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JAPANESE PRINTS: MAKING WAVES

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A red Kintaro acting as an umpire for two battling tengu by Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), colour woodblock print. Tengu are winged, beaked, and clawed birds that lived in the mountains and forests.

Over 100 Japanese prints from celebrated artists such as Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), and Kitagawa Utamaro (1754?-1806), among many others, will create a visually impressive display and provide intriguing insight into the history and development of Japanese woodblock… Continue reading →

BEAUTY SECRETS IN JAPANESE PRINTS

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Bien Senjoko (Face Powder)

An unusual exhibition exploring beauty secrets in Japanese prints and the beauty rituals of women during the Edo period (1603-1868) highlights practices and traditions that sometimes still echo in Japanese society today. Organised in four sections, the exhibition in Paris… Continue reading →