woodblock print, 1959 Nathan Pugh Freelance Writer Gen Yamaguchi didn’t always function as an artist. Born into a wealthy family in 1896 in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, Yamaguchi joined a ...

Image credit: Utagawa Kuniaki II, 1835 - 1888 (Japanese), Ōzumō Keiko no zu [Professional Sumo Wrestlers Practicing], 1866, woodcut on paper, 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Gift of Special Collections, Norlin ...

These prints have inspired future generations of woodblock print artists, including Paul Binnie (Scottish, b. 1967). Binnie studied 18th-19th century printmaking techniques in Japan from 1993 to 1998.

The world has forever been fascinated with Japan and the Japanese. From their impeccable work ethic to their schedules, and from their literature to their art, the Japanese are never second to anyone.

One of the world’s most important contemporary Japanese print galleries lives in Cleveland. It stretches back seven decades.

Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese ... about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong love of the art form had its origins ...

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What distinguishes this set is its sophisticated approach to the original's dramatic composition, a bridge between fine art ...

Experience traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints in motion at Warehouse Terrada this winter, as digital creative company Hitohata returns to Tokyo with ...