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Featured Artwork
The artist, Yasunari Ikenaga, is best known for his contemporary paintings of an historical Japanese subject: bijin-ga (beautiful women). Scattering Chrysanthemums – Satsuki is a…
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Visions of Kimono
The word, kimono, means simply ‘the thing worn.’ As a garment it is incredibly simple in design being straight-seamed with wide sleeves. The garment is…
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Wrapping Paper
The arrival of Ukiyo-e in the West has a somewhat unexpected history. First, a brief history of Japan’s trade with the West: During the 18th…
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Tattoo and Ukiyo-e
Tattoos in Japan are a subject of contention to this very day. During the Edo period, tattoos were used as a form of punishment for…
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Featured Artwork
Paul Binnie is a Scottish-born artist (1967). His work directly references the work of Ukiyo-e print masters but with a unique, contemporary twist. While his…
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Sumi-Fusion Keynote Addresses
The two fabulous Keynote addresses from the International Mokuhanga Conference 2021 in Nara, Japan, are now available for public viewing here. * Henry D. Smith, Professor…
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Featured Artwork
Kitao Masayoshi worked as a ukiyo-e artist until he became the official painter to the daimyo of Tsuyama. He then worked in the Kano style…
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Catching up with Kristen McClarty
We featured Kristen McClarty in our June Newsletter after she completed her first Mokuhanga print using locally accessed tools and materials. She is embarking on…
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Introducing Ryan White
Ryan White describes himself as a “hobbyist/craftsman” and has been drawn to Mokuhanga printing as a way to spend time away from the computer screen. …
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Featured Artwork
While we have featured work by Utagawa Hiroshige before, we include this work of his to remember that Ukiyo-e was not a fine art form…