• This database is a comprehensive collection of articles from Nihon bijutsu nenkan (Year Book of Japanese Art), published by the Tokyo National Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken).

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Mainichi Art Award Winners Announced

On January 1, the winners of the 59^th Mainichi Art Award (sponsored by the Mainichi Newspapers Co.), the annual award given to outstanding individuals in art and culture, were announced. In Art Category I (Painting / Sculpture / Crats / Graphics), artist and sculptor ENDŌ Toshikatsu won for his exhibition titled ‘ENDO Toshikatsu: The Archaeology of the Sacred’ held at the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama. (Japanese)

Asahi Prize Recipients Announced

The recipients of the Asahi Prize for the fiscal year 2017 (sponsored by the Asahi Shimbun Foundation) were announced. In relation to art, art director KITAGAWA Fram received the prize for ‘revitalising local communities and culture with art festivals in satoyama and islands’. (Japanese)

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