By NAOKO MURAI/ Staff Writer
August 8, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Sakana AI’s art generator successfully depicts some features typical of ukiyo-e after it was asked to make “a crane standing in a snowy garden.” (Provided by Sakana AI)
A mechanical sea creature in flight, a black cat garbed in a kimono and butterfly flitting through a garden all leap out on the screen. Is there an upcoming ukiyo-e artist adding a 21st-century flair to the genre? [Read More]
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