Sipping my cold brew, I studied the woodblock ... an old-fashioned method of warding off bears. Did Eisen and Hiroshige have bear bells? I guessed they didn’t have Pocari Sweat, Japan’s ...

Donated to TEA by Utagawa Monjinkai and the Japan Society of New York, this collection of 30 prints and accompanying lesson suggestions offer teachers the opportunity to engage their students in first ...

What would it feel like to be inside of this artwork? Image credit: Utagawa Kuniaki II, 1835 - 1888 (Japanese), Ōzumō Keiko no zu [Professional Sumo Wrestlers Practicing], 1866, woodcut on paper, 13 3 ...

The man was Shiko Munakata (1903-1975), an iconic “hanga” (woodblock print) artist who was born ... on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese culture, and was particularly passionate about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong ...

“They are more discerning than Japanese ... Koketsu attends auctions for old books and ukiyo-e woodblock prints every week, hoping to find rarities and bargains. “Popular books, like ...

Selldorf: Photo: Stephen Kent Johnson/OTTO. Walnut Room: Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr. After a five-year closure, the Frick Collection in New York will reopen to the public on 17 April and this week ...