Dezember 2018 – IFICAH Blog

Noblesse Oblige // Adel Verpflichtet

The Samurai. A social class of the historical Japan especially glorified by Hollywood. The IFICAH Foundation presents an exhibition in its Museum for Asian Culture, which will, based on the presented objects, show the Samurai from an unknown perspective for most of the visitors. The myth of the strong warrior is being extended with insights into the Japanese culture which would have not developed in these characteristics without the influence of the nobility at that time. Die Samurai. Eine vor allem auch durch Hollywood verklärte Gesellschaftsschicht im historischen Japan. Die Stiftung IFICAH präsentiert in ihrem Museum für Asiatische [...]

Dirk Douglas and his love for Japanese tea ceramics // Dirk Douglas und seine Liebe zur Japanischen Teekeramik

Ruth and my interests concentrated very early on the magnificent and varied Japanese art forms. We loved most of the Japanese art forms, to include the exquisite lacquer objects such as Inro; had a great interest in Netsuke and Katagami, and simply fell in love with Japanese pottery very early in our collection efforts. We stayed away from two major art forms: woodblock prints because a friend of ours was a major dealer; and weapons because they did not appeal to us. Through our collecting, we met most of the major dealers in Japanese Art. One Gentleman stood out and impressed [...]