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“Bird and Blossom” highlights the evolution of prints in Japan from the Edo and Meiji eras into the twentieth century. Defining the 19th century of Japan, the Edo and Meiji periods gave birth to the ...
What would it feel like to be inside of this artwork? Image credit: Utagawa Kuniaki II, 1835 - 1888 (Japanese), Ōzumō Keiko no zu [Professional Sumo Wrestlers Practicing], 1866, woodcut on paper, 13 3 ...
A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers ... line up one of Eisen’s or Hiroshige’s prints with the real thing. In Hiroshige’s ...
A Jersey-born artist says it is "thrilling" to have her work go on display at the British Museum. A complete series of 12 prints by Emily Allchurch, titled Tokyo Story, has been acquired for the ...
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 ...
“Echoes of the Floating World” is an example of TAM’s ongoing efforts to break down barriers for local artists and create an environment where everyone can access the museum and its resources.
New Bedford Art Museum has opened two new exhibits around a unique printmaking technique and dynamic ceramic pieces. Here's a ...
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And according to those who knew and worked with him, this aesthetic sense developed early and was influenced heavily by Japanese art — especially the modern woodblock prints, or shin-hanga ...
There are two figures. One is feminine, the other is masculine. The masculine figure seems to be farther away because he is much smaller and higher in the image. The feminine figure takes up about a ...
"Provincetown Prints" marks the first public display ... This technique, influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock printing, was developed by artists including Blanche Lazzell, a founding ...