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Annual Japanese Woodblock Print Salon - Los Ang...
Recently I had the pleasure of attending, for the second time, a Japanese woodblock Print Salon event in Los Angeles. This Print Salon has been running for about 15 years...
Annual Japanese Woodblock Print Salon - Los Ang...
Recently I had the pleasure of attending, for the second time, a Japanese woodblock Print Salon event in Los Angeles. This Print Salon has been running for about 15 years...

Who Was Japanese Artist Utagawa Kunisada?
Welcome Japanese woodblock print collectors and enthusiasts. Today we are going to talk about one of the true giants of the ukiyo-e world, the most prolific woodblock print artist, Utagawa...
Who Was Japanese Artist Utagawa Kunisada?
Welcome Japanese woodblock print collectors and enthusiasts. Today we are going to talk about one of the true giants of the ukiyo-e world, the most prolific woodblock print artist, Utagawa...

Yoshitoshi's - 32 Aspects of Women
I’m going to come right out and say it - women are fascinating, it’s true today and it was also true hundreds of years ago in Japan when artists like...
Yoshitoshi's - 32 Aspects of Women
I’m going to come right out and say it - women are fascinating, it’s true today and it was also true hundreds of years ago in Japan when artists like...

The Horror and Beauty of Muzan-e
First a warning for those of you who are squeemish around images of gore, blood and violence - because today our topic is Muzan-e, “Muzan” translates to cruelty or atrocity....
The Horror and Beauty of Muzan-e
First a warning for those of you who are squeemish around images of gore, blood and violence - because today our topic is Muzan-e, “Muzan” translates to cruelty or atrocity....

Kawase Hasui and Utagawa Hiroshige - A Legacy o...
Welcome, woodblock print collectors and enthusiasts! Today we’re diving into the world of Shin-hanga—the “new print” movement of early 20th-century Japan—by exploring the life and art of one of its most...
Kawase Hasui and Utagawa Hiroshige - A Legacy o...
Welcome, woodblock print collectors and enthusiasts! Today we’re diving into the world of Shin-hanga—the “new print” movement of early 20th-century Japan—by exploring the life and art of one of its most...

Who Was Japanese Artist Utagawa Yoshiiku?
Welcome, today we are continuing our series on famous Japanese woodblock print artists by highlighting a lesser known but, as you’ll see, an important and very talented artist by the...
Who Was Japanese Artist Utagawa Yoshiiku?
Welcome, today we are continuing our series on famous Japanese woodblock print artists by highlighting a lesser known but, as you’ll see, an important and very talented artist by the...