Category Archives: Ukiyo-e

self-drawing of Hokusai Katsushika
Only Japanese Artist Selected in The Greatest 100 People in This Millennium

Only one Japanese person was selected in a questionnaire of “the greatest 100 people in [...]

03
Oct
Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock print by Moronobu Hishikawa, details
Who Founded Ukiyo-e Japanese Woodblock Print? The Story of Ukiyo-e Founder

Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock print, had developed since middle of 19th century. Founder of Ukiyo-e is [...]

02
Oct
another masterpiece of Japanese woodblock print Ukiyo-e made by Utagawa Hiroshige
Can We Still Buy a Hiroshige Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print? Masterpieces for Sale

Utagawa Hiroshige was the most well known and influential Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock painters of all [...]

01
Oct
Genuine antique Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Utagawa Toyokuni III, in a drawing of Van Gogh
Van Gogh’s Favourite Painting for Sale: A Real Utagawa Ukiyo-e Woodblock Painting

Today’s post is to introduce an original woodblock print from Utagawa Kunisada – or, Utagawa [...]

28
Sep
Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock print, looking for assessing
Top 6 Tips For Buying an Ukiyo-e Japanese Woodblock Print in 2018: A Guide

As we have seen here on the OrientalSouls blog, Japanese arts and crafts come in [...]

20
Sep
Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock print art, making process of printing 1
How are Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints Made? The Secret behind Japan’s Most Famous Art

Continuing our series on Japanese art and the Ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition, this article will [...]

05
Sep
Japanese arts and crafts: Hokusai Grate Wave
15 of Japan’s Best Forms of Art: The Tradition and Beauty of the Islands and their Peoples

1. Ukiyo-e: Japanese Woodblock Prints Commonly depicting scenes of daily life or the natural world, [...]

27
Aug
Ukiyo-e, Japanese art of Edo woodprint, famous woodprints
Edo Woodprint － Perfect Reproduction of The World of Ukiyo-e

(Images: edohanga.jp) Edo Woodprint is a multi-color printing technique unique to Japan used to make [...]

11
Jul