A mask for Noh theater. Photo: Tokyo National Museum This exhibition will be held as the largest event of "Japan Year 2009 in Milan". Through works from the Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, it highlights differences between Kyoto and Edo culture by exploring...

Kiichi Asano, Untitled, 1953 Silver Print. Image size: 12.5 x 17.5 in. (31.8 x 44.5 cm) Paper Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Signed, titled, dated and editioned with artist and estate stamps in Japanese ink on verso - Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,500...

Woman's formal long-sleeved kimono (furisode), Taisho period, 1920s. Motif: Boat filled with flowers; water, maple leaf, plum and pine. Crest: paulownia. Silk crepe, plain weave; handpainted, rice-paste resist outlining (yuzen): couched gold, couched...

Gerroku-Style, 1905-1920, collection Jan Dees The kimono is part of Japan's most well known cultural heritage. Within the scope of the 400 year jubilee of Japanese-Dutch trading relations (1609-2009) the Kunsthal presents the exhibition Silk Stories,...