The woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), a prominent and prolific artist of the shin-hanga (new prints) movement, depicts some of the more than 3,000 Japanese cherry trees planted in West ...

From Cherry Blossoms To Snow Gardens: The Floating World of Japanese Prints. February 9–March 23, 2013. From Cherry Blossoms To Snow Gardens features woodblock prints by famed ukiyo-e masters of the ...

In Japan, cherry blossoms have been featured prominently on grand screens, woodblock prints, and silk works. Cherry Blossoms, a new 112-page monograph from Skira Rizzoli, showcases 70 examples of ...

During the Edo period in Japan (1615-1857), woodblock printing was a common and popular art form. The Japanese took the Buddhist idea of ukiyo, or "the floating world," and interpreted the notion of ...

Cherry blossoms are in the South Carolina Midlands, too. On Saturday, the Irmo celebrated this bloom and its tie to Japanese culture. The trees have been springing to life at the Irmo Town Park ...

LAST SPRING, I went to Japan to see the cherry blossoms. It was the first of April, but I had gambled — with each year, the flowers were opening earlier and earlier, and I was hoping I might see ...

“In Japanese culture the cherry blossom symbolizes the ephemeral beauty of life itself,” Thiel said, ... But in Edo-period Japan (1615-1868), some woodblock prints circulated so widely, ...

Celebrate the Cherry Blossoms With ... Hokusai’s famous woodblock print ... Festival’s centennial celebration of Japan’s original gift of 3,000 cherry trees to ...

We have you covered! Check out the following events: Cherry Blossom Family Celebration 8th and G St. NW The Smithsonian American Art Museum's cherry blossom celebration features a taiko drumming ...