The first part of a collection of Indian and Islamic art from a Kidderminster vendor sold for £10,000, with another 50 lots ...

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art showcases the longtime cultural meaning in the practice of chanoyu ...

there are artists whose families have been making traditional Japanese lacquer work for generations. Lacquer is an artistic process that starts with the resin of the native urushi tree which is ...

Kintsugi is a centuries-old traditional Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, ...

This five-tiered lacquer picnic box was made in Japan in the 18th century. It was probably for a wealthy family whose crest graces the top. Today, it is a work of art, and similar Japanese lacquer ...

The West uses boxes too, but it can feel like almost everything in Japan comes in one. CreditCredit...Mushu Yamazaki, rectangular box with shells, 2007, maki-e gold and silver lacquer on wood with ...

Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

Cat-spotting is just one playful way to explore the craft culture of one of Japan’s top woodworking towns, which has been ...

Cat-spotting is just one playful way to explore the craft culture of one of Japan’s top woodworking towns, which has been ...

The second daughter of Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino has visited a lacquerware school on the country's Noto Peninsula, which suffered heavy damage from a powerful earthquake last year.

Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s–1940s” at National Gallery Singapore invites visitors to a fascinating exploration of the lives and works of Asian artists in Paris in the early 20th century. The ...