The National Asian Art Museum’s medieval Zen collections are currently on show at the Freer Gallery in an exhibition that brings together works from Japan and China to illustrate the visual, spiritual, and philosophical power of Zen in Japan. Chan… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper discovers Japanese works of art in important American private collections, including the John C Weber and Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller 3rd collection, that explore the art of impermanence in an exhibition on show at Asia… Continue reading
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
The magnificent sculpture of the Kamakura period (1185-1333) has long been considered a high point in the history of Japanese art. Stylistic and technical innovations led to sculpture that displayed greater realism than ever before. Sculptors began signing their works,… Continue reading