The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford opens its new exhibition, Genji’s World in Japanese Woodblock Prints from May 5 through July 27, 2013. The opening lecture will be given by Dr. Andreas Marks, curator of the Clark Center, on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 pm. Seats are limited. For...
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Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena The Garden in Asia November 23, 2012 to November 17, 2013 Changing Exhibition Galleries The Garden in Asia features objects from across Asia that demonstrate the role of the garden as a source of inspiration throughout the centuries. The exhibition includes paintings, prints, lacquerware, sculpture and textiles...
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Japanese Prints: Hokusai at LACMA Pavilion for Japanese Art April 13 – July 28, 2013 Free with museum admission, no reservations Robert T. Singer, department head and curator of Japanese art, will lead a tour of Japanese Prints: Hokusai at LACMA on Sunday, May 5 at...
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Spiritual Landmarks in Modern Japanese Prints October 27, 2012 – March 2013 Pavilion for Japanese Art, level 3, Helen and Felix Juda Gallery Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 + In the pre-modern era, especially the 19th century, pilgrimage was an accepted way of traveling to...
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Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture Hanford in Central California Near and Far: Landscapes by Japanese Artists Jan. 6 – Apr. 20, 2013 Rotation 2: Idealization of Reality Opening Lecture, Jan. 6 at 2 pm After traveling through the world of imaginary landscapes in the first rotation of the Clark...
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Since its eleventh century composition, The Tale of Genji has inspired everything from paintings, to kabuki plays, to anime. Now, Scripps College in Claremont presents a comprehensive look at the woodblock prints influenced by this epic tale. Viewers will have the rare opportunity of seeing works from the personal collection of Paulette and Jack...
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Gajin Fujita: “Ukiyo-e” in Contemporary Painting Focus Gallery April 20 through October 7, 2012 Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 Museum Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm www.pacificasiamuseum.org Gajin Fujita’s (born 1972) panel paintings are rendered with materials frequently used in graffiti and street art....
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Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) Noto Province, Waterfall Bay, from the Famous Views of the (Sixty-odd) Provinces series, 1856. Color woodblock print, vertical ōban (Collection of Norton Simon Museum) Norton Sion Museum Lessons of the Cherry Blossom: Japanese Woodblock Prints April 20, 2012 – September 03, 2012 In 1912, over 3,000 cherry trees were...
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Masterpieces of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Changing Exhibition Gallery May 18 through August 12, 2012 Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 Museum Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm www.pacificasiamuseum.org Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) has come to be regarded as one of the most important Japanese printmakers of the late...
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Autumn Exhibition 2011 Nihon no hanga, Amsterdam Nihon no hanga – Japanese Print Collection Keizersgracht 586, 1017 EN Amsterdam, The Netherlands phone: + 31-(0)20-3307456 email: info@nihon-no-hanga.nl website : http://www.nihon-no-hanga.nl/ The Male Image – 20th Century Japanese Portraiture This exhibition can be visited during all weekends in November 2011, Friday through Sunday (4-5-6, 11-12-13, 18-19-20,...
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The Artist’s Touch, The Craftsman’s Hand Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from the Portland Art Museum October 1, 2011–January 22, 2012 Japanese Prints have been integral to the identity of the Portland Art Museum since 1932, when the Museum was given 750 traditional woodblock prints from the collection of Mary Andrews Ladd, a member...
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Cultural News, 2010 October Issue The San Diego Museum of Art, in collaboration with the University of San Diego, is presenting a landmark exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints from its permanent collection. This major exhibition unveils one of the museum’s least known, yet significant, collections and pays tribute to San Diego’s unique role in...
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