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Ukiyo-e prints were cheap to produce and widely distributed in Edo (today’s Tokyo) between the 17th and 19th centuries. As many as 5,000 impressions were made from the original woodblocks for ...
An ukiyo-e woodblock print based on Puella Magi Madoka Magica will go on sale on July 27, 2024 and it costs 71,500 yen (~$466.) Nintendo PlayStation ...
The Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation in Tokyo loaned 90 prints to Japan Society for the exhibition, and the show will appear in two installments. Half will be on display through April 26, and the other ...
The Drexel Collection houses nearly 200 19th-century Japanese woodblock prints, also known as Ukiyo-e, a popular technique and genre of woodblock printing in Japan from the 17th to the 19th century.
An ukiyo-e created by generative artificial intelligence model Evo-Ukiyoe from startup Sakana AI. The prompt used was “a white tiger in a kimono reading a book below a cherry tree.” (Provided ...
Edo Superstar’s visual style draws inspiration from Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock art, giving the mobile sidescrolling action game a unique look. Edo Superstar takes the player on a journey as ...
If Hokusai’s dramatic woodblock print seems ubiquitous, that’s because it was designed to be. If Hokusai’s dramatic woodblock print seems ubiquitous, ...