Category: Editor’s Pick
Cultural Symbolism in Chinese Armors
Amidst the chaos of battle and the clashing of steel, for a long history the Chinese armors stand not only…
Ai Weiwei
This publication will delve into Ai Weiwei and his influence on Chinese art and architecture. In my junior year of…
Power and Community in Traditional Chinese Dress
Though we might overlook the clothes we wear as just a part of everyday life, they hold great power over…
The Phenomenon of the Megacity: Rapid Chinese Urbanization and its Artistic Representation
A defining aspect of the globalized 21st century, modern cities reflect the world around us, constructing a built environment within…
Status in Chinese Textiles: Qing Dynasty Rank Badges
Chinese rank badges were woven or embroidered emblems that indicated the rank and status of Chinese officials. The utilization of…
The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg
Art is a powerful tool and a dangerous weapon. It gives voice to experiential truth, shaped by the social reality…
Torii Gates in Japan and Japanese Religion
By Natalia Hall and Mia Webb What was the original purpose of the torii gate and how has it changed…
Japanese Dry Gardens and the Stories They Tell in the West
The art of Japanese dry gardens, known as karesansui, transcends mere landscaping; it embodies a profound narrative deeply rooted in…
Hokusai’s The Great Wave
By Miranda Ma and Miya Lasher The Great Wave created by Hokusai is one of the most famous art pieces…
The Herber R. Bishop Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Transparently Acknowledging Looted Jade From The Old Summer Palace In China
Around the late 18th century, a high demand for Chinese goods, like tea, silk, and porcelain, resulted in a trade…
Repatriation of Chinese Art and Artifacts: The Return of Traditional Chinese Culture
The repatriation of stolen art or objects without clear ownership history is an ongoing issue in modern museum studies which…
The Art of Dunhuang Reimagined: Suh Yong’s Modernization of Tradition
Overview Suh Yong, born in 1962, is a Japanese artist who spent years studying Buddhist art in the Mogao Caves…
Japan: Reflected in Water Throughout Time
Lucy Buchanan Overview This exhibition looks at works of Japanese art that feature images reflected in water. Each piece uses…
Opulent Interplay
By Christian Jacobsen Overview: Edo period Japan was a time of travel and trade. Land was no longer one of…
Representations of Herons in Ohara Shōson and Hashimoto Koei’s Japanese Woodblock Prints
What did herons symbolize in Japanese art? In Japanese culture, herons are valued for being birds who can move across…
Kiyohime and the Significance of Detail in Japanese Art
The tale of Kiyohime and Anchin has been used to justify the Buddhist belief that “women have little inclination toward…
Everything Changes in Japanese Art
Ramon Carrillo Martinez Overview This exhibition examines five images that showcase correlation between the Buddhist universal truth of impermanence—that “Everything…
Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints of the 20th Century
By: Teddy Keenan Overview- After the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, Japan opened up to the west. Western…
Transmission and Kachō-e: Birds, Flowers, and Tradition
OVERVIEW As illustrations of both nature and spirit, kachō-e (花鳥絵) or kachō-ga (花鳥画) woodblock prints have have long been regarded…
The Wealth of Water: Ando Hiroshige’s aquatic prints of the 19th century
Sofia Di Scipio Overview Water has been an essential means of life, transportation, and trade in Japan for centuries. The…
Understanding Cultures through Clothing: Ainu Attush and Salmon Clothing
When one looks at another country from an outside perspective many things are lost. People assume that the country, as…
Psychoanalyzing Woodblock Facial Expressions and Body Language
By: Rachel Schultze Overview There are seven universally shared emotions- fear, joy, anger, surprise, sadness, contempt, and disgust. When we…
Hokusai, Master of the Elements
Nate PalumboDecember 20, 2021 Exhibition Overview Represented in his beautiful Ukiyo-e prints, Hokusai stands as a proven master of the…
Eliciting Spiritual Transcendence in Contemporary Japanese Architecture
A Virtual Exhibition Curated By : Jake Leone Overview Focusing on the shift from traditional to contemporary religious structures, the…
Art Nouveau: Asian Influence on European Art
Jason Ledoux Starting in the 1880s Art Nouveau was an experimental, ornamental art style that gained traction within western Europe….
The Untold Story: Japan’s Influence on Impressionism
By Hannah Smith Overview: The exhibition The Untold Story: Japan’s influence on Impressionism, details how the influx of Japanese artwork…
Why Make Woodcuts of Food?
Japanese woodcut prints were made cheaply and in large quantities. Their success depended on their popularity, which meant that they…
Stones in Japanese Gardens
Stones are essential building materials and have been widely used. Stones are static and abiotic objects; however, humans can view…
Analysis of “Aspects of Japonisme”
Aspects of JaponismeAuthor(s): Gabriel P. WeisbergSource: The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art , Apr., 1975, Vol. 62, No….
