An exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints, highlighting changing fashions and evolving print technologies in that country from the late 1600s through the mid-1800s, will run from Jan. 18 through June ...

Japanese Woodblock Printing Spring Workshop This workshop is Ideal for those wishing to build on their skills as well as those who are new to the craft. Explor ...

Object Details author Vollmer, April Contents History and Significance -- Tools and Materials for Printing -- Washi, Japanese Handmade Paper -- Creating a Print Step by Step -- New Directions in ...

“Woodblock printing in Japan started during the Aska Period (593-710 CE) to mainly introduce and spread Buddhism text and painting,” Kurai said while welcoming a select audience to the exhibition.

Japanese woodblock printing was initially used in the 8th century in Japan to disseminate texts, especially Buddhist scriptures and to print designs on paper and silk.

Influenced by pop art and advertising, a group of 20th-century Japanese artists on view at the National Museum of Asian Art crossed mediums in experimental prints.

TOKYO (AP) — World-famous Japanese woodblock print artist Hokusai's art is on exhibit in Tokyo — on the license plates of scooters. The design, by a local student, blends old and new — the ...

Kitagawa Utamaro I, Onitsutaya u2028Azamino and Gontarō, a Man of the World, from the series True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love, circa 1798-99, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 15 ...

Long ago, back in the days before glossy guidebooks or photo-filled travel websites, it was painters who gave people glimpses of the scenery waiting on the other side of the horizon. One such ...

Close Looking: Japanese woodblock print (Woman) Close Looking: Japanese woodblock print (Woman) Here are some tips for doing this close-looking exercise yourself or with others: LOOK. Start by looking ...