Ukiyo-e Japanese Prints: The History of Japanese Woodblock Prints
2019年8月1日 · Here, we explore these Japanese woodblock prints, paying particular attention to their fascinating history, age-old techniques, recognizable style, and lasting legacy.
10 Incredible Japanese Woodblock Prints You Need to See
2024年5月16日 · Step into the captivating world of Japanese woodblock prints, where intricate designs and vibrant colors combine to tell stories of tradition, beauty, and imagination. Some of these prints are ukiyo-e, meaning “pictures of the floating world.”
Woodblock printing in Japan - Wikipedia
Invented in China during the Tang dynasty, woodblock printing was widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868). It is similar to woodcut in Western printmaking in some regards, but was widely used for text as well as images.
Japanese Print Search and Database
Ukiyo-e Search provides an incredible resource: The ability to both search for Japanese woodblock prints by simply taking a picture of an existing print AND the ability to see similar prints across multiple collections of prints.
Ukiyo-e - Wikipedia
Ukiyo-e[a] (浮世絵) is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.
The Ten Most Important Ukiyo-e Art Prints of All Time
2022年1月30日 · The most famous Ukiyo-e of all time falls into five main categories of woodblock art prints: beautiful women, landscapes, warriors/heroes, kabuki actors, and shunga (illegal, sexually explicit art). Spanning from the 17th to the 19th centuries, here are the ten most important Ukiyo-e prints of all time.
Japanese woodblock prints guide - Christie's
2024年2月5日 · Collecting Japanese woodblock prints. An expert guide to the landscapes, courtesans, actors, warriors and monsters depicted in ukiyo-e prints, and why Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro belong in the pantheon of all-time great artists. Collecting Guides; Artist & …
Woodblock Prints in the - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Woodblock prints were initially used as early as the eighth century in Japan to disseminate texts, especially Buddhist scriptures. The designer and painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu (died ca. 1640) used wood stamps in the early seventeenth century to print designs on paper and silk.
Japanese art - Woodblock Prints | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
2024年12月13日 · Japanese art - Woodblock Prints: A movement that paralleled and occasionally intersected with the aforementioned developments in painting was that of the production of ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” which depicted the …
Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints) - japan-guide.com
Ukiyo-e (浮世絵) are Japanese woodblock prints, which flourished during the Edo Period (1603-1868). They originated as popular culture in Edo (present day Tokyo) and depicted popular kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and geisha from the world of entertainment.