Senior Session: Nihonga: Modern Japanese Painting from the Spencer Museum Collection

Event date, time, and location

September 14, 2023

10:15–11:00AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Kemper Balcony

Event description

Spencer Curator Kris Ercums discusses Nihonga or "Japanese Painting" currently on display. Nihonga is characterized by its use of mineral pigments and traditional techniques that emerged in response to the rise of western-style oil painting in late 19th-century Japan.

Co-sponsor: Spencer Museum of Art