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The Open Edition
One of the most startling differences between Western print value systems and Ukiyo-e print value is the open edition. While Western prints are limited to…
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Featured Artwork
Title: The Heian Poet Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Subduing the Bandit Yasusuke with His Music Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Date created: 1883 Physical Dimensions: Ōban triptych: 14…
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Mokuhanga, a brief history
Mokuhanga has a very long and colourful history, and it can be quite intimidating at first. Let’s have a look at the three main traditions…
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McClains Book Review
Established in the late 1970s as a Japanese print supply store in the US, McClain’s has become a go-to for Mokuhanga supplies in the English…
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Featured Artwork
One of the things that is difficult to see in a reproduction of this image, is the exquisite embossing achieved on the parrot’s feathers. It…
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Featured Artwork
Title: Summer Bamboo Designer: Tani Bun\’ichi | Carver: David Bull | Printer: David Bull Date created: 1999 Physical Dimensions: Overall: 9 3/4 x 14 3/16in. (24.8 x 36 cm) Type: Print This…
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OZU WASHI, a traditional paper store
In 1653 a paper wholesale store called “Ozuya” was established in Nihombashi. Over 360 years later “Ozu Washi” operates from the same location as that…