5 July 2013
On Friday 5th July I went to the Japanese Galleries at the British Museum because I am very interested in Japanese history. The room captivated me before we even entered due to the wonderful display of netsuke just outside. These small figures, usually made of ivory or wood, were used as toggles on the traditional Japanese
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On Sunday 7th July, Chiddingstone Castle in Kent is hosting their annual Japanese Day. It promises to be a fascinating and enjoyable day out for all age groups, with exciting demonstrations of both kyudo (Japanese archery) and two kinds of Japanese sword arts, Tameshigiri and Iai. For the green-fingered, there will be displays of beautiful
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I have spent this week (Tuesday 25th June-Friday 28h June) on work experience at Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London, and during my time here I have been keeping a diary of everything I do. I have hugely enjoyed my time here and I hope to come back again soon. Many thanks to everyone at Daiwa
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An exhibition of traditional and innovative maki-e artworks by Shokan Matsuda and some of his followers will be held in the Old College Library at the Chelsea College of Art and Design from 4th-20th July. Matsuda is a renowned Japanese maki-e lacquer artisan who uses both traditional and experimental approaches to apply maki-e to everyday
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The current Jiro Takamatsu exhibition at the Stephen Friedman Gallery celebrates the influential post-war artist, theorist and teacher with the first solo showcasing of his works which includes both his acclaimed Shadow Paintings series and other less well-known pieces such as his installation sketches. The Shadow Paintings are a series of shadow images which are so
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The current exhibition at Hauser&Wirth gallery in London showcases an excellent selection of Takesada Matsutani’s works both old and new, familiar and never before seen.
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Here is a job advert for an Associate Lecturer in Japanese at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN). Please click through the link below if you are interested. The application deadline is 28 July 2013.
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On Thursday 27 June, Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji joins the Philharmonia Orchestra at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for a performance of Tchaikovsky’s iconic Violin Concerto. Described by The Sunday Times as displaying a ‘passionate, free, almost improvisatory virtuosity of the highest order’, Shoji is one of classical music’s most exciting talents and the Orchestra
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From 11 June-20 July 2013, the Stephen Friedman Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of the works of Jiro Takamatsu, a celebrated Japanese artist.
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Japan Portraits, a short documentary showing Carl Randall drawing and painting in Japan, is now available to watch online via the National Portrait Gallery’s website.
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