Through stylised landscapes, scenes of everyday life and fantastical visions, Hokusai laid the foundations for a modern graphic touch still found in contemporary art far beyond the Nipponese shores.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the Ukiyo-e on display at the Plains Art Museum until Sept. 28FARGO — The Plains Art Museum has an exhibition of wood block prints on display depicting life for ...

Shodo, the Japanese calligraphy art, is an interesting part of Japanese culture that blends art with language.The traditional art has been around for ages and is still a vital part of Japan's culture.

Irises on Yellow Columns, Graphic Rewilding New York Botanical Garden. Between May 1889 and May 1890, Vincent van Gogh was a self-admitted patient at a psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy-de ...

Once polluted and suffering from depopulation, Naoshima has become Japan's hottest contemporary art enclave – and there are signs that life there may be finally rebounding.

The iris laevigata varieties (Japanese irises) are also moisture lovers. They sit like butterflies on tall stems in a range of colours that feature heavily in Japanese paintings.