The technique is the ancient art of Japanese Kintsugi, a powerful metaphor for life where nothing is ever truly broken. Metallic powder is mixed with resin or lacquer to fix pieces together The ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

is also pronounced as “kei” in Japanese, but in China, it is pronounced “gui” and refers to the evergreen tree sweet osmanthus. The name of the city Guilin, or Keirin in Japanese ...

One precedent for abstraction in Japanese art is high-art calligraphy, in which intuitive expression overwhelms legibility. In Yoshida Chizuko’s boldly kinetic “What Is Within No. 2,” the ...

and knowledge of Japanese history. Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s ...