Tag Archives: Prints

Monkey Tales: Apes and Monkeys in Asian Art

Posted on July 11, 2016 by clarep

Exhibition dates: 14 Jun 2016 to 30 Oct 2016 Gallery 29 | Admission Free 2016 is the Year of the Monkey according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. While the lunar calendar and its twelve zodiac animals are distinct to … Continue reading →

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Some Depictions of Fishing in Japan

Posted on March 30, 2016 by joyces

Fish has been a staple ingredient of the Japanese diet for hundreds of years. A myriad of different species of fish are harvested from the surrounding sea in fishing boats, while the rivers and lakes provide freshwater produce for the … Continue reading →

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Scenes of Last Tokyo

Posted on March 11, 2016 by clarep

Scenes of Last Tōkyō (Tokyo kaiko zue): Japanese Creative Prints from 1945 Gallery 29, until 5 June 2016 The spring 2016 exhibition in the Ashmolean’s Eastern Art Prints and Paintings gallery highlights a set of fifteen Japanese woodblock prints published … Continue reading →

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