The Japanese Art Dealers Association (JADA) will hold its eighth consecutive collaborative Asia Week exhibition of Japanese art during Asia Week. Presented in the expansive Ukrainian Institute of America on 79th Street and Fifth Avenue, the exhibition is being organized by the members of JADA: Erik Thomsen Gallery; Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts; Leighton R. Longhi, Inc. Oriental Fine Art; Mika Gallery; and Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art. The dealers will also hold exhibitions during Asia Week at their individual galleries (see below for details).

Highlights of JADA 2016 include A Magnificent Pair of Gourd-Shaped Bottle Vases, dating from approximately 1670 – 1690, which feature a double gourd form with a raised ring foot and a tall neck and a trumpet mouth. Examples of Hizen ware, Kakiemon type, the vases are decorated in iron-red and colored enamels and depict contemplative male figures in natural settings. Double-gourd bottles decorated in Kakiemon enamels are extremely rare: only one other example of this pattern is known, and it is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The bottles will be exhibited by Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art.

Presented by Erik Thomsen Gallery will be a pair of circa 1700 six-panel screens, Stations along the Tōkaidō Road. An early example of the subject, the screens show a series of sites along the road between Kyoto, long the Imperial capital of Japan, and Edo, present day Tokyo. The most important Japanese route of the Edo period is rendered in fine detail, with minutely drawn and labeled towns, castles, shrines, and temples, with gold leaf suggesting billowing clouds.

Also rare are bronze Muromachi period (15th century) sculptures, of the Buddhist guardian deities Fudo Myoo and Bishamonten, bearing weapons and clad in armor. The sculptures feature fierce expressions and are remarkably well preserved: traces of pigment remain on the pedestals, especially that of Bishamonten, and the two figures retain much of their original gilding. The sculptures will be shown by Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts.

The striking Kano School Old and Young Bamboo, another pair of six-panel screens, from around 1640 – 1650, features ground-breaking design elements of the early 17th century Kano School: rather than show nature in full, the artist crops the tops and bottoms of some of the trees to create a tensile and dynamic composition. An overlay of gold leaf at the top and a rich, deep blue of a pond add to the composition’s striking qualities. Measuring 25 feet across in total, the oversized screens were likely commissioned for a castle or temple. The screens will be exhibited by Leighton R. Longhi, Inc. Oriental Fine Art.

Also on view will be an album illustrating scenes from the Tale of Genji, perhaps the world’s first novel. The tale is believed to have been authored by a noblewoman and was written to entertain the Japanese court. The album presents scenes from the novel and dates from the 17th century. The album will be shown by Mika Gallery.

Asia Week Exhibitions at
JADA Members’ Galleries

Each of JADA’s members will also be holding exhibitions at their individual galleries and include archaic Dogu bubble-eyed figures, fine works of the Momoyama and early Edo periods, important ukiyo-e prints and paintings, and screens and paintings of the Taisho and early Showa period, of the first quarter of the 20th century.

Taisho Screens and Contemporary Lacquer
March 10 – 19, 10 AM to 6 PM daily except March 12 – 13, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
March 21 to April 15, the exhibition will be open Mon. – Fri., 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Erik Thomsen Gallery
23 East 67th Street, 4th Fl.
New York 10065
212.288.2588
info@erikthomsen.com
www.erikthomsen.com

Yoshio Okada (b. 1977), Box with Moon and Clouds, 2016. Dried-lacquer textile body with decoration in gold powder with inlay of foil and abalone shell; Heisei era; 5 3/4 × 4 1/4 inches (14.5 × 11.1 cm).

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Kokon Biannual: Spring 2016
March 12 to April 4, Mon. to Fri., 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts
17 E. 71st St., 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10021
Tel. 212.744.5577
Fax 212.744.6865
kokon@earthlink.net
www.jada-ny.org/members_yanagi.html

Fujiwara Sadanobu (1088–1156); Poem from Tsurayuki-shū (known as shiyama-gire); Page from a book, mounted as a hanging scroll; Ink on paper decorated with silver; Late Heian period, circa 1112; H. 8 × W. 6 1/4 in. (20.2 × 16.0 cm). Ex. Coll. Nishi Honganji.

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Japanese Art: Prehistoric to Contemporary
March 8 and 9: By appointment
March 10 – 17, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Mika Gallery
Fuller Building
595 Madison Ave., 8th Fl.
New York, NY 10022
212.888.3900
info@mikagallery.com
www.mikagallery.com

Shakōki Dogū (Goggle-eyed Clay Figurine); earthenware; Early Final Jomon period, 1,000 – 800 BCE; Tōhoku region; H. 7 ⅞ × W. 5 . × D. 3 . in. (19.8 × 14.9 cm).

