Japanese Yokai art provides an intriguing window into the country's amazing folklore, embodying the spirit of mythical ...

Edo, located in present-day Tokyo, prospered between 1615 and 1868. Before that, the government, based in the imperial city of Kyoto, had overseen a system of warlike feudal domains.

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.

These delicate yet powerfully evocative images are the fullest expression of the Edo period (1603 to 1868), when the Japanese aesthetic focus on art and natural beauty achieved full flower.

Where Edo period (1603-1868) woodblocks were drawn, engraved and printed separately by multiple artists and artisans, all the steps to make a sosaku hanga print were the responsibility of the ...

‘Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World’ exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art dives into Japan’s Edo period Centered on the extraordinary appeal of “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” by ...

A newly discovered pair of painted folding screens have been confirmed to be the joint work of renowned Edo Period artists Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) and Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795).

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone Collectio… ...

More: Say yes to everything: From upscale to diners, here's where to eat and drink in Lubbock Pleasures of everyday life. For the most part, the Edo Period, named after the Shogun's capital that ...