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Dreams of Beauty in Japanese Ukiyo-e Paintings

by Robert Archambeau January 26, 2019January 25, 2019

The figures in The Floating World indicate the new direction Japanese art was about to take over the next two centuries, its growing emphasis on daily life.

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In Edo Japan, Artists Captured Whales Like Never Before

by Claire Voon February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

The whaling industry was an important economic force in both the United States and Japan, but each society captured the subject matter very differently in art.

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The Hidden History of Wakashu, Edo-Era Japan’s “Third Gender”

by Claire Voon April 25, 2017April 26, 2017

An eye-opening exhibition at Japan Society closely examines representations of wakashu in woodblock prints from the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum.

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Nothing Is Off-Limits in Hirokage’s Humorous Ukiyo-e Prints

by Claire Voon November 17, 2016November 17, 2016

Utagawa Hirokage has a special humor, which, though at times edging on corny, is often sly and even tinged with eroticism.

Posted inFilm

An Animated Glimpse of Hokusai’s Life Through His Daughter’s Eyes

by Dan Schindel October 19, 2016November 4, 2019

A new animated biopic offers insight into the career and work of Hokusai through the life of his daughter, a fellow artist in Edo-era Japan.

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Have Hokusai, Will Travel: Japan’s New Passports Feature Ukiyo-E Master’s Prints

by Claire Voon May 23, 2016May 31, 2016

Japanese citizens are set to receive new passports, and they will salute Katsushika Hokusai, the renowned ukiyo-e printmaker and painter.

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Intricate, Beautiful, Raunchy: Japan Embraces Its Ancient Erotic Print Tradition

by Claire Voon October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

Known as shunga (“spring pictures”), these highly erotic sexual scenes comprise a genre of their own, and an exhibition devoted entirely to them has opened for the first time in their country of origin.

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Mesmerizing GIFs of Japan’s Floating World

by Claire Voon August 20, 2015August 20, 2015

Centuries-old Japanese ukiyo-e have received a delightful update, transformed into animated scenes that sometimes include surprising, modern imagery.

Posted inOpinion

The Literal Floating World of Video Games in Ukiyo-E Art

by An Xiao September 11, 2013

OAKLAND, California — Ukiyo-e Heroes, a new series by American artists Jed Henry and Dave Bull, continues the ukiyo-e form with video game characters.

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