Ukiyo-e.org
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Ukiyo-e.org provides a centralized, searchable database of Japanese woodblock prints with image search capabilities to support scholarly research.
Target Customer
Scholars, art historians, librarians, researchers in digital humanities, and institutions that study or curate Japanese prints (e.g., libraries, museums, academic departments).
Key Differentiator
Aggregates images from dozens of international collections into a single database (over 220,000 prints), with specialized data processing tooling and a dedicated image search capability; supported by a suite of Node libraries and a MongoDB backend, plus a custom scraping/ingestion stack.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the provided content.
Pain Points
- 1Lack of centralized access to dispersed Japanese print collections.
- 2Difficulty searching across multiple institutions for prints and related metadata.
- 3Need for specialized metadata tools (names, dimensions, year ranges) to enable reliable search and research.
Key Features
- 1Centralized Japanese Print Database aggregating images from dozens of international collections.
- 2Image search functionality for Japanese woodblock prints.
- 3Data processing and parsing tools via Node libraries: Romaji Name, ENAMDICT, Parse Dimensions, Yearrange, NDLNA, Hepburn.
- 4Stack Scraper: a comprehensive site scraping system built on PhantomJS.
- 5MongoDB-based data storage for scalable, queryable metadata and images.
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Chief Software Architect
- 2Board Member
- 3Visiting Researcher
Client Results
- 1Over 220,000 prints available in Ukiyo-e.org since its 2012 release, described as a required resource for scholars researching prints.
- 2PHAROS Images project aggregates 100,000 images from 8 institutions, serving as a new scholarly resource for art history photo analysis.
- 3Supports scholarly study and research through integrated digital humanities infrastructure and related tools.
Competitive Advantages
- 1Cross-institutional aggregation provides centralized access to dispersed collections.
- 2Dedicated image search and metadata tooling tailored to art history and Japanese prints.
- 3Open, extensible tooling stack (Node libraries, MongoDB, PhantomJS-based scraping) enabling scalable data ingestion and analysis.
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Ukiyo-e.org – Centralized Japanese Print Database
Built and released in 2012; holds over 220,000 prints; described as a required resource for scholars researching Japanese prints.
PHAROS Images – Art Photo Archive for Digital Humanities
Database of art photos developed for the PHAROS art reference library; aggregating 100,000 images from 8 institutions; supports scholarly study and analysis of photographs of art.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A database aggregating images of Japanese prints from dozens of international collections, with image search capabilities and specialized metadata tooling; built to support scholarly research and art history study.
Target Market
Academia (art history, digital humanities), libraries, museums, and research institutions seeking a comprehensive Japanese print collection and search functionality.
Unique Value Proposition
A globally sourced, searchable Japanese print database with focused tooling for art history metadata and image analysis, enabling scholars to access and study prints from multiple institutions in one platform.
Technical Requirements
MongoDB data storage; Node.js libraries (Romaji Name, ENAMDICT, Parse Dimensions, Yearrange, NDLNA, Hepburn); Stack Scraper built on PhantomJS; data ingestion and processing workflows.
Pricing Model
Not disclosed in the provided content.
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