This essay, penned for the long weekend, is part of...
Asian art
The relaxed “infits” of Bartlett’s “Interior of a Japanese House”+
This essay, penned for the long weekend, is part of...
Hon’ami Kōetsu’s teabowl+
For the past few weeks, my interaction with HoMA’s collection...
The Musical Nature of Onchi Kōshirō’s Abstract Prints+
Abstract art can be particularly challenging to discuss. The Abstract...
Maitreya: hope for the future+
Sit. Think. Wait—for the isolation to end, for a future...
Capturing a sunset: Hiroshige’s “Evening Glow at Seta”+
During this quarantine, many of us spend our free time...
Yaozen: Hiroshige’s celebration of a fine restaurant in 19th century Japan+
Although neon signs in their windows reassure us that they...
Yōkai and the visualization of disease+
In the past few weeks, as the international pandemic has...
Social distancing in the context of Japanese art, part 2+
Recently, I wrote about how a work of portraiture and...
Social distancing in the context of Japanese art, part 1+
In addition to the physical danger that it poses, the...
Compassion embodied by the Bodhisattva Guanyin+
As I write this on April 2, today marks the...
The Chinese Exclusion Act and the role of the museum+
As debate continues in the news over terms such as...
Curator’s Notes: “The Great Wave” awaits its return to HoMA+
On March 17, one of the most iconic artworks in...
See two ‘Immortal Mountains’ reunited in ‘Contemporary Landscapes’+
Now on view in Contemporary Landscapes: Li Huayi are two paintings, Immortal...
UH professor and HoMA volunteer Robert Huey receives high honor from Japan+
Since June 2017, the museum has been honored to count...
Talking story across the US about HoMA’s Japanese Print Collection+
James A. Michener giving a lecture at the Academy of Arts....
Richard Lane Collection research update: ‘It will likely take more than one generation’+
For the past five years, professor Chung Woo Thak from Dongguk University in...
The Richard Lane Collection—a time machine to the Edo period+
Collector and art dealer Richard Douglas Lane (1926–2002) was a...
HoMA’s first Okinawan painting is now on view!+
About two months ago, curator of Asian art Shawn Eichman...
Curator’s notes: In appreciation of the color in Japanese woodblock prints+
In this season of giving thanks, I would like to...
Staff pick: How the Chinese Art Gallery makes Sarah Fang nostalgic+
Have you seen a film or performance at Doris Duke Theatre...
Shibata Zeshin: Rebelling against westernization+
If you visit the museum this October, you will discover...
HoMA adds first Okinawan painting to its collection+
There are some moments in life when the stars align...
Museum thanks James Imai, old friend of Maki Haku, for donation of prints+
Currently on view in The Robert F. Lange Foundation Gallery...
Staff pick: The synchronicity of Guanyin for development associate Mark Chavez+
At the end of last year, Mark Chavez and his...
Staff Pick: Tyler Wyatt starts with ‘AAAHHH!’ and ends with Ni-ō+
Frequent museum visitors will undoubtedly recognize Visitor Information Center (VIC)...