Monthly Archives: December 2011

The golden ponds at 101 Collins main foyer designed by leading post-modernist US architect Philip Johnson provided the perfect backdrop for Maio Motoko’s master work ‘Moment By Moment Heartbeat by Heartbeat’…so much so that the artist herself was moved to …

Secret techniques went to the grave with traditional Japanese lacquer masters causing severe limitations to the achievements of the followers in the field. Mastery of technique is taken as a necessary prerequisite for self-expression in all fields of Japanese art …

Storytelling in Japanese Art November 19, 2011 – May 6, 2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Exhibition Page In New York for Christmas? The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a fascinating exhibition of Japanese paintings and handscrolls highlighting …

Sparking Sake is regularly served at our exhibition openings and always receives positive comments. It is sweeter and has a lower alcohol content than normal Sake. Fermentation is halted earlier than is the case with regular Sake and this allows …

image: Leah Ikeda, the wine and sake director of Pho Republique, holds a bottle of Fukucho Moon on the Water sake. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Sake Sisters Until 30 years ago sake breweries were strictly off-limits to women. On the …

*Judges from ‘Work of Art’ image per Bravo TV Those with a long association with Lesley Kehoe Galleries will be familiar with our emphasis on beauty and lack of patience with much of the over-intellectualized concept-driven work that struts the …