Inspired by our Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited exhibition, join us for a three-class series to learn the art and skill of creating block prints. Participants will create a ...
While working on her doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, Megna Hari spends her free time creating block printed cards inspired by iconic UC Davis landmarks. “I have always ...
Block printing in the subcontinent originally has its roots in the Indus Valley civilisation, where the famous Sindhi ajrak was also handcrafted and dyed. While the essence of this technique is over ...
Paula Goodman Koz has been making wood prints for decades. You can see her art in her upcoming exhibition “Paula Goodman Koz: The Art of Woodblock Printing” at Prince George Art and Framing. Fred ...
“Bijin Playing a Biwa,” a woodblock print by Gakutei. Below: Gakutei’s “Oiran with Pipe.” Both are gifts of Douglas J. Macko ’65. Curated by a Bates senior, an exhibition of woodblock prints ...
Kobayashi Kiyochika’s woodblock print depicts a naval battle near Phung-tō in Korea during the Sino-Japanese War. It is part of an album published by Daikokuya Heikichi in 1895. (all images courtesy ...
Utagawa Hiroshige, "Ryōgoku Ekōin and Moto-Yanagibashi Bridge" (1857) (all images courtesy the Brooklyn Museum) The Brooklyn Museum’s Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami) is ...
Woodblock printing techniques have been around for more than a thousand years, but letter paper decorated with woodblock-printed poems or pictures did not come into use until the late Qing Dynasty ...
Experience the exquisite fusion of Eastern and Western art at the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Harajuku, with a compelling exhibition showcasing 162 shin-hanga woodblock prints by French artist, Paul ...
You’ve seen “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” in museums and dorm rooms the world over, since it’s probably the most famous artistic depiction of moving water of all time. It’s the penultimate work of ...