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Paintings, Prints, and Illustrated Books of the Floating World
March 12 – 18, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily

Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art
17 E. 76th St., 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10021
Tel. 212.794.1522
Fax 212.794.2160
info@izzardasianart.com
www.izzardasianart.com

Paintings, Prints, and Illustrated Books of the Floating World will feature a selection of high quality 17th century ceramics and 18th and 19th century “floating world” paintings, woodblock prints, and illustrated books depicting beauties, actors, and genre scenes.

A well-preserved impression of Tōshūsai Sharaku’s (active 1794–95) bust portrait of Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Osan, Ippei’s OlderSister will highlight the show. Among the illustrated books are Yakusha Konotegashiwa (Actors among the Garden Oaks) published in 1799, a single volume containing thirty-one double-page half-length portraits of actors in roles by the Osaka artist Shōkōsai Hambei (active 1795–1809), and a fine copy of Katsushika Hokusai’s (1760–1849) two-volume book Totō shōkei ichiran (Fine Views of Edo at a Glance). A rare complete album of Yashima Gakutei’s (1786–1868) Naniwa meisho Tempōzan shōkei ichiran (Famous Places of Osaka: Views of Mount Tempō at a Glance) with original covers and title slip will also be on view. Paintings by Tsukioka Sessai (1761–1839), Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769–1825) Teisai Hokuba (1771–1844), Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865), and Mori Gyokusen (1791–1864) will also be featured. Examples of fine Japanese porcelain will round out the exhibition.

Tōshūsai Sharaku (active 1794–95), Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Sakuragi, the Wife of Takamura Sadanoshin (detail); color woodblock print: ōban tate-e; H. 14 . × W. 9 5⁄16 in. (36.1 × 24.6 cm);
signed: Tōshūsai Sharaku ga; Seal: kiwame; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō.

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Masterworks of Japanese Art
By appointment

Leighton R. Longhi, Inc. Oriental Fine Art
212.722.5745
longhiart@aol.com
www.leightonlonghi.com

Exhibitions by Affiliated Galleries

Galleries that are affiliated with JADA will exhibit a wide range of Japanese art during Asia Week:

Bachmann Eckenstein Japanese Art, of Basel, Switzerland, is exhibiting Japanese Art | Pre-modern and Beyond, a show that features ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy. The exhibition will be held at Gallery Schlesinger 24 E. 73 Street, 2nd Floor New York 10021 on March 11 from 5 PM to 9 PM; March 12 and 13, from 11 AM to 5 PM; and March 14 – 16, from 11 AM to 6 PM. For more information, contact email@bachmanneckenstein.com or visit www.bachmanneckenstein.com.

Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints, of Burbank, CA, is presenting Cruel Beauty: The Singular Vision of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), an exhibition of works by the master print artist alongside select works by prominent ukiyo-e and shin hanga masters. These include 19th century works by his teacher, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and 20th century works by Kawase Hasui. The exhibition will be held at The Carlyle Hotel, Suite 1806, 35 E. 76 St., New York, NY 10021 from March 11 – 13, 11 AM to 7 PM. For more information, contact veronica@egenolfgallery.com or visit www.egenolfgallery.com.

Ronin Gallery, of New York City, will show Demimonde: The Floating World and Toulou6 se-Lautrec, an exhibition of posters and prints by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Japanese ukioy-e (floating world) woodblock prints that inspired the French artist’s work. The exhibition will be held at the Ronin Gallery, 425 Madison Ave., 3rd Fl., New York, NY 10017 on March 10 from 11 AM to 8 PM and on weekdays from March 11 to April 30 from 11 AM – 6 PM and Saturdays from 11 AM to 4 PM. For more information, contact madison@roningallery.com or visit www.RoninGallery.com.

Shibunkaku, of Kyoto, Japan, will present The Postwar Japanese Avant-Garde: Ink and Clay, featuring works by Inoue Yuichi, Fukuda Kotaro, Miyanaga Rikichi, and Yamaguchi Takeo. The exhibition will be held at the Ukrainian Institute ofAmerica, 2 E. 79 St., New York, NY 10075 on March 12 from 11 am to 5 pm and on March 13 and 14 from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information, contact gallery@shibunkaku.co.jp or visit www.shibunkaku.co.jp/english/.

The Arts of Japan, of Medina, WA, will exhibit masterworks of Japanese prints spanning 300 years from the early Edo through Showa periods. For more information, contact info@theartofjapan.com or visit www.theartofjapan.com.