Given that ukiyo-e are largely defined by using woodblocks ... of dark blue checked off more requirements typical of woodblock prints. Evo-Ukiyoe is also able to tap into the genre’s ambience ...

Though ukiyo-e prints first captured the attention of the Western world––and there is no denying their graphic brilliance––they were almost always the work of artists who thought of themselves ...

Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring ...

Born in 1760, Katsushika Hokusai took the medium known as ukiyo-e to new artistic heights and ... the back of the nation's 1,000 yen note. His prints became a hit in Europe after his death in ...

The exhibition Japan: A Floating World in Print at Maidstone Museum showcases a captivating collection of Ukiyo-e prints from the Edo and Meiji periods. Trying to find the right nursery ...

High-Tech Spin for Samurai-Era Ukiyo-E Artist Hokusai at Tokyo Exhibit By ... Ars Techne reproduces the washi paper texture of his prints. Haptic plates in the floor, developed by Sony PCL ...