Past exhibitions
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Nihonga: Japanese Pre-War Paintings
12 - 20 Sep 2024 We look forward to welcoming you to our Asia Week exhibition from September 12 through September 20. Opening hours are 11am-5pm, including Saturday September 14. On Sunday September 15 the gallery will be closed. Read more -
Japanese Ceramics: Medieval to Contemporary
24 Apr - 18 May 2024 Thomsen Gallery is delighted to invite you to our spring exhibition Japanese Ceramics: Medieval to Contemporary. This special show—devoted to a key component of the Japanese aesthetic tradition that is as dynamic today as it was 10,000 years ago—starts with a small group of stoneware vessels dating from the sixth... Read more -
Japanese Art 1910-1940
14 - 22 Mar 2024 From March 14 through March 22 open daily from 11am to 5pm Read more -
Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
9 Nov - 20 Dec 2023 Thomsen Gallery is delighted to invite you to our annual autumn exhibition of Japanese lacquers dating from the early 20th century to the present. This year we are focusing on lacquer works from the modern period, 1920s—50s, including published items that were exhibited in Tokyo at the annual art exhibitions... Read more -
Post War and Contemporary Japanese Art
14 - 22 Sep 2023 Opening hours: Daily 11am-5pm. Closed on Sunday, September 17. Read more -
Japanese Art 1910 - 1940
16 Mar - 28 Jul 2023 The exhibition focuses on folding screens and hanging scrolls from the Taisho era (1912-26) and early Showa era (1926-1989), a time of great change for Japan and its arts. Superb works were created for the domestic market, in contrast to the export-oriented output during the preceding Meiji era (1868-1912). Though... Read more -
Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
4 Nov - 16 Dec 2022 We are delighted to invite you to our annual gallery exhibition of Japanese gold lacquer boxes dating from the 18th century to the present. The exhibition features exceptional works with designs in maki-e , which literally means 'sprinkled pictures' and refers to the technique of sprinkling powders of gold and... Read more -
Nobuyuki Tanaka
16 Sep - 21 Oct 2022 The exhibition comprises large works by the internationally renowned lacquer artist Nobuyuki Tanaka. Born in 1959, Nobuyuki Tanaka graduated in 1985 from the Tokyo University of Arts and uses the ancient dry-lacquer technique to create amorphous, curving forms with meticulously finished surfaces that incorporate tactility and translucency. The colors are... Read more -
Japanese Modern Masterpieces 1910-1940
18 - 25 Mar 2022 The 2022 Asia Week exhibition at Thomsen Gallery features Japanese modern masterpieces of paintings, gold-lacquer wares, and ikebana bamboo baskets. The folding screens and hanging scrolls on view date from the Taisho and early Showa eras, 1910-1940, which was a time of great change for Japan and its arts. Superb... Read more -
Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
22 Nov 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 We are delighted to announce our gallery exhibition of exceptional Japanese gold-lacquer boxes dating from the 18th century to the present. The masterworks in our exhibition are all examples of maki-e , which literally means 'sprinkled pictures' and refers to the technique of sprinkling powders of gold and silver onto... Read more -
Nature in Ink: Landscape Paintings by Minol Araki
20 Sep - 28 Oct 2021 We are delighted to present an exhibition of nature paintings by the Japanese artist Minol Araki (1928–2010), including works which were shown in the recent retrospective exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of art. Born into a Japanese artistic family in northeastern China, Araki began studying painting at the age of... Read more -
Yoshio Okada
Gold Lacquer Boxes 11 - 20 Mar 2021 Read more -
Japanese Modern and Post-War Art
12 - 20 Mar 2020 Asia Week New York starts on March 12 and will continue through Friday, March 20, with museum exhibitions and over 40 gallery shows on the Upper East Side. On this occasion, we are delighted to present Japanese Modern and Post-War Art in our new gallery space on 63rd Street. The... Read more -
Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
26 Nov 2019 - 28 Feb 2020 We are delighted to announce our second exhibition in our new gallery location at 9 East 63rd Street of 24 exceptional Japanese gold-lacquer boxes dating from the 18th century to the present. The display focuses on items associated with classical Japanese culture: suzuribako (boxes for writing utensils), natsume (caddies for... Read more -
Animals in Japanese Art
10 Sep - 15 Nov 2019 Thomsen Gallery is delighted to announce its special thematic fall exhibition ' Animals in Japanese Art ,' opening on September 10 during Asia Week with a n inaugural reception in our new location at 9 East 63rd Street from 5 to 8 pm. Presented to coincide with the blockbuster exhibition... Read more -
