I’m delighted to announce that Dr. Sadamura Koto, the curator of my Kyōsai collection and a visiting researcher at the British Museum has just published her PHD dissertation.
The details are as follows:
Sadamura, Koto, Kawanabe Kyōsai no chosen: Kyōga de hiraita shinjidai (Kawanabe Kyōsai's Endeavour: Exploring a New Era through Comic Pictures), Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 2023.
Our new catalogue, no. 28 has just been posted: View online.
In addition, we’re delighted to announce that the cover item, a marvellous painting by Kunichika, has just been acquired by the British Museum.
One of the leading BBC radio arts programs, recently featured a podcast on the Royal Academy's Kyōsai Exhibition.
Click the link and have a listen to our discussion with Christopher Harding:
Curator Dr Sadamura Koto speaks with Israel Goldman, collector of the works from the “Kyōsai: The Israel Goldman Collection” at the Royal Academy of Arts, to explore the appeal of Kyōsai and the relationship between curating and collecting.
Kyōsai: The Israel Goldman Collection will officially open to the public this Saturday.
Tickets available by following this link:
Kyōsai: The Israel Goldman Collection and Kyōsai's Animal Circus by Sadamura Koto, are now on sale!
➤ shop.royalacademy.org.uk/ra-edit/exhibitions/kyosai-collection
