The year 2022 marks the 1050th anniversary of the death of the Buddhist saint Kūya. The oldest surviving sculpture of Kūya is said to be the principal image of Rokuharamitsuji Temple (called Saikōji Temple at the time of its founding)…
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961), known by her nickname Grandma Moses, began painting in earnest in her 70s and produced over 1,600 works until her final year at the age of 101. Her paintings depict the natural beauty and rural…
The 60-year evolution of Tokyo: From gritty student activism to a glowing metropolis
“KING & QUEEN” brings 90 portraits of five dynasties of British royal families, from the House of Tudor to the current House of Windsor, from London’s National Portrait Gallery to Tokyo’s Ueno Royal Museum. Spanning four hundred tumultuous years of…
