ukiyo-e– category –

日本語はこちら While immersing myself in literature about Kansei culture and ukiyo-e, I came across a magazine article where Japan’s internationally renowned artist, Yoshitomo Nara, discusses ukiyo-e. I’d like to record this as a note fo...

日本語はこちら The person who sparked the tattoo boom in Japan: Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The relationship between ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) and tattoos is deeply tied to the cultural development of Japan from the late Edo period to the Meiji ...