Color woodblock; stencil; organic and inorganic colorants on Japanese paper adhered to card stock

Surreal Painting by Japanese artist Ydk Morimoe

The dramatic curves of the Urchin guitar might have been inspired by the spiny points of the instrument's sea-dwelling namesake, or they might suggest the sinister fins of a shark. Regardless, the reference to ocean life is evident, with the deeply…

Stoneware with natural ash and iron glaze

Cosplay by Japanese cosplayer REIKA

Abstract piece

Image of Kazuo Ohno performing his dance "Water Lillies" in 1987. Dance style: Butoh

24 color screen print on satin paper

This is a bear sculpture carved by an Ainu artist, Matsui Umetaro. These bears became very popular souvenirs from Hokkaido in the early 1900s.

Artist, Noriko Kawamura, created this abstract piece after seeing textile art done by Peramonkoro Sunazawa, a respected Ainu textile artist.