Read how the traditional Japanese technique of woodblock printing mirrored the events following the Meiji restoration. Includes images.
Extensive resource contains discussion forums, online exhibitions, an encyclopedia of woodblock printing, a directory, lessons, and a library.
Issue entitled Antiques and Art Around Florida features an article on Japanese woodblock prints. Read about materials and techniques.
College term paper discusses the impact of Japanese woodblock prints on modern painting, using Hiroshige, Van Gogh, and Monet as examples.
Offers an overview of Tokugawa Japan and the Yoshiwara district, a history of woodblock printing, and a guide to ukiyo-e. Meet master artists.
Library of Japanese prints includes work by Hiroshige, Hokusai, Utamaro, and Kunichika. Consult the list of online galleries and resources.
Encyclopedia article give an overview of the Japanese school of painting. Subscribe to Encarta to view multimedia resources.
Introduction to Japanese prints offers descriptions of ukiyo-e, shin hanga, sosaku hanga, and contemporary methods. Includes links.
Find explanations of Japanese woodblock printmaking including ukiyo-e, shin hanga, and sosaku hanga. Features history, essays, and images.
Offers an overview of hanga or woodblock printmaking and Ukiyo-e prints, known as images of the floating world. Includes examples of each.
Discusses the cultural transmission of ukiyo-e between Japan and France from the early 1600's to the late 1800's. Includes a bibliography.