Within ukiyo-e, beautiful women were some of the most popular subjects. Artists designed lavish kimonos and hairstyles for ...

That meant their prints usually had two or three times as many layers as ukiyo-e works. Because of the considerable energy and labor that went into the production of shin-hanga works, each piece ...

Efforts to create a new wave of interest in Japanese art and design in Europe are in full flow as the value of their domestic ...

The work is an example of shin-hanga, woodblock prints produced in the early 20th century. They are characterized by their use of modern colors and mark a transition from the traditional ukiyo-e ...

Given that ukiyo-e are largely defined by using woodblocks ... of dark blue checked off more requirements typical of woodblock prints. Evo-Ukiyoe is also able to tap into the genre’s ambience ...

The popular store is filled with various collections of Japanese books, including literature from the Edo Period (1603-1868), ukiyo-e prints, old maps, and materials related to “yokai” monsters.

An exhibition by renowned artist Rozeal, "Want Not (Rescue from the Otherwise Obscene, Salvation from the Wicked)" opens Thursday, Oct. 3, and runs through March 2, 2025, with contemporary paintings ...

From delicate textiles to intricate metalwork, its artisan workshops are bastions of skill and dedication. These five ...

Have a look around the room or office space you find yourself in now. How much of it was created humanistically, with beauty ...

with contemporary paintings blending traditional ukiyo-e print techniques with Japanese folklore, geisha, kabuki, and samurai imagery, infused with hip-hop references and African-American culture.