SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Ukiyo e Kuniyoshi Exhibition Catalogue Bo...  Jun 3, 2009 Royal Academy of Arts Examines Prints by Japanese Ukiyo-e Artist ... At the age of 15 he was accepted into the studio of Utagawa Kunisada, a leading ukiyo-e artist (1786-1864: known as Toyokuni III after 1844) ... Ukiyo-e art, pictures of the floating world, originated in a period of Japanese history when the shoguns held political and military power in a country cut off from the rest of the world. (Suite101.com) Return of the Yellow Peril Debuts at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens This Spring  Mar 13, 2009 His uniquely bicultural style integrates images from ukiyo-e woodcut prints with images from American popular culture. Its been described as pop art with a Japanese twist. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News) MFA exhibit brings sister cities together  Feb 26, 2009 The ukiyo-e (meaning "pictures of the floating world") woodblock prints on display were primarily made in Edo (present-day Tokyo) and bring to life the culture of the city in an aesthetic form ... The ukiyo-e woodblock prints, including post cards, photographs, and lithographs, on view at the museum were supplanted by new visual media in the 20th century. (The Suffolk Journal, MA) Back to Art News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009