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100 Views of Mount Fuji The British Museum Online presentation of the 2001 exhibition 100 Views of Mount Fuji, which explored "a wide range of manifestations of the mountain in Japanese art, as portrayed in 100 works by painters and print designers from the seventeenth century to the present." Featuring 19 images, each with explanatory text. Now hosted by Google Arts & Culture. Go to Museum Resource: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/QQ7n-PQc

Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar Library of Congress "In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's most well-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese-Americans interned there during World War II." From the left sidebar select Collection Highlights for a selection of images and About This Collection for a more in-depth overview, plus see images of the entire first edition of Born Free and Equal, Adams's publication based on his work at Manzanar. Also see the Collection Connection section for a list of classroom resources. Go to Museum Resource: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/

Art, Anti-Art, Non-Art: Experimentations in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan, 1950-1970 Getty Museum Online presentation of a 2007 exhibition highlighting "a dynamic phase of avant-garde art in postwar Japan, which was characterized by self-reflection and multimedia experimentation." With 7 topics -- 1) Experimental Workshop/Jikeen Kōbō; 2) Gutai Art Association; 3) Sōgetsu Art Center; 4) Fluxus/Tokyo; 5) Butoh and Angura Theaters; 6) Bikyōtō; 7) E.A.T. -- and nine works from the exhibition. See the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION link at the right for a timeline of postwar Japanese art movements (.pdf file). Go to Museum Resource: http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/postwar_japan/

Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online presentation of a 2009-2010 exhibition, the "first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai" and "the first exhibition ever devoted to the subject of Japanese arms and armor conservation." With images of 27 objects. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/art-of-the-samurai/photo-ga...

Bamboo Masterworks: Japanese Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection Asia Society Online presentation of an exhibition from 1999, with 25 images and a detailed essay discussing the following topics: 1) Material: Bamboo; 2) Material to Object: Baskets; 3) Bamboo Baskets and the Tea Ceremony; 4) The Basket Makers. Go to Museum Resource: http://asiasociety.org/arts-culture/asia-society-museum/past-exhibitions/bamboo...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Gardens & Collections Brooklyn Botanic Garden Select the Cherry Esplanade, Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and Bonsai Museum for photographs, descriptions, and additional links. Flowering Cherries additionally include virtual visits on video. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.bbg.org/discover/gardens/

Bunraku Collection Gallery Columbia University, Libraries "The images displayed on this site are from two separate productions of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers), as performed by the National Bunraku Troupe in Osaka in 1976 and 1978, and photographed by Barbara C. Adachi. " Go to Museum Resource: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/eastasian/bunraku/

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Buddhism—and the art it inspired—helped shape the cultures of Asia. Today, its extraordinary art is a source of beauty and contemplation for audiences across the world.Encountering the Buddha brings together more than two hundred artworks, spanning two millennia, to explore Asia’s rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse schools that arose from the Buddha’s teachings.Throughout the exhibition and the website, we explore how Buddhist artworks are endowed with sacred power. We ask, why were they created? How did Buddhists engage with them? And how do Buddhist understandings of such objects differ from those of art museums? Go to Museum Resource: https://www.freersackler.si.edu/exhibition/encountering-the-buddha-art-and-prac...

Felice Beato's Japan: People, An Album by the Pioneer Foreign Photographer in Yokohama Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "These photos of men and women from different walks of life catered to foreign curiosity about the 'exotic' Japanese. Most were taken in [Felice] Beato's studio in Yokohama." All images with captions transcribed verbatim from the ca. 1869 album. With an in-depth essay by Alona C. Wilson. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/beato_people/index.html

Felice Beato's Japan: Places, An Album by the Pioneer Foreign Photographer in Yokohama Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures A 50-image album of images by photographer Felice Beato (ca. 1833-1908) that "features scenes along the routes that foreign sightseers travelled in the opening years of the Meiji period." All images with captions transcribed verbatim from the ca. 1869 album. With an in-depth essay by Allen Hockley, professor of art history at Dartmouth College. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/beato_places/index.html

