Fans of the Japanese anime and manga series Doraemon are familiar with the robot cat’s ability to travel ... Japanese traditional woodblock prints, known as ukiyo-e, played an important role ...

a popular work at the exhibition portraying a cat looking out through a window. We can also deduce that cats were special from the technique used to depict them. “In ukiyo-e, cats are portrayed ...

In the Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, meanwhile ... was known to lavish gifts upon her pets, including her cat. And felines were known to live among nuns (and sometimes monks) in their cloisters ...

A mechanical sea creature in flight, a black cat garbed in a kimono and butterfly flitting through a garden all leap out on the screen. Is there an upcoming ukiyo-e artist adding a 21st-century ...

Arranged from its extensive collection of ukiyo-e prints, the Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum's special summer exhibition, is organized in three parts: part one, "Specters" (July 1-27) — stories of ...

A massive wave threatens to engulf three fishing boats, its foam crown extending like claws, menacing the rowers below. It’s an epic scene of human struggle and ...

There is an exhibition that explores this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional woodblock prints and paintings) and crafts, titled "Animals, Animals, Animals! From the Edo-Tokyo ...