Woodblock printmaking was the first Japanese art that made its way into public consciousness abroad. A complicated form, the finished work involves the collaboration of different artisans—artist, carver, printer, publisher. The artist sketches an original design; it is transferred onto a cherry-wood block; color separation requires etching onto multiple blocks; then ink must be applied meticulously, using brushes. The striking native landscapes created by such 19th-century artists as Utagawa Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai helped form Western visions of the Far East. Sixty of the finest Japanese prints through history are on view in this exhibition. —Elena Clavarino