Bravery, drunkenness and murder are vividly represented at the Smithsonian Institution's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery where a small but theatrical exhibition focuses on one of Japan's best known legends.

Big in Japan: a history of hairstyles and hair ornaments. Junko Abe 21 November 2002 Share this URL copied to clipboard. Very high or very long? Up or ... 16-17C, Edo period: ...

Kabuki actors, courtesans, ravishing teahouse girls and ghosts: These are only some of the denizens of Edo Japan's so-called "floating world." Their stories -- and the natural landscapes in which ...

The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Japan’s Edo period manage to speak volumes about their world without raising their voice.. These delicate yet powerfully evocative images are the fullest ...

Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1867) was a time of peace and stability when various arts and technologies became well developed. At the top of the social hierarchy was the samurai warrior class. So ...

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 ...