Language of Heaven
Creator: Suh Yong Title: Language of Heaven Date: 2002 Work Type: Painting Material: loess, pigment, mixed media and gold foil…
Soldier and woman, Russo-Japanese war print? (previously mistakenly numbered AND043A)
Title: Soldier and woman, Russo-Japanese war print? (previously mistakenly numbered AND043A) Artist : Unknown Period: Meiji to Taisho era, late…
Bear Mountain
Title: Bear MountainDate: 2010Artist: Wang ManshengLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: Ink and color on cardboardDimensions: N/aRepository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection,…
Azaleas: Woman Washing Her Neck, from an untitled series of beauties and flowers
Creator : Utagawa Toyokuni ITitle: Woman Washing Her NeckWork Type: Woodblock PrintDate: c. 1812Material: Woodblock Print, Ink and color on paperMeasurements:…
“Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan”
Teasley, Sarah. “Furnishing the Modern Metropolitan: Moriya Nobuo’s Designs for Domestic Interiors, 1922-1927.” Design issues, vol. 19, MIT Press, 2003.doi:10.1162/074793603322545064. Sarah…
Katsura Imperial Villa
Title: Matsura Imperial VillaDate: Early 17th centuryLocation: Kyōto, JapanArchitect: Kobori EnshuMaterial: Bamboo, Wooden Slats, Thatch, Stone, Clay Description:This picture was…
Katsura Imperial Villa
Title: Katsura Imperial Villa Author: Tomoaki Ueda Date of Image: Taken on 10 July 2006 Date of Villa Completion: Early 17th…
Gautama Buddha
Creator: Unknown Title: Gautama Buddha Culture: Tibet Work Type: Buddhist Sculpture Material: Gilded copper with pigment Date: 14th Century Measurements:…
Katsura Villa, Two Bridges
Title: Two Bridges in Katsura VillaPhotographer: Andrew J. BordwinDate: July 15, 2019 Description:This photograph shows a view of two bridges…
Katsura Villa’s Tsuchibashi and Onrin-do
Title: Katsura RikyuPhotographer: KimonBerlinMedium: image/jpegDate: 25 November 2008Dimensions: 3,504 x 2,336 pixelsTaken from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katsura_Rikyu_(3264703616).jpg Description: This is a photograph of…
Carvings of Karamon- Nijo Castle
Title: Carvings of Karamon, Nijo-jo Photographer: Reggaeman Date: April, 6, 2009 Repository/Location: Nijo Castle, Kyoto DVC: The Carvings of Karamon…
Egrets in Rain (Untitled)
Creator : Ohara Shoson – Japanese (naturalist style with watercolor washes) Title : Egrets in Rain (Untitled)Work Type : Color Woodblock…
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (plate 1)
Title: ” Nihonbashi, Edo” Fifty-three Stations of the TōkaidōArtist: Andō Hiroshige (1797-1858)Location: TōkaidōCulture: JapanMedium: Ink on paper, Color Woodblock print…
Rock and Bamboo
Creator: Mansheng Wang Title: Rock and Bamboo Work Type: Ink and walnut ink on paper Date: 2011 Size: Unknown (approx….
Cockatoo & Pomegranate Woodblock Print
Title: Cockatoo & Pomegranate Artist: ShosonDate: 1927Size: 37 x 23 cmMaterial: Ink on paperRepository: Wetmore Print Collection, Art History Dept,…
Breaking a Reed to Make a Brush
Title: Breaking a Reed to Make a BrushCreator: Mansheng WangCulture: ChineseWork Type: PaintingMaterial/Medium: Ink on NewspaperDate: 2018Measurements: estimated Repository: Description:…
Old Plum
Title: Old PlumCreator: Kano Sansetsu (1590–1651)Medium / Materials: Four sliding-door panels (“fusuma”), painted with ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper Date: 1964 Period: Edo Period (1615…
Shōrin-zu byōbu (Pine Trees)
Title: Pine Trees (Shorin-zu-byobu)Creator: Hasegawa TōhakuLocation: JapanMaterial/Medium: Ink on paper, diptych, screen wallDate: 1568-1600Culture: Japanese ZenDimension: Each panel 156.8 × 356 cm (61.73…
A Long Tale for an Autumn Night
Title: A Long Tale for an Autumn Night (Aki no yo nagamonogatari)Creator: UnidentifiedMedium: HandscrollMaterial: Ink, color, and gold on paperDate:…
Three Horses
Title: Three HorsesArtist: Liu Dan-zhaiLocation: New London, ConnecticutCulture: ChineseMedium: ScrollDimensions: 38 x 22 in Repository: Chu-Griffis Asian Art Collection, Shain Library,…
