French painter Henri Matisse first came into contact with ukiyo-e woodcut prints in the early 20th century, when various world fairs brought Japanese art to Europe. Struggling to get his own ...

Located in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima is part of a cluster islands that includes Teshima and Inujima, where art and nature merge. At the heart of this project is renowned architect Tadao ...

Kintsugi is the 500-year-old Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with lacquer and gold dust. According to the artist, the missing pieces are intentional, meant to convey that brokenness and ...

The IJN is a member of the American Jewish Press Association, Colorado Press Association and National Newspaper Association. The IJN has garnered many first place awards in news writing, features, ...

Most international headlines about Japanese art this year have given glowing impressions, which is little surprise considering the country has no shortage of venues and events that draw global ...

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said. She had been hospitalised ...

This was a year whose high points included Joan Jonas’s luminous survey, the extravaganza “PST ART,” and the 24-karat beauty of a show “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350.” ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japanese leaf-cutting artist, who goes by the name Lito, holds his freshly cut work featuring a frog with an ...

The photo’s sender, Arata Shimao, a former professor of Japanese art history at Gakushuin University in Tokyo, explained that Nakadomari town officials were “seeking expert advice because the ...

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