Society for Japanese Arts

The Society for Japanese Arts was founded in 1937 by a group of Dutch collectors of, and dealers in, Japanese art. Originally called The Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, the society became international in the 1960s.^[1][2] It currently has over 800 members in 29 countries.^[3] The Society sponsors lectures, exhibitions and publications.^[3] It awards grants through the Heinz M. Kaempfer Fund, and publishes the journal Andon (ISSN 0168-2997) in English, which provides results of in-depth research about various ukiyo-e artists, e.g. Utagawa Kunisada III.^[4]

In addition to Andon and a quarterly Newsletter (ISSN 1877-3788), the Society’s publications include:

• Forrer, Matthi, Willem R. van Gulik, Jack Hillier A Sheaf of Japanese Papers, The Hague, Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1979. ISBN 90-70265-71-0
• Ing, Eric van den, Beauty and Violence, Japanese Prints by Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892, Bergeyk, Netherlands, Society for Japanese Arts, 1992. ISBN 90-70216-04-3
• Kaempfer, H. M. and W. O. G. Sickinghe The Fascinating World of the Japanese Artist. A Collection of Essays on Japanese Art by Members of the Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, The Hague, Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1971. ISBN 0-87093-156-3
• Kaempfer, H. M. (ed.), Ukiyo-e Studies and Pleasures, A Collection of Essays on the Art of Japanese Prints, The Hague, Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1978. ISBN 90-70216-01-9
• Schaap, Robert, A Brush with Animals, Japanese Paintings, 1700-1950, Bergeijk, Society for Japanese Arts & Hotei Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-90-70216-07-8
• Vos, F., et al., Meiji, Japanese Art in Transition, Ceramics, Cloisonné, Lacquer, Prints, Organized by the Society for Japanese Art and Crafts, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands, Gemeentemuseum, 1987. ISBN 90-70216-03-5

References

1. Art Listings
2. Artlino.com
3. Society for Japanese Arts - About Us Retrieved 29 September 2010.
4. viewing Japanese Prints

External links

• Official website