Ken Domon – The Master of Japanese Realism
From April 26 to July 13, 2023 at La Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris. This exhibition is the first in France devoted to one of the most outstanding figures in the history of [...]
Coromandel lacquer screen
Coromandel lacquers take their name from the east coast of India, where they were landed from Chinese junks to be transferred to ships of Indian companies. These objects, which [...]
Xie Zhiguang (1900-1976), Landscape
Xie Zhiguang 謝之光's early creations present two distinct facets. First of all, they belong to the genres of classical painting revisited by the masters of the school of [...]
KIM TSCHANG-YEUL – THE DROP AND THE LINE
from April 14 to July 30, 2023 The Cernuschi Museum will present an exhibition dedicated to Kim Tschang-Yeul (1929-2021), a major figure in contemporary Korean art and the art scene [...]
Painting and ceramics in dialogue
Around the Chinese and Japanese collections bequeathed by Harley Preston. From April 14 to July 30, 2023 In 2018, Harley Preston, art historian and collector, bequeathed nearly 200 objects [...]
Portraits (chinzō) in Zen
Zen is a major current of Buddhist thought in Japan. Although he vilifies the values of the texts - the transmission is outside the canonical teachings - and works of art - the [...]
Clip
Clasps, which appeared in China from the beginning of the Spring and Autumn period 春秋 (722-481 BC), were mainly used to securely fasten leather belts. These [...]
Nakajima Yasumi II (1905-1986), Vase in the shape of a chrysanthemum
This globular vase with a reddish-brown patina and a body adorned with vertical gadroons has an eight-lobed opening reminiscent of a chrysanthemum flower. Since the second [...]
