The pale, porcelain skin of Ayako Rokkaku’s petite hands brightens the navy blue ceramic tea cup held in her palms. For nearly two decades, the artist has used her hands instead of brushes, dipping ...

THE magnificent exhibition of classical Japanese painting and sculpture which toured the United States two years ago amazed the American museum public with its revelation of a tradition comparable in ...

Japan’s art market has long lagged behind its strong national reputation for culture. Despite boasting the third-largest GDP, Japan currently accounts for only about 4 percent of the global art market ...