EditorialThe Courier Kantan dreaming of Himself as a Daimyo (Hikyaku Kantan: yume no daimyo), no. 8 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays. Okumura Masanobu; Japanese, 1686-1764. Date: 1711-1740. Dimensions: 27.1 x 38.9 cm. Woodblock print; oban...
EditorialThe Olympic Flame burns in a cauldron at the Ariake Yume-no-Ohashi Bridge, where it was moved after its appearance at National Stadium for the Olympic Games? opening ceremonies, on the waterfront in Tokyo, Aug. 4, 2021. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialUtagawa Kuniyoshi, Yume no ukihashi, sheet 54 from the series: Genji clouds together with ukiyo-e, color woodcut, signed: Signatur: Ichiysai Kuniyoshi ga , seal, publisher: Iseya Ichibei, censorship stamp, printmaking,printed matter, Lit. characters, E...