Fire Over Earth: Ceramics from the Collection of the Asia Society Asia Society Explores the interrelationships between the ceramic traditions of China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia in terms of techniques, styles and the roles played by ceramics in different contexts. Features seven objects with accompanying text and a glossary. Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/ceramics/

The Floating World of Ukiyo-e: Shadows, Dreams, and Substance Library of Congress Online presentation of a 2003 exhibition showcasing the Library's holdings of Japanese prints, books, and drawings from the 17th to the 19th century. Images organized into the following categories: 1) Early Masters (1600-1740); 2) Major Genres: Beauties, Actors, and Landscapes; 3) Images and Literary Sources; 4) Realia and Reportage; 5) Japan and the West: Artistic Cross-Fertilization; 6) Beyond Ukiyo-e: Modern and Contemporary Japanese Prints. The EXHIBITION OVERVIEW provides historical background about ukiyo-e. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/

Globetrotter's Japan: People, Foreigners on the Tourist Circuit in Meiji Japan Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "One of the most lavishly illustrated publications of Japan at the end of the 19th century was Captain Frank Brinkley’s 10-volume Japan. This unit highlights the spectrum of native people and activities depicted in this famous publication." With an in-depth essay by Allen Hockley, professor of art history at Dartmouth College. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/gt_japan_people/index.html

Globetrotter's Japan: Places, Foreigners on the Tourist Circuit in Meiji Japan Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "View hand-colored photographs of the sights on a typical tour of late-19th-century Japan, reproduced here from a lush 10-volume set by Captain Frank Brinkley. Comments appear from travel books by 'globetrotter' tourists of the time." With an in-depth essay by Allen Hockley, professor of art history at Dartmouth College. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/gt_japan_places/index.html

Golden Fantasies: Japanese Screens from New York Collections Asia Society Online presentation of a 2004 exhibition of Japanese folding screens. Features 14 screens with descriptive text. Several of these illustrate Japanese literary classics such as the “Chronicle of the Great Peace” (Taiheiki); the Tale of the Heike; the Tales of Ise; and the Tale of Genji. Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/japanesescreens/index.html

Great Waves: Chinese Themes in the Arts of Korea and Japan The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online presentation of a 2003 exhibition that "explores how Chinese pictorial themes—Buddhist iconography, landscape imagery, flower and bird subjects, and figural narratives—were selectively adopted and reinterpreted by native artists in Korea and Japan." With images of 16 related artworks dating from the 10th to the 18th century. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2003/great-waves

Ground Zero 1945: A Schoolboy's Story Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "This unit presents the illustrated testimony of Akihiro Takahashi, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Illustrations by Goro Shikoku, with English translation by Yuki Tanaka." Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/groundzero1945_2/index.html

Ground Zero 1945: Pictures by Atomic Bomb Survivors Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "These drawings and paintings by Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb were created more than a quarter century after the bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. They are provided by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum." The ESSAY section examines Ground Zero 1945 using the images by survivors of the atomic bomb blast; the VISUAL NARRATIVES section features the story of one survivor who tells her story through images. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/groundzero1945/index.html

Hokusai: Mad About Painting National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Animated examination of works by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). This excellent interactive website features an introduction to Hokusai's life, plus an examination of his work, organized into the following categories: COLOR (Hokusai's innovative use of color); BRUSH & BLOCK (the range of Hokusai's creativity, and comparisons of painting and printing techniques); COMPOSITION; and SUBJECT. Uses Flash. Go to Museum Resource: https://archive.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hokusai/launch.htm

The Hokusai Museum The Hokusai Museum Website created by the Hokusai Museum Foundation for the Third International Hokusai Conference held in Obuse in 1998. Includes selected works from the museum's collection, a very detailed timeline outlining key events and artworks from the life of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), and a history of the Hokusai Museum in Obuse. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.book-navi.com/hokusai/hokusai-e.html

Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics Interactive National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Two interactives follow Noguchi's three journeys to Japan and introduce the Japanese ceramic artists with whom he interacted. Noguchi's international acclaim admitted him to diverse spheres of the art world in postwar Japan. The Japanese ceramic artists with whom Noguchi associated were also pursuing profound questions of personal and artistic identity in the aftermath of war, although they chose varying paths to do so. Uses Flash. Go to Museum Resource: https://archive.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/noguchi/default.htm

Japanese American National Museum: Collections Online Japanese American National Museum Featuring selected highlights from the museum's permanent collection of more than 60,000 artifacts -- including diaries, letters, and other documents -- as well as photographs and artworks. Many of these document the lives of Japanese Americans detained in concentration camps during World War II. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.janm.org/collections/

Japanese Cloisonné: The Seven Treasures Victoria and Albert Museum "The Japanese characters used for the word shippō (the Japanese term for enamelware) mean 'Seven Treasures'. which is a reference to the seven treasures mentioned in Buddhist texts. Although these treasures may vary, they generally included at least some of the following: gold, silver, emerald, coral, agate, lapis lazuli, giant clamshell, glass and pearl. The Japanese applied this expression to the rich colours found on Chinese enamel wares and later to those they made themselves." A special features about Japanese cloisonné, with discussions of its history and manufacture, plus 39 examples from the V&A's collection. See also: Cloisonné Introduction. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/j/japanese-cloisonne/

Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego: Online Tour Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego "The [San Diego] Japanese Friendship Garden is named 'San-Kei-En' meaning 'three scene garden' -- Water, Pastoral and Mountain. San-Kei-En is an expression of the ties between the people of San Diego and Yokohama and blends the two cultures to create a unique experience. The Garden was named in honor of the San-Kei-En Garden in Yokohama." A brief tour of the garden and the sukiya style Exhibit House, with photographs throughout. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.niwa.org/

The Japanese Garden: Seiwa-en Missouri Botanical Garden An excellent online tour of the Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden. Scroll to the bottom of this Introduction page to see 25 additional pages introducing each aspect of the garden, from the Entrance (#1) and Blue Boulder Cascade (#2) to the Kasuga Lantern (#24) and Stone Boat Basin (#25). With photographs throughout. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.mobot.org/hort/gardens/japanese/intro/index.shtml

Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online presentation of a 2009 exhibition on the mandalas of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. With images of 25 artworks, mostly from the 12th to the 14th century. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2009/japanese-mandalas

Japanese Old Photographs in Bakumatsu-Meiji Period Nagasaki University Library Searchable database of approximately 6,000 photographs of Japan taken from the middle to the end of the 19th century. Browse the collection by photographer or location, or search by selecting from a list of keywords and categories. An advanced keyword search is also available. Go to Museum Resource: http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/

Japanese Tea Garden: History and View San Francisco Parks Trust A very brief history of San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden, with a list of fun facts and a link to a 360-degree view of the garden. Go to Museum Resource: https://sfrecpark.org/destination/golden-gate-park/japanese-tea-garden/

Kimono Victoria and Albert Museum "Japan has a very rich textile history, a major focus of interest and artistic expression being the kimono. Meaning 'the thing worn,' the term kimono was first adopted in the mid-19th century." A special feature about the kimono, with in-depth discussions of the kimono's history, production (weaving, dyeing, embroidery), and decoration (symbols and motifs), plus 51 kimonos from the V&A's collection. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/k/kimono/

The Legends of Hachiman Smith College Museum of Art "This particular pair of lavishly ornamented handscrolls illustrates the legends of the Shinto deity Hachiman. The paintings, which date to the mid-seventeenth century, are rendered in the yamato-e style favored by the members of the Tosa school to which they are attributed. Both the painting and the calligraphy exemplify the highly refined styles favored by the court at the start of the Edo period (1615-1868)." This project of Smith College now hosted here. Go to Museum Resource: https://hachimanhandscrolls.com/

