Within this tradition, Hiroshige – a grand new exhibition of whose work will open at the British Museum next month – ...

Prints, in the ukiyo (floating world) style, depict everyday life and pastimes of early 19th-century Japan’s prosperous urban dwellers. Prints are not framed, and borrowers must agree to standards of ...

It was while Van Gogh was living in Paris in 1886-88 that he discovered Japanese art, buying over 600 prints from the dealer Siegfried Bing. Most of these survive at the Van Gogh Museum in ...

There are two figures. One is feminine, the other is masculine. The masculine figure seems to be farther away because he is much smaller and higher in the image. The feminine figure takes up about a ...

Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. The exhibition 'Young Poland: Polish Art 1890-1918' includes ...

“Hiroshige’s remarkable prints immortalise the unique beauty and culture of Japan, seamlessly blending ... is the best way to keep Hiroshige’s art alive. Hiroshige’s artistic strength ...