Robert T. Rohde’s ‘Japan Album’, 1877-1884, 15.2 x 53.5 x 5.4 cm, Private Collection of Dr and Mrs Rohde. I recently undertook a piece of archivalRead More
Year: 2021
The front cover of Tokyo Before Tokyo. Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo by Timon Screech, published by ReaktionRead More
Different translations of The Tale of Genji: Suematsu (left), Seidensticker (middle), Tyler (right). As a student of Japanese Studies, concurrently teaching myself Japanese, I have beenRead More
My GCSE Fine Art coursework piece. On March 23rd I enjoyed virtual attendance of Marie-Therese Barrett’s lecture From Japanese Prints to Art Deco: How JaponismeRead More
Earlier this week, the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) hosted a discussion between Professor Julie Nelson Davis and ArthurRead More
On the 11th of March 2011 at 14:46, exactly ten years ago today, a massive magnitude 9 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Japan.Read More
Still from Not Quite Dead Yet. The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme is an annual event where a curated selection of Japanese films are shown inRead More
I find this cover with the Go board and pieces interwoven with the title and cherry blossoms absolutely beautiful. The Master of Go by YasunariRead More