Monet & Japan National Gallery of Australia Online archive of a 2001 exhibit with "carefully chosen works of Japanese art [that] give us the context for exploring Monet's changing perception of Japan through masterpiece after masterpiece. ... [The exhibit gives] everyone who loves Monet's paintings a chance to understand the ways in which he absorbed the lessons of Japanese art, from his first encounter in the 1860s until the final years after the First World War." Select THEMES from the gray menu at top for text discussions with related images; select COMPARE WORKS to see Monet's paintings next to Japanese prints with related composition, design, and subject elements; and select EDUCATION for information on how to teach using this website. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.nga.gov.au/monetjapan/Default.cfm

More Than Meets the Eye: Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection Asia Society Online presentation of a 1998 exhibition that, according to the introductory text, sought to ask new questions and offer fresh insights into Japan's artistic traditions. Featuring 26 objects, mostly from the 15th to the 18th century, from Buddhist paintings and sculptures to woodblock prints, folding screens, and bronze, ceramic, and porcelain objects, most with short descriptive text. Choose the Standard Tour option under Virtual Gallery for a list of featured objects. Number 12 on this list is a 14th-century sculpture thought to represent Prince Shotoku (r. 593-622), and the accompanying text discusses his significance as a cultural icon. Also included in the Bibliography section is a link to "A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan," an online resource featuring more than 450 annotations on the best publications on Japanese Art, organized by medium and period, and fully searchable. Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/japan/index.html

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Garden Guide The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens An introduction to the Japanese gardens at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach, Florida -- "a series of six diverse gardens, each inspired by a different historical period and type of Japanese garden." Download the GARDEN GUIDE (.pdf) at the top of the page or select from the menu at the top left for more in-depth information about the gardens, a statement from the gardens' designer, and a Bonsai exhibit (with photographs). Also see the EDUCATION section for information about the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Go to Museum Resource: https://morikami.org/roji-en/#tab-1

Nagoya TV Ukiyo-e Museum Nagoya Broadcasting Network A virtual museum of ukiyo-e prints from the collection of the Nagoya Broadcasting Network. "The collection not only contains prints beginning with Hishikawa Moronobu, who is considered to be the founder of Ukiyo-e, going all the way to prints from around the end of the Edo Period, but also contains local prints such as Kamigata-e, Nagasaki-e, Yokohama-e Kaika-e (blossoming prints), as well as more recent prints from the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras. As the works vary in diversity, one is able to trace the history of wood-block prints since the Edo Period." Select ENTER THE COLLECTION TO see works by a particular artist; select LIST OF THE COLLECTION to see works in a particular subject area (select from PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE, KABUKI & SUMO, and ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS at the top of the page). With descriptions in Japanese and English. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.nagoyatv.com/ukiyoe/

National Bonsai and Penjing Museum The United States National Arboretum "The miniature masterpieces that we call bonsai and penjing are the pinnacle of gardening skill, and the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum has one of the largest collections of these timeless trees in North America. The Japanese art of bonsai, and its precursor, the Chinese art of penjing, are rooted in the traditions of Asian culture. The placement of branches, styling, and the pot all convey deep symbolism and reverence for nature." One-page historical background about the museum. Select BONSAI VIRTUAL TOUR for a 38-slide presentation that guides the visitor through the museum. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.usna.usda.gov/discover/gardens-collections/national-bonsai-penjing-...

