The Tōkaidō was the most important route in 19th-century Japan. It connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo), the de facto capital where the shogunate held power, to Kyoto, the imperial seat. Spanning ...

Maxine Gautron takes life-like tattoos to a whole new level with his designs inspired by traditional Japanese prints. Check out his work here.

From a distance, Keita Sagaki’s works look like pen-and-ink replicas of world famous paintings. But a closer inspection reveals that the picture is composed from hundreds of tiny cartoon characters.

The exhibition, co-organized by Asia Society and the Japanese Art Society of America, explores Japan's famous "floating world" of spectacle and entertainment. It is the first to examine paintings, ...

Through stylised landscapes, scenes of everyday life and fantastical visions, Hokusai laid the foundations for a modern graphic touch still found in contemporary art far beyond the Nipponese ...

In 1831, Hokusai brought to life a monumental wave that would become a worldwide icon. Behind this print lies a history of artistic breakthroughs, technical innovations and exchanges between Japan ...

Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in JapanPublisher Tuttle Publishing, Hardcover with Jacket Edition 28th April 2015 Author Andreas Marks ISBN 978-4-8053-1310-7 Pages 168 ...

The American businessman Alan Medaugh, 81, has spent 50 years building up an unparalleled collection of woodblock prints by the famed Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858).

French painter Henri Matisse first came into contact with ukiyo-e woodcut prints in the early 20th century, when various world fairs brought Japanese art to Europe. Struggling to get his own ...

Behind the theatrical scenes This might not be obvious right away, but Borham points out how many of the prints deal with the private lives of famous actors and courtesans.

From a distance, Keita Sagaki’s works look like pen-and-ink replicas of world famous paintings. But a closer inspection reveals that the picture is composed from hundreds of tiny cartoon characters.