Kaihō Yūsetsu (1598-1677) was a significant painter of the early Edo period, and a son of the celebrated Momoyama-period painter Kaihō Yūshō. Born in Kyoto, Yūsetsu passed on his father’s…

Nineteenth-century Japanese artists who made a art of lacquer into a medium for painting and design. Zeshin was born in Edo (now Tokyo) and learned lacquer making from Koma Kansai…

Tsukio-e master Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) played a pivotal role in the history of Japanese ukiyo-e, especially as his career coincided with one of the most dramatic eras in the history of…