Modern Japanese Screens 1910 – 1940
13 Mar - 27 Apr 2019 Starting tomorrow, March 13 and continuing through Saturday March 23, Asia Week New York features museum exhibitions, lectures, auctions, and over 40 gallery shows on the Upper East Side. This year we will present two exhibitions of Japanese art during Asia Week at the following locations: our gallery at 23... Read more -
Japanese Gold-Lacquer Boxes
13 Nov - 21 Dec 2018 We are delighted to announce our next exhibition of nearly 30 Japanese gold-lacquer boxes dating from the 18th century to the present. The exhibition starts tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday November 13, and continues through December 21 . The display focuses on items suited to the cultural needs and pastimes of traditional... Read more -
Sueharu Fukami: Porcelain Sculptures
11 Sep - 2 Nov 2018 We are delighted to announce our September Asia Week exhibition of porcelain sculptures by Sueharu Fukami, widely regarded as one of the greatest living ceramic artists of Japan. The show, our third solo exhibition of Fukami, features twenty works by the artist from the 1970s to today and includes his... Read more -
Japanese Folding Screens
23 May - 29 Aug 2018 Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street, New York Read more -
Japanese Post-War Calligraphy
28 Apr - 18 May 2018 Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street, New York Read more -
Asia Week New York 2018: Lacquer works by Yoshio Okada and Washi Screens by Kyoko Ibe
15 - 24 Mar 2018 Starting this Thursday March 15 and continuing through Saturday March 24, Asia Week New York is New York's major annual event for lovers of art from the world's most populous continent, featuring museum exhibitions, lectures, auctions, and over 40 gallery shows on the Upper East Side. Our gallery show, Lacquer... Read more -
Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
17 Nov 2017 - 2 Feb 2018 Erik Thomsen Gallery is delighted to announce our next exhibition of more than 30 Japanese gold-lacquer boxes from the 18th century to the present. The exhibition starts this Friday, November 17, and continues to December 22. The display focuses on items suited to the cultural needs and pastimes of traditional... Read more -
Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art
11 Sep - 10 Nov 2017 Erik Thomsen Gallery is delighted to announce the first of our fall exhibitions, 'Masterpieces of Japanese Bamboo Art,' which will take place at our Upper East Side gallery from September 11 though November 10. Opening Reception Monday September 11 from 5-8 pm Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 10 am - 5 pm Read more -
Masters of Bamboo Art
14 Jun - 1 Sep 2017 Erik Thomsen Gallery is delighted to announce an exhibition of 30 masterpieces by Japan's most outstanding masters of bamboo basketry. Nearly all the works on display were made by members of craft dynasties that flourished during the early and middle years of the twentieth century. Thanks to major installations, catalogues,... Read more -
Modern Japanese Painting: Screens and Scrolls from 1910 to 1940
11 - 13 Mar 2017 The Ukrainian Institute 2 East 79th St, New York Our special exhibition on the first floor of the Ukrainian Institute, Modern Japanese Painting: Screens and Scrolls from 1910 to 1940, highlights an era that witnessed a great flowering of work that was executed in traditional formats and media but explored... Read more -
JADA 2017: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association
11 - 13 Mar 2017 The Ukrainian Institute 2 East 79th St, New York Our third exhibition, shown in association with the Japanese Art Dealers Association (JADA), on the second floor of the Ukrainian Institute, will include a selection of meticulously decorated lacquer boxes from the 19th and 20th centuries, their polished, glowing surfaces complementing... Read more -
Post-War Japanese Calligraphy
9 Mar - 12 May 2017 Our gallery show, Post-War Japanese Calligraphy, features a group of avant-garde masters with the focus on Yuichi Inoue (1916-1985) and Shiryu Morita (1912-1998), artists whose works straddle East and West, combining dramatic, performative gesture and near-abstraction with the rich lexical and graphic heritage of the Chinese script. Inoue's large Tora... Read more -
Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
15 Nov 2016 - 24 Feb 2017 Erik Thomsen Gallery is proud to announce its next exhibition of Japanese gold-lacquer boxes, opening on Tuesday, November 15 and including over 30 works from the 17th century to the present day. The display will focus on items suited to the cultural needs and pastimes of traditional Japan's courtly and... Read more -
Tomohiro Muda: Mizu-no-bo "Aspects of Water"
12 Sep - 7 Oct 2016 Erik Thomsen Gallery is proud to announce an exhibition of works by Japanese photographer Tomohiro Muda (b.1956). Best known for images inspired by sites of religious devotion and pilgrimage, for this debut New York show Muda has turned his focus to the natural world with a selection of photographs dedicated... Read more -