The New Way of Tea Asia Society Online presentation of a 2002 exhibition about chanoyu, the Japanese way of tea. Includes good background text on the history, principles, and process of the tea ceremony, as well as images of tea rooms and utensils from the exhibition. Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/newwayoftea/index.html

Nitobe Memorial Garden University of British Columbia Botanical Garden Garden honoring the memory of Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933), "agriculturalist, scholar, Quaker, philosopher, statesman, educator ... [who] devoted much of his life to promoting trust and understanding between the United States and Japan.] See the FOR THE SCHOLAR section for information about Inazo Nitobe, the tea house of the Nitobe Garden, the symbolism of lanterns like the ones seen at the Nitobe garden, and more. Go to Museum Resource: https://botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/visit/nitobe-memorial-garden/

The Noguchi Museum The Noguchi Museum A comprehensive resource about the life and work of the Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi (b. Los Angeles, 1904; d. New York, 1988). See NOGUCHI'S LIFE & WORK for images of Noguchi's work, from sculpture and furniture to gardens, fountains, theater sets, monuments, and memorials. The RESEARCH & RESOURCES section has texts by and about Noguchi, available for reading online. See EDUCATION > STUDENTS & TEACHERS for a Curriculum Guide; the PERMANENT COLLECTIONS section features 274 objects from the museum's collection. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.noguchi.org/

Pictures of the Floating World Victoria and Albert Museum "Ukiyo-e means 'Pictures of the Floating World.' Images of everyday Japan mass-produced for popular consumption in the Edo period (1615-1868), they represent one of the high points of Japanese cultural achievement." A special feature on ukiyo-e discussing the following topics: 1) What are Ukiyo-e?; 2) The Production Process; 3) Popular Themes in Ukiyo-e Prints; and 4) Fan Prints; plus a selection of 30 prints with descriptions. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/u/ukiyo-e-pictures-of-the-floating-world/

Portland Japanese Garden: Guide to the Gardens Portland Japanese Garden Guide to the five distinct garden styles represented at the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon: 1) Flat Garden; 2) Strolling Pond Garden; 3) Tea Garden; 4) Natural Garden; 5) Sand and Stone Garden. Brief text and a small photograph under each style section, plus a general history of the gardens (under BACKGROUND). Also see the ARTICLES section for texts about Japanese culture. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.japanesegarden.com/gardens/

Prints & Photographs Online Catalog: Fine Prints, Japanese, pre-1915 Library of Congress "The Library's Prints and Photographs Division houses more than 2,500 woodblock prints and drawings by Japanese artists of the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries including Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, and Yoshiiku. ... About seventy percent of the collection is currently available online." The BACKGROUND AND SCOPE section has selections from the collection organized into the following categories: Actors; Women; Landscapes; Scenes from Japanese Literature; Daily Life; Views of Western Foreigners. Also with brief discussions of ukiyo-e and Yokohama-e prints, the latter being the images of foreigners in the port city of Yokohama produced by Japanese artists following the 1852-54 expedition of Commodore Matthew Perry (1794-1858). Go to Museum Resource: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/jpd

Red-haired Barbarians: The Dutch and Other Foreigners in Nagasaki and Yokohama, 1800-1865 International Institute of Social History "From the 1630s to the middle of the nineteenth century, Japan was practically closed to foreigners. The only Westerners allowed to stay in Japan and engage in trade were the Dutch. They had to submit to very strict regulations, however, and were only allowed to live on Deshima, a small artificial island in Nagasaki harbor. This is a digital exhibition of a collection of 40 Japanese woodblock prints published between 1800 and 1865, depicting Dutch traders in Nagasaki." Go to Museum Resource: http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/japaneseprints/

Selling Shiseido: Cosmetics Advertising & Design in Early 20th-century Japan Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "The 20th-century history of the Shiseido cosmetics company provides a vivid image of the efflorescence of modernity in Japan—reflecting the changing ideals of feminine beauty, the emergence of a vibrant consumer culture, cutting-edge trends in advertising and packaging, and the persistence of cosmopolitan ideals even in the midst of the rise of militarism in the 1930s. This unit draws on Shiseido’s vast archives, focusing on the marketing of concepts of modern beauty from the 1920s through 1943, when wartime exigencies eventually curtailed the promotion of an international aesthetic of worldly chic." With an in-depth essay by Gennifer Weisenfeld, professor of art history at Duke University. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/shiseido_01/index.html

