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UKIYO E

A young university grad (Kana Kita, right) is introduced to the world of "shunga" erotic art by an older academic (Seiyo Uchino) in “Picture of Spring.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 19, 2023
‘Picture of Spring’: Smart, silly and lots of fun
Akihiko Shiota’s film about the world of Japanese erotic art feels like a crash course in “shunga” before veering into playfully risque territory.
Approximately 60 kimono owned by Freddie Mercury were on show alongside some of his iconic stage costumes at the "On Stage" auction at Sotheby's New Bond Street auction house in London.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 23, 2023
Freddie Mercury auction highlights the musician's deep love for Japan
The exhibition, which wrapped up on what would have been the rock star's 77th birthday, featured ukiyo-e woodblock prints and approximately 60 kimono.
An ukiyo-e print of Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" that was sold at the New York-based auction house Christie's.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 21, 2023
Complete set of famed Mount Fuji prints to be auctioned in New York
Christie's expects the prints in the series by Katsushika Hokusai, titled "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji," to fetch a total price "in the millions."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 7, 2023
‘Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings’: Ghosts and ghouls in all their macabre glory
Ukiyo-e expert Andreas Marks digs deep into the folklore of Japan’s most terrifying creatures, detailing 100 supernatural beings with lavish illustrations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2023
‘Great Wave’ print sells for $2.76 million, setting new record for Hokusai
The work, formally titled "Under the Wave off Kanagawa," sold during a live auction featuring Japanese and Korean art at Christie’s auction house.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 7, 2023
Ukiyo-e art brings Chinese literary heroes to life
The new exhibition at the Ota Memorial Museum of Art showcases playful renderings of rogues and warriors from historical stories.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2022
Tsukioka Kogyo: The man who dedicated his art to saving noh
The ukiyo-e artist's extensive body of work devoted to Japan's oldest living form of theater has gone largely overlooked u2014 until now.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2021
Utagawa Kuniyoshi: When censorship strikes, art gets playful
Ota Memorial Museum of Art's two-part exhibition of the woodblock print artist's works reveals his impish sense of humor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 30, 2021
'Japanese Prints and the World of Go': Exploring the pop-cultural psyche of the Edo Period
Meme-like themes in ukiyo-e prints reveal the rich heritage of go in u201cJapanese Prints and the World of Go.u201d
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 26, 2020
Painting with an airbrush: Meet contemporary ukiyo-e artist Masumi Ishikawa
Woodblock prints collaborations portraying major musicians and films have spurred new interest in ukiyo-e.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 19, 2020
Ukiyo-e: Japan’s original pop art
Edo Period ukiyo-e were like todayu2019s popular media u2014 celebrity photos, travel pics, snapshots of daily life u2014 all reflecting the spirit of the times.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2020
New Japanese passports featuring ukiyo-e by Katsushika Hokusai to be issued from this month
The iconic u201cThe Great Wave off Kanagawau201d as well as other pieces from the series u201cThirty-six views of Mount Fujiu201d will be printed onto the pages as an anti-forgery measure.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 3, 2020
The battle of ukiyo-e: Hokusai vs. his pupils
Refusing to be bound by tradition or convention, Hokusai bent rules and sought inspiration from all corners u2014 but how did such audacity influence his own students and followers?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 11, 2020
'Japanese Woodblock Prints': Mass entertainment began with the humble woodblock
"Japanese Woodblock Prints" exhibits classic ukiyo-e artwork in near-original size, allowing readers to examine them in all their splendid detail. Its 200 reproductions embrace the entire history of the genre and also cover the new print movements of the early 20th century.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2019
Hokusai collection in Washington showcased for first time in 13 years
An art museum in Washington, D.C., opens the first exhibition in over a decade showcasing many of the paintings and sketches from its extensive collection of works by ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 26, 2019
'Studies from Nature': Kitagawa Utamaro's glorious prints
Utamaro is justly remembered as one of the greatest ukiyo-e print designers of the 18th century. The Folio Society's reproduction of his "Studies from Nature" reminds us why.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2019
Seibu Railway's train etiquette posters in ukiyo-e style are a hit in Japan and overseas
Posters that use traditional kimono-wearing characters portrayed in the style of Edo Period ukiyo-e to educate train passengers on proper etiquette have gained attention abroad, with the works featured in a British exhibition and printed in Taiwanese textbooks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 10, 2019
Ohara Koson: Bringing ukiyo-e back to life
Ohara Koson created a large body of ukiyo-e prints that delighted a foreign clientelle, yet garnered relatively little attention in Japan. More than 70 years after his death, he is finally being honored with a retrospective in his native country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 12, 2019
Crossing 70 years of Katsushika Hokusai
Featuring an astounding 480 prints, spanning the entire 70 years of Katushika Hokusai's career, the new Hokusai exhibition at the Mori Arts Center Gallery is a great overview for ukiyo-e fans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 12, 2019
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, the undisputed master of warrior prints
Utagawa Kuniyoshi was a true son of Edo. Born near Nihonbashi in 1797, his father a dyer, he grew up among the hoi polloi in the crowded streets of the low city, where popular stories of tattooed otokodate, the revered "street knights" of the kabuki stage, were capturing people's imagination. Bluff in behavior, loyal to his friends and generous to his pupils, he also had a well-known passion for cats, whom he often depicted lovingly and humorously in his work.

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