“I knew they were something,” Christina Kean says about the three Japanese woodblock prints she came across ... and so many buyers around the world” she says, adding she also enjoyed not ...
“I think the woodblock prints provided him with an escape from the business world,” Matsuoka says. “They helped heal his emotional wounds and allowed him to take a break. I think they were ...
Zheng He's ships, as depicted in a Chinese woodblock print thought to date to the early 17 th century. Treasure junks: fact or fiction? The Ming account of the voyages that followed strains ...
Lark Interiors' Janelle Patton reimagined a dark, old-world-style home in Southlake into a contemporary masterpiece.
Tech icon Steve Jobs was fascinated by Japanese culture, and was particularly passionate about shin-hanga woodblock prints. Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong ...
The Vietnam Week 2024 has been held in Washington D.C., the U.S., from October 4-12, aiming to honor the country’s rich ...
Vietnam Week 2024, organized by the Vietnam Society to celebrate traditional Vietnamese culture and inspire future ...
Rain. You forgot your umbrella. That’s what’s happening in this Japanese woodblock print — only it’s Tokyo (then called Edo), the year is 1857, and we’re crossing the Sumida River.
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Ukio-e are Japanese woodblock prints that were popular between the 17th and 20th centuries. Ukio-e are a wonderful form of history and memorabilia to take home that is also equally traditional. The ...
Teraoka drew on the Japanese heritage of kabuki theatre prints with their beautiful women and the shunga erotic prints with ...