Shin-hanga is a 20th-century take on ukiyo-e, an older form of Japanese woodblock printing, that evolved as artists sought to modernize and widen the appeal of their craft. Bill Fernandez ...

The Nakasendō’s busy towns provided ample material for their work in the ukiyo-e genre, which documented ... Sipping my cold brew, I studied the woodblock version of the town.

A chat with the architect behind the New York institution’s transformation and an art historian’s view on it, plus a chat ...

Is there an upcoming ukiyo-e artist adding a 21st-century ... Simply type in whatever comes to mind and the program will churn out a woodblock print. “I would like the general public to come ...

Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneu ...

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 ...

Prints, in the ukiyo (floating world) style, depict everyday life and pastimes of early 19th-century Japan’s prosperous urban dwellers. Prints are not framed, and borrowers must agree to standards of ...