How Japanese Woodcuts Were Made
Hokusai’s Great Wave from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and Hiroshige’s The Plum Garden in Kameido from One Hundred Famous Views of...
Irina Diana Calu 29 September 2026
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All You Must Know About Japanese Erotic Art, Shunga
Ukiyo-e art, pictures of the “floating world,” are famous among those interested in art history. Everyone knows Hokusai’s Great Wave. Ukiyo-e...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 September 2026
Autumn Moon in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Does anyone here live by the water? If you do, you will probably confirm that evenings have something transcendental when the moon reflects on the...
Magda Michalska 29 September 2026
Art from Horror Movies: Japanese Woodblocks of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
For centuries, gore has been part of the culture in Japan, rooted in its history. Its representation is very common in woodblock engraving pictures.
Sofia Rodriguez Cuevas 29 September 2026
10 Japanese Artworks Where Animals Steal the Show
From playful monkeys and majestic tigers to sleepy cats and elegant egrets, animals have always held a special place in Japanese art. Let’s explore...
Lisa Scalone 10 September 2026
Henri Rivière: The French Artist Who Saw Paris Through a Japanese Lens
Henri Rivière was a painter, printmaker, and designer. He had a unique aesthetic that combined an Impressionist sensibility, Japanese printmaking...
Louisa Mahoney 7 September 2026
Japonisme: Western Fever for Japanese Art and Culture
During the mid-19th and 20th centuries, Western art saw the birth of Japonisme. The term was coined by Philippe Burty in 1872 and refers to the craze...
Jimena Escoto 7 September 2026
10 Cutest Rabbits in Asian Art You Need to See
Rabbits have long held a special place in Asian art. Few animals have inspired as many stories and images as this humble (and cute!) creature. In...
Ela Bobek 2 September 2026
The Scenes You Might Know from Anime: Outstanding Prints of Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase (1883–1957) was one of Japan’s most important and prolific printmakers and artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a...
Isabella Hill 20 August 2026
QUIZ: Are You a Japanese Art Lover?
Katerina Papouliou 18 July 2026
Masterpiece Story: Maple Trees at Mama by Utagawa Hiroshige
Utagawa Hiroshige’s prints were exported to Europe and became very popular with Western artists. Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh owned...
James W Singer 24 May 2026
