Japanese art is extraordinary, and the 17th century is when it truly begins to sing.

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After generations of war, Japan entered a long period of peace. What had been an ocean of blood gradually became a river of ink—mingling with gold, pigment, and poetry to flow across ceramics, folding screens, and woodblock prints.

 

This was the world of Edo: palaces and pleasure districts filled with elegant dress, spontaneous brushwork, romance, and reverie. A world where even the simple act of pouring a cup of tea could lift you out of the everyday and into something quietly sublime.

 

In this experience we wander through that world together, discovering how artists used line, space, and suggestion to transform the way we see.

 

Also available online for those unable to travel.