Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.

It was while walking the (deceptively long) stretch between Odeonsplatz and St. Ludwig that I first encountered the ...

Traditional Japanese erotic art – shunga – flourished during the Edo period (1603–1867), along with the rise of ukiyo-e ...

A signature piece by famous Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro titled "Young Woman Blowing a Glass Pipe (poppin)" was ...

Defining the 19th century of Japan, the Edo and Meiji periods gave birth to the woodblock print movement, ukiyo-e. This style was defined by its “floating world” subject matter, which focused on ...

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 photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main ...

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 ...