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Kyosai

Kawanabe Kyōsai, Two Crows with ‘Crow Gourd’ (karasu–uri) (detail)

RA Exhibitions

11 months ago

Frogs and Fart Battles: Kyōsai in 60 seconds

Meet one of the most exciting Japanese painters of the 19th century.

Kawanabe Kyōsai, Frog School (detail)

RA Exhibitions

11 months ago

8 questions to ask yourself about Kawanabe Kyōsai

Wondering what you need to know about Kawanabe Kyōsai before you visit the exhibition of his work at the RA? Here are some questions to ask yourself about the artist’s life and work.
Kawanabe Kyōsai, Hell Courtesan (Jigoku–dayū), Dancing Ikkyū and Skeletons

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12 months ago

Doughnuts, art and sake: a London tour of Japanese delights

From a noh theatre festival to centuries-old arts and crafts, via the best of East Asia’s doughnuts, Rebecca Salter PRA’s route round the capital includes cultural and culinary treats.

Kawanabe Kyōsai, A Beauty in Front of King Enma's Mirror (detail)

RA Exhibitions

1 year ago

Kawanabe Kyōsai: the demon with a brush

Kyōsai blurred the divide between the popular and elite art of 19th-century Japan. Christopher Harding introduces the master of satirical and traditional painting as a rare collection of Kyōsai’s art comes to the RA.
Artist quiz

RA Exhibitions

1 year ago

Quiz: which artist are you?

Are you the sort who goes to a calligraphy party and comes home with a raging hangover, or are you more likely to nip down the road for a seance with friends?