A Japanese DJ has found a new calling making freaky flesh-like accessories such as severed finger ink stamps, pendants with blinking eyes and purses with gaping mouths and stubble, inspired by ...

“The seasons have affected Japanese and Chinese art in profound and distinct ways,” said Ann Yonemura, senior associate curator of Japanese art. “In Japan, art and poetry reflect the gentle changes in ...

The cumulative effect, as Juniper explains in his graceful text, is to suggest both passing time and time transfixed. Read archived reviews of Japanese classics at jtimes.jp/essential . KEYWORDS ...

Japanese Art History Gets a Takashi Murakami Twist at Gagosian: Works that highlight mythical guardians while reimagining 17th-century Kyoto.