Moonlit Sea Prints of Easthampton MA is presenting its news exhibition, Expressions of Landscapes, exploring underlying emotions of solitude, wonderment, quietness and reflection through prints by Kawase Hasui, Takashi Ito, Shiro Kasamatsu, Tsuchiya Koitsu, Ito Yuhan and others. April 11th through May 3rd; by appointment the rest of the month.

Japanese woodblock print art (ukiyo-e or “picture[s] of the floating world”), at the end of the 1800s, was a dying art form. Tastes were changing, but following the opening of Japanese culture to Western influences and technology post-Commodore Perry and the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, Japan was undergoing intense modernization. The West was influencing all parts of Japanese culture, from the dress to the art to the technology and everything in between. The results are some of the most breathtaking landscapes created in the medium of woodblock printing, often with the underlying emotions of solitude, wonderment, quietness and reflection.

Thursday, April 11th through May 3rd.

Opening Thursday, April 11th at 5pm to 8pm.

Open Monday – Friday, 10am-2pm by appointment only.

Moonlit Sea Prints
116 Pleasant Street, Suite 226
Eastworks
Easthampton, MA 01027