Thank you for sharing my site! I built this a number of years ago as I was starting to learn about Japanese prints. I wanted a single place where I could find them across all of the various museums and universities that hold them. I use computer vision analysis to cluster prints together (using TinEye). A bunch more technical details from the last time this was posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18344979
I’m working on a new site now that’s focused on prints that are for sale from dealers and auctions. Much more technically complex as it needs to be continuously updated. Hope to have a public beta soon!
Wow 2 ukiyo-e threads in 24 hours. This is really cool.
I posted that there was a museum in kurashiki in the other thread but neglected to post a link. For anyone interested here it is https://ukiyo-e-kurashiki.jp/?lang=en
Thank you for sharing my site! I built this a number of years ago as I was starting to learn about Japanese prints. I wanted a single place where I could find them across all of the various museums and universities that hold them. I use computer vision analysis to cluster prints together (using TinEye). A bunch more technical details from the last time this was posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18344979
I’m working on a new site now that’s focused on prints that are for sale from dealers and auctions. Much more technically complex as it needs to be continuously updated. Hope to have a public beta soon!
Thank you for your work, it's an invaluable resource!
Wow 2 ukiyo-e threads in 24 hours. This is really cool.
I posted that there was a museum in kurashiki in the other thread but neglected to post a link. For anyone interested here it is https://ukiyo-e-kurashiki.jp/?lang=en
I was going to ask what the other thread was but you made it easy!
The Rediscovery of 103 Hokusai Lost Sketches (2021) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47030387 - Feb 2026 (8 comments)
Ah I should have posted the link. Glad you were able to find it and thanks for digging it up!
One past thread:
Japanese Woodblock Print Search - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18344979 - Oct 2018 (29 comments)
(Reposts are fine after a year or so; links to past threads are just to satisfy extra-curious readers)
This is pretty amazing.
Surprisingly [0]:
> Ukiyo-e.org was created by John Resig ...
[0] https://ukiyo-e.org/about
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107964
Pretty sure this was made by John Resig, the creator of jQuery.
I used to be friends with him back in the day and he described wanting to do something like this. He was/is a passionate dude.