Ikeda Iwao: The Life of Bamboo The Spirit of Urushi
8 - 29 Jun 2016 We are delighted to announce an exhibition of work by bamboo and lacquer artist Ikeda Iwao. The exhibition, Ikeda's first in the United States, will be shown jointly at Erik Thomsen Gallery and Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts. Brought up in a basket-weaving family but also trained as a lacquerer,... Read more -
JADA 2016: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association
12 - 14 Mar 2016 Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion / Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 East 79th Street, New York NY JADA 2016: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association of New York will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America from Saturday, March 14 through Monday March 16. As in previous years, the emphasis... Read more -
Asia Week New York 2016: Taisho Era Screens and Contemporary Lacquers by Yoshio Okada
10 Mar - 15 Apr 2016 Running from March 10 through March 19 and featuring exhibitions, auctions, and over 50 gallery shows on the Upper East Side and beyond, Asia Week is New York's major annual event for lovers of art from the world's most populous continent. For 2016, Erik Thomsen Gallery presents a solo exhibition... Read more -
Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes
4 Jan - 12 Feb 2016 I am pleased to announce that our latest exhibition of Japanese Gold- Lacquer Boxes will open this Saturday, December 5, featuring more than 30 works dating from the 18th century to the present day. Our selection focuses on items suited to the daily lives of Japan's upper classes: suzuribako (writing... Read more -
Masters of Bamboo Art
5 Nov 2015 - 3 Dec 2016 The exhibition features more than 25 items, including works by two representatives of the Iizuka line which has played such a dominant role in bamboo art in the eastern half of Honshu: Iizuka Rokansai and Iizuka Shokansai, named a Living National Treasure in 1982. Only six bamboo artists have received... Read more -
Minol Araki: Nature in Ink
10 Sep - 2 Nov 2015 Erik Thomsen Gallery is delighted to announce a second New York exhibition of paintings by Minol Araki (1928-2010) . Born in Manchuria to Japanese parents, Araki painted throughout his long life, starting at the age of three. His successful public career as an industrial designer enabled him to pursue brush... Read more -
Shigeki Kitani: Early Works
15 May - 17 Jul 2015 We are delighted to announce an exhibition of work by Shigeki Kitani (1928-2009) a leading Japanese avant-garde artist associated for 15 years with the influential Gutai collective. The show is divided between our gallery at 23 East 67th Street and the inaugural edition of Art Miami New York at Pier... Read more -
JADA 2015: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association
14 - 16 Mar 2015 Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion/ Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 East 79th Street, New York JADA 2015: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association of New York will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America from Saturday March 14 through Monday March 16. As in previous years, the emphasis is... Read more -
Taisho Era Screens and Scrolls
13 Mar - 10 Apr 2015 Asia Week in New York - March 13 through March 21 this year - is the city's greatest event for lovers of Asian art of every kind, with museum exhibitions, lectures, auctions, and over 50 gallery shows on the Upper East Side and across Manhattan. Our gallery exhibition during Asia... Read more -
Golden Treasures: Gold Lacquer Boxes
6 Dec 2014 - 27 Jan 2015 The exhibition features more than two dozen Japanese gold lacquer boxes, including natsume tea caddies and suzuribako writing boxes, from the 19th and early 20th centuries to today. I look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition and to showing you the beauty of Japanese maki-e lacquer. Read more -
Fukami Sueharu: Porcelain Sculptures, 1980 – 2014
16 Sep - 31 Oct 2014 We are delighted to announce our second exhibition of masterpieces by Fukami Sueharu, widely regarded as one of the greatest ceramic artists of the last forty years. The show features thirty sculptures made between 1980 and 2014, a majority from an exhibition held last year at the Japanese Garden in... Read more -
Inoue Yūichi
6 May - 27 Jun 2014 It is with great enthusiasm and pride that I present 30 works by Inoue Yuichi, one of the great artists of postwar Japan. Yuichi's early experiments were shown in New York six decades ago in the summer of 1954, when the Museum of Modern Art mounted the exhibition Japanese Calligraphy.... Read more -
Asia Week Gallery Exhibition Japanese Paintings and Works of Art
