29 April 2010
'A New History of Shinto' by John Breen and Mark Teeuwen
‘A New History of Shinto’ by John Breen and Mark Teeuwen was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House
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23 November 2010
The Etchings of Bernard Leach by Simon Olding
‘Drawing and etching were Bernard Leach’s calling cards: the means by which his name was first made in Japan and his artistry made visible. The significance of this early work cannot be underestimated’. – Simon Olding
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Book launch
International Architecture in Interwar Japan: Constructing "Kokusai Kenchiku"
After World War I, architects around the world aspired to transcend national boundaries that had been devastated by conflicts. The result was a flurry of artistic creativity. In Japan, young architects strove to create an “international architecture,” or “kokusai kenchiku”, an expression of increasing international travel and communication, growth of the mass media, and technological
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Book launch
'The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance' by Edmund de Waal
‘The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance’ by Edmund de Waal was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House
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Japan and Britain at War and Peace
Edited by Hugo Dobson and Nobuko Kosuge, with contributions by Kimihiko Baba, Hugo Dobson, Reinhard Drifte, C.G.H. Dunlop, Yoichi Kibata, Nobuko Kosuge, Fumitaka Kurosawa, Kei Nemoto, Ian Nish, Caroline Rose, Philip Towle and John Weste. Since the events of the Second World War the relationship between Japan and Britain has undergone an extraordinary transformation, from
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Japanese Prints during the Edo Period
Japanese woodblock prints have long been appreciated in the West for their graphic qualities but their content has not always been fully understood. In recent years, publications by scholars in Japan, Europe and the United States have made possible a more subtle appreciation of the imagery encountered in them.
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