James Michener, the author of The Modern Japanese Print, wrote about the end of the ukiyo-e: “Art must move in cycles. There must be continuous interchange.” In Chandler’s extensive series ...

The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is most famous for his woodblock print, “Under the Wave off ...

Japanese American groups also got a New Jersey auction house to halt the sale of a much larger collection of internment art in 2015.

This is “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai and one of the world’s most iconic pieces of Asian art.

Cincinnati, New York and Hanford, Calif. Whether a black-and-gold lacquer box or the vibrant print of a cresting wave, a samurai’s helmet or a flowing silk kimono, Japanese works are a familiar ...