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Book Announcement: Hell-bent on Heaven in Tateyama mandara: Painting and Religious Practice at a Japanese Mountain

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Paula

Hell-bent on Heaven in Tateyama mandara: Painting and Religious Practice at a Japanese Mountain by Caroline Hirasawa The book is a highly interdisciplinary examination of the Tateyama cult and its material culture, and will be of interest to art historians … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: All About Netsuke

Posted on May 16, 2014 by LM

For the kogei- and fashion lovers, Collectors Weekly interviewed Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) director Christine Drosse back in 2011 about netsuke. The link includes links to LACMA’s online collections of Edo- and Meiji Period netsuke as well as to the International … Continue reading →

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Competition: Manga in/as Essay: Interpreting Kurama Tengu

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Paula

Manga in/as Essay competition: Interpreting Kurama Tengu To demonstrate the expressive potential of manga, Asiascape.org (based at Leiden University), is proud to announce its third competition ‘Interpreting Kurama Tengu.’ For its 3rd manga competition, we invite manga artists, cartoonists, students … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting position, Asian Art, Vanderbilt University

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Paula

Institution:  Vanderbilt University, History of Art Location:  Tennessee, United States Position:  Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track Faculty; Mellon Assistant Professor of Asian Art The Department of History of Art at Vanderbilt University invites applications for the position of Mellon Assistant Professor … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Contemporary Asian Craft Worlds

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Paula

We welcome submissions across disciplines and addressing any region in Asia for the panel below, which will be part of the annual College Art Association conference held in New York city, February 11-14, 2015. Contemporary Asian Craft Worlds Rebecca M. … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Railway Tourism Posters from the 1930s

Posted on March 21, 2014 by LM

The nephew of an antique-shop owner discovered a collection of gorgeous Japan Rail tourism posters from the ’30s. Now restored, all 15 posters will be auctioned off on Heritage on March 22. The design is reminiscent both of hanga and … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: DECO JAPAN: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920–1945

Posted on March 12, 2014 by LM

DECO JAPAN: Shaping Art and Culture, 1920–1945 May 10–October 19, 2014 Seattle Asian Art Museum Tateuchi Galleries Art Deco, a 20th-century style that came to worldwide prominence in the interwar period, left its mark on almost every medium of visual … Continue reading →

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Japan-America Student Conference 2014

Posted on March 11, 2014 by LM

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (rolling admissions) Location: Conference convenes in Des Moines, Iowa, and travels to San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, DC Education: About JASC: “An Introduction to the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)” From July 30th to August 24th … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: For a New Wave to Come: Post-1945 Japanese Art History Now

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Paula

PoNJA-GenKon10th Anniversary  Conference Japan Society, New York  City September 12, 2014, Friday, afternoon  workshop “Reports from the Field: On Archival Documents” co-organized with Japan Society and NYU’s  East Asian Studies 15-20 minute  presentations September 13, 2014, Saturday, afternoon  symposium “New … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints

Posted on February 2, 2014 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints CAROLYN M. PUTNEY, KENDALL BROWN, KOYAMA SHUKO, PAUL BINNIE paperback not available $49.95 HARDCOVER (9780935172515) PUBLISHED: January 2014 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Art BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 352 pp., 343 color illus., … Continue reading →

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