These five masterpieces capture the very essence of the transformations that have shaped Japan's visual identity, from the ...

The purchase changed his life — and the history of Western art. Monet went on to collect 231 Japanese prints, which greatly ... its name — conjure up a boat with a mere squiggle of the brush.

The link between these two masterpieces of 19th-century art does not ... admirer of this Japanese print, writing vividly to his brother Theo: Hokusai’s "waves are claws, the boat is caught ...

Sosaku-hanga—creative prints (創作版画)—emerged as an artistic form of expression in twentieth-century Japan. This installation was co-curated for "Art & Resolution, 1900 to Today" by students from Art ...

And this print, with its beautiful, colourful world of nature and women, symbolises his enduring love for Japanese art. It represents his dream of the South as a painter’s paradise.” ...

It's a crucial work for understanding Japanese art—and Japan itself before it ... initiation to the woodblock prints called ukiyo-e. They have long been widely revered: architect Frank Lloyd ...

Ronin Gallery Prices and interest in Japanese art in general and in woodblock prints of the ukiyo-e period in particular have fluctuated significantly over the years, he said. “Originally ...