Ever wonder about the art of tattooing and where the inspiration for some of the artwork comes from? This exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston connects popular tattoo motifs to 19th-century Edo period woodblock prints. Sourced from the museum's collection of Japanese art,"Tattoos in Japanese Prints" heavily features two rival artists, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Utagawa Kunisada, and their contemporaries.
Toyohara Kunichika, "Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Asahina Tōbei" and "Nakamura Shikan IV as Washi no Chōkichi" , 1868. This marks the fifth year of the Allston-Brighton Winter Market. Due to COVID-19, however, this year's market has been transformed into a virtual event. So how exactly does a virtual sellers' market work? All you have to do is visit the market page to view some of the beautiful, locally-made items.