Encounters with Japan: a series of intimate discussion about Japanese art and culture.

Encounters with Japan is a series of short interviews with people who discuss their personal relationship with Japanese art and culture. Collectors, art dealers, artists, craftspeople open their homes and museum curators their place of work to tell me their stories and share their experiences. Watch on my channel @sophierichard.
The series features traditional art, mingei, ceramics, woodblock prints and contemporary art, as well as interior design and architecture. Artists highlighted include Utagawa Kunisada, Katsushika Hokusai, Kawanabe Kyosai, Yui Tsujimura, Shiro Tsujumira, Takuro Kuwata, Ryuichi Kakurezaki, Kazu Yamada, Toru Ichikawa, Ryoji Koie, Hanako Miwa, Gyokusendo, Shotei Ibata, Hamada Shoji, Imai Toshimitsu, Kohei Nawa, Mariko Mori and Kenji Yanobe.
Additional information is available on www.sophierichard.co.uk