WILLIAMSTOWN — The curator of a new exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints is asking you to take deep look with him at two significant strains of artistic evolution taking place within the genre ...

History and Significance -- Tools and Materials for Printing -- Washi, Japanese Handmade Paper -- Creating a Print Step by Step -- New Directions in Mokuhanga -- Appendix 1: Suppliers and Supplies -- ...

In a day and age where most everything we purchase is mass-produced, there’s something magical about the beauty found in the slowness of handmade goods. Block printed textiles are lovely in part ...

The Japanese have long revered their natural landscape. Its beauty has been a central focus in Japanese culture, as has its power. All of this is rooted in the belief that supernatural forces and ...

Ahead of TEFAF Maastricht, Tamio Ikeda, of the Paris gallery Tanakaya, shares the complex history behind the woodblock print, and how mutual admiration may have saved it. By Vivian Morelli Reporting ...

The iconic Japanese woodblock print “The Great Wave” (1830–1832) broke records at auction when it sold for nearly $2.8 million on Tuesday, March 21. Christie's had originally set the price estimate ...