The style of Japanese woodblock printing known as ukiyo-e (‘images of the floating world’) flourished during the Edo period (1603–1867). Artists captured the vi ...

Japanese printmaking, with its rich history and refined aesthetics, has long been a cornerstone of the nation’s visual culture. Originating as a tool for religi ...

KYOTO--Featuring erotic works created by some of the most celebrated ukiyo-e artists ... (Adonis plant), which is comprised of 12 woodblock prints. Other notable works include Kitagawa Utamaro ...

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

Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World will feature paintings and woodblock prints from the Edo Period in Japan, one of the most recognizable of which is Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa." ...

Ukiyo-e prints at the NGA and a monumental video installation at the AGNSW provide rewards beyond gallery blockbusters ...

The Kamigata region of Osaka and Kyoto was never much of a center for ukiyo-e printmaking ... was such that just under half of all theater prints published in Osaka during his years of activity ...