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove Asia Society "The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove were a group of Chinese learned men from the third century CE. During a time of political upheaval, the group distanced themselves from governmental service, choosing instead to spend time engaged in Daoist-inspired discussions, poetry, and music, sometimes while inebriated. ... Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, featuring traditional works of art from China and Japan, has been organized to accompany and provide some cultural context for Asia Society’s exhibition of Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest, the contemporary video work by Chinese artist Yang Fudong." Go to Museum Resource: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/seven-sages-bamboo-grove

Shofuso, Japanese House and Garden: Historical Narrative Shofuso, Japanese House and Garden An in-depth history of Shofuso, a traditional Shoin-zukuri Japanese house in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. See Chapter 9 for description of the Shoin style. Also see the PHOTO GALLERY and VIRTUAL TOUR sections for photographs of the house and gardens. Go to Museum Resource: http://japanphilly.org/shofuso/

Tokyo Modern: Koizumi Kishio's "100 Views" of the Imperial Capital (1928-1940) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "100 Views of Great Tokyo in the Shōwa Era, a series of woodblock prints produced between 1928 and 1940 by Koizumi Kishio, explore the rebirth of Tokyo in the years following the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923. Koizumi’s prints depict the transformation of an important Asian city as it embraced modernity, maintained traditions, and became the site of ultimately disastrous political policies. In addition, Koizumi was a member of a new, modern printmaking movement in Japan known as sōsaku-hanga or 'creative printmaking.'" With an in-depth essay by James T. Ulak, deputy director of the Freer/Sackler Galleries at the Smithsonian. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/tokyo_modern_01/index.html

Traditional Dress from East Asia Victoria and Albert Museum An introduction to the traditional clothing of Japan, China, and Korea. With four examples and two patterns (for a kimono and a dragon robe). Go to Museum Resource: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/traditional-dress-from-east-asia/

Turning Point: Oribe and the Arts of Sixteenth-Century Japan The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online presentation of a 2003-2004 exhibition that "explores the genesis of the dramatic stylistic changes in Japanese art during the brief but brilliant Momoyama period (1573–1615), which witnessed the struggles of ambitious warlords for control of the long-splintered country and Japan’s first encounter with the West. ... Serving the last two leaders [of the period] as warrior and tea master—or cultural adviser—was Furuta Oribe (1543/44–1615), who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the period." Featuring related artworks with descriptions, organized by medium (genre painting on folding screens and hanging scrolls; ceramics for the tea ceremony; lacquerware; and tsujigahana textiles for garments worn by the society's elite). Images and maps available in the publication of the exhibit. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2003/oribe/

Ukiyo-e Painting and Prints: The Late Period The British Museum A short introduction to color woodblock printing in late-18th-century Japan. Now hosted on Google Arts & Culture. Go to Museum Resource: https://artsandculture.google.com/usergallery/ywLSLgE3paUOIg

The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online presentation of a 2002-2003 exhibition. "The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection ... traces the evolution of Japanese calligraphy from the Nara period (710–784) through the 19th century." With images of 10 related artworks. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2002/sylvan-barnet-and-william-b...

The Yamato Colony: Pioneering Japanese in Florida The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens "Yamato —an ancient name for the country of Japan. Why do we find the name here in Palm Beach County? Because Yamato, Florida, was a small community where Japanese farmers once lived. The story of Yamato begins with Jo Sakai's visit to Florida in 1903." Online presentation of a permanent exhibition at the Morikami Museum in Florida. Informative text with a few small historical photographs. Go to Museum Resource: https://morikami.org/yamato-island/

Yoshihiro Suda: In Focus Asia Society "Asia Society is pleased to present the first solo New York museum exhibition of Yoshihiro Suda (born 1969, Japan), a Japanese contemporary artist known for his hyper-realistic sculptures of plants and flowers created in the tradition of Japanese wood carving. ... Through the juxtaposition and installation of his new work with traditional works, Suda questions the way we view objects, in both nature and museums." Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/suda/

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