Pictures of the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Japanese Woodblock Prints

Beginning February 29, 2016

8:00 AM-8:00 PM

Exhibition from February 29, 2016 through May 6, 2016. The Drexel Collection houses nearly 200 19th-century Japanese woodblock prints, also known as Ukiyo-e, a popular technique and genre of woodblock printing in Japan from the 17th to the 19th century. The majority of the prints were donated by James W. Paul, Jr. (1851-1908), the husband of Anthony J. Drexel’s second child, Frances Katherine Drexel (1852–1892). There are over a quarter of the prints displayed in this exhibition, representing the different styles and categories found in the collection, from actors and beauties to scenes of daily life.

The exhibition was guest curated by Yanrong Shen ’16, a student in Drexel’s Museum Leadership program, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.

The Rincliffe Gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Gallery is free and open to the public.

Contact Information

Lynn Clouser
215-895-2414
lcc48@drexel.edu