After Japan finally opened up to foreign trade during the mid- to late 1800s, many of the West¡¯s well-known 20th-century art movements were, perhaps surprisingly, strongly influenced by Japanese art. Japonism became a part of Impressionism, Aestheticism and Art Nouveau, with Japanese aesthetics, themes and motifs appearing in paintings, drawings, objets d¡¯art and the decorative arts.
This exhibition is the first major showing of works on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, that specifically explores the cross-cultural exchange between the West and Japan. With around 150 works, including those by European, American and Japanese artists, highlights include Claude Monet¡¯s ¡°La Japonaise,¡± which is being shown for the first time since its conservation, and various ukiyo-e paintings and prints; June 28-Sept. 14.
Setagaya Art Museum; 1-2 Kinuta-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Yoga Stn. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ?1,500. Closed Mon. 03-3415-6011;
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