For at least a year, Japanese authorities have been vying for a bigger spot in the booming international art market. They have worked to make it easier for galleries to transact at art fairs and free ...

At least four works by a famous convicted forger have been discovered in Japan. Transparency about the mistakes, however, has ...

In 1908, at age 18, Tokio Ueyama moved from Japan to California to attend art school. For the next three decades, the oil painter traveled the world, hosted exhibits, got married, and mingled with ...

In Japan, calligraphy is more than just writing—it’s an art form that requires patience, focus, and respect for tradition. This video gives a rare look inside a Japanese calligraphy class, where ...

Local artist Heidi Almosara spent several years in Japan. During her time there, she mastered the art of Ikebana. Now, she shares that craft, which is the Japanese art of floral design, through her ...

For years, all of Kawanabe Kyōsai’s prints and paintings bore the same inscription: Shōjō Kyōsai. The second word, which roughly translates to “crazy studio,” is the name he chose for himself right ...