Behind a door at the top of a narrow staircase in a downtown warehouse, you’ll find what Peter Lai calls “the Japanese Cultural Village,” a 5,000-square-foot collection of kimonos and trinkets, dolls ...

Japanese art deco — what in the world could that be? This is not a unique question. As an exhibition of Japanese art deco objects has traveled around the country during the past year, this has been ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced a major gift of a collection of Japanese lacquer objects from the Avant family, known for their outstanding work in the arts, philanthropy and ...

A humble jar widely revered as an icon of Japanese tea culture has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. The jar was purchased at an auction held by Christie’s in New York City Sept ...