshi) From November 2 to December 12, 2019, prints from my collection were...
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 Netherlands has produced a surprising number of master painters for such a small country,” said Ryotaro Shiba in his book, Travelling in the Netherlands....
(Part 8 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) This time, I will be introducing my atelier. When people hear the...
(Part 7 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Kuniyoshi was blessed with many disciples who revered their teacher. This fondness was...
Getting started with the world of ukiyo-e can feel a bit daunting. After all, how does one even begin to understand the art of...
For the ninth year in row, the Eshi exhibition featuring some of the best Japanese illustrators is coming back to Akiba Square. The theme for...
In 2016, Seibu Railway released a series of posters, which it displayed inside its trains and on platforms. An instant hit, they have become so...
