Often brightly colored and meticulously detailed, woodblock prints gained initial prominence in Japan as an accessible artform during the Edo Period (1603-1868). Prints made during this period are ...

There is an exhibition that explores this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional woodblock prints and paintings ... common people in the Edo Period enjoyed, but surprisingly ...

Through 140 masterworks of paintings, woodblock prints, and books, Designed for Pleasure examines—in the context of ... In practice, this implied disporting oneself in the pleasure quarters and ...