Teigin Incident: How a painter was convicted for mass murder
米寿 (beiju, 88 years old), a self-portrait by Sadamichi Hirasawa on the occasion of his 88th birthday From Bloomberg comes this fascinating account of a well-known …
10 Oct
Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (1867-1944)
Carl Sadakichi Hartmann (1867-1944)
Sadakichi Hartmann Photographed by William M. Vander Weyde, 191? One of the strangest and most original men of letters of the day — in the United States …
17 Nov
36 Partial Views of Hokusai
36 Partial Views of Hokusai
Went to see the huge Hokusai exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Ueno) last Saturday, and it’s well worth seeing. However, do yourself a favor …
17 Sep
Going ’round the museums
Going ’round the museums
Here’s another entry for the “Japan doesn’t have to be expensive” file: Tokyo Museums – Grutt Pass 2004 (Japanese site here) The “Grutt” pass in a nutshell …
16 Sep
At the fireplace of the “Masters”
At the fireplace of the “Masters”
Yesterday I went to the Bridgestone Museum of Art for the first time, and perhaps it’s a slightly heretical notion but it felt strangely comfortable …
15 Sep
Demons in the backyard
Demons in the backyard
Last week we took a bicycle ride to the other side of our tiny city of Warabi to visit a small museum housed in a …
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