Japanese Modern Masterpieces 1910-1940

The annual Asia Week New York starts on Thursday with over 30 participating dealers and auctions. During this week, Thomsen Gallery will be exhibiting Japanese masterpieces from 1910 to 1940.

The exhibition focuses on folding screens and hanging scroll paintings from the Taisho era (1912-26) and early Showa era (1926-89), 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). Painters of the period often experimented with new materials and perspectives and shifted from stylized depictions of nature to naturalistic botanical studies.

Next to painting, the exhibition will feature bamboo baskets and lacquer boxes from the Taisho and Showa eras, highlighting the technical perfection in works of art that were executed in traditional formats and materials but explored new worlds of expression and design.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Asia Week exhibition, which continues through Friday March 21, daily 11am-5pm, including Saturday and Sunday.