The Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of ... been enthralled by the stories the prints tell. “They reflect the customs, lifestyles and sensibilities of the Japanese people of the Edo period,” he ...

“Ukiyo-e” is a genre of mass-produced Japanese woodblock prints that display everything from theater announcements and landscapes to sumo wrestlers and even salacious erotica. The prints were ...

"Specters, Ghosts and Sorcerers in Ukiyo-e" showcases more than 250 Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo Period (1603-1868), depicting ghosts, goblins and other supernatural beings. The lurid ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The American businessman Alan Medaugh, 81, has spent 50 years building up an unparalleled collection of ...