Visual Arts
Japan House presents a variety of exhibitions throughout the year showcasing expert visual artists from Japan in areas such as photography, film, ceramics, sculpture, drawing and crafts.
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Story | Kumihimo: a thread through Japanese history
Video Story | Kumihimo: Dyeing and Preparing the thread
Video Story | Kumihimo: Braiding the thread
Recorded Event | Kumihimo – Past, Present & Possible Futures: Talk by Dōmyō Kiichirō
Recorded Event | The Culture of Ornament in Japan: Talk by Hashimoto Mari
Quick Read | Mashiko – Japanese studio pottery through the generations
Activity Sheet | Make Your Own Origami Kabuto
Video Story | Dōmyō Kiichirō on the history and beauty of kumihimo
Video Story | Designing the KUMIHIMO exhibition
Video Story | Introduction to Urushi with ‘Living National Treasure’ Murose Kazumi
Quick Read | Sashiko - reviving communities through Japanese embroidery
Virtual Exhibition | KUMIHIMO: Virtual Exhibition
Video Story | Urushi artist Murose Kazumi on his early inspiration and the importance of ‘Living National Treasures’
Story | Sudō Reiko - Contemporary Japanese Textile Designer
Quick Read | Sōgetsu Ikebana - an avant-garde approach to Japanese floral design
Quick Read | Kawanabe Kyōsai - blending classical painting with satirical ukiyo-e
Recorded Event | ‘Collecting and Displaying Japan at the British Museum’
Recorded Event | Sustainable Urushi Restoration: In Conversation with ‘Living National Treasure’ Murose Kazumi
Recorded Event | The Origins of Kumihimo: Talk by Mita Kakuyuki
Story | Kintsugi - Japanese Repair Technique
Story | Kokeshi - Japanese Wooden Dolls
Recorded Event | Kyōsai: The Man of Many Myths – An Evening with the Royal Academy of Arts
Story | Anno Mitsumasa
Story | Tango Chirimen - Plain-Woven Silk Crêpe
Story | Akabeko Cow - Japanese Folk Toy
Story | Chiyogami - Hand-Printed Japanese Paper
Story | Takahashi Hiroko
Story | Obata Taku
Story | Japanese Lacquerware
Story | Yoshioka Dyeing Workshop
Story | Botanical Ceramics by Hosono Hitomi
Story | Azuma Makoto
Quick Read | Japanese Graphic Design
Quick Read | Takahashi Mizuki: international contemporary art curator
Quick Read | Anime in Fukushima
Quick Read | Mashiko – a town famous for pottery
Quick Read | Natural Washi Dyeing with Yoshioka Sarasa
Quick Read | Face coverings by HIROCOLEDGE
Quick Read | SPREAD: creative team behind the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival's design
Quick Read | Colour Combinations and The Tale of Genji
Interview | Takahashi Hiroko - Textile Artist
Recorded Event | The Art of Kintsugi
Recorded Event | Immersive Design - A Talk by WOW
Recorded Event | Japanese Art of Raden: Conversation & Studio Visit with SIRI SIRI and Matsuda Shōkan
Recorded Event | Kintsugi – Workshop Visit and Conversation with ZEN’s Watanabe Atsuko
Recorded Event | Making Gogatsu Ningyō: Doll Making Demonstration & Talk by Goshiki's Hara Hiroko
Recorded Event | Tōhoku Craftsmanship – Kokeshi Workshop Visit
Recorded Event | Mashiko – The New Generation of Contemporary Ceramic Artists
Recorded Event | Mashiko – A Celebration of Hamada Shōji and Bernard Leach
Recorded Event | Masterclass: Applying Manga Screentones with Kubo Kiriko
Recorded Event | Maki-e & Kintsugi: Studio Visit & Conversation
Interview | Azuma Makoto - Flower Artist
Video Story | Flower Messenger: behind the scenes
Video Story | Azuma Makoto: Flower Messenger
Video Story | Azuma Makoto: Flower Installation
Virtual Exhibition | Anno's Journey: Virtual Exhibition
Story | Tokolo Asao - Japanese Artist, Designer and Educator
Activity Sheet | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Nuri-e Colouring-in Worksheet
Activity Sheet | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Orizuru Origami Worksheet
Story | Nara and the Silk Roads
Story | Komaruya Fans - Japanese Fan Makers
Story | Japanese Paper by Shikou Shiten
Story | TSUMIKI by More Trees
Interview | Making Nuno – textile, curation and design
Interview | Hara Kenya - Designer
Video Story | Biology of Metal: Exhibition Legacy
Interview | Misawa Haruka - Designer
Recorded Event | WIRED UK in conversation with Manga Artist, Urasawa Naoki
Recorded Event | Hagio Moto x Furukawa Asako - on Manga
Recorded Event | In Conversation with Japanese Manga Artist Tagame Gengoroh and Haba Yoshitaka
Interview | Haba Yoshitaka - Japanese Book Curator
Quick Read | Tamamushi-Nuri – Lacquer Craft Revitalizing Sendai
Quick Read | Wrapping with Tenugui (Thin Cotton Cloth)
Quick Read | Spotlight on Japanese designer Misawa Haruka
Video Story | Kanagawa Prefecture Odawara Enoura Observatory
Words & Thoughts | Takahashi Mizuki
Words & Thoughts | Sudō Reiko
Words & Thoughts | Yoshioka Sarasa
Activity Sheet | Create Your Own Koinobori
Activity Sheet | Make an Okiagari Kobōshi with an Egg
Activity Sheet | Design Your Own Okiagari Kobōshi
Activity Sheet | Create your own Hina ningyō (Hina dolls)