Moonlit Sea Prints of Easthampton MA is presenting its inaugural exhibition, Shin-hanga 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. February 4th through February 27th; open the first weekend, by appointment the rest of the month.… Read More »February 2022 exhibit : Shin-Hanga expressions of Landscapes

Above us, stars. Beneath us, constellations. Five billion miles away, a galaxy dies like a snowflake falling on water. Below us, some farmer, feeling the chill of that distant death, snaps on his yard light, drawing his sheds and barn back into the little system of his care. All night, the cities, like shimmering novas,… Read More »June 2022 exhibit : Scenes in the Night

Moonlit Sea Prints of Easthampton MA is presenting its latest exhibition showcasing the works of Ito Shinsui, Kawase Hasui, Hiroshi Yoshida, Ohara Koson, Ito Yuhan, and more. Every day we have new original Japanese woodblock prints arriving for your enjoyment, currently over 500 in active inventory. Come browse and enjoy a small Japanese whiskey or… Read More »October 2022 exhibit : New Works

Moonlit Sea Prints will be participating in the 8th annual Eastworks Open Studios event on November 5th and 6th (Saturday and Sunday), the first weekend in November, from 10am to 5pm. Our second year participating, but our first year in our own gallery space, we're excited for the opportunity to share over 500 original Japanese… Read More »Eastworks Open Studios 2022

Moonlit Sea Prints will be participating in the 2022 7th Annual Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair on Friday, December 2nd from 5-8pm and Saturday, December 3rd from 9-4pm at the Center for the Arts in Northampton, part of the Northampton Community Arts Trust. There will be a $5 admission, students and children… Read More »2022 Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair

The water understands Civilization well; It wets my foot, but prettily, It chills my life, but wittily, It is not disconcerted, It is not broken-hearted: Well used, it decketh joy, Adorneth, doubleth joy: Ill used, it will destroy, In perfect time and measure With a face of golden pleasure Elegantly destroy. – “Water” by Ralph… Read More »March 2023 exhibit : Bodies of Water

Moonlit Sea Prints of Easthampton MA presents its May exhibition, "Heroes, Heroines, and Badassery", featuring the works of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Ogata Gekkō, Utagawa Yoshitsuya, Yanagawa Shigenobu and more. Woodblock printing is an amazingly versatile medium, able to produce softly-colored tranquil images as well as vibrant action-packed scenes. This month's featured prints illustrate the… Read More »May 2023 exhibit : Heroes, Heroines, and Badassery

Hiroaki Takahashi Shotei was a Japanese woodblock print artist of the early 20th century in the shin-hanga art movement whose work generally focused around beautiful landscapes and scenes of everyday life. Many of his works are beautiful vignettes, many easily leading the viewer to imagine the stories transpiring within the images. Moonlit Sea Prints of Easthampton MA will… Read More »September 2023 exhibit : Stories with Shotei