Credit: Toyohara Kunichika / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC: The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection, S2021.5.339a-c To inaugurate a new gallery devoted entirely ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The centuries-old craft of Japanese ...

1200 Jefferson Dr. S.W. Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is committed to preserving, exhibiting, researching and interpreting art in ways that deepen the public and ...

Japanese paper, or washi, may look delicate. However, its long fibers make a strong paper that's often used in art making, conservation, and can even be made into clothing. This method of papermaking ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In 2016, Longmont Museum spotlighted the intricate and eye-catching work of international contemporary origami artists with the exhibit “Above The Fold” — ...

The English and Asian studies professor was viewing the work of Taiwanese American artist Stephanie Shih, known for making sculptures that resemble food and pantry items often found in Asian American ...

"The Enlightened One" by Liu Yonggang at the The Crow Museum of Asian Art, UT Dallas. (Photo by Mauricio Rojas, courtesy UT Dallas) On Monday, the Crow Museum of Asian Art announced seven new ...

One day in 1871, legend has it, a French artist named Claude Monet walked into a food shop in Amsterdam, where he had gone to escape the Prussian siege of Paris. There he spotted some Japanese prints ...

Fall has always historically been a fantastic time to get out and see some visual art. With kids back in school and the summer tourist crowds back at home, the time is right for a more intimate and ...

SAN ANTONIO – You probably remember making paper planes, boats or even birds as a child with a small piece of paper. Did you ever think about what it takes to make them into life-sized sculptures? The ...