The exhibition, focusing on "An Unknown Domain of Woodblock Printed Books," runs from September 21 to November 27, 2022.
The 103 works in the British Museum exhibition give new insight into the years leading up to some of Hokusai’s most famous series.
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...
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...
150 years before Western artists, Hokusai engaged in performance art (sekiga) upon the request of a patron or for entertainment, and the images increased their fame.
A lone tiger growls in the midst of heavy rain. Compared to a real tiger, this tiger has a strange shape with a long neck and...
(Part 12 of a Series) Continuing from my previous article, I would like to talk about the short story Musashino by the writer Kunikida...
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...
(Part 8 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) This time, I will be introducing my atelier. When people hear the...
