Category: Japan

a samurai sitting outside a country house. He looks downhearted and wears a worried frown with one hand tucked up inside of his sleeve. His mino (straw overcoat) and kasa (straw hat) are covered in snow

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Looking at the Art of the Samurai

Dale Keeton, our talented conservator, who made it all look spectacular and Ernest, our wonderful volunteer provide some additional insights into the exhibition

5 August 2024 No Comments

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Japanese Woodblock Prints

Alice Humphrey is one of our Assistant Curators, who agreed to write a blog for us based on a set of items that caught her eye!

She writes:

I started working at Bradford Museums and Gallery at the end of last year and was delighted to find that they have a collection of Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), since I have a particular interest in Japanese costume.

2 May 2016 6 Comments

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Mrs Smith’s – Travel diaries – Calcutta & South Africa

We came across a fascinating set of travel diaries by Mrs Smith, a relative of the Butterfields - let us use her own words to tell the story