To promote Japanese culture and fight forgeries, works of famed ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai of the Edo Period (1603-1867) will grace the new Japanese passport. Starting on Feb. 4 ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles Three of these are dedicated solo exhibitions, like “The Road Less Traveled: ...

Source: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images HOKUSAI, directed by Hajime Hashimoto, is the opening film of this year’s Japanese Film Festival . It depicts the life of Hokusai and the ...

Japan's iconic ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai left an indelible mark on the art world. We trace the development of "The Great Wave" and the location that inspired "Rainstorm beneath the Summit." ...

Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition' uses 3D animation and projection mapping to reimagine Edo-era woodblock prints for modern ...

ALMOST all Japanese woodcuts printed in colors from a ... and Europe -- belong to the popular and democratic section of the art of Nippon. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

A sell-out exhibition at the British Museum has proved once again the popularity of Japanese ... Asian art set up shop in the alleyway there, and she delivered a whole lecture about Hokusai ...

Kurara: Japanese word ... master painter Katsushika Hokusai. Since her childhood, she was captivated by painting. O-Ei marries a town painter, but she soon chooses art over marriage and divorces ...

The Great Wave may be one of the most recognisable works of art in the world, and now it's available as a LEGO Art project. LEGO Art Hokusai: The Great Wave enables you to recreate Hokusai's ...