Archive - The Arts of Japan

Mizuno Toshikata – Part 4: The literary frontispiece

The third part of an eight-part series on the life and work of Mizuno Toshikata, an ukiyo-e artist and nihon-ga painter active during the turbulent…

Jun 21 •

Mizuno Toshikata – Part 3: Art from the front lines

The third part of an eight-part series on the life and work of Mizuno Toshikata, an ukiyo-e artist and nihon-ga painter active during the turbulent…

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Mizuno Toshikata – Part 2: Finding his niche

The second part of an eight-part series on the life and work of Mizuno Toshikata, an ukiyo-e artist and nihon-ga painter active during the turbulent…

May 31 •

Mizuno Toshikata – Part 1: His rocky path to becoming an artist

The first part of an eight-part series on the life and work of Mizuno Toshikata, an ukiyo-e artist and nihon-ga painter active during the turbulent…

May 24 •

March 2025

Hyakutake Kaneyuki – The Painter

The second issue of a two-part series on the life and work of Hyakutake Kaneyuki, both a pioneering Japanese diplomat and painter active in the late…

Mar 29 •

Hyakutake Kaneyuki – The Diplomat

The first issue of a two-part series on the life and work of Hyakutake Kaneyuki, both a pioneering Japanese diplomat and painter active in the late 19th…

Mar 22 •

Hashiguchi Goyō – The Printmaker

The third and last issue of a three-part series on the life and work of Hashiguchi Goyō, a Japanese painter, book designer and printmaker active in the…

Mar 9 •

Hashiguchi Goyō – The Painter

The second issue of a three-part series on the life and work of Hashiguchi Goyō, a Japanese painter, printmaker, and book designer active in the early…

Mar 1 •

February 2025

Hashiguchi Goyō – The Book Designer

The first issue of a three-part series on the life and work of Hashiguchi Goyō, a Japanese painter, printmaker, and book designer active in the early…

Feb 22 •

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