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 ...

Japan, 1953. Michael’s parents are stationed in ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ during his dad’s service as doctor and lieutenant in ...

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.

Shin-hanga is a 20th-century take on ukiyo-e, an older form of Japanese woodblock printing, that evolved as artists sought to modernize and widen the appeal of their craft. Bill Fernandez ...

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

There are two figures. One is feminine, the other is masculine. The masculine figure seems to be farther away because he is much smaller and higher in the image. The feminine figure takes up about a ...