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Japanese Woodcuts
The majority of Park West Gallery’s Japanese Woodcut Collection were created during Edo period Japan (1615-1868). Known familiarly as ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” this genre of images traditionally portrays “worldly pleasures and earthly delights” – a type of escape that dealt with the frustrating ancient divisions of class between Japanese nobles and warriors.
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West Meets East: How Japanese Woodcuts Inspired an Art Movement
How Japanese Woodcuts Inspired a Western Art Movement Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh viewed Japan as a paradise where everyone loved art, and wished to replicate this ideal in the south of France. French artist Claude Monet once explained his artwork to an art critic, stating: “If you insist on forcing me into an affiliation with anyone else for the good of the cause, then compare me with the old Japanese masters; their exquisite taste has always delighted me, and I like the suggestive quality of...
Park West Gallery’s Japanese Woodcut Prints
Park West Gallery is proud to offer Japanese Woodcuts created during Edo period Japan (1615-1868) to our collectors! Known familiarly as ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” this genre of images traditionally portrays “worldly pleasures and earthly delights” – a type of escape that dealt with the frustrating ancient divisions of class between Japanese nobles and warriors. Historically, many in the warrior class had been able to accumulate vast sums of money, often much more than many of...
Japanese Woodcut Print Collection at Park West Gallery
Collection highlights along with a bit of art history behind the prints.
Park West Gallery Presents Japanese Woodcut Collection
An introduction to subjects in Japanese prints.
