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Lasting Impressions: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints
05 Apr, 2025
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Marking Time: Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Prints
09 Aug, 2016
- 21 May, 2017
Allure: Elegant Women in Japanese Prints
21 Mar, 2013
- 05 May, 2013
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Did you shower today, or did you make do with a quick spritz of Axe body spray? Across history, hygiene and cleanliness in art have mirrored shifting values about purity, beauty, and human nature.
Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Although Japanese weather varies greatly across the archipelago, the abundance of rain throughout the year remains a common phenomenon across Japan.