Exhibitions

The question of the "original edition" or the "later edition" of the traditional Japanese woodblock prints has aroused much interest in students of Japanese art, and is a source of concern to collectors.

Since early times, the artists of Japan have expressed their love of the beauties of nature in their exquisite works.

For the first time in Israel, a large-scale, up-to-date exhibit of origami art is being held at the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, in the city of Haifa.

This exhibition presents works by the renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando, photographed and analyzed by Rudolf Klein, Professor of Architectural History.

In every society and culture worldwide, the wind plays a vital role - as a metaphysical phenomenon, as a source of power, in art and literature.

Three types of instrument are used for performing traditional Japanese music drums, stringed instruments, and wind instruments (especially the flute).

The exhibition follows how Japanese artists, in particular those of the Edo era (1603-1868), depicted animals.

At the age of twelve, while rummaging through her father's library, Ruth Falk found a booklet containing Japanese poems of 17 syllables - haiku - in a German translation. She was amazed at how much can be said in only a few words, and her curiosity was aroused.

The Lion-dog
The lion-dog (shishi or jishi) came to Japan with Buddhism, either from China or from Korea in the 7th or 8th century.

Mikio Toki, who was born in 1950, studied graphic design at the University of Design in Tokyo. He learned the art of the kite from the artist Katsuhisa Ota (1902-1989), and he has been making traditional Edo kites since 1970.