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Introducing Cruelty Prints

Muzan-e (literally "cruelty prints") refers to a genre of Japanese woodblock prints that vividly depict gruesome scenes such as murders, torture, seppuku (ritual suicide)...

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Introducing Crepe Paper Prints

Chirimen-bon refers to books produced in Japan from the Meiji to Taisho eras (1885–1920s) crafted using Japanese traditional paper (washi). They featured woodblock-printed color...

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Introducing Satsuma Rebellion

The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising against the Meiji government led by former samurai (known as shizoku) primarily from the Satsuma Domain...

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Introducing Tattoo

Tattoos— also known in Japanese as irezumi or horimono. In modern Japan, many people have negative associations with tattoos. In fact, during the Meiji period, tattooing was...

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Introducing Meisho-e

Meisho-e refers to ukiyo-e woodblock prints depicting famous scenic locations across Japan. Iconic examples include Katsushika Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji...

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Konobu Woodblock Print x2: Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees

Konobu Woodblock Print x2: Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees

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Tanigami Kōnan: Western Botanical Illustrations, Unsodo 1978

Tanigami Kōnan: Western Botanical Illustrations, Unsodo 1978

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Fujikawa Tamenobu: Famous Places of Tokaido Road

Fujikawa Tamenobu: Famous Places of Tokaido Road

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Yoshiiku Woodblock Print Triptych: Hitotsuya, from Baikō’s Ten Selected Roles

Yoshiiku Woodblock Print Triptych: Hitotsuya, from Baikō’s Ten Selected Roles

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Kyosai Woodblock Print Triptych: 1877 National Industrial Exhibition Ueno Park

Kyosai Woodblock Print Triptych: 1877 National Industrial Exhibition Ueno Park

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Kunichika Woodblock Print: Kawarazaki Gonjuro, Star of Edo Kabuki Play Tattoo

Kunichika Woodblock Print: Kawarazaki Gonjuro, Star of Edo Kabuki Play Tattoo

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Toyokuni Woodblock Print Triptych: One of the hundred forms of expression — I

Toyokuni Woodblock Print Triptych: One of the hundred forms of expression — I

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Sadahide Woodblock Print Triptych: A Guide to Visiting Mt. Fuji Maps Ukiyo-e

Sadahide Woodblock Print Triptych: A Guide to Visiting Mt. Fuji Maps Ukiyo-e

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