Exhibitions

This exhibition presents contemporary Japanese art dealing with the complexities of gender and sexual identity, the differences between male and female, and all that lies between.

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), who died just 200 years ago, was one of the most productive and creative artists of the ukiyo-e ("pictures from the floating world") school.

Foreigners visiting Japan often encounter groups of teenage schoolgirls, many of whom can be seen on the trains, absorbed in thick manga boolets such as the special edition of Betsuma-Maagareto (Margaret) or Gekkan Lala (Monthly Lala).

Many of the traditional festivals in Taiwan derive from the farmer's year, and offer the hardworking agricultural labourers a little relaxation from their efforts.

Over the years, Ms. Shulamit Rubinfien of California has donated many Japanese works of art to the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, including decorated folding screens (byobu), and modern Japanese prints.