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.
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!
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
The Rediscovery of 103 Hokusai Lost Sketches (2021) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47030387 - Feb 2026 (8 comments)
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)
abetusk•1h ago
Surprisingly [0]:
> Ukiyo-e.org was created by John Resig ...
[0] https://ukiyo-e.org/about