In the foundation of the culture of Japanese MANGA and animation, there lies the humor filled art form, shunga. Shunga is a type of Japanese art by famous ukiyo-e artists of the Edo Period, such ...

OBUSE, Nagano Prefecture--An extremely rare hand-drawn portrait likely by renowned ukiyo-e woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai that recently came to light has triggered a quest to identify the ...

There’s an element of voyeurism in the Japanese art of ukiyo-e. You get that feeling you’re glimpsing into another world, says Sydney-based artist Cressida Campbell. Her work is influenced by ...