Guides to Other Sites
Hans Olof Johansson offers the most useful summary of websites
on the internet. Start here and visit often:
A Guide to Ukiyo-e Sites on the Internet
Discussion Sites
Hans Olof Johansson offers a very good discussion site:
Ukiyo Q & A
Gary Gestson's website once provided a good discussion site
on Japanese prints and related issues, but it is no longer active.
Previous commentaries are archived and still available:
Chats on Japanese Prints
Technical Information
Dave Bull's excellent site on the technical aspects of
printmaking should not be missed:
Woodblock Printmaking
Japanese Art Societies
The Japanese Art Society of America in New York:
Japanese Art Society of America
The Society for Japanese Arts in the Netherlands:
Society for Japanese Arts
Art Conservation
Collectors, curators, and scholars must inevitably confront issues of
art conservation while caring for Japanese prints.The
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
is a good place to search for expert advice:
American Institute of Conservation
Museums
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco offers a database with
more than 80,000 images from their collections. There are many
Japanese prints, including some masterpieces:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ("Thinker" Database)
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has a huge database online
of more than 335,000 works, inlcuding japanese prints:
MFA Boston
The British Museum also has a database online (about 4,000 objects),
including some fine Japanese prints:
British Museum (search under the Highlights sections)
The Minneapolis Museum of Art has a small but
choice collection of Japanese prints online:
Minneapolis Museum of Art (with Search function)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Library has nearly 9,000 prints online:
Tokyo Metropolitan Library
Other Sites on Japanese Prints
Some of these websites are managed by dealers or auction companies. Their listing
here is in no way intended as an endorsement of their commercial activites. For other
worthy websites, try Hans Olof Johansson's link mentioned above.
OsakaPrints.com:
Articles,
Varia,
Archives,
Bios,
Glossary,
Bibliography
Artelino.com:
Signature database and
articles
Hanga.com: Articles & Exhibits
Kabuki for Everyone:
Information and video clips
Kabuki 21: Information on kabuki
ShinHanga.net:
Articles (some require membership for access)
Shôtei.com:
Articles
SôsakuHanga.net:
Essays
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