Toyohara Kunichika, Peony: Actor Kawarazaki Sanshō as Danjūrō no Shichi (detail), from the series Thirty-six Selected Flowers and Grasses, 1865. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.
Toyohara Kunichika, Peony: Actor Kawarazaki Sanshō as Danjūrō no Shichi (detail), from the series Thirty-six Selected Flowers and Grasses, 1865. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.
Discovery Cart: Japanese Prints
11:00 am–4:00 pm
Discover how artists transform a block of wood into a print. Drop by to handle the tools and materials artists use, discuss techniques with knowledgeable staff, and view demonstration pieces and artwork reproductions that reveal how artists create these kinds of objects.
Look for the Artist Toolbox Cart in gallery 278A on select dates and times. See below for the schedule.
Wheelchair accessible