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Book Announcements: Japanese Visual Culture

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Paula

Rosina Buckland (National Museum of Scotland) and John Szostak (University of Hawaii at Manoa) would would like to announce publication of their books on modern Japanese painting, also part of Brill’s “Japanese Visual Culture” series. Rosina Buckland, *Painting Nature for … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Optical Allusions: Screens, Paintings, and Poetry in Classical Japan (ca. 800-1200)

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Paula

In Optical Allusions: Screens, Paintings, and Poetry in Classical Japan (ca. 800-1200), Joseph T. Sorensen illustrates how, on both the theoretical and the practical level, painted screens and other visual art objects helped define some of the essential characteristics of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Drawing Contest for K-12 Students in the Atlanta Area

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Laura

Attention high school Japanese students and teachers! The Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta is holding a drawing contest for students K-12 who live in Alabama, Georgia, North Caroline, South Carolina and Virginia. The drawings should hold a message to school … Continue reading →

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Event: Hakuin Symposium

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Paula

If you’re in the New York area this week, you may be interested in the Hakuin Symposium, presented by the Japan Society of New York. For those of you not aware, Hakuin Ekaku (1686–1769) was an extremely influential figure in … Continue reading →

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