A Japanese artist exhibiting at the Mori Art Museum talks about activism, teaching and queer feminist approaches to art. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/01/30/our-lives/mai-endo-multiple-spirits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #art #japaneseart #contemporaryart #activism #moriartmuseum #lgtbq
After an Earthquake, Preserving a Slow Craft in a Fast World.
In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer alive and nurture the next generation of creators.
The Edo Fude brush, handcrafted in Tokyo by Houchikudo, still shapes Japan’s art and calligraphy traditions.
Watching the making process is fascinating.
@xmuse_ #globalmuseum #brushes #JapaneseArt
Okimono, decorative object made of metal and crystal glass spheres, Japan, 19th century AD. Currently in the collection of Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in England
@archaeologyart #globalmuseum #museums #japaneseart
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum will next year exhibit some 200 masterpieces of Japanese art mainly from the British Museum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/tokyo-art-museum/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #art #japaneseart #museums
Adorable cat #netsuke with eyes closed and an expression of contentment!
Purrfect! 😻
Circa 1820-1840, Edo period, Japan, https://britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_F-778?selectedImageId=1480096001
📷 © The Trustees of the British Museum @AlisonFisk #globalmuseum #cats #Japaneseart
Pace Gallery, one of the largest art galleries in the world, wants to turn Japan into a leading regional art market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/14/companies/pace-gallery-japan-kyoko-hattori/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pacegallery #kyokohattori #art #japaneseart #azabudaihills
Anke
boosted
#WorldOctopusDay 🐙:
A #cat dressed as a woman tapping the head of an #octopus , color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1798-1861), c. 1847.
36.4 cm (14.3 in) x 25.3 cm (9.9 in)
#CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt
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#WorldOctopusDay 🐙:
A #cat dressed as a woman tapping the head of an #octopus , color woodcut print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japan, 1798-1861), c. 1847.
36.4 cm (14.3 in) x 25.3 cm (9.9 in)
#CatsInArt #CephalopodAwarenessDays #JapaneseArt
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Tokyo has no shortage of fine art museums, but few hold a candle to how Hakone blends the beauty of its forested mountains with world-class paintings, sculptures and more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/13/travel/hakone-art-travel-museums-nature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #travel #japaneseart #museums #japanesecrafts