What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition ...

Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese culture, and was particularly passionate about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong ...

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Ambassador Wada said Moku-Hanga, a traditional Japanese woodblock printing technique, had been a cornerstone of Japanese art for centuries. “This exhibition ...

David Edelstein under Unsplash License In 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous woodblock print, The Great Wave off ...

Hokusai used a type of printing called woodblock printing. Woodblock printing began in Japan and is one of the oldest types of printmaking. In woodblock prints, the design is cut or carved into a ...

Clanuwat arrived in Japan in 2008 as a Japanese government ... irregular backdrop of dark blue checked off more requirements typical of woodblock prints. Evo-Ukiyoe is also able to tap into ...