2012 / American Nihonga artist Robert Crowder’s “Endangered Birds of Japan” Nov 13, 2011 – Jan 8, 2012
“Endangered Birds of Japan,” is the greatest achievement by American Nihonga artist Robert Crowder (1911 – 2010). The title is a series of large-sized byobu paintings that treats as their subject, birds on the point of extinction. Disappearing breeds such as the crested ibis, short-tailed albatross and Japanese crane are rendered life-size with exquisite precision. […]