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Profile: the collaborative artists Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, and Hesam Rahmaniam. Splendours of the Meiji in Paris. Early Japanese photography and the Yokohama School. Japon-Japonismes 1867-2018 in Paris. The Treasures of Kyoto, in Paris. The photographer Kenji Wakasugi. The refinement of Edo Paintings, in Tokyo. Marie Antoinette’s Japanese lacquer boxes, in Los Angeles. Japanese Connections: The birth of modern décor, in Abu Dhabi. New York auction reviews. Auction previews in Hong Kong and Germany. Japanese prints: Waves of Renewal, in Paris. Buddhist sculpture in Tokyo and Japanese bamboo baskets in Paris. Japanese photography in Washington DC. Classical ukiyo-e paintings in Chicago and the work of Toko Shinoda in Tokyo. Gallery shows. Listings. Islamic Arts Diary.
This exhibition shows Modern Japanese prints from the Nihon no hanga collection that were collected over the last 25 years or so from the shin hanga and sosaku hanga traditions with a particular focus on the pre-war era. The scope… Continue reading
This autumn sees a rare exhibition that explores the art and culture of the Jomon era (11,000-400 BC). It is 20 years since the last exhibition was held in Paris in 1998. The show comprises 64 pieces, including six National Treasures… Continue reading
Paris is full of Japanese treasures this autumn and no more extraordinary than those that can be seen at Musée Cernuschi: Treasures of Kyoto, Three Centuries of Rinpa Creation, which presents priceless masterpieces on show for the first time outside… Continue reading
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Meiji era (1868-1912) and Meiji Art, this exhibition highlights the explosion of creativity in Japanese arts at a time of transition in the country’s history. The period when Japan opened… Continue reading