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![Spring is here again in New York City and it’s time for the annual Asia Week! All the museums, galleries, dealers, and auction houses will be showing off their best […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Japanese Prints at NYC Asia Week 2015")
Japanese Prints at NYC Asia Week 2015
Spring is here again in New York City and it’s time for the annual Asia Week! All the museums, galleries, dealers, and auction houses will be showing off their best […]
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![Spring has arrived here in New York City and it’s time for the annual Asia Week! All the museums, galleries, dealers, and auction houses will be showing off their best […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/09134389-115x115.jpg "Japanese Prints at NYC Asia Week 2014")
Japanese Prints at NYC Asia Week 2014
Posted on March 13, 2014 | No CommentsSpring has arrived here in New York City and it’s time for the annual Asia Week! All the museums, galleries, dealers, and auction houses will be showing off their best […] -
![Right now, in New York City, there are two excellent exhibitions occurring which focus on the world of Rinpa art. Rinpa is something of an enigmatic artistic movement. Rinpa wasn’t a traditional […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/silver-waves-115x115.jpg "The Beautiful World of Rinpa")
The Beautiful World of Rinpa
Posted on October 10, 2012 | No CommentsRight now, in New York City, there are two excellent exhibitions occurring which focus on the world of Rinpa art. Rinpa is something of an enigmatic artistic movement. Rinpa wasn’t a traditional […] -
![This past Friday and Saturday I had the opportunity to attend The Artist in Edo Symposium, organized by the Freer Sackler gallery and National Gallery of Art. This exhibition was […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tumblr_lug078CoJY1qgmcu5o1_1280-115x115.jpg "The Artist in Edo Symposium")
The Artist in Edo Symposium
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 1 CommentThis past Friday and Saturday I had the opportunity to attend The Artist in Edo Symposium, organized by the Freer Sackler gallery and National Gallery of Art. This exhibition was […] -
![I was recently reading the essay “Feminine Motifs in Bodhidharma Symbology in Japan“, it was really interesting to see the different ways in which bits of Buddhist lore were interwoven […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/010144_3-115x115.jpg "Harunobu: Daruma, mitate, and feminine motifs")
Harunobu: Daruma, mitate, and feminine motifs
Posted on September 27, 2011 | 1 CommentI was recently reading the essay “Feminine Motifs in Bodhidharma Symbology in Japan“, it was really interesting to see the different ways in which bits of Buddhist lore were interwoven […] -
![A very rare edition of Ito Shinsui’s famous “After the bath” print has come up for auction at Floating World Auctions. According to them this print is actually from Shinsui’s […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Q-127_01_l-115x115.jpg "Bathing Beauties")
Bathing Beauties
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 2 CommentsA very rare edition of Ito Shinsui’s famous “After the bath” print has come up for auction at Floating World Auctions. According to them this print is actually from Shinsui’s […] -
![The site Viewing Japanese Prints has two excellent articles on fading in Japanese prints. The first shows three prints, displayed above, by the same artist and from the same time […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Screen-Shot-2011-09-15-at-3.03.39-PM-115x115.png "Fading in Prints")
Fading in Prints
Posted on September 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe site Viewing Japanese Prints has two excellent articles on fading in Japanese prints. The first shows three prints, displayed above, by the same artist and from the same time […] -
![I ran across this particular print in a lot of Japanese prints at an auction at I.M. Chait. It was quite different from most of the other prints that one […]](https://blog.ukiyo-e.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/128388lg-115x115.jpg "Torii Kiyomasu II Print")
Torii Kiyomasu II Print
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsI ran across this particular print in a lot of Japanese prints at an auction at I.M. Chait. It was quite different from most of the other prints that one […]