This exhibit features 36 beautiful and iconic Japanese woodblock prints (木版画, mokuhanga) available through St. Catherine University’s Fine Art Collection, which were created by 15 Japanese woodblock print artists. Their one-of-a-kind processes and aesthetic styles represent the fascinating history, age-old techniques, recognizable style, and lasting legacy of Japanese woodblock prints.
Exhibit developed by:
Rebecca Brown, Alyssa Costopoulos, and Victoria Johnson
Created for:
St. Catherine University -- LIS 7590 -- Spring 2020
akaline red, Akiyama Buemon, animal, Asada Benji, asagao, Asai Ginjirō, autumn, barefoot, battle, Benkei, bijin-ga, bon, bon odori, broom, brothel, Buddhism, calligraphy, celebration, cherry blossom, cherry blossoms, Chiyoda Castle, Chiyoda Inner Palace, chrysanthemum, comedy, concubine, court, courtesan, crane, crescent moon, crescent spear, crossing, dancer, dancing, Echizenya Kaju, Edo Castle, entertainer, Etsuka, evening, exposition, fairy tale, fan, festival, fish, floral, flower, flute, flying fish, fountain, Fukiage, Fukuda Hatsujirô, Fukuda Kumajirō, game, garden, gas lamps, Genji, Genji monogatari, Genpei War, girls, Gyokuensai, hauta, Hishikawa Harunobu, Hori Tashichi, Hozo Temple, Hozoin, humor, hybrid, ichigenkin, indoor, industrial exhibition, industry, January, kagami mochi, Kakuzenbo Hoin In-ei, kasa, Kasamatsu Shiro, Kenkyū, kiku, kimono, Kiyomizu Temple, Kiyomizudera, koto, Kyoto, Kyoto Hanga-in, lacquer, laughter, life, Manji, manufacturing, maple leaves, matsuri, men, midsummer, Minamoto, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Mizuno Toshikata, momiji, Momotaro, monk, monkey, moon, morning, morning glory, Mt. Fuji, music, Nagamatsu Sakugoro, nationalist, nature, New Year, New Years, night, Nikko, Nishinomiya Shoin, Noguchi Enkatsu, Noh, November, Obon, ocean, Ogata Gekkō, Ohno Bakufu, Okamoto, Onigashima, Ōta Komakichi, otogibanashi, outer palace, parade, park, peony, performer, petals, pheasant, pine, plum blossom, plum blossoms, poetry, prostitute, reflection, religious, rice cakes, sakura, samurai, Sanoya Kihei, Sasaki Bunzan, Sasaki Toyokichi, shamisen, shin-hanga, Shinto, Shiogama, shirabyōshi, snow, spectators, spring, stone lantern, Sugatami Bridge, summer, Sun Gate, Taira, Takamatsu, Takekawa Seikichi, Tale of Genji, Tamura, Tangyu, tea ceremony, tea house, teaching, tobiuo, Toshogu, Toyohara Kunichika, treasure, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Uchida poem, umbrella, umbrellas, ume, Unsodo, urination, Utagawa Hiroshige III, Utagawa Kunisada II, Utagawa Yoshitora, warbler, warrior, water, weapons, wind, winter, women, World's Fair, Yamamoto, Yamashiroya Jinbei, Yamazaki Gyōzaburō, Yashima, Yomeimon, Yōsai Nobukazu, Yoshihisa, Yōshū Chikanobu