15 Mar - 25 Apr 2014 Asia Week in New York -- March 14 through March 22 this year--is the city's greatest event for lovers of Asian art of every kind, with museum exhibitions, lectures, auctions, and over 50 gallery shows on the Upper East Side, across Manhattan, and beyond. Our gallery exhibition during Asia Week,... Read more -
Asia Week JADA Exhibition
15 - 19 Mar 2014 The Ukrainian Institute, 2 East 79th Street, New York JADA 2014: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association of New York will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America from March 15 to March 19. As in previous years, the emphasis is on the traditional arts of... Read more -
Nature Scenes in Japanese Screens and Scrolls Exhibition 2014
6 Feb - 7 Mar 2014 Our exhibition features 12 screens and scroll paintings with nature scenes from the mid-Edo period through the Taisho era, ca 1750-1925. Read more -
Masters of Bamboo Art: Baskets and Sculptures 1910 – 2010
11 Nov - 20 Dec 2013 The exhibition features more than 40 works, including masterpieces by three representatives of the Iizuka line, which has played such a dominant role in bamboo art in the eastern half of Honshu: Iizuka Hosai, Iizuka Rokansai, and Iizuka Shokansai, named a Living National Treasure in 1982. Only six bamboo artists... Read more -
September Asia Week Gallery Exhibition
17 Sep - 31 Oct 2013 Working with art in various media and from a wide range of periods is a remarkably energizing and rewarding process. In this fall's Asia Week exhibition, Japanese Paintings and Works of Art, I am delighted to present an episodic grouping of works of art from several centuries.... Read more -
Asia Week Gallery Exhibition
16 Mar - 28 Jun 2013 Asia Week in New York - March 15 through March 23 this year - is one of New York City's great weeks for people interested in Asian art. There are museum exhibitions, lectures, auctions, and over 50 gallery shows in the Upper East Side. Our gallery exhibition during Asia Week,... Read more -
Asia Week JADA Exhibition
16 - 20 Mar 2013 The Ukrainian Institute, 2 East 79th Street, New York JADA 2013: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America from March 16 to March 20. As in previous years, the emphasis is on the traditional arts of Japan, from pre-historic times... Read more -
Lohner-Carlson: Silences, Active Images 1990-2012
9 - 21 Nov 2012 Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street Read more -
Minol Araki
11 Sep - 11 Oct 2012 Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street Read more -
Cornelia Thomsen: Stripe Paintings
14 Oct - 23 Nov 2011 Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street Read more -
Moon and Fall Grasses
12 Sep - 6 Oct 2011 Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street Read more -
Asia Week JADA Exhibition
19 - 23 Mar 2011 JADA 2011: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association, Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion / Ukrainian Institute 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 Read more -
Asia Week Gallery Exhibition
16 Mar - 28 May 2011 Golden Treasures: Japanese Gold Lacquer Boxes, Erik Thomsen Gallery, 23 East 67th Street Read more -
Screens and Scrolls of the Taisho Period
15 Sep - 18 Dec 2010 Read more -
Asia Week JADA Exhibition
20 - 23 Mar 2010 JADA 2010: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association, Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion / Ukrainian Institute, 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021 Read more -
Asia Week Gallery Exhibition
20 Mar - 30 Apr 2010 Japanese Paintings and Works of Art 2010, 44 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021 Read more -
Holiday season exhibition of Fine Japanese Works of Art
11 - 23 Dec 2009 44 East 74th Street, 2nd Floor (Between Madison and Park Avenues) Read more -
The Japanese Aesthetic
15 Sep - 31 Oct 2009 Read more -
Arts of Japan: An Exhibition by the Japanese Art Dealers Association
15 - 17 Mar 2009 On view at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 2 East 79th Street, NYC from Read more -
Japanese Paintings and Works of Art
12 Mar - 15 May 2009 Read more -
Holiday season exhibition of Fine Japanese Works of Art
3 - 23 Dec 2008 44 East 74th Street, 2nd Floor Read more -
Seihakuji: Porcelain Sculptures by Sueharu Fukami
18 Sep - 21 Nov 2008 44 East 74th Street, 2nd Floor Read more -
Holiday season exhibition of Fine Japanese Works of Art
6 - 21 Dec 2007 The exhibition will be on view at our gallery on 224 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 10028 Read more -
Select Masterworks from JADA: The Japanese Art Dealers Association
18 - 21 Oct 2007 The exhibition will be on view at the Ukraininan Institute (Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion) at the corner of 79th Street and Fifth Avenue from October 18th through 21st. The hours are 11 am to 6 pm daily, Thursday through Sunday. Read more -
Masterworks in Bamboo: The Japanese Ikebana Basket
30 May - 12 Jun 2007 Read more -
Fine Japanese Works of Art
6 - 22 Dec 2006 Read more
