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 ...

Image credit: Utagawa Kuniaki II, 1835 - 1888 (Japanese), Ōzumō Keiko no zu [Professional Sumo Wrestlers Practicing], 1866, woodcut on paper, 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Gift of Special Collections, Norlin ...

Woodblock art of this time took influence from internal styles as well ... Hiroshige’s “Canary and Clematis” features a glimpse into the changing history of Japan as canaries were introduced by Dutch ...

Interviews with former colleagues and friends reveal that his lifelong love of the art form had its origins ... and the third was a Japanese woodblock print. "I was very surprised," Sculley ...

“Echoes of the Floating World” is an example of TAM’s ongoing efforts to break down barriers for local artists and create an environment where everyone can access the museum and its resources.