“It helps trace the long history of Japanese swords.” Kitazaki died at 82 in February 2022. He never showed his collection to others or loaned it for exhibitions, so its presence was known ...
Shunga – Japanese erotic art – depicts a world awash with sex. In a famous image, a woman lies on the sea floor, head thrown back in ecstasy, as a huge-eyed octopus pleasures her. Couples with ...