Mar 30, 2023Blog 13: Shina Jihen GahōAs soon as the full-scale invasion of China began, a number of mainstream Japanese media outlets immediately devoted a great deal of...
Mar 24, 2023Blog 14: Edmund de Waal and NetsukeEdmund de Waal is a world-renowned ceramic artist and author whose passion for netsuke and provenance research has inspired many of his...
Feb 28, 2023Blog 11: Propaganda in Modern JapanThe exhibition "Fanning The Flames: Propaganda in Modern Japan," presented by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, features a...
Feb 24, 2023Blog 10: CalligraphyThis piece of calligraphy, titled "臥龍鳳雛" (がりょうほうすう), is a beautiful work of art exhibited at the "Japanese Nature and the Spirit of...
Oct 14, 2022Blog 2: Japan Courts and Culture @ The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham PalaceThis week we visited the Japan Courts and Culture Exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. This exhibition explores the...
Oct 8, 2022Blog 1: Seated Amida @Sainsbury Centre This week, we visited the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts as part of the course. The Sainsbury Centre is an art gallery and museum...