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Regional Sites - East Asia: Japan

Art Navi

A Japanese web site for information about art galleries, exhibitions, fairs, events and artists,

http://www.artnavi.ne.jp/

Artscape: Museum Information Japan

Consists of a list of museums and art galleries inJapan arranged by regions, exhibitions calendar, reviews, online dictionary of modern art terminology, etc.

http://www.dnp.co.jp/artscape/index.html

Atom

A virtual exhibition of Japanese contemporary art, photography and illustrations.

http://www.atom.co.jp/

Collaborative Reference Service

A very useful online reference service offered by the National Diet Library, Japan.

http://crd.ndl.go.jp/jp/public/

Costume History in Japan

Illustrated history of costume in Japan, from the Costume Museum, Kyoto, Japan.

http://www.iz2.or.jp/english/index.htm

Digital Database of Nara Ehon Around the World - 世界のデジタル奈良絵本データベース

Digital Database of Nara Ehon Around the World is a free digital archive which aims to make available text and images of Nara picture books, illustrated manuscripts of fairy tales produced during late-Muromachi to early-Edo periods.

http://dbs.humi.keio.ac.jp/naraehon/index-e.html

Full-text Database of Rare Chinese Books, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo - 東京大学東洋文化研究所所蔵漢籍善本全文影像資料庫

Digitised images of rare books in classical Chinese in the collection of the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo. Includes illustrated books.

http://shanben.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Internet Museum: Japanese Museum Information

Internet Museum maintains 7000 museum information database in Japan. It can be searched by area, keywords, and category.

http://shanben.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

JAANUS: Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System

An on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. It contains approximately 8000 terms related to traditional Japanese architecture and gardens, painting, sculpture and art-historical iconography from approximately the 1st century A.D. to the end of the Edo period (1868).

http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/

Japanese Garden Database

A well-designed site, including links, images, tools, books, glossary, organisations, etc.

http://www.jgarden.org/default.asp

Japanese Old Photographs Bakumatsu-Meiji Period

A well-designed site, including links, images, tools, books, glossary, organisations, etc.

http://www.jgarden.org/default.asp

Kunisada and Kabuki

Online exhibitions created by the Fitzwilliam Museum

http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/gallery/japan/gallery/KUN/kunisada/Intro/main.htm

Kyoto National Museum

Established in 1897 as an national institution for the collection and preservation of cultural properties. In addition to exhibiting these collections to the public, the Museum supports related research and conservation activities. Includes sample masterworks in colour.

http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/

Kyushu National Museum

Opened in October 2005. Its collections cover the whole history of Kyushu from prehistory to modern times with particular emphasis on the rich history of cultural exchange between Kyushu and neighboring China and the Korean Peninsula.

http://www.kyuhaku.com/pr/

Modern Japanese artists - 現代日本の画家

An illustrated online biographical dictionary of modern Japanese artists and painters.

http://www.angnet.com/

Naraehon Database - 奈良絵本画像データベース

An image database of Nara ehon picture books in the collection of the National Institute of Japanese Literature

http://www.nijl.ac.jp/~kiban-s/html/contents/detabase/naraehongazou_nijl.html

Nara National Museum

The main objectives of the museum are the preservation, research, and surveying of art and antiquities, in particular Buddhist art and antiquities, with the cooperation of numerous temples, shrines, and private collectors. Includes masterpieces of Buddhist art and antiquities from the Museumfs collection, with superb colour images and text in Japanese.

http://www.narahaku.go.jp/index.html

NDL Rare Books Image Database - 貴重書検索

Colourful images (approx. 37,000 items) from the collections of the National Diet Library, Japan published mostly in the Edo Period.

http://www3.ndl.go.jp/rm/index.html

Nichibunken Databases - 国際日本文化研究センターデータベース

Online databases of primary Japanese resources from the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, which include many image databases such as Japanese art in overseas collections, emakimono (picture scrolls), Nara ehon picture books, early photographs, etc. Many resources are freely accessible, but some require registration with the site.

http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/graphicversion/dbase/database_e.html

Shrines and Temples of Japan & Buddhist Sculpture of Japan

290 photographs of mainly Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and sculptures.

http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/japan/japan.html

Tokyo National Museum

Established in 1872. The Museum collects, houses, and displays a comprehensive collection of art works and antiquities from Japan as well as other Asian countries. Online exhibition of 500 of the various works of art and decorative art, archaeological relics, and other cultural assets from the Tokyo National Museum collection.

http://www.tnm.go.jp/jp/servlet/Con?pageId=X00&processId=00

Ukiyoe: the Pictures of the Floating World

Online exhibition, arranged by artists, categories, artists' signature, guide to the Ukiyoe sites of the internet.

http://www.bahnhof.se/~secutor/ukiyo-e

Universes in Collision: Men and Women in 19th-Century Japanese Prints

Online exhibition of Japanese colour prints produced in the 19th century, from the Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia.

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/bayly/

Viewing Japanese Prints

Comprehensive exploration of the history and technique of Japanese prints and printmaking, the work of famous printmakers, and images. Excellent FAQs.

http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/~fiorillo

e-Yakimono.net

Web-site on all aspects of antique and contemporary Japanese pottery, including detailed information about ceramic styles, clays, glazes, kilns, techniques, etc. Also features a directory of artists, photos, articles, interviews, and exhibit and museum listings.

http://www.e-yakimono.net/