Blair, who is the credited author of the original catalog and the subject of Putney's essay in the new publication, was a pioneering authority on Asian art and culture in a field dominated by men. In 1927 she spent a year studying in Japan at Kyoto ...full story

"In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection," however, has everything to do with its namesake -- his favorite painted screens and scrolls and artists, the way he would display them at home, his favorite subjects, especially animals ...full story

During a 1970s visit to a Kyoto shrine garden, “I was stunned by the fact that I felt more at home there — more comfortable and more at home — than any place I had been in my life,” he reports in an interview in a new book, “In the Moment: Japanese ...full story

Sekka was born in Kyoto therefore the power of this part of Japan must have influenced him greatly. From a young age it was clear that Sekka had been blessed with many talents in the field of art and design. His artistic path in the early period was ...full story

He stayed in France for two years and on his return to Japan he became a professor at the Kyoto College of Arts and Crafts. Like before, Asai Chu became involved in various clubs and he founded the Kansai Arts Institute in the early twentieth century.full story

It boasts specialized galleries, museums, publications and events, such as the annual Outsider Art Fair in New York. In Japan, the Tokyo-based gallery Yukiko Koide Presents is the only commercial venue of its kind that specializes in this field. In ...full story

While netsuke from the wealthy urban areas like Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo) tended to be ivory and those outside the cities tended to be boxwood, the figures could be made from anything, including amber and killer whale's tooth. Netsuke were carved to depict ...full story

Two public lectures will also be held: “On the relationship with Shibakawa Terukichi and Fujii Tatsukichi” and “Painters around Shibakawa Terukichi”; till June 30. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; (075) 761-4111; Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, ...full story

She did numerous gallery installations of large sculptural Ikebana works at the Jacksonville Art Museum from 1982 to 1986. Her formal study of Japanese calligraphy began in 1987 under Daiki Takemoto in Kyoto, where some of her work was shown in 1988.full story

Visit rural areas where art has regenerated tourism as well as impressive metropolitan museums and be privy to expert knowledge from specialist guides in Tokyo and Kyoto. From ancient antiques, bold contemporary works and outdoor exhibitions to ...full story