The art of Japan’s Edo period is undeniably beautiful, influencing creators across the centuries. Japanese artist Katsushika ...

humor or illusion — with the intention of tricking the eye and tickling the funny bone. Urawa Art Museum; Urawa Century City 3F, 2-5-1 Naka-cho, Urawa-ku, Saitama. Urawa Stn. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sat., ...

This particular print illustrates an enactment of the slaying of Yamata no Orochi, a fearsome multi-headed serpent by the Shinto storm god, Susanoo, as described in the ancient Japanese text ...

but few people know much about the original uses to which these prints were put back in the Edo period. Brigitte Koyama-Richard, a French expert on Japanese art, provides an introduction to the ...

Birds were a popular part of Japanese art during the Edo period. Eagle hanging scroll by Kishi Ganku, ca. 1802. Courtesy of the Freer Gallery Two new exhibits at the Freer Gallery explore the ...

This era is named after the city of Edo — now called Tokyo — when the Tokugawa shogunate, or feudal leaders, ruled Japan from this urban center. The political stability under these commanders ...

The MFA Boston shows how one of the greatest printmakers, from Edo ... art would emerge: born in Tokyo, spanning the whole world. In “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence,” an exhibition of ...