Category Archives: Oriental art

Japanese Style Annex, Yushintei, Akasaka Palace

The Japanese-style annex Yushintei was designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi, the architect of the Crown Prince’s Palace, and built in 1974. While the functions and modes of hospitality found in the main wing are entirely Western, the annex is a facility where foreign guests are welcomed according to Japanese framework and…

Japanese Style Annex, Yushintei, Akasaka Palace

Ceramics gallery, Boshan Ceramics and Colored Glaze Art Museum

Boshan Ceramics colored glaze Art Museum was established in April 2006 and officially opened in September 2007. It is divided into the Ceramics Museum and the colored glaze Museum. The colored glaze Museum is located in Xie Street, Boshan District, covering an area of 2600 square meters. The company’s courtyard…

Ceramics gallery, Boshan Ceramics and Colored Glaze Art Museum

Renli colored glaze gallery, Boshan Colored Glaze Museum

Renli colored glaze gallery is a glazed art museum in China that mainly collects high-end handmade art. It has a collection of more than 3,000 fine works, including all traditional categories such as interior painting, lampwork, sculpture, and precious materials. The total construction area of Renli Ceramic Glaze Experience Museum…

Renli colored glaze gallery, Boshan Colored Glaze Museum

North Wing, Poldi Pezzoli Museum

The decorations of the room were inspired by the style of the ‘Northern Renaissance’, which also had the function of a living room. The rooms were conceived as containers for a series of ancient works of art and designed to accommodate paintings and furnishings, more like a modern art gallery,…

North Wing, Poldi Pezzoli Museum

Along with the Times, Centennial Celebration Exhibition, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

The Centennial Celebration of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, sponsored by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts, “Following the Times-The Centennial Academy Fine Arts Exhibition of the Central Academy of Fine Arts” was exhibited on the second floor of the…

Along with the Times, Centennial Celebration Exhibition, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

His Life and Collection: Conservation and Heritage, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

As an outstanding art educator of the 20th century, Xu Beihong formed a set of clear and complete artistic propositions in theory and practice, which was called the realism system by academics. He has repeatedly emphasized that his art practice adheres to the principles of teaching first and creation second,…

His Life and Collection: Conservation and Heritage, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Chinese Paintings: Homeland Feelings, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Revolution and improvement are not only the main issues of Chinese social development in the first half of the 20th century, but also the core issues of the development of Chinese art. As a representative artist who cares for the country and the people, and serves the country with art,…

Chinese Paintings: Homeland Feelings, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Calligraphy: Refined and elegant, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

The understanding of Xu Beihong’s calligraphy is usually found in the inscriptions and postscripts of his works. It’s rarely sees his individual calligraphy works in the exhibition. To this end, this exhibition focuses on the various forms of calligraphy in Xu Beihong’s various forms, mainly including couplets, Letters, fan noodles,…

Calligraphy: Refined and elegant, Xu beihong: Living Art Forever, China Central Academy of Fine Arts

Ise katagami, Kioi Art Gallery

A stunning gallery showcasing Japanese culture and arts, designed by renowned architect Taro Ashihara, this innovative and charming gallery can be rented for exhibits, seminars and gatherings of all types. Ise-Katagami Ise katagami (伊勢型紙) is the Japanese craft of making paper stencils for dyeing textiles (katagami 型紙). It is designated…

Ise katagami, Kioi Art Gallery

Permanent exhibition, Mie Prefectural Museum of Art

The Mie Prefectural Museum of Art, which opened as the first full-scale art museum in the Chubu and Tokai districts, has a rich collection of modern Japanese Western paintings. Room 1: Named after Hiromitsu Nakazawa-Special Exhibition 1. Meiji Taisho watercolor painting Hiromitsu Nakazawa (中澤弘光) was known for his oil paintings…

Permanent exhibition, Mie Prefectural Museum of Art

Hiromitsu Nakazawa, Artist’s Unknown Trajectory, Mie Prefectural Museum of Art

Hiromitsu Nakazawa (中澤弘光 1874-1964) is a western painter, printmaker, oil painter and illustration artist. Former member of the Japan Art Academy. A painter who played an active part in Japanese Western style paintings from the Meiji era to the Showa era. Nakazawa was born in 1874 in Shiba, Tokyo, to…

Hiromitsu Nakazawa, Artist’s Unknown Trajectory, Mie Prefectural Museum of Art

The art of Takeshi Koya, Mie Prefectural Museum of Art

Takeshi Koya (甲谷武 1945-) is a contemporary artist from Ise City, Mie Prefecture. Kotani, who studied art by himself, began exhibiting at the Main Art Exhibition in the 1970s and later at the Modern Art Association Exhibition (1973). Since the 1980’s, he has been exhibiting at contemporary Japanese art…

The art of Takeshi Koya, Mie Prefectural Museum of Art

In Search of a Modern Style, Vienna 1900, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

The search for a modern Austrian style during the years between 1890 and 1900 went hand in hand with the emancipation from Historicism. The objects exhibited in this gallery are largely contemporary acquisitions of products from abroad, especially from the United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, and Germany, Japan, where successful steps…

In Search of a Modern Style, Vienna 1900, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

Textile Collection: Flying Carpets, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

Carpets illustrate the high degree of cultural networking between Europe and Asia. Produced in the Near and Middle East, carpets were sought-after commodities. Mobile and easy to transport, they were traded internationally as luxury goods. The migration of techniques, materials and motifs illustrates the interactions not only within the Islamic…

Textile Collection: Flying Carpets, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

Asia Collection: China – Japan – Korea, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

The MAK Asia Collection is one of the most important collections for Asian art and handicrafts in Europe. Her precious works not only reveal their aesthetic qualities, but also provide information about the mutual influences of large cultures in many areas of art, thought and everyday life. The MAK’s Asia…

Asia Collection: China – Japan – Korea, Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna

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