Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Explanatory notes and images from an online exhibition of nineteenth-century woodcuts by one of Japan's most-revered artists, Utagawa Hiroshige. "Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" represents over 100 prints of scenes of Tokyo...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Evolution of Ukiyo E and Woodblock Prints
Ukiyo-e began as hand-painted scrolls and screens of everyday life in Japan. They became so popular, they were mass-produced using carved wooden blocks. Read the evolution of this artform and view pictures in this essay.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt
A site by the National Gallery of Art of twelve selected Cassatt color prints. There is also a biography of the artist.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Japan: Images of a People
Students learn to view Japanese paintings, they make a screen, and they learn about the culture of Japan. There are three lesson plans and all allow all needed materials to be downloaded.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Toshusai Sharaku
A great site for images by Sharaku. There are links to many museums and articles about this 18th century Japanese artist.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Kiyonobu
This site explores the prints by Japanese Ukiyo-e printmaker Kiyonobu (1664-1729 CE). There are links to museums with images and articles on the artist.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cassatt, the Coiffure
Mary Cassatt's motivation in making her prints was to make her art more accessible for a large audience. She believed that everyone, regardless of income or social position, should be able to experience art and to own works they enjoy....
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Hishikawa Moronobu
This site offers links to images in museums and galleries and articles on the artist.
Toy Theater
Toy Theater: Create a Print in the Style of Hokusai
An interactive feature that lets you model a print after Hokusai.