The Japanese Print

ART 425 examines Japanese woodblock prints from the 17th - 19th century. We will consider the following: formal and technical aspects of prints; varied subject matter, including the "floating world" of the brothel districts and theatre; Japanese landscape and urban centers; and links between literature and prints, especially the re-working of classical literary themes in popular prints. The seminar will emphasize the study of prints in the university's Art Museum. If travel restrictions and pandemic conditions allow students will research Japanese prints at an art gallery in New York and recommend one for purchase for the Museum's collection.