With no solid object of fixed colour against which to correlate, "blue" has historically had the capacity to range loosely over the colour spectrum. In the case of Japan, "ao" denoted a range of blue ...

5 Stars of Ukiyo-e Artists: Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi Art Ueno Royal Museum, Ueno Until 6 Jul 2025 Tuesday 3 June 2025 Written by Sébastien Raineri ...

<p>NHK’s taiga historical drama “Unbound,” which depicts the life of Tsutaya Juzaburo, an exceptional publisher who discovered genius painters such as Kitagawa Utamaro and Toshusai Sharaku, is ...

The print will be on display from May 20 at the museum’s current special exhibition in Ueno Park, Tokyo, “Tsutaya Juzaburo: Creative Visionary of Edo.” Utamaro’s depictions of beautiful women in ukiyo ...

The print will be on display from May 20 at the museum’s current special exhibition in Ueno Park, Tokyo, “Tsutaya Juzaburo: Creative Visionary of Edo.” Utamaro’s depictions of beautiful women in ukiyo ...

The rediscovered work is one of Utamaro's earliest ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints and is believed to have been created around 1792 to 1793, during the Kansei era (1789-1801).

Japanese woodblock prints to include Kitagawa Utamaro 'Beauty and Samurai Upcoming Lot #6659 woodblock prints 14 1/2"H x 10 " W 14"H x 9 1/2" W 20"H x 13 7/8" W framed 10"H x 7"W image 8 1/4"H x 6 1/4 ...

View Japanese woodblock prints to include Kitagawa Utamaro 'Beauty and Samurai (Circa 1852) By Kunisada Utagawa; woodblock prints; 14 1/2H x 10 W 14H x 9 1/2 W 20H x 13 7/8 W framed 10H x 7W image 8 1 ...

A highlight of the show is the section called ‘Ukiyo-e Artists Today’, where new prints by the likes of renowned pop artist Keiichi Tanaami are presented. Visitors are invited to discover how ...

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The couple accrued woodblock prints, paintings, sculptures – including those by Hiroshige, Hokusai, Kunisada, Utamaro, Yoshitoshi and other important Japanese printmakers.