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The Japanese Figure Painter Who Makes Anime, Sci-Fi, And Military Motifs Feel Like Collectible Art Objects

Keigo Murakami is a Japanese figure painter and miniature artist from Aichi whose work combines painting, sculpting, and photographing miniatures. His practice moves across anime-i...

Artisans continue Edo fishing rod craft

TOKYO >> In an ukiyo-e (woodblock print) by Utagawa Hiroshige titled “Edo Meisho Shiki no Nagame, Ryogoku Natsu no Yukei” (Famous view of Edo in four seasons: summer evening...

Hokusai’s erotic art on display at a Kabukicho noh theater

"Kabukicho in Full Bloom" is the third in a series of shunga art exhibitions organized by the Smappa!Group, which operates host bars and restaurants across Shinjuku's Kabukicho.

“Living Tree” by Yuri Iwamoto at GASBON METABOLISM

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“Ornament Survival” by Emi Kusano at √K Contemporary

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single-stem vases reinterpret number 1 through porcelain, bronze, and wood

three japanese craft traditions reinterpret the single form through hasami porcelain, takaoka bronze, and yakumo wood carving. The post single-stem vases reinterpret number 1 throu...

“Painting Paradiso” by Takeshi Higashijima at rin art association

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A Swiss artist's portrait of Meiji-era Japan

Odaiba art festival

Odaiba in Tokyo comes alive with a summer art festival.

Keiko Moriuchi Solo Exhibition Motif at Courtyard HIROO Tokyo

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Yuzuru Hinaiji × Belles Fleurs Ginza Special Exhibition — An Installation Combining Driftwood Sculpture and Preserved Fl...

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How Japanese Fish Printing Grew from Documenting Day’s Catch to Acclaimed Artform

From its humble origins as a method of documenting noteworthy catches, for sale or for record setting, the art of fish printing, or “gyotaku” has rapidly become an international fi...

“Kaidan-ha” by Inoue, Sugita and Yoshioka at Minna-no-gallery

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“Red Soil” by Hiroko Kubo at GASBON METABOLISM

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From catch to canvas, fish prints have become fine art

"Gyotaku," or fish printing, originated in the 19th century as a way for fishermen in Japan to document their catch precisely.

“small, everyday wonders” by Cocona Murayama at biscuit gallery

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“JAPONICA LOVEHOTEL” by Ayumi Nabe at WISH LESS gallery

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The Craft of Kawai Kanjira: Locating Truth and Beauty in Japanese Folk Pottery

On the 100th anniversary of the Japanese mingei movement, New York’s Japan Society puts on the first U.S. retrospective of the influential folk potter.

Artist Masako Miki crafts modern take on ancient Japanese folklore

"The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" is an ancient Japanese folktale about supernatural beings taking over the night. At an art museum in Boston, artist Masako Miki is bringing...

The Artizon Museum Produces “Kyobashi Art Stroll Map”

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Tatsuhiro Suizu Exhibition《Khora》at NEW

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‘ART PARK HOTEL’, curated by contemporary artist Tomokazu Matsuyama, opens in Izumo

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Sake Brewer Dassai Features Art in Pop-Up at Mitsukoshi Store

The temporary shop at the flagship department store in Tokyo showcases artworks expressing the essence of sake brewing as felt by artists who visited Dassai's brewery.