Most people associate Impressionism with the famous colorful impasto paintings of Renoir, Monet or Manet. Few, however, are familiar with its influence on 19th-century ceramics. In 1882, Charles Haviland, an avid collector of Japanese works, asked Félix Bracquemond, an etcher who was strongly influenced by ...
There is an art to art collecting that involves quite different skills from those employed by artists. People tend to assume it's all about rich people spending money, but, if that was all that was involved, collecting wouldn't have half the attraction it does ...
An inspirational new attraction is coming to Hakone, the highland resort in Kanagawa Prefecture renowned as a stomping ground for the rich and famous. In addition to its luxury hotels and ryokan, the curative powers of its spa water and astoundingly beautiful scenery, Hakone ...
