Among the several categories of Cultural Properties designated by the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, one is the Natural Monument. Many of those that…

Jakuchu Ito (伊藤 若冲, 1716-1800) is considered one of Japan’s master painters from Japan’s isolationist Edo period. While many of his works, hanging scroll paintings…

There’s nothing quite as sweet as the sight of baby animals being cared for by unlikely surrogate parents, but this surprising pairing is just so…