Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate.

A newly discovered pair of painted folding screens have been confirmed to be the joint work of renowned Edo Period artists Ito ... by the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, located in Osaka ...

Ukiyo-e (“Pictures of the Floating World”), a genre of Japanese art focusing on the portrayal of ukiyo (“The Floating World”), flourished from the 17th through the 19th century. During the Edo period ...

along with woodblock prints and other work by Hiroshige and works from other artists in the Edo Period. “Art at this time was very intimate and focused on themes of performing arts, courtly life ...