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 ...

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 ...

While some seasoned artists prefer to stay within the lane of their preferred medium, Jay Spalding finds that he enjoys pushing the boundaries and working outside of his comfort zone. The Central ...

Traditional style of bookbinding enjoys revival and connects with ancient craftsmanship, Li Yingxue reports. Students and teachers from the United States took a course steeped in culture and history ...

Explore Japanese woodblock prints at Shasta College Art Gallery, featuring Edo period masterpieces like Hokusai’s "The Great ...

When Cina He, MCAS ’25 and LSEHD ’25, arrived at her grandparents’ home in Guilin, China, at the end of her junior year at Boston College, she witnessed the aftermath of a severe flood that altered ...

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the government of Japan ruled its people through a strictly enforced social hierarchy. Within this structure, most forms of self-expression were banned entirely or ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Key pieces by local woodblock artist Blue Butterfield are now on display at ...