In an era of relative peace and stability ... “Firemen were the warriors of their day in Edo,” said Martha Blackwelder, the museum’s Asian art curator. “Many of them had their bodies ...

Lovers of art, history and animals are celebrating the release of ... Other animals commonly seen in Edo-period Japan were badgers, foxes, and oxen. The exotic tiger is a symbol of strength and ...

He has actively engaged in promoting the art of sushi overseas ... cannot be seen in fish. Samples comparing the sizes of modern sushi, left, and sushi during the Edo period, right, are seen ...

Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...

Nagasawa Rosetsu's paintings are seen at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka in Osaka's Kita ... was a disciple of a well-known Edo period (1603-1867) master painter called Maruyama Okyo, and ...

Japanese polychrome ukiyo-e woodblock prints known as nishiki-e evolved during the Edo Period (1603-1868), and ... selected from the Seikado Bunko Art Museum collection, in an exploration of ...

Few figures in Edo-period (1603–1867) Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneur with a keen eye for talent ...

The allure of the Japanese folding screens of the Edo Period (1603-1867 ... of the city by patronizing the arts. But while the art commissioned by the court and by samurai lords tended to ...