Japan’s traditional woodblock print, ukiyo-e is hailed as one of the country’s three great art forms, alongside maki-e lacquerware and Imari porcelain. Develope ...

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Japanese art, Impressionism, and other European art styles were heavily linked. Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, created to depict “The Floating World of Edo” (modern-day ...

This March, I traveled to Munich as the first leg of a longer trip to do some creative research in Europe. It was a lovely visit. In everyday life, I am not exactly an urbanite, so even leaving alone ...

What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition exploring this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional ...