Currently on exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is a collection of such woodblock prints from the Edo era, entitled "Flowers and Festivals: Four Seasons in Japanese Prints." The collection ...

The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japan ... the Edo period (1603 to 1868), when the Japanese aesthetic focus on art and natural beauty achieved full flower. Edo was a time of widespread peace ...

Woodblock art of this time took influence from ... the progression of the bird and flower prints becomes incredibly prevalent, with a changing Japanese society reflected in the simple subject matter.

The influence of Japanese woodblock prints on the trajectory ... in more playful renderings of insects, birds, and flowers from prints comprise what the artist once called the “Japanese dream ...

Iris flowers are seen at Horikiri Shobuen Iris Garden in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward, June 13, 2025. Some 6,000 Japanese iris ...

The American businessman Alan Medaugh, 81, has spent 50 years building up an unparalleled collection of woodblock prints by the famed Japanese artist ... a folding fan of a flower-viewing party ...

TOKYO -- While the coronavirus pandemic currently limits our chances to travel, visitors can pore over beautiful Japanese landscapes ... features traditional woodblock prints by three artists ...