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Harunobu's success in woodblock prints came toward the end of his career. He is credited with the sue of full-color "brocade" or nishiki-e print in 1765. These prints were issued as calendars or special occasion prints. They combine verses of amateur…

Harunobu's success in woodblock prints came toward the end of his career. He is credited with the sue of full-color "brocade" or nishiki-e print in 1765. These prints were issued as calendars or special occasion prints. They combine verses of amateur…

Otoka Taka, an album ppublished in 1798, gathers prints by six well-known artists. Shigemasa's "Ouchi Byaku" was believed to be the second plate of this volume, protraying the leading of a sacred white horse of a respeced

Hokusai began his art career as an apprentice for a woodblock engraver between the ages of 15 to 18. He became a pupil of Katsukawa Shunsho in 1778. The first publication of his work came out 8 months after his studies. His goal was to depict the…

Ippo is best known for his recreation of Itcho's work. He studied under Kuno Yasunobu, and gained fame for creating a style somewhere between the Kano (a Japanese style based on Chinese Tradition) and Ukiyo-e traditions. Ippo's work reflects a more…

The Japanese prints of plants and birds are referred to as Katcho -e. Starting as a Chinese painting tradition during the Momoyama period in 1573, bird and flower compositions reflected Ming refinements and decorative elements.Subsequently, Ukiyo-e…