Kosode with autumn flowers by Ogata Kōrin, 18th century (Tokyo National Museum) ‘First the courtesan Kaoru commissioned the renowned artist ...

Cherry blossoms at Yoshino. Katsushika Hokusai 1833.  Met Museum, Rogers Fund 1922. Public domain うつせみの世にも似たるか花ざくらさくと見しまにかつちりにけり Like the wo...

In pre-modern Japan the belief was that we start a whole new lifecycle at the age of 60. The Hokusai exhibition at the British Museum focu...