It is an interesting footnote in art history that while a great deal of intimate information is known about the lives of the great Western artists, little or nothing is known of their equally majestic ...

The British Museum’s exhibition on the Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) includes Van Gogh’s own copy of a print which he used in a painting in homage. Fresh research reveals ...

Two hundred years ago, Dutch merchants opened shipments of porcelain from Japan to find the packing material was delicate rice paper, printed with brightly colored scenes of Japanese life. When the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Shōno — Sudden Rain Shower” (c1833-35), porters carrying a palanquin race for shelter.

A new exhibition at the British Museum is to display rare and never before seen artwork by one of Japan’s most popular and prolific artists. It will mark the first exhibition dedicated to the artist ...

Hiroshige's early years -- Japanese prints of the floating world -- Studying with Utagawa Toyohiro and Hiroshige's early career -- Early series of Bijinga -- Actors of the kabuki theatre on stage -- ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seba from the 69 Stations of the Kiso Highway, late 1830s By Utagawa Hiroshige (The Trustees of the British Museum ) The samurai ...

"Journey along the famed Tokaido Road-an ancient thoroughfare with a modern twist. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido is the best-known work of the great 19th century Japanese woodblock artist ...

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A new exhibition at the British Museum is to display rare and never before seen artwork by one of Japan’s most popular and prolific artists. Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road will debut in May and ...