Cover: Missing Tale of Genji Chapter Found in Kyoto. The sacred treasures of Nara, on show at the British Museum. Kyoto: Capital of Artistic Imagination, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nanga painting explored at BAMPFA, in California. Japan Supernatural, exploring the ghosts and ghouls of Japan in Sydney. Japan on Stage, prints and masks from the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Ohio. The new Arts of Japan galleries at Brooklyn Museum. Asian and Islamic art at this year’s Venice Biennale. Anish Kapoor’s in Beijing. New York fall auction reviews. Japanese exhibitions around the world, including Chicago, London, San Francisco, Shigaraki, Vienna and Liverpool. World Listings. Islamic Arts Diary.
Asian Art Newspaper takes a look at the newly opened Arts of Japan gallery at Brooklyn Museum, New York, which features kimono, noh masks, teaware, Japanese prints, lacquerware, Shinto sculpture, and much more. Following a multiyear renovation and the reopening… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper discovers the work of Sakaki Hyakusen, the Japanese artist who established the Nanga School in 18th-century Japan, as well as works by Gion Nankai, Yanagisawa Kien and Yosa Buson. This is the first North American exhibition focused… Continue reading
The Nara period of Japanese history lasted a relatively short time, from 710 to 794. However, its sacred Buddhist culture, exemplified by an astounding abundance of temples and shrines, has bequeathed literally and metaphorically divine sacred treasures. This is reflected… Continue reading
When I was a child I was plagued by night terrors. Grotesque Lilliputian devils would visit me in the dark hours. Ghosts and ghouls, it often seemed, were never that far behind. So it was with some hesitation that I… Continue reading