All posts tagged "ukiyo-e"
dailyart
Under Hokusai’s Great Wave
January 23, 2021You might not know the title of Hokusai’s print, but Under the Wave off Kanagawa is almost instantly...
Bodies And Erotic Art
All You Must Know About Japanese Erotic Art, Shunga (18+)
October 2, 2020Ukiyo-e pictures, pictures of the “floating world” are famous among everyone interested in art history. Everyone knows Hokusai’s...
20th century
Tōkyō Thrift – Japonisme and the Japanese Bauhaus
September 30, 2020The historical narrative of Modernism is overwhelmingly western. However, the history of the movement is, in...
Eastern world
Autumn Moon in Japanese Woodblock Prints
September 25, 2020Does anyone here live by the water? If you do you will probably confirm that the...
19th Century
Painting of the Week: Kikukawa Eizan, The Courtesan Hinaaya of the Chōji House
May 24, 2020Vincent and Theo van Gogh, the close-knit brothers, extensively collected Japanese Ukiyo-e prints. Van Gogh had...
19th Century
The Hidden Gems of the Van Gogh Museum
May 17, 2020Every museum has its share of highlights. There are those that struggle with so many that...
19th Century
Painting of the Week: Vincent van Gogh, Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige)
May 10, 2020In the mid 19th century, Japanese ports were suddenly opened up to international trade, and Europeans went...
