Ukiyo-e: pictures of the Floating World
Images of everyday Japan printed for popular consumption in the Edo period, represent one of the highpoints of Japanese cultural achievement.
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Japanese art & design: pictorial narrative
Traditional Japanese pictorial decoration is conceptual rather than realistic, and reads from right to left. One picture may illustrate a sequence of events that occurred a…
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Study Room resource: Japanese prints
This study room resource explores the art of ukiyo-e Japanese prints including the works of Utamaro, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.
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Review of MA Paper Conservation: Japanese prints
As part of an MA in Paper Conservation, I studied traditional Japanese prints, known as ukiyo-e prints. These were mainly produced in Edo (central Tokyo today) and Osaka, b…
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A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Japanese Netsuke
The Japanese netsuke is a thing of wonder: a utilitarian accessory to traditional Japanese dress that has become an art form in itself, prized by coll…
Buy nowEvent - BSL Talks: Japanese Enamels
Fri 28 June 2013 18:30
BSL TOUR: Join Chisato Minamimuro as she talks about the diverse range of Japanese Enamels in the V&A collection.
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