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It was while walking the (deceptively long) stretch between Odeonsplatz and St. Ludwig that I first encountered the ...
The ancient Japanese tradition of “ukiyo-e,” expressed largely through woodblock prints, captured the burgeoning city of ...
Wonder Institute’s community woodworking shop plays host next week to a special class devoted to Japanese techniques and ...
Hiroshige's vibrant woodcuts capture everyday life, landscapes, and culture during a transformational era in Japan.
A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main ...
West’s solo exhibition, H.A.P.P.Y, takes inspiration from a common malady known as seasonal affective disorder, or S.A.D., which is a form of depression that often manifests in the fall or winter when ...
Originating as a tool for religious devotion and later blossoming into an expressive art form, Japanese prints have transcended the boundaries of time and geography. From the delicate lines of ...
This was not the case in Japan, where woodblock prints and mass-produced toys had ... The country with the greatest story to tell about its rise, its fall and its rise again felt like a place ...
And what a villain it would make of his ultimate undoer, whose military and political genius shaped Japan’s history for 500 years beyond his lifetime? Go-Daigo came to the throne in 1318 ...
TOKYO — The new US ambassador to Japan arrived in Tokyo on Friday and said he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will reach a deal in their ongoing tariff negotiations.
The British Museum’s exhibition on the Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) will include Van Gogh’s own copy of a print which he used in a painting in homage. Hiroshige ...