Suda Seika IV 四代 須田菁華, Mounted sake cup with peony motif, porcelain, H1 3/4 × Dia 1 7/8 in. (H4.4 × Dia 4.9 cm), with signed wood box

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Dai Ich Arts, Ltd. invites you to consider a gift that is both intimate and enduring. They are pleased to present a new collection of 12 one-of-a-kind sake cups by Japanese makers, each thoughtfully crafted and rich in quiet expression.

Rooted in tradition yet meant for daily use, these vessels are designed to be held, savored, and lived with—objects that often become part of one’s most personal rituals and shared moments.

Available now on their online shop today!

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Eri Iwasaki, Dust Bunny – In a Small Corner of the World, 2025, natural mineral pigment, platinum paint, gofun, akatsuchi on washi paper (kozo) mounted on wood panel, 51.3 x 63.8 in (130.3 x 162 cm)

Mother
MARINA BERIO, YUKIKO HATA, ERI IWASAKI, MINÉ OKUBO, ASAKO TABATA
February 12 – March 14, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 12, 6-8pm
525 West 26th Street, NYC

Seizan Gallery is pleased to present MOTHER, a group exhibition featuring works by Marina Berio, Yukiko Hata, Eri Iwasaki, Miné Okubo, and Asako Tabata. On view from February 12 through March 14, the exhibition brings together major work by artists who have been pursuing the enduring subject of motherhood—both directly and indirectly—through their distinct perspectives and medium of choice. Together, their works offer nuanced and refreshing interpretations of this historically resonant theme.

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Installation view, Kaz Watabe: Stray

Kaz Watabe: Stray
and
Ami Yamashiro: Pragmatism
Closing Saturday, February 7, 2026

Also be sure to catch their two concurrent solo exhibitions, Kaz Watabe: STRAY and Ami Yamashiro: PRAGMATISM before they close February 7. Together, the exhibitions highlight two compelling artistic voices, each navigating ambiguity and emotional tension through deeply personal visual languages.

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Apollo Magazine, February 2026 issue

In partnership with Apollo magazine, we are delighted to offer you the chance to read the digital edition of the February issue of Apollo free of charge. As well as the usual features, reviews and art market commentary, you can read articles about the remarkable 70-year history of the Asia Society in New York; a splendid Joseon-dynasty ‘longevity’ painting on show at the Art Institute of Chicago; László Hudec, the architect who brought Hungarian modernism to Shanghai; why now is a good time to buy Chinese jade; a preview of Asia Week New York that includes must-see highlights chosen by Apollo; and a review of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala.

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If you like what you read, you can also take advantage of an exclusive offer and save 40% when you subscribe. Apollo covers everything from antiquities to contemporary art, providing in-depth discussion of the latest debates in the art world, exclusive interviews with the world’s most important artists and collectors, expert analysis of the market, authoritative guidance on collecting, and reviews and previews of the most important and interesting exhibitions around the world. Every issue also contains Apollo’s regular columns, from architecture to food and wine. As well as the monthly magazine, subscribers get unrestricted access to the Apollo website, which is updated every day, plus our digital archive of over 200 issues. Subscribe today and save 40%!

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Map of the History of Science and Technology (detail), Qiu Zhijie, Chinese, b. 1969, ink on paper, dimensions variable, photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Discover two compelling new exhibitions now on view at the Seattle Art Museum! Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology unfolds as a sweeping visual atlas, tracing global systems of knowledge across cultures and time. Alongside it, Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind offers an intimate exploration of memory, identity, and the traces we carry forward.

Visit soon to experience these thought-provoking exhibitions and see how past, present, and possibility intersect at SAM.

Qiu Zhijie: Map of the History of Science and Technology
January 28, 2026 – January 31, 2029
Olympic Sculpture Park
PACCAR Pavilion

For the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the artist designed a Map of the History of Science and Technology. In this project, Qiu interweaves scientific and technical advancements in Asia and the West from ancient to contemporary times. The map calls out the discovery of bronze and iron, the invention of the wheel, the abacus and mathematical and scientific theorems, the plow, celadon ware, Roman cement, paper making, feats of engineering across the globe, as well as the bicycle, photography, acupuncture, the flush toilet, and more. The map traces the interconnectedness of ideas that have shaped the course of history across the globe.

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What We Leave Behind, 2025, Samantha Yun Wall, Korean/American, b. 1977, ink and conté crayon on Claybord, 60 x 84 x 2.25 in., Courtesy of the artist, © Samantha Yun Wall, photo: Mario Gallucci.

Samantha Yun Wall: What We Leave Behind
February 5 – October 4, 2026
Seattle Art Museum
Third Floor Galleries

Samantha Yun Wall’s new paintings use overlapping silhouettes of female figures as portals to unknown spaces and different temporal realms. Impetus for the new body of work is a Korean folk tale in which the Pasque flower is symbolic of a grandmother who passed away without the loving care of her grandchildren. It is a story of melancholy, loss, and remembrance. The delicate hair on the flower’s stem differentiates it, and the artist gives the plant a surreal aspect in some of her paintings, replacing the flower’s center with a watchful eye.

Yun Wall has long been interested in the personal narratives of people born to Asian women and US service members during times of military occupation in Asia. The artist is mindful of the fact that these Amerasian children are stigmatized and Black Amerasians even more so. Examining cultural taboos that perpetuate secrecy and silence, she presents her figures alternately as invisible and hypervisible in stark black and white.

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A nayika tricked by her lover’s friend, Vidushaka Nayaka; folio from the “Third” Rasamanjari. India; Himachal Pradesh, Nurpur, circa 1710–1715. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper. National Museum of Asian Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection—funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art, S2018.1.14

Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms of the Northwest Himalayas
February 6 – June 7, 2026
Members Opening: Thursday, February 5, 5-6 pm (members only)
Curator Lecture: Thursday, February 5, 6-7pm (free with museum membership)
Sunday Sounds: Sunday, February 8, 1-2pm (free)
CAM Kids Day: Saturday, March 7, 10am-3pm (free)

The Cincinnati Museum of Art is pleased to present Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms of the Northwest Himalayas opening February 6. Featuring more than 40 works of art, the exhibition displays colorful court paintings from present-day India dating between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. These small, portable paintings were produced for royal and noble patronage by artists practicing unique artistic techniques. Influenced by the region’s culture and politics, they portray moments of leisure, religious devotion, and political positioning, and were given as gifts between regional nobility, families, and political allies. Many paintings portray devotional acts meant to connect with the divine; others depict individuals and couples who yearn for romantic dalliance; still others portray rulers and noblemen who longed to be at the center of political control. Organized around the theme of “longing,” the exhibition encourages visitors to experience art as multisensorial. Select paintings are paired with olfactory stations, touch opportunities, and musical soundscapes to heighten the work’s bhava (emotion or mood) and to encourage multiple ways to physically, intellectually, and emotionally connect with art.

Join them for a dynamic lineup of related programs, from curator-led talks to immersive experiences that pair court paintings with live music—inviting audiences to experience art as truly multisensorial.

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Hayashi Yasuo 林康夫 (b. 1928), Scenes of Namie Town Series created between 2020-2025

Memories of a House
Hayashi Yasuo Solo Exhibition
Closing Thursday, February 5, 2026
18 East 64th Street, Ste 1F

This is the last week to catch the final overseas solo exhibition of the modern ceramic master Hayashi Yasuo (b. 1928) at Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd.  A pivotal figure of Japan’s first postwar generation of ceramic artists, Hayashi helped redefine the field of contemporary Japanese ceramics. The exhibition presents an intimate selection of works spanning from 1969 to the present, tracing key moments in an extraordinary artistic practice that has unfolded over more than eight decades.

Born in Kyoto in 1928, Hayashi Yasuo was shaped by the upheavals of World War II, having been drafted as a kamikaze pilot before the war’s sudden end. In the postwar years, he engaged with leading cultural figures such as Noguchi Isamu, exhibiting with him in Paris in 1947, and co-founded Shikō-kai that same year—Kyoto’s first avant-garde sculptural ceramic movement—introducing obuje-yaki works that challenged Japan’s traditional vessel-based ceramics.

This exhibition features works from Hayashi’s early period, alongside rare examples from the 1960s and 1970s, including biomorphic forms inspired by Surrealist Max Ernst, noted for their sensuous contours and rich red surfaces. Also included are pieces from his ongoing “Memories of a House” series, reflecting his wartime night flights over Kyoto and the psychological impressions of mortality they left.

At 97, Hayashi continues to create, including his Scenes of Namie Town series, remembering the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami and reaffirming his belief in art as a vessel for humanity, memory, and history.

To view the exhibition catalog, click here.

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Detail of Fudo, 2025, madake bamboo, bamboo branches, rattan, 25 x 15 x 14 in.

Yufu Shohaku
January 30 – February 28, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, January 30, 5-7pm
1601 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM

TAI Modern is pleased to present a new exhibition of works by master Japanese bamboo artist Yufu Shohaku. This exhibition features recent baskets that demonstrate the artist’s continued exploration of his signature “dragon pattern” technique and his deep engagement with Japanese mythology and natural forms.

Now in his eighties, Yufu remains one of bamboo art’s most distinctive and commanding voices. He is recognized for his bold, rough-plaited baskets created from bamboo branches, roots, and large chunks of half-split bamboo. His works are characterized by their vigorous energy, varied surfaces, and robust sculptural presence.

Yufu begins each piece with freshly cut madake bamboo, splitting and slicing the culm with a simple handheld knife to achieve strips of precise dimensions. He is among the few remaining bamboo artists who can work comfortably with bamboo strips over seven feet in length. Working largely without measurements or preliminary drawings, Yufu relies on decades of experience and an internalized sense of form. He builds his baskets through hexagonal plaiting, then adds layers of random-weave bamboo, incorporating spiraling bamboo ropes, loops of bundled bamboo strips, and his distinctive dragon pattern elements to create rich texture and visual movement.

“When I make flower baskets, I always consider the size and balance of the baskets, as well as the type of flowers to be arranged in them,” Yufu explains. “For me, baskets and flowers are inseparable, and I get my inspiration from natural forms such as the earth and cliffs. I try to give my works an organic look, as if they are a part of nature.”

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Installation view, Thomsen Gallery, Booth C6 at The Winter Show

The Winter Show
January 22 – February 1, 2026
Booth C6
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue, NYC

Congratulations to Thomsen Gallery on receiving the Outstanding Booth Design Award at The Winter Show. Visit them at Booth C6 to experience a thoughtfully curated presentation of exceptional works, from Japanese folding screens and medieval stoneware jars to contemporary porcelain sculptures, refined gold lacquer boxes, and ikebana bamboo baskets by great masters. Don’t miss it before the show closes this Sunday, February 1!

Selected by The Winter Show’s esteemed Vetting Committee and Design Council Co-Chairs, the awards celebrate the quality, scholarship, and thoughtful presentation that define the Show, as well as the expertise of the dealers who bring it to life.

To learn more about the artworks, click here.

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