it successfully created an ukiyo-e of a crane beneath a snow-covered tree with the prompt, “a crane standing in a snowy garden.” Limited hues and an uneven, irregular backdrop of dark blue ...

Utagawa Hiroshige is a fire warden from a low-ranking samurai family who is struggling to establish himself as an ukiyo-e artist. One day, he learns about a new paint called Berlin blue and is ...

KYOTO--Featuring erotic works created by some of the most celebrated ukiyo-e artists, the Hosomi Museum here is hosting its first “shunga” exhibition in eight years. Sponsored